Creating New File Types

If you need to manage digital resource files of a file type other than those listed in the "Standard File Types" section above, you may create your own file type and determine the way that the Virtual Ticket system generates thumbnail images of the files of that type.

NOTE: The only thumbnailing methods available for user-defined file types are Get Icon and Use Standard Icon. Extended previews are not available for user-defined file types.

Creating a new file type

1. Open the File Types window by selecting File Types in the Administrator menu.
2. Click New ( ). The definition section of the window will now be enabled, allowing you to define the new file type.

3. Enter the document type and extensions for the new file type.
4. Select a thumbnailing method and click the Up/Down buttons ( ) until you have arranged the thumbnailing methods into the order in which you want them to be used by the system when a thumbnail image for the file type is created.
5. Click Save ( ). This will save the new file type in the Virtual Ticket database and display the entry in the File Types window.