Refer to the sample screenshot below:
- Copy your PDF file into a gallery in X3;
- Hide that PDF file in X3;
- Copy the thumbnail that you wish to use into that same X3 gallery;
- For the thumbnail (not the PDF file), in the Link field, enter in the name of the PDF file (with the PDF extension).
Example: if your PDF is called
thisismypdf.pdf , enter in the Link field:
{path}thisismypdf.pdf
Note the text {path} in front of the filename... that tells X3 to look for the PDF file in the same folder (gallery) that the thumbnail is in. You don't actually put the folder name in there... you enter it exactly as shown above (except with the actual filename of the PDF file).
You can experiment with the auto | _self | _blank | popup window | X3 popup choices, to see which works best for you.
Don't forget to hide the actual PDF file, although in creating the above screenshot, my X3 didn't display the PDF anyway, but hiding it is a good reminder to you that the actual PDF will only get displayed when your users click on the thumbnail itself.
Regards,
John