Attachments can be viewed directly from SHIELD as detailed below.
1. Navigate to the Asset you want to view a file for, and select the asset info edit button.
2. Hover over the file you want to open and click the "View" icon.
3. If the file can be opened in your browser (e.g. PDF) it will open in a new tab.
4. If the file is a Microsoft Office file (e.g. Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.) SHIELD will open the file in your locally installed office program.
5. Note - you may be prompted to allow your browser to open the locally installed program for the first time. We recommend checking the "always allow" option to prevent you from this prompt with every file.
6. The file will open in your desktop. As the file is opened from SharePoint, it allows multiple users to open and edit the document simultaneously. Any edits made and saved will be updated in the saved attached file.
7. If your file cannot be opened within the browser and is not a Microsoft Office file, (e.g. DWG) then the file will be downloaded through the browser and can be opened using a locally installed program.