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jpgraham
New member | Level 2
8 months ago

How to stop right sidebar from popping up?

Hello! Recently a right sidebar started showing up when I select a file -- showing the entire document. I don't want this. Can someone please tell me how to stop it from popping up? Many thanks in ad...
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  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
    8 months ago

    Hey Beth_10 - sorry to jump in here and thanks for the visual aid!

     

    If you click on the icon to the right of the page (with the little arrow next to it), you should be able to choose from 'Quick View' and 'Full Screen'. Could you give it a go and let me know if it helps? 

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Beth_10
Explorer | Level 4

jpgrapham is referring to the preview window on the right. I have the same issue. This just started and is the most disruptive feature I've experienced in a while. Is there a way to shut it off? I am simply clicking on the file like normal to fully open it and I get this nonsense. I don't want to see a preview. I just want to open the file. Sometimes I don't even click on the file and the preview pops up anyway. This feature is very glitchy. 

 

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Walter
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8 months ago

Hey Beth_10 - sorry to jump in here and thanks for the visual aid!

 

If you click on the icon to the right of the page (with the little arrow next to it), you should be able to choose from 'Quick View' and 'Full Screen'. Could you give it a go and let me know if it helps? 

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    Beth_10
    Explorer | Level 4
    8 months ago

    It appears to have worked. Thanks so much for that! I am including a screenshot for folks who are having the same issue. I'll be back if I have any more issues. Thank you, Walter. 

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