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Settings Dialog Box - Viewers

Use the Viewers page to define the external viewers that are used for the View File command.
The View File command is used if:
  • A file type is not supported by the built-in preview
  • Users want to open a file in a separate viewer window
  • Users want to view files that are outside the vault
These settings do not affect the built-in Preview tab, which displays a preview for most file types when a user selects a file in a vault.

To display the Settings dialog box, right-click a user or group and select Settings.

Installed viewers

Lists viewers that have been associated with the View File command.

Select an existing association to edit it.

Add

Adds a viewer to the list.

Remove

Removes a selected viewer from the list.

Extensions

Extensions of file types to be supported by the viewer you are adding.

Multiple file types are separated with commas.

An * matches any kind of file.

Paths and arguments to viewer program:

The full path to the viewer application.

Lets you choose the file name argument or choose from a list of environment variables.



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