Previewing a Form
Preview a form to confirm control appearance and behaviour for a given device and mode.
Previewing in the Responsive Forms Designer
To preview a form:
- Click the Preview button on the Nintex Forms Design Ribbon.
- Click Device Preview.
The preview appears.
- Select the screen size you want to preview using the buttons.
To preview a form at runtime:
Click the Preview button on the Nintex Forms Design Ribbon.
Click Preview.
The Preview Settings dialog box appears.
Select the mode to preview the form in. Forms can be displayed in New, Edit and Display modes. Each of these may render and behave differently.
Click Generate Preview.
The preview form is displayed within the Forms designer.
No data entered in a preview form is saved.
Previewing in the Classic Forms Designer
To preview a form, select the Preview button on the Nintex Forms Design Ribbon.
The preview settings dialog will appear before the preview is displayed.
- Device: Select the device you would like to preview the form on. Note: This will use the most appropriate device layout as already defined. If a layout for the specific device has not yet been created for the form, the next most appropriate alternate device layout will be used to render the form.
- Platform: Some controls appear and behave differently depending on whether you are viewing the form through SharePoint's own framework (local) or using Nintex Live. This option allows you to choose which rendering you wish to preview.
- Mode: Forms can be displayed in New, Edit and Display modes. Each of these may render and behave differently. Note: Nintex Live only supports "New" mode.
Notes: While viewing a preview, notifications may appear at the top of the preview itself. To close these, select "Close" in the bottom right-hand corner.
Previewing Nintex Mobile App Forms
Forms designed for the Nintex Mobile App are not available for preview directly within the Nintex Forms Designer as it cannot render an accurate preview. When a mobile layout is specified as the device layout to preview, the platform and mode are not longer relevant. Once the Generate Preview button is clicked the form will be made available on Nintex Mobile only for the user who has designed the form. The form will be moved from the forms list once it has been submitted. An existing preview form will be overwritten if a new preview is generated.
If data is entered in a preview form (whether in the Designer or in the Nintex Mobile App), this data will not be saved.