# Display a file stored in table in an app

**URL:** <https://community.tulip.co/t/display-a-file-stored-in-table-in-an-app/7390>\
**Category:** Support, Troubleshooting, & Help\
**Created:** [January 27, 2023, 11:25pm UTC](https://community.tulip.co/t/display-a-file-stored-in-table-in-an-app/7390 "2023-01-27T23:25:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Attaboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc8723/32.png) [@Attaboy](https://community.tulip.co/u/Attaboy)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 11:25pm UTC](https://community.tulip.co/t/display-a-file-stored-in-table-in-an-app/7390/1 "2023-01-27T23:25:01Z")

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What are the different ways to show a pdf file that is stored in a table in an app step? Ideally I would like the file to open in a separate window that can be zoomed in or out and then close when no longer needed. A button trigger is used to open the file. Useful for opening a multi-page instruction document that is available when needed throughout the app.

A separate question on file: if I save scanned invoices in the table and need to get a copy of it to email to a customer, how do I get a copy of the file from the table? is there a export trigger to accomplish this?

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**Author:** ![Levi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce73a5/32.png) [@Levi](https://community.tulip.co/u/Levi)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2023, 6:20pm UTC](https://community.tulip.co/t/display-a-file-stored-in-table-in-an-app/7390/2 "2023-03-10T18:20:29Z")

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Bumping this. I would also like to display a file stored in a table record in an app. My particular use is for a history record app. I am uploading historical data (BOM, test data, etc) to this app, and come time for an audit, I would like to be able to press a button and display the uploaded data.

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**Author:** ![Levi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce73a5/32.png) [@Levi](https://community.tulip.co/u/Levi)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2023, 6:51pm UTC](https://community.tulip.co/t/display-a-file-stored-in-table-in-an-app/7390/3 "2023-03-10T18:51:51Z")

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I think I tentatively figured it out. It’ll display if it’s a PDF by putting in the Table Record widget

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/agilemfg/original/2X/e/e2d43fd7de1782921e24f877fe9d9863d62f2c50.png)

I didn’t realize it at first because I uploaded a test word doc and the size of the widget was fairly small so I couldn’t see that there was a link to the doc rather than a lack of a visual representation.