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title: How to Use the Lightbox Feature With Alternate Image Views
description: Your store's Lightbox feature gives customers a detailed close-up look at products on your storefront.
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# How to Use the Lightbox Feature With Alternate Image Views
Your store's Lightbox feature gives customers a detailed close-up look at products on your storefront. The way your Lightbox interacts with your product images depends on several factors.
Products With a Single Product Image
If youve uploaded a single product image for a product, the **Alternate View** thumbnail (productcode-2S.jpg) will not display beneath the main product image, even if it exists. When a customer clicks on the main image, theyll see the larger image in the Lightbox.
However, if youre using [color swatch options](https://helpcenter.volusion.com/s/article/ColorSwatchOptions?hsLang=en-us) and the **Alternate View** thumbnail exists, it will appear once one of the color swatches is selected. This way, customers can return to the default product image.
Products With Multiple Product Images
If youve uploaded multiple product images for a product, **Alternate View** thumbnails will be displayed, and will be named in the following format:
- productcode-2S.jpg
- productcode-3S.jpg
- productcode-4S.jpg
- etc.
When a customer hovers over an **Alternate View** thumbnail, the main image is changed to display the corresponding medium-sized **Alternate View** image (-3T, -4T, etc.).
Please keep in mind that if no **Alternate View** images exist, these thumbnails will not be displayed.
Setting up Alternate View Thumbnails
When you initially upload a product image, use the **Enable Alternate View Photo** feature to create **Alternate View** thumbnails. Since this feature is configured on a per-image basis, you can configure a primary image with an **Alternate View** thumbnail and secondary images without (or vice versa).
For more information, see our "[Alternate Product Images](https://helpcenter.volusion.com/s/article/AlternateProductImages?hsLang=en-us)" setup guide.
Viewing Alternate Images with the Lightbox
If the -2S image (primary **Alternate View** thumbnail) exists and the secondary ones do not, the **Alternate View** thumbnail will not be displayed (unless **Option Color Swatches** exist, as noted above). When a customer clicks an image, theyll see all the larger **Alternate View** images in the **Lightbox**.
If there is no -2S image but there are -3S (and higher) images, the secondary **Alternate View** thumbnails will be shown beneath the main product image. If only one image exists (for example, -2S and -3S do not exist, but -4S does exists), the image will only appear if a color swatch is selected.
If there are no **Alternate View** thumbnail images, there will be no indication that any **Alternate View** images exist. Clicking the image to display the Lightbox will still display all the larger **Alternate View** images. If **Option Color Swatches** are in use, once they are selected, there is no method to return to the primary product image without reloading the page.
Option Color Swatches
If youve configured **Option Color Swatches** and a customer selects a color swatch, the Lightbox will display the color swatch that was selected as well as all the products primary and secondary **Alternate View** images. The Lightbox will not display the non-selected color swatch images.
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