View File Macro

Last modified by Frank Fock on 2025/04/04 21:18

The view-file macro displays attachments in a document, in place or as thumbnail and offers a preview.

Limitation: the thumbnail is actually only an icon for now.

Parameters

ParameterDescriptionRequiredDefault
displayKind of display. "button" for a button, "thumbnail" for a thumbnail, "full" to render the document in placenothumbnail (button in inline mode)
nameThe attachment reference to displayif attfilename is not given
pageThe page from where you want the attachments to be displayed. Modifying this parameter will reset the selected file valueno
widthThe width of the view in % or px (e.g. 100%, 100px)no100% for the full view or 100px for the thumbnail
heightThe height of the view in % or px (e.g. 100%, 100px)no1000px for the full view or 100px for the thumbnail
attfilenameAlias of nameIf name is not given

Example Usage

Thumbnails side by side:

Test.ppt   TestPDF.pdf

Or standalone:

In a paragraph: Test.ppt

Full PDF:

Full Presentation: