General Navigation & Gestures

 

Gestures and Keyboard commands

While navigating Showell, whether viewing or presenting content, you can use a variety of gestures and techniques to move between pages or zoom in for more detail. The table below offers some quick tips on how to do this efficiently.

Side Menu

The Side Menu can be found in the top left corner of the app, represented by a hamburger icon. This menu provides access to all your materials and important features. From here, you can easily navigate through your shared materials, create presentations, and view notifications from your Admins. Additionally, you can customize your personal preferences and adjust the Showell App Settings to suit your needs. For further information, simply click on the links provided to explore the topic in more detail.

• Logo: Click the logo to go back to your main page
• Your Profile picture: Click your picture to quickly jump to your personal settings
• Home: Open your main page where you can start navigating your content
• Files: Use this side menu navigation to easily find the content you're looking for, including recently visited files and newly uploaded/updated materials.
• My Files
• Shares
• Presentations
• Notifications
• Courses
• Admin - Only visible for Showell Administrators: From here you can quickly Manage your content, users, groups and Workspace settings
• My Workspaces - Only available if you have access to multiple workspaces: From here you can easily select the Showell Workspace you'd like to access.
• Your name (your settings): Your personal preferences and Showell App settings, quick link to our Showell Help Center and sign out.

Top Menu

The Top Menu provides convenient access to various tools that can help you find and present materials effectively. Use this menu to easily share one or multiple items and arrange the layout of your materials for a better user experience. When navigating a file, it can be accessed by clicking or tapping on the top section of the app.

For further information, simply click on the links provided to explore the topic in more detail.

• Path: You will always have a clear view of the location you are currently navigating in. Click the breadcrumbs and quickly jump to any file or folder of choice.
  • When you are viewing a document or file, you can easily see its path or location by clicking on the folder icon next to its name.
• Search: From the top menu you can quickly search all your contents
• Collect: Find all your collected files in one place
• '3 dots': This section provides access to commonly used features. Keep in mind that some features are only available depending if you are viewing from a folder, file or Theme-page.
  • Fullscreen: Set the Showell App in Fullscreen mode
  • Kiosk: Enable Kiosk-mode
    
  • Note
  • Start presenting: Start a presentation of the files within the selected folder
  • Sort, View and Languages: Learn more on all sorting and filtering options
  • Share
  • Download
  • Screen recording

Navigate the content structure

Finding and navigating your content is simple and user-friendly. You have multiple options to search and explore your materials, making it easy to locate what you need.

1. Home: Open your main page where you can start navigating your content.
2. Files: Use this side menu navigation to quickly navigate to the content you are looking for.
   1. From the 'Files'-tab you can navigate through all the Workspace content structure
   2. From the 'Recently opened'-tab you will find any recently opened files
   3. From the 'New & updated'-tab you will find any recently uploaded or updated materials
   4. Tip: Click the 'arrow' next to a folder, to open the folder
3. Main structure navigation: Your main structure can have a variety of clickable options to navigate depending on your viewing options. This varies from thumbnails or list items to buttons or links.
4. Path/Breadcrumb navigation: By clicking the breadcrumbs in the path, you can quickly jump back to a higher lever folder, or then open a list view for navigating.
   1. When you are viewing a document or file, you can easily see its path or location by clicking on the folder icon next to its name.

 

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Navigating and Presenting Files

Showell provides a range of tools to help you navigate and present files seamlessly - whether you're showcasing a document, image, video, or even a 3D model. These tools are designed to ensure you deliver content to your customers or prospects in the most professional and impactful way.

For a full list of available gestures and keyboard shortcuts, click here

 

The File Toolbar (1)

Once you open a file, you’ll see a toolbar located at the bottom of the screen. This toolbar gives you quick access to essential functions, including:

• Zooming in and out of content
• Activating Annotate or pointer tools
• Swapping between pages
• Toggling between Reader and Presenter modes:
  • Reader Mode allows vertical scrolling.
  • Presenter Mode switches to horizontal navigation - ideal for client-facing presentations.
• When viewing 3D content, you’ll also see a settings icon on the toolbar, enabling you to tweak the model’s display settings.

