
h1. Thumbnails view






h1. Thumbnail view



Thumbnails are reduced-size versions of pictures used to help in recognizing and organizing them, serving the same role for images as a normal text index does for words.



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h1. How to use ?

To use the thumbnails view, do the following steps:

1\. Go to *ECM* ->*File Explorer*.

2. Select any drive.

3. In the *Select view* check-box, select *Thumbnails*.

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Since DMS 2.4, you can upload thumbnails for nodes
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If nodes are image files, they are shown like pictures:


!Thumbnails1.jpg!


If nodes are folders or documents, they are viewed as icons bounded by frames.


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Specifically, in this view, you can overload thumbnails for nodes:

1\. Select a node (in the left or right pane).

2. Select thumbnails view.

3. Click on the *Overload thumbnail* icon.

4. Select an image file to upload.

 After uploading, back to the parent of node \{style}, it will be shown:


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For DMS 2.5
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After overloading a thumbnail for *Digital Assets*


!Thumbnails2.jpg!







