Perceptive Experience is the HTML5 web app for the Imaging Service at the University of Minnesota. This document details how to use Perceptive Experience to find and view documents.
Note: In order to access both Perceptive Content and Perceptive Experience from off campus, you must first connect to the University Virtual Private Network (VPN). Please visit the VPN webpage to download a supported VPN client and access set up instructions.
- Log into Perceptive Experience
- Choose "Documents" from the home page
- Click the view or filter that you'd like to open
- A list of views available to you will display on the left-hand side of the page
- If you don't see a list on the left, click on the icon with three horizontal lines to toggle the menu on.
- Searching for documents
- Click the + symbol (Add Constraint) to add a search constraint
- Use the drop down menus to select the parameters for the search
- Click Add
- Click the + symbol (Add Constraint) to add additional search constraints
- Click on the AND operator to change it to an OR operator
- Click Search when finished setting search parameters. A list of results will display.
- Click the + symbol (Add Constraint) to add a search constraint
- Click on a document in the list to open it
- Use the toolbars at the top and bottom of the page to manipulate the document
- e.g., annotate, zoom in/out, export to file/PDF, etc.
- If you do not have permission to use a button, you will see it but will not be able to use it
- Mouse over a button to view its function
Saving Searches as Private Filters
- Click the Filter icon in the upper right corner of the search box after you have finished added your search constraints
- Enter a Name for the filter
Additional Information
Perceptive Content: Web vs. Desktop Client
Perceptive Experience: Processing Documents in Workflow