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Preview mode lets you see and interact with your own slides the way your audience will during a live event. You can test every interaction before you present for real.

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How preview mode works

Preview mode is a separate mode that lets you see and interact with your own slides, the way your audience would during a real event. To open Preview mode, go to the presentation editor and click the grey Preview button in the top bar.
The AhaSlides presentation editor with the Preview button in the top bar highlighted
Once in Preview mode, you see two screens:
  1. The presenter screen: what your screen looks like during the presentation. This is the screen you share with your audience during your event.
  2. The participant screen: what each participant’s screen looks like during the presentation.
AhaSlides Preview mode showing a poll on the presenter screen and the same poll on the participant screen side by side
Use the participant screen on the right to interact with the presenter screen on the left. This shows you how your participants will interact with your presentation during the real event. To move through your presentation and test the interaction on different slides, use the previous and next arrows in the bottom bar of the presenter screen, or the left and right arrow keys on your keyboard.

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Exit preview mode

Once you have finished testing, return to the editor by clicking the back-arrow icon in the top-left corner.

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Frequently asked questions

Preview mode is a separate mode that lets you see and interact with your own slides the way your audience would during a real event, so you can test every interaction before you present.
In the presentation editor, click the grey Preview button in the top bar. You then see the presenter screen and the participant screen side by side.
Use the participant screen on the right to interact with the presenter screen on the left. Move through your slides with the previous and next arrows in the bottom bar of the presenter screen, or the left and right arrow keys.
Yes, in two ways: open your join link in another browser tab, or join on your own phone with the QR code or access code. Either one shows you what participants see.
Click the back-arrow icon in the top-left corner to return to the editor.
Have a question? Contact our support team — if you’re logged in, use the chat bubble in the bottom-right of your dashboard; otherwise contact us here or email hi@ahaslides.com. Want to connect with other users? Join the AhaSlides community to share tips, request features, and see how others engage their audiences.