You preview content when you:

• Combine form entries with a presentation template to evaluate how an output file based on them would appear.
• Browse workarea content in VisualPreview mode by clicking on a file name in the ContentCenter interface.
• Want to view changes you’ve made to local files. See My Local Files.

Previewing Form Entries

To preview form entries, click Preview in the title bar of the form you are filling in. You are prompted to save your entries if you have not already done so. You are also prompted to select a presentation template if more than one is available and you have not already done so.

Click here to see a short video about previewing form entries.

Browsing Content in VisualPreview Mode

To browse content in context, click on a file name. The file is displayed in a browser window together with the VisualPreview tab. You can follow links just as you normally would in a Web page.

Click here to see a short video about using the VisualPreview tab.

Note: Some file types cannot be previewed in a browser window. If you try to preview such a file, VisualPreview displays an error message. If this happens, you can still view the contents of the file by opening it in an editing program. To do this, click “download” in the message.

Depending on your role, permissions, and other factors, the following actions are available to you from the VisualPreview tab:

• New Form — If the file you are viewing is a form entry file or was generated from a form and ContentCenter can determine what form was used originally to create it, a blank, untitled version of that form is displayed. If ContentCenter can not determine what form to use, the Select a Form screen is displayed. Click the radio button next to the form to use and click Next. Fill in the form as described in Filling in Forms.
• Import — Displays the Import screen so you can import content from your local system, or a network drive that is mapped to your system, into the folder where the file you are viewing is located.
• Edit — Downloads the file you are currently viewing and opens it in its associated editing application.
• Upload — Uploads to the ContentCenter server the file you opened for editing. Use in conjunction with the Edit link.
• Submit — Submits the file you are currently viewing.
• More menu actions— See The More Menu.

Previewing Local Files

You can preview files from the My Local Files screen. This is useful when you are working on files locally and want to see your changes. You must be connected to the ContentCenter server to preview files.

To preview a local file:

1. Select My Local Files from the View menu.
2. Select the file you want.
3. Click Preview.

The file is automatically uploaded to ContentCenter and displayed in a new browser window or its associated application.

Note: You do not enter VisualPreview mode when previewing files from the Local Files Manager. File is simply displayed without access to VisualPreview functionality.

If you experience problems previewing files from the Local Files Manager, such as the displayed file does not contain your changes, ask your administrator to examine the cache settings for IIS (Internet Information Server).

Related Information:

The More Menu

Editing Content