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+/****************************************************************************
+**
+** Copyright (C) 2019 The Qt Company Ltd.
+** Contact: https://www.qt.io/licensing/
+**
+** This file is part of the Qt Design Studio documentation.
+**
+** Commercial License Usage
+** Licensees holding valid commercial Qt licenses may use this file in
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+**
+****************************************************************************/
+
+/*!
+ \contentspage {Qt Creator}
+ \previouspage creator-live-preview.html
+ \page creator-live-preview-desktop.html
+ \nextpage creator-live-preview-devices.html
+
+ \title Previewing on Desktop
+
+ To preview the currently active QML file on the desktop:
+
+ \list
+ \li Select \uicontrol Build > \uicontrol {QML Preview}.
+ \li Select the \inlineimage live_preview.png
+ (\uicontrol {Show Live Preview}) button.
+ \li Press \key {Alt+P}.
+ \endlist
+
+ \if defined(qtcreator)
+ \image qtcreator-live-preview.png
+ \else
+ \image studio-live-preview.png
+ \endif
+
+ To preview any QML file that belongs to the project, right-click the project
+ name in the \uicontrol Project tab in the \uicontrol Navigator, and select
+ \uicontrol {Preview file}.
+
+ To preview the whole UI, select \uicontrol {Show Live Preview}
+ when viewing the main QML UI file of the project.
+
+ To view the UI in different sizes, select the zooming level on the toolbar.
+
+ The frames-per-second (FPS) refresh rate of animations is displayed in the
+ \uicontrol FPS field.
+
+ \if defined(qtdesignstudio)
+ \section1 Selecting the Preview Tool
+
+ By default, the \c qmlscene utility is used for previewing. To use some
+ other tool, specify it in the \uicontrol {QML viewer} field in the run
+ settings of the project in the Projects mode.
+
+ \image studio-run-settings.png "Run settings"
+ \endif
+*/