Launching the document

Perceptive Search can launch the documents in the application in which the document was originally created. If Perceptive Search cannot open the document's application, it will use the fallback launch strategy to launch another application that can open the document.

Launching the document from the Main Window

To launch the document from the main window:

1. Select the document you wish to launch
2. To launch the document, either:
   • Click the Launch button on the toolbar; or
   • Select Document > Launch from the menu; or
   • Press [F4] on the keyboard

Launching the document from the Browse Window

To launch the document from the browse window:

1. Select the document you wish to launch
2. To launch the document, either:
   • Click the Launch button on the toolbar; or
   • Select File > Launch from the menu; or
   • Press [F4] on the keyboard

Launch Options

While in most cases Perceptive Search will be able to activate (launch) documents properly without user interaction, in some cases they may require to be manually configured.

To change the launch options:

1. Select Tools > Preferences from the menu
2. Select Document Launch
3. Each supported format can be configured independently, select the format you wish to modify the launch settings for, the settings available are:
• Automatic - leave it to Perceptive Search
  With a document format selected on the left of the screen, this option tells Perceptive Search to use its own internal settings to activate or print documents in that format. This is the default option.
• Use Windows Explorer double-click method
  With a document format selected on the left of the screen, this option tells Perceptive Search to use the associations set up in Windows for that document format. Perceptive Search will activate the document using the same method that would be used if you double-clicked the document in Windows Explorer.
• Use nominated program
  With a document format selected on the left of the screen, this option tells Perceptive Search to use the nominated application with the appropriate DDE codes for activating or printing that document format. In this situation Perceptive Search is acting in a DDE client role. You will need to refer to your program's technical documentation to ensure the correct syntax and commands for using this section.