> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# How to Preview and Test your Presentation

> How to use Preview mode on AhaSlides to test your presentation before going live, seeing the presenter and participant screens side by side.

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.

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.

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 arrows beside the presenter screen, or the left and right arrow keys on your keyboard.

## Exiting preview mode

Once you have finished testing, return to the editor by clicking the **Back to Editor** button in the top-left corner.

## Frequently asked questions

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    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.
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    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.
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    Use the participant screen on the right to interact with the presenter screen on the left. Move through your slides with the arrows beside the presenter screen, or the left and right arrow keys.
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    Click the **Back to Editor** button in the top-left corner to return to the editor.
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## Related topics

- [Turning on Private Mode for Your Presentation](/presenting/turning-on-private-mode-for-your-presentation.md)
- [How to Create and Run Surveys on AhaSlides](/using-slide-types/using-the-surveys-tool.md)
- [How to Make and Run a Quiz in AhaSlides](/using-slide-types/how-to-make-and-run-a-quiz.md)
- [Adding notes to your presentation](/features-and-functions/adding-notes-to-your-presentation.md)
- [How to Create and Edit a Content Slide in AhaSlides](/using-slide-types/using-the-content-slide.md)