Document viewer portlets are an easy way to include a document from your library on a DivePort page. Depending on the document file type, the portlet displays either the actual document or a link to the document, which, when clicked, opens the file in a separate window with the appropriate application software.
For example, a portlet with a pdf file displays the pdf file on the DivePort page, but a portlet with a xlsx file displays a View document link, that when clicked, opens the file in a spreadsheet application that you specify.
The Document Viewer portlet uses your browser's built-in document viewer. Because Internet Explorer does not ship with a document viewer, the Document Viewer portlet shows a View document link by default. However, you can install Adobe Acrobat Reader (for free), and then restart Internet Explorer to see pdf files embedded in the page.
NOTE: Document viewer portlets require an additional license to use.
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