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Preview a creative

In the Preview screen (Step 4 in the Creatives screen workflow), you can set up how your creative previews in a browser. (See also Send a preview.)

In Preview, we recommend that you:
  1. See how your creative will show up in a browser.
    • The creative previews automatically on DoubleClick Studio's default website or on your last successfully accessed preview site.
    • To preview on a different site, enter the address in the URL field and press Enter.
    • To preview on a blank white screen, select Blank page from the drop-down in the URL text box.
  2. Set creative-specific display options.
    • Click Creative properties to adjust the creative's settings based on its format type.
    • Changes you make in the Creatives properties screen are reflected in the live creative that's served.
    • Creative properties vary depending on the format type you selected when you first added a new creative.
    • For creative properties for different formats, see:
  3. Test custom event tracking.
    • Click Output console to view events specific to the creative you're previewing.
    • Choose a display:
      • Event summary: Logs standard and custom events.
        • Event name: Start typing to search for events.
        • Type: Filter the display by event types.
        • Show: Filter the display by triggered or untriggered events, depending on whether you tested them in the Preview tab.
      • Event log: Shows run-time logs for cumulative standard and custom events.
    • Click Clear log to clear out the list and start over.
       
    Watch a video about the Output Console (2:00)
  4. Click Continue >> to proceed to Step 5: Publish.