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USING DREAMWEAVER
Previewing pages
Last updated 3/28/2012
2 Click links and test content in your page.
Note: Content linked with a site root-relative path does not appear when you preview documents in a local browser unless
you specify a testing server, or select the Preview Using Temporary File option in Edit
> Preferences > Preview In Browser.
This is because browsers don’t recognize site roots—servers do.
To preview content linked with root-relative paths, put the file on a remote server, and then select File > Preview In
Browser to view it.
3 Close the page in the browser when you finish testing.
More Help topics
“Site root–relative paths” on page 259
Set browser preview preferences
You can set preferences for the browser to use when previewing a site and define default primary and secondary
browsers.
1 Select File > Preview In Browser > Edit Browser List.
2 To add a browser to the list, click the Plus (+) button, complete the Add Browser dialog box, and then click OK.
3 To delete a browser from the list, select the browser, and then click the Minus (-) button.
4 To change settings for a selected browser, click the Edit button, make changes in the Edit Browser dialog box, and
then click OK.
5 Select the Primary Browser or the Secondary Browser option to specify whether the selected browser is the primary
or secondary browser.
F12 (Windows) or Option+F12 (Macintosh) opens the primary browser; Control+F12 (Windows) or Command+F12
(Macintosh) opens the secondary browser.
6 Select Preview Using Temporary File to create a temporary copy for previewing and server debugging. (Deselect
this option if you want to update the document directly.)
Previewing pages in mobile devices
To preview pages created in Dreamweaver on various mobile devices, use Device Central with its built-in Opera
Small-Screen Rendering feature. Different devices have different browsers installed, but the preview can give a good
impression of how content will look and behave on a selected device.
1 Start Dreamweaver.
2 Open a file.
3 Do one of the following:
• Select File > Preview in Browser > Device Central.
• On the document window toolbar, click and hold the Preview/Debug In browser button and select Preview
In Device Central.
The file is displayed in the Device Central Emulator tab. To continue testing, double-click the name of a different
device in the Device Sets or Available Deviceslists.
More Help topics
“Working with Device Central and Dreamweaver” on page 359