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Previewing Pages in Netscape and Internet Explorer
To see how your page will appear to a web
browser, you may preview your work in Netscape or Internet
Explorer. For more information on using Netscape, see
Netscape: A Quick Start. To learn more about Internet
Explorer, see
Using Internet Explorer: The Basics. This document will take
you through the following:
 Preview
in Browser Options
When previewing your web page in a browser, you
have the choice of which browser to use. With Dreamweaver, you
do not have to save your file before previewing it in a browser.
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Once ready to preview your file, from the
File menu, select Preview in Browser »
browser name
HINTS:
You can preview in your
primary browser by
pressing [F12] and in your
secondary browser by
pressing [Ctrl]+[F12]
If you do not see the desired browser listed, see
Adding a Browser to the Preview in Browser
List to add a browser.
Adding
a Browser to the Preview in Browser List
Previewing in multiple browsers may help reveal
formatting problems unique to different browsers.
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Once ready to preview your file, from the
File menu, select Preview in Browser »
Edit Browser List...
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To add a browser, click +
The Add Browser dialog box appears.
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To locate the browser, click
BROWSE...
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Use the dialog box options to locate your file
HINT: Most
programs are located on your C: drive in the
Program Files folder. You want to locate the .EXE
(executable) file for the program.
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Click OPEN
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In the Defaults section, select
Primary Browser or
Secondary Browser
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Click OK
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To prevent Dreamweaver from previewing your
document using a temporary file, deselect Preview
Using Temporary File
This allows you to preview the document directly
in a browser.
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Click OK
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