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November 16, 2016
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"Real-time Preview" no longer opens pages

  • November 16, 2016
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I'm new to CC and would like help with being able to view a page on a browser before uploading the page. On CS5, it was a breeze.

Is there a way to do it besides using File > Real-time Preview? I ask because, when I select that action, I get a new window with a "sad face on a phone" icon, followed by this text:

You tried to access an external HTML page, which can not be opened on the device for preview. Open the page in Dreamweaver to preview the page on the device.

Please advise how I'm to view my current page before uploading it. And, might there be more than one way to do it?

Thanks, very much.

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Correct answer Nancy OShea

Real-Time Preview is a new feature in this version.  For some reason, the developers didn't offer an option to turn it off in Preferences.  So for now,  Right-Click on your document tab (or a file in your Files Panel) and select Open in Browser.  Choose your preferred browser.  Don't use F12.

Nancy O.

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ilkeK
Participating Frequently
September 3, 2018

For me, it was the live view that was breaking the live browser preview. I switched to design view, then switched back to live view and I was able to hit F12 for live browser preview.

I'm sure it was something more complicated for the OP but I wanted to share what happened to me and how I solved it.

Nancy OShea
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Nancy OSheaCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
November 16, 2016

Real-Time Preview is a new feature in this version.  For some reason, the developers didn't offer an option to turn it off in Preferences.  So for now,  Right-Click on your document tab (or a file in your Files Panel) and select Open in Browser.  Choose your preferred browser.  Don't use F12.

Nancy O.

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    wcampAuthor
    Inspiring
    November 16, 2016

    Greetings, Nancy!

    Your suggestion works well with each test. Thanks. (Incidentally, I'm a Mac head who's never used an F-key, so I'm glad that that's not the suggested route.)

    Can [we subscribers] assume that this issue will be resolved promptly — in the next update?

    Perhaps in addition to making it controllable in the Preferences pane, a link could/should be added to the top horizontal and left vertical menus; that's where I'd expect to check my page's appearance, which I do frequently. (CS5 had that linked located prominently in the top tools bar.)

    Here's hoping . . .

    (  ; - )

    Warren

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    Nancy OShea
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    Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
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    November 16, 2016

    PIB icon was moved in 2015 to the bar below your document window.

    Presently, Real-Time Preview icons appear below the document window and in the Code Inspector.  See screenshot.  During the public Beta there was talk of moving Preview Icon from Code Inspector to the Common Tollbar (on my workspace, far left).  But it didn't happen [yet]. 

    Nancy O.

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
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