# Preview an article before you publish

_Category: Write articles_

Save the article, then click the eye icon (**Preview article**) in the top bar. The preview opens in a new tab and shows the article on your help center, with your design, the way readers will see it.

![Screen recording. Click the eye icon to preview the draft. It opens in a new tab. You see it as readers will. Only your team can open this preview.](https://helpcenter-io.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/self/EiZy1B6Q8lBpUk14VQiqWx9u72LvwP5hQzcyKNHK.gif)
Preview a draft before anyone else can see it.

- **Save first.** The eye icon is grayed out until the article has been saved once. The preview shows the last saved version, so click **Save draft** before you preview your latest edits.
- **Published articles:** your edits are saved when you click **Update**, which also publishes them. Until then, the preview shows the live version. On help centers with staged changes, click **Preview** in the staged changes banner to see your edits before they go live.
- **Who can open it:** only teammates who can edit articles (Owners, Admins and Editors). Someone who isn't signed in is asked to sign in first, and anyone else gets a page-not-found page for an unpublished article.

You'll also find **Preview article** in the menu next to **Publish**.

## Related articles

- [Publish an article](https://self.helpcenter.io/content/publish-an-article)
- [Get to know the article editor](https://self.helpcenter.io/content/article-editor)