Opening objects

Objects stored in edu-sharing can be opened in the workspace, in the search, in the collections, via WebDAV, and in the edu-sharing app.

The prerequisites for opening objects are:

Sufficient access rights for the object and
A rendering service that is configured accordingly (The rendering service converts objects (eg videos) in such a way that they can be displayed directly in the browser or the app. Objects that can not be displayed in the browser or the app (eg special CAD formats) are available for download.

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Opening objects in the workspace

To open an object on your computer, either double-click on the title of the object or select the option 'Preview & Info' from the context menu.

On mobile devices, simply touching the object title opens the preview / rendering view of the object. The context menu can be opened by touching the title for a longer period of time.

"Preview" Button

The detail view of the object opens. In the lower part of the view you will find the meta-data of the object.

Use the arrow buttons or the arrow keys on your keyboard to jump back and forth between the preview views of the objects in the current folder.

Press the "Back" button to return to the workspace.

"Back" to the Workspace button
optional view of the "series children objects" of a series object (clicking on the small preview images opens the series objects.)
Action buttons of the single view
Buttons for scrolling between the objects of the current folder
Display of the currently selected object
Meta data of the currently selected object

Opening objects in the search

Click / tap the thumbnail of the desired object in the search results list. Alternatively, you can press the "more" button of the desired object.

The detail view of the object opens. In the lower part of the view you will find the meta-data of the object.

Use the arrow buttons or the arrow keys on your keyboard to jump back and forth between the preview views of the objects of the current search result.

Press the "Back" button to return to the search.

"Back" to the search button
optional view of the "series children objects" of a series object (clicking on the small preview images opens the series objects.)
Action buttons of the single view
Buttons for scrolling between the objects of the current folder
Display of the currently selected object
Meta data of the currently selected object

Opening objects in the collections view

Click / tap the thumbnail of the desired object in the list of materials within the collection.

object within a collection

The detail view of the object opens In the lower part of the view you will find the meta-data of the object.
Use the arrow buttons or the arrow keys on your keyboard to jump between the preview views of the objects in the current collection.
Press the "Back" button to return to the search.

"Back to the Collection" button
optional view of the "series children objects" of a series object (clicking on the small preview images opens the series objects.)
Action buttons of the single view
Buttons for scrolling between the objects of the current folder
Display of the currently selected object
Meta data of the currently selected object

Opening objects via WebDAV

Once you have set up the WebDAV connection, you can open the objects in the folders of the repository as you are used to from your operating system (for example, by double-clicking).

Opening objects in the edu-sharing app

Opening objects in the workspace of the edu-sharin app

To open an object, tap it in the Contents pane. You will be forwarded to the single view of the object. Objects that can be displayed in the browser (images, audio, video) are opened directly.

Objects for which this is not possible (e.g. CAD formats) are offered as downloads. In the case of web links and references to instances of connected tools, such as Etherpad, you will be forwarded directly to the web page or tool instance.

Scroll down to view the metadata of the object.

Opening objects in the search of the edu-sharing app

To open an object, tap it in the Contents pane. You will be forwarded to the single view of the object. Objects that can be displayed in the browser (images, audio, video) are opened directly.

Objects for which this is not possible (e.g. CAD formats) are offered as downloads. In the case of web links and references to instances of connected tools, such as Etherpad, you will be forwarded directly to the web page or tool instance.

Scroll down to view the metadata of the object.

Opening objects in collections of the edu-sharing app

To open an object, tap it in the Contents pane. You will be forwarded to the single view of the object. Objects that can be displayed in the browser (images, audio, video) are opened directly.

Objects for which this is not possible (e.g. CAD formats) are offered as downloads. In the case of web links and references to instances of connected tools, such as Etherpad, you will be forwarded directly to the web page or tool instance.

Scroll down to view the metadata of the object.