Setting Up Document Preview
When users preview a file directly in the User Portal through the web browser, they can see part of the file without having to install the application that created it.
This type of preview commonly uses the Quick JS Preview feature which enables previewing of DOCX, PPTX, XLSX, and PDF files.
- When a user selects a file in the User Portal, a Preview button becomes available.
To include watermarks on previewed documents, see Enabling Watermarks On Previews
Previewing the following file types is available in FileCloud version 18.2 and later.
- .AI
- .DICOM
- .PSD
The capability to display a preview without using LibreOffice is available in FileCloud version 19.1 and later.
Previewing AutoCAD files is available in FileCloud 22.1 and later, when you configure AutoDesk Viewer integration with FileCloud.
Administrators can allow the user to see a sample of the content in a file in the following ways:
- A thumbnail image - this is shown in the User Portal where the files are listed
- A pop-up window containing an image of the file content - this is accessed by on the User Portal by selecting a file and then using the Preview button
When users preview a file directly in the User Portal through the web browser, they can see part of the file without having to install the application that created it.
- These viewing options work only for the supported file types
- PDF file preview will work even if Document Preview is not installed. Document Preview is required to preview files like PSD, ai.
To provide these features to your users, you can install the following tools:
- Document Converter
This feature provides thumbnail images and requires OpenJDK.
FileCloud Document Converter Document Preview
This feature converts the document to provide a quick preview.
Document Preview
Looking for instructions on how to install Document Preview on Ubuntu or CentOS?
Starting in FileCloud version 18.1, by default everything you need for Libre and DocConverter is installed.