View thumbnail images of files in the community

Use the thumbnail file view to view images of files, such as a photo, a video, or the first page of an office file. Hover over a thumbnail image to find available actions such as download or preview.

In any file listing, we can show thumbnails in a grid format. Thumbnail images are small images that represent the file in the view.

• A photo or image displays scaled to fit the thumbnail.

• A video displays the thumbnail that was uploaded for it.

  To add a thumbnail to a video, navigate to the files details page for the video, select More Actions > Change Thumbnail.

• An office file displays the first page of the document.

• Other types display a file type icon.

The Gallery widget and the grid view include the ability to Preview a file. Preview is a pop-up that appears when we click a file. Preview displays a larger thumbnail.

Perform the following tasks to view community files in Grid view.

• To view files in Grid view, click the Show thumbnails in grid format Icon.

• To view file details and available actions, hover over a file thumbnail. The thumbnail transitions to show details such as who last updated the file and when.

  1. To download and open the file, click the Download Icon.

  2. To view a file, click the back of the thumbnail or the Preview/View icon.

  3. To view file information, click the file name or the View file details Icon.

  4. To pin a file, click the Pin Icon.

  5. To select a file, click the check box.

Perform the following tasks to view community files in a Preview popup.

• To Preview files from the grid view, click the back of the thumbnail or the Preview Icon.

• We can navigate to next and previous previews of files in the view we are in. We can also go directly to file details from the preview pop-up.

• To Preview files from the File information page, click Preview. You see only a preview of the file you were on.

Parent topic:
Work with galleries