Preview your album before publishing

Wondering what your album will look like the first time someone visits it? The Preview button lets you peek at your album from a guest's point of view before you publish — no need to make it live first, and nothing on it will record a real visit, comment, or reaction.

Where to find it

Open the album you're working on. Up at the top, right next to the Publish button, you'll see a Preview button with a little open-in-new-tab icon.

How to use it

1. From your album workspace, click Preview.
2. A new tab opens showing your album exactly as a guest would see it. There's a soft Preview Only banner pinned to the top so you always know which tab is which.
3. Switch back to the workspace tab and keep editing. The preview tab will refresh on its own as you make changes — change a title, swap a photo, drop in a story, drag things into a new order, and the preview tab catches up within a moment or two.
4. When you're happy, head back to the workspace tab and click Publish. You can close the preview tab any time.

What's different in preview

• Comments and reactions are turned off in the preview. They show up the way they will for guests, but clicking them does nothing — this is purely a look-around view.
• Buttons that aren't part of the guest view are hidden, like the toolbar that lets you save the album as a book or play it as a slideshow. Guests will see those once you publish.
• Co-editors can preview too. Anyone you've added as a co-editor can open the preview from their own workspace.

Good to know

• The preview tab will only work for the album owner and co-editors. If someone else opens the link, they'll see the normal album page (which is still hidden until you publish).
• You can keep the preview tab open as long as you like — it stays signed in and stays in sync with your edits.
• If something looks off in preview, switch back to the workspace and tweak it. Preview is just a window — there's no setting to change there.