 

Top Right: Search and Quick Actions (2 & 3)

In the top-right corner, you’ll find additional navigation tools (2):

• MS365 Office file view switch: This toggle allows you to view your office documents directly with Excel, PowerPoint or Word, within Showell.
  • By default, Showell always converts file to PDF for optimal viewing across a variety of devices and platforms.
  • Using the dedicated Office file viewer, you’ll experience presentations with preserved animations and embedded videos, while Excel files remain fully interactive for seamless spreadsheet navigation.
  • This feature is available for Office files that are synced to your drive through SharePoint, OneDrive, or TeamsDrive integrations, as well as for files you’ve created directly in Showell using the Office file editor.
• Search Tool: Easily find specific terms within the file.
• Share the file
• Enter Full Screen Mode – perfect for presentations. In full screen:
  • The top navigation bar disappears.
  • The bottom toolbar minimizes, creating a clean, distraction-free view.
• On the far right, you can open the side menu (3), which includes the Table of Contents. This menu offers a convenient way to jump between pages or sections of the file.

 

Top Left: File Info and Exit (4)

In the top-left corner, you have two key options:

• Click the file name to view file details such as metadata or description.
• Click the back arrow to exit the file and return to your previous screen.

With these tools, navigating and presenting files in Showell is both intuitive and efficient - ensuring you’re always ready to make an impact.

 

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File Browser

The File Browser is used throughout Showell. You may come across it when adding files to a Share, creating a presentation, moving or copying files, or selecting a thumbnail or folder wallpaper from the gallery.

The File Browser helps you navigate your content structure efficiently and choose one or multiple files, pages, or folders depending on the action you are performing. The available tabs and options may change slightly based on where you open the File Browser from.

1. Search and filter

Use the search field at the top of the File Browser to quickly find the files or folders you need.

You can also use filters to narrow down your results. Filter by:

• File type

• Keywords

• Languages

The number next to the filter icon shows how many filters are currently active. You can clear individual filters or use Clear all to remove all active filters.

2. Section tabs

The tabs at the top let you quickly switch between different content locations.

Depending on where you open the File Browser from, you may see different tabs, such as:

• Home: Browse your workspace content

• My Files: Browse your personal files

• Recently opened: Find files you recently viewed or opened

• Collected: View files you have collected

• Presentations: Browse available presentations. This tab is available in certain workflows, such as when creating a Share

3. Navigation, folders, and files

The main area of the File Browser shows the files and folders in the selected location.

Use the breadcrumb path at the top to see where you are in the folder structure. You can click a folder name in the path to go back to a previous folder.

In the file list or thumbnail view:

• Click a folder to open it and navigate deeper into the content structure

• Click a file to preview it

  • When creating a presentation, multi-page files can be opened so you can choose individual pages to add

• Use the checkbox on a file or folder to select it

4. Add files or change layout

In the top-right corner of the File Browser, you may see options to add content or change the layout.

• Use the + Add button to add new items while browsing the File Browser. You'll see options such as creating folders, uploading files and adding links.
  For regular users, these options are only available from the My Files section (see point 2). Admins can use the + Add options throughout the workspace, depending on their permissions.

• Use the layout button to switch between:

  • List view: Shows files and folders in rows with details such as file type, dates, and size

  • Thumbnail view: Shows files and folders as larger visual cards, which is useful when browsing images, videos, presentations, or other visual content.

5. Selected items

The selected items section shows the files, pages, or content items you have chosen.

This helps you keep track of what will be added before confirming your selection. For example, when creating a presentation, this section can show the selected files and the number of pages that will be added.

You can remove individual selected items or use Clear all to remove the entire selection.

6. Cancel or Add

At the bottom of the File Browser, you can finish or cancel your selection.

-> The Add button becomes available once you have selected content that can be added.