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View photos, videos, and files in a discussion group

You must join group discussions before you can view photos, videos, and files sent to the discussion group. All discussion members see the photo and video thumbnails and files icons sent to the group discussion. You can send a file, photo, or video as an email attachment and open it in another app. Videos and files that are not downloaded display The Download icon.
If the file sharing feature is not supported, you cannot download the images from the discussion group and the message
File sharing is not currently supported in this environment. Please contact your IT administrator.
 is displayed.
  1. Tap The Chats icon.
  2. Tap the info icon beside the name of the group discussion that you want to view photos and files from.
  3. On the group discussion info screen, in the
    Shared
     section, perform one of the following actions:
    • Tap
      Photos/Videos
       to view the photo gallery thumbnails of pictures and videos sent to the discussion group.
    • Tap
      Files
       to view a list of files sent to the discussion group.
  4. Optional, tap The Sort icon to sort by date, name, or size.
  5. Optional, tap The Search icon to search for a photo, video, or file.
  6. Tap a picture to view it. The picture is automatically downloaded to your device and opens in
    SmartOffice
    .
  7. Tap a video to play it. The video is automatically downloaded to your device. Tap The Play icon.
  8. Tap a file to view it. The image is automatically downloaded to your device and opens for viewing.