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Hi All,

I have a gallery menu, upon selection, I can open a page to show the records, one of the records is the link to the PPPT location in the document library.

The PPT is located in the Document Library, I can add the hyperlink to this pdf, but unable to render it.

Has someone used any kind of viewer to render a PPT in the Power app, (it can be converted to PDF dynamically, any suggestions).

Any help will be appreciated.!!

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Hi @anshul

The simplest way to show a selected file is to use thumbnail feature that SPO provides even though it is not perfect.

1) OnSelect of an item in the Gallery that shows list of files.

If( EndsWith(YourGalleryName.Selected.'File name with extension', "pdf"),

UpdateContext({documentLinkToPresent:YourGalleryName.Selected.'Link to item'}),

//Handle the case where the file type is Excel, PowerPoint, or other type.

UpdateContext({documentLinkToPresent:

Substitute(

YourGalleryName.Selected.Thumbnail.Large, "/thumbnail","/pdf"

)

})

)

2) Document property of PDF Viewer(Experimental): documentLinkToPresent

However, this method has a limitation where the file content appears blurry in some cases.

Kirkby

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Render a PPT stored in Document Library, Upon selection from Gallery in Canvas App.

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