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Community Hacks: How to Make Files AutoPreview

By Chris_Stallone posted Oct 13, 2014 11:07 AM

  

The next blog series we will be featuring will be dubbed Community Hacks, inspired by the brilliant Life Hacks. If you've never watched or read Life Hacks you're really missing out. Life hacks offers daily hacks, tips, tricks to optimize your life. The example to the right is just one of those amazing tips.tss_1377084497_1.jpg


Of course the communities team wants to optimize your life with us, so we will offer hacks, tips, tricks to optimize your visits to the communities.


 

How to Make Files Auto-Preview

 

Want to make any document you upload automatically auto-preview for community members to see, instead of having to download? Well here is how in three simple steps.


1) Click the down arrow next to your avatar.

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2) Select "Uploaded File."

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3) Select the file you would like to share, enter a description, add tags, and click post.

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Final Result:


Voila, community members will now be able to view your file right within. No downloading needed.

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Chris_Stallone is one of the newest additions to the communities team. When he is not participating in the communities he can be found volunteering at animal rescues, or spending time with his own rescue pets.

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