Drive

Shows the contents of files.

In order to launch the viewer, do one of the following:

• Select a file. Click the View icon in the toolbar.

• Double-click on a file in the display area.

  Note: If double-clicking on an Office document, the respective Documents app is launched if configured accordingly.

• Select at least one file. Click on View in the context menu.

Content

• Name of the selected file. If clicking on the name, the Rename window opens.

• Depending on the selected file type, the respective functions are displayed.

  • If the selected file is editable, the Edit button is displayed.

  • If a document template is shown, the New from template button is displayed.

  • Depending on the content of the selected file, the Zoom out and Zoom in icon will be displayed.

  • If an image is shown and there are further images in the selected folder, the Slideshow button is displayed.

  • If a presentation or a PDF document is shown, the Present icon will be displayed.

• Download icon . Downloads the file.

• Share. This function allows to share data.

• More actions icon . Opens a menu with further functions. If displaying a document or a text file, the function Print as PDF is available. If there are several images, the Run auto-play mode function is available.

• View details icon . Opens or closes a sidebar with file details.

• Pop out standalone viewer icon . Displays the contents of the selected file in a new browser tab.

  If the sidebar is displayed, you can use thumbnails to navigate through text documents, presentations and PDF documents.

• If there are further files, icons for browsing are displayed to the left and to the right of the view.

Related topics:

• The file details

• Displaying a file's content

  Holding a presentation

  Organizing Files and Drive Folders

  Downloading Files or Folder Contents

  Sharing Data

Parent topic: The Drive Components