Create a preview image of a document


A preview image of the document shows what is in the document before you open it. You can preview documents in dialog boxes used to open or insert files.

  1. On the Application menu, click Info→File Properties.

  2. On the Preview tab of the Properties dialog box, click Create Preview Now to save a preview image of the document. The image that appears in the active window is saved as a preview image.

Tip:

You can update the preview image each time you save the document by setting the On Save option.

In the Teamcenter-managed environment

  1. On the Teamcenter tab, click File Properties.

  2. In the Settings group, click Preview.

  3. Expand the Preview pane to see options for Zoom, Interactive and Refresh.

  4. To save a preview image of the document, expand the Preview again and enable Store image in the file.

  5. Determine when the preview is saved by selecting one of the following:

    • On file save

    • On clicking Refresh

    The image that appears in the active window is saved as a preview image.

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