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How to view and preview documents

Preview uploaded compliance documents (PDF, DOCX) within MirrorWeb Insight.

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Written by Harriet Christie

Summary

In the Risk Management area, the Documentation page lists the compliance documents that define risks for your organisation. Opening a document shows its details alongside an in-browser preview, so you can read its contents without downloading the file. Preview is supported for images, PDF, CSV, DOCX, and common text-based files; other file types show "Preview is not available for this file type."

Prerequisites

  • Login credentials to MirrorWeb Insight

  • Access to the Risk Management area

  • At least one document listed under Documentation

Step-by-Step Instructions

Step 1: Open the Documentation page

In the Risk Management area, go to the Documentation page. The page is described as "Manage documentation within your business. This will define risks for your organisation."

The Documentation page within Risk Management

Step 2: Find the document

Use the Search Documents box to filter the list, or use the sort dropdown to order by Newest, Oldest, Name (A-Z / Z-A), or File type (A-Z / Z-A). Each row shows the document Name, Document Type, Filename, and Uploaded date.

The document list with the search box and sort dropdown

Step 3: Open the document

Click the document Name, or the View document action (the external-link icon at the end of the row), to open the document detail page.

A document row with the View document action

Step 4: Review the preview and details

The detail page shows a header card with the document name, document type, a Download button, the Filename, and the number of Linked Risks. The preview pane renders the document inline: PDFs display in an embedded viewer, CSV files render as a table, DOCX and text files render their content, and images display directly. A Linked Risks panel on the right lists the risk categories the document is linked to, each with an Active or Inactive badge.

The document detail page showing the preview pane and Linked Risks panel

Notes

  • Preview is available for images (PNG, JPG/JPEG, GIF, WEBP, BMP, SVG), PDF, CSV, DOCX, and text-based files (including TXT, LOG, MD, JSON, XML, HTML, CSS, JS, TS). For unsupported file types the pane shows "Preview is not available for this file type."

  • Use the Download button on the detail page to save the original file locally.

  • Selecting a category in the Linked Risks panel opens that risk category's detail page.

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