Document Viewer

Document Viewer offers you a quick, straightforward overview of documents stored on your Synology NAS. You can also share documents with shared links and protect them from unwanted access, download, and distribution.

Note:

  1. If you use Document Viewer with Internet Explorer, only Internet Explorer 9 (or above) is supported.
  2. Document Viewer depends on the Docker package.

To open documents:

  1. Go to Document Viewer, and click Open (the folder icon) on the toolbar.
  2. Find and select the desired document, and click Select. If the document is password-protected, you also need to enter the password for verification.
  3. Both the document pages and thumbnails will be displayed by default. To show/hide thumbnails, click Show Thumbnails.

Note:

The formats below are partially supported and may not be fully displayed on Document Viewer:

To adjust content display:

You can adjust content display in the ways below:

To view outlines:

If you have created outlines for a file, you can quickly reach the desired page with its outlines.

  1. Click Show Thumbnails on the toolbar.
  2. Click Outlines to show the outline structure.
  3. Click the entry in the outlines to go to the desired page.

Note:

You can view outlines in files of these formats: .doc, .docx, .pdf, .ppt, .pptx, .xls, .xlsx

To use the select tool and hand tool:

When viewing .pdf files, you can switch between the select tool and the hand tool to suit your needs:

  1. Click the Select Tool or the Hand Tool on the toolbar:

To search content by keywords:

  1. Click Search (the magnifying glass icon) and enter the keywords.
  2. To locate case-sensitive matches, select Match case.
  3. The search will begin in real time and mark the matches in the content.
  4. Click < or > to jump to the previous or next match.

To view document metadata:

Click More > View Info to find the relevant document information from Size to Page count.

To download documents:

Click More > Download to download the document to the local computer.

To view and download attachments:

If your .pdf file comes with attachments, you can view and download the attachments.

  1. Click Show Thumbnails on the toolbar
  2. Select Attachments. The attachments will appear in the left panel.
  3. Click the attachments to download the attached files.

To print documents:

Click Print (the printer icon) and specify relevant settings for the printout.

Indexing Folders

To index folders:

Indexing folders helps you quickly locate, browse, or view the contained documents.

  1. Click More > Settings > Indexed Folder.
  2. Click Create > Select to index folders.
  3. Two indexing options are available:
  4. Click OK to begin the indexing.

Note:

To edit, delete, or re-index folders:

  1. Click More > Settings > Indexed Folder.
  2. Select the desired folder, and click any of the three tabs below:

Note:

If you delete an indexed folder, all its generated thumbnails and document pre-conversion will be deleted.

Managing Shared Links

To create shared links:

You can share documents stored on your Synology NAS via shared links. Shared links can also be protected by password/user credentials to avoid unwanted access.

  1. Click More on the toolbar, and select Share.
  2. Click Validity period to customize duration of the shared link:
  3. To protect the link from unwanted access, select Enable secure sharing:
  4. To avoid unwanted download and distribution of the document, select Disable document download. The document will also be denied the printing function.
  5. Spread the shared link via a method below:
  6. Click Save to complete the setup.

To modify existing shared links:

  1. Click More > Settings > Manage Shared Links.
  2. Select the desired shared link, and click Edit to modify relevant settings.

Note:

To delete shared links:

Deleted shared links will immediately stop working.

  1. Click More > Settings > Manage Shared Links.
  2. Delete unwanted shared links in either way below: