Previewing projects
While working through the various exercises contained in this book, you have had plenty of opportunity to use the preview feature. This is a helpful feature during the development process that allows you to view a sample of how a slide or scene is functioning without going through the publishing process. It's quick and dirty, particularly if you leverage the shortcut keys, Ctrl + F12 to preview the current slide, Shift + F12 for the current scene, and F12 for the entire project.
Tip
Don't forget that preview doesn't mean save. Your project and all of your work will remain unsaved until you specifically choose the Save option. There is no autosave built into Storyline, so save often.
However helpful preview can be, there are some elements in your course that you won't be able to see while previewing. For those, you will need to publish in order to fully test functionality. Here's what can't be seen using preview:
- Web objects
- Videos inserted from...
