# Image and PDF Quality Settings

SharinPix has two viewing modes for images and PDFs: auto and original. These modes define the quality of the file being previewed. With **quality auto**, files are optimized for viewing performance, while **original quality** displays the uncompressed, original version. This functionality is supported for images and PDF files, providing different viewing experiences based on the selected quality.

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**Note:**

When you change the quality setting, it applies to all files in your album. Any file you open afterward will be displayed in the quality mode selected previously.
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The sections below demonstrate how to change the quality of images and PDF files.

## Quality Settings: Working with Images

From the gallery view, click on any image to view it.

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Within the viewer, you can access various controls and adjust quality settings. Click on the close button on the top right to return to the gallery view.

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Within the viewer:

1. Locate the settings icon in the top bar
2. Click to open the quality dropdown
3. Select either **auto** or **original** quality

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### Quality Settings: Working with PDFs

From the gallery view, click on any PDF to view it.

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#### Quality Auto

When viewing PDFs in quality **auto** , only one page of the PDF is displayed in the viewer.

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#### Quality Original

Selecting **original** quality opens the PDF in the *PDF viewer*, allowing you to access all pages. The top bar only displays PDF-specific features and other album abilities will be hidden.

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**Note:**

If you close the PDF viewer, subsequent PDF files will automatically open within the PDF viewer when in **original** quality mode. To return to the image viewer with all features enabled, switch back to **auto** quality mode using the setting dropdown.
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**Supported File Types:**\
SharinPix allows you to view a variety of file types, including **images**, **PDF documents**, **Office documents** (such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), and **3D files**. The availability of certain file types depends on the active software license.

For more details on how to view supported file types and to understand the licensing requirements, please [follow this link](https://app.gitbook.com/s/i8tH1o5AHthxksYgF6ij/what-is-the-pricing-for-sharinpix).
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