Previewing the publishing format and settings

To preview your Flash SWF file with the publishing format and settings you've selected, you can use the Publish Preview command. This command exports the file and opens the preview in the default browser. If you preview a QuickTime movie, Publish Preview starts the QuickTime Movie Player. If you preview a projector, Flash starts the projector.

To preview a file with the Publish Preview command:

Define the file's export options using the Publish Settings command; see Publishing Flash documents.
Select File > Publish Preview, and from the submenu select the file format you want to preview.
Using the current Publish Settings values, Flash creates a file of the specified type(s) in the same location as the Flash document (FLA). This file remains in this location until you overwrite or delete it.