Preview a webpage using the Content Editor
The preview functionality lets you preview all your items on your website before you publish them.
With the preview functionality in the Content Editor, you can:
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Specify a preview date, so that you can see how your website looks at a point in the past or future, according to the publishing restrictions that you have set up.
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See how a webpage looks in different language versions.
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Preview how the page displays on different devices.
When using the Content Editor, we recommend that you only preview items that are publishable. That is, when:
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The Publishable from field is set to today's date or earlier.
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The Publishable to field is set to today's date or later
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The item is in the final workflow state.
If you try to preview an item that isn't publishable, you'll get an error. That's because the preview simulates what can be published immediately.
You can preview the currently selected page in preview mode.
To preview a webpage:
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In the Content Editor, on the Publish tab, in the Publish section, click Preview.
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Select the preview parameters:
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Date - to view how the page will appear on a different date, on the Experience tab, in the Date group, click the date, or click the blue arrows to select the previous day or the next day.
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Language – to view the page in a different language, on the Versions tab, in the Language group, click Language
and select the language that you want from the list that appears.NoteYou must have the necessary security permissions to access the Versions tab.
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Navigate through the pages to preview your whole website.
TipIn the preview mode, you can also use the search functionality to navigate to a specific page that you want to preview.
To preview your website in a simulation of a different device, use the preview feature from the page builder.