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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.

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
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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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    wcampAuthor
    Inspiring
    November 17, 2016

    Yes, indeed!

    I found the CS6 link and have begun its download. Hoooooooray!

    Your screen shot with numbered steps was verrrry helpful. The web page that Jon provided wasn't as clear to me; I missed seeing that other "View Previous Response" at the bottom of the drop-down list. Had that page's screen shot shown a red arrow to that specific link, I'd have clicked it.     (  : - )     (Perhaps someone can add such an arrow to that page's image so future customers won't have to contact Adobe support to locate and download previous versions.)

    Sorry to have caused you to spend extra time on my inquiry, Nancy. Nevertheless, I gained much from your effort and will mark it "Helpful."

    Thanks, again.

    Warren


    Sorry to tell you this BUT . . .

    Every click on Continue brought back the same error message one second later.     Arrrrrgh!

    I'll be most appreciative of your efforts to allow me to successfully get my CS6 app up and running. . . . Most appreciative!

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