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title: How to View Supplementary Information in Reader
description: "If an article has **supplemental files** available, you’ll see a number in the top-left menu bar indicating the total number of available files. Follow these steps to access them: ![](https://www.papersapp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image-11-1024x466.png) 1. **Open the Supplemental Files Panel** - Click the icon…"
url: "https://about.readcube.com/help-center/how-to-view-supplementary-information-in-readcube-reader/"
updated: "2026-02-09"
category: "Read & Annotate"
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# How to View Supplementary Information in Reader

If an article has **supplemental files** available, you’ll see a number in the top-left menu bar indicating the total number of available files. Follow these steps to access them:

![](https://www.papersapp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image-11-1024x466.png)

1. **Open the Supplemental Files Panel**
   - Click the icon to view a panel listing all available supplemental files.

![](https://www.papersapp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image-12-1024x713.png)

1. **Access the Files**
   - Click on any file in the panel to open it directly in the **Reader**.

This feature makes it easy to review and manage additional research materials included with your articles.