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# Preview Dashboard

The Preview action option opens the selected dashboard in the preview mode.

* Navigate to a saved dashboard using the Manage option.
* Select a dashboard and click the ***More*** ***Action*****s** icon.

![Accessing the More Actions option for a dashboard](https://972575688-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FRYq1HgffNfbnIMWPu1D5%2Fuploads%2FrZTdt7VCgO2xZoTTH6i7%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=6e8356d1-9d3b-45ee-bdbe-8118d9c25783)

* Choose the ***Preview*** action from the context menu.

      ![](https://972575688-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FRYq1HgffNfbnIMWPu1D5%2Fuploads%2FCsTFU3Zh7sIKDHSy1B79%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=3b0dc796-55ff-4c19-ba57-2ed27094ba10)

* The selected dashboard opens in Preview mode.      

![The Preview mode of the selected Dashboard](https://972575688-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FRYq1HgffNfbnIMWPu1D5%2Fuploads%2FS1t0oryi1CjIx5PsqxTF%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=9f1d6075-2bf0-4253-bab6-00be8f15d220)

{% hint style="info" %} <mark style="color:green;">Please Note:</mark> The user gets the ***Preview*** icon on the Designer canvas header as well.

![](https://972575688-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FRYq1HgffNfbnIMWPu1D5%2Fuploads%2FH8DGlE9U9bXqvRQWN0uO%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=7e2708b1-cc9f-47b7-b300-2b05fba4b051)
{% endhint %}