Configuring Thumbnails for Images

Article Number:040481

This article explains the setting to display thumbnails (reduced-size versions of images) of images attached to records.
By default, thumbnails are enabled.

Supported file formats

If thumbnails are enabled, thumbnails will be displayed for images with the following file formats when they are attached to "Attachment" fields.

  • BMP
  • GIF
  • JPG
  • PNG

How files are displayed with thumbnails enabled/disabled

Depending on your settings, the way in which files will be displayed will differ as follows.

If thumbnails are enabled

Attached images will be displayed on records as thumbnails.
Screenshot: A thumbnail for an attached file is displayed

When you click the thumbnail, the image is displayed in the actual size.
If the actual image size is larger than the size of your Web browser, the image is displayed in the size that fits your Web browser.
You can enlarge or reduce the size of the displayed image.

If thumbnails are disabled

Attached images will be displayed on records as their file name.
Screenshot: The file name of an attached image is displayed

Steps

To enable or disable thumbnails, follow the steps below.

  1. Click the App Settings icon (the gear-shaped icon) at the upper right of the "View" screen.
    Screenshot: The "App Settings" icon is highlighted

  2. On the "App Settings" screen, select the App Settings tab, then click Misc Settings under Advanced Settings.

  3. On the "Misc Settings" screen, change the Show thumbnails setting.
    Select the checkbox if you want to enable thumbnails.
    To disable thumbnails, deselect the checkbox.

  4. Click Save at the bottom right of the screen.

  5. Click Update App at the upper right of the screen.

  6. On the "Update App" dialog, click Update App.