Skip to main content
claudereneb
Participant
Nov 13, 2019 10:56 AM UTC
Answered

Realtime Preview on dreamweaver not working in my browser

When I try to preview in the latest Dreamweaver I get this in my browser "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." How can I fix this?

thanks...

This topic is closed to new replies. Start a new post to keep the conversation going.
Jon Fritz
Jon FritzCorrect answer
Community Expert
Nov 13, 2019 2:15 PM UTC

Are you working from a Defined Site in DW?

RTP doesn't like it if you're just working on random pages on your desktop, you'll need to define a site so DW understands what it's doing. Even if you don't put in FTP info, it still wants to know where your files are in relation to each other and won't get that info from your OS.

Personally, I just turn it back into the old Preview in Browser in the Preferences...

Edit > Preferences > Real Time Preview > check the box at the top for Default to static browser preview

View reply

3 replies

Jon Fritz
Community Expert
Jon FritzCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
Nov 13, 2019 2:15 PM UTC

Are you working from a Defined Site in DW?

RTP doesn't like it if you're just working on random pages on your desktop, you'll need to define a site so DW understands what it's doing. Even if you don't put in FTP info, it still wants to know where your files are in relation to each other and won't get that info from your OS.

Personally, I just turn it back into the old Preview in Browser in the Preferences...

Edit > Preferences > Real Time Preview > check the box at the top for Default to static browser preview

Translate
    clauderenebAuthor
    Participant
    Nov 13, 2019 3:19 PM UTC

    Hi Jon,

    you just made my day! it worked like a charm

     

    All the best,

    Claude

    Translate
    BobLevine
    Community Expert
    BobLevineCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    Nov 13, 2019 11:43 AM UTC

    This is the InDesign forum. Moving to Dreamweaver

    Translate
    Terms & ConditionsAccessibility statement
    Using the community Terms of use Privacy Cookie preferences Do not sell or share my personal information ad choicesAdChoices