# Preview File

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*Check out the illustration to understand the preview file content inside a project.*
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***Preview File Content***
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*<mark style="color:green;">Please Note:</mark> A Repo Sync project contains all the files under the Repo folder. A Normal project contains only Data Science Notebook(.ipynb) files under the Repo folder.*
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The user can preview the content saved under any file without activating the Project where it is saved.&#x20;

* Navigate to the ***Project List*** page.
* Select a deactivated ***Repo Sync Project*** from the list.
* Click on the ***View*** option to open the Project.  &#x20;

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* The ***Workspace*** tab opens under the selected Repo Sync Project.
* Click on the ***Repo*** folder that is displayed under the Notebook tab.
* A list of available folders and files appears under the Repo.

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* Click on a file.
* The file content gets displayed.

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* Open a .ipynb file.
* The content of the file is displayed.

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* Click the Add code or markdown cell.

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* &#x20;The ***Activate Project*** window opens prompting the user to activate the selected Project.
* Click the ***Yes*** option from the confirmation window to activate the project. The user can choose the ***No*** option if there is no need for the project activation.

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*<mark style="color:green;">Please Note:</mark> Only Data Science Notebooks (.ipynb files) have Code, Markdown, and BDB Assist cells. The Data Science Noteboks content can be edited/ modified after activating the concerned project. The content of the other files remains in the preview category only for the activated projects as well.*
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