See an item's details in the Info panel

Open the Info panel

1. Open an item in focus mode (see Focus on one item or board), or present a board.
2. Click Info at the top left, next to Exit focus mode, or press I.
3. The Info panel opens on the left side of the screen. On a phone it slides up from the bottom.

To close it, click the X next to the Info title, press I again, or press Escape. Pressing Escape with the panel open closes only the panel; press it again to leave focus mode.

Who can open it: everyone in the room. Every item you can focus has an Info panel, except a screen share.

What the panel shows

The first row is the item's name. The rest depends on the kind of item.

The File section (Link for a website) lists details such as:

• Images: Format, Dimensions, Aspect ratio and File size.
• Videos: Format, Resolution, Aspect ratio, Frame rate and File size.
• Audio files: Format, Sample rate, Channels, Bit depth (lossless files such as WAV and AIFF) and File size.
• PDFs: Format, Pages and File size.
• Websites: URL, Domain, Page type and Last fetched.

Files also show Last edited, Uploaded by (or Generated by for an image made with AI) with the person's photo or initials, and Date created. Docs, tables and boards show Name, Created by and Date created without a File section. A detail Pactto does not know shows a dash.

To copy the Dimensions of an image or the URL of a website, click the value. It reads Copied for a moment.

An image made with AI also has a Generation section with the Prompt, Model and Generated date. Click Copy prompt to copy the prompt, and Show more to read a long one.

Click a section's title to collapse or expand it.

Rename the item

1. Click the name in the first row.
2. Type the new name and press Enter, or click elsewhere. Press Escape to cancel.

You need Can edit access or to be the room owner. An empty name is not saved, and a name cannot contain a link. A renamed file gets the new name everywhere it appears in the room.

Add a description

The About section holds a short description of a file or website that everyone in the room sees.

1. Click Add a description... in the About section.
2. Type up to 2,000 characters.
3. Click outside the field to save. Press Escape to discard your changes.

You need Can edit access or to be the room owner. Others see the description read-only. Docs, tables and boards have no description.

If something goes wrong

• "Could not save the description. Try again.": the description did not save. Your text stays in the field, and Pactto tries again the next time you click outside it.
• "You don't have permission to edit this description.": your access changed. Ask the room owner for Can edit access.
• "Names can't contain links.": remove the web address from the name.

Good to know

• When the panel would cover the item, Pactto moves the item to the side so it stays visible. This only changes your screen.
• A video's frame rate can take a few seconds to appear after an upload.