About file viewers
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TimeMap does not have its own viewer to display files linked to your timeline elements. When TimeMap is installed, there is a Windows Files viewer that is automatically set up for each visual file. Many external files can be linked to timeline elements using this default file viewer. TimeMap opens files using the Windows Files viewer by launching an external program such as Adobe® Acrobat®, Microsoft® Word®, Corel® WordPerfect®, or Microsoft® Excel®.
TimeMap also allows you to add native applications as file viewers so you can view native files in the application in which they originate. You can add as many file viewers as you need to view the files and documents linked to elements in your timeline. If other users want to view that same file, they will need to set up the file viewer in TimeMap too.
To view the file, select the timeline element it is linked to and then click on the paperclip icon to launch the native application. The path to the native file is stored in the Properties dialog box in the Linked File tab for that timeline.
TimeMap has included support for setting up a large number of text and image viewers. If you know where the viewer application resides and the name of the timeline where your images are stored, you can set up these pre-defined viewers with ease. However, if you set up a viewer other than one of TimeMap’s defaults, you may or may not need assistance from Customer Support. It depends on your knowledge of the document viewer and how it communicates with other applications. |
Sometimes, it may be necessary to set up a custom viewer. If the viewer supports DDE (dynamic data exchange), Active X Scripting, or Command Line Parameters, you can configure the viewer and view the documents from TimeMap. You will need to follow the directions for setting up a custom viewer below. Depending on your knowledge of document viewers, it may be necessary to get assistance from Customer Support. For DDE and Command Line viewers, the path to the viewer application's executable must be the same on the other computers. |
When adding a file viewer, you can choose from a list of options in the New File Viewer dialog box.
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