Previewing files in the AWS Cloud9 Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
You can use the AWS Cloud9 IDE to preview the files in a AWS Cloud9 development environment from within the IDE.
Open a file for preview
Choose one of the following options in the AWS Cloud9 IDE to open a file preview tab within the environment:
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In the Environment window, open the context (right-click) menu for the file you want to preview, and then choose Preview.
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Although you can use this approach to preview any file, preview works best with files that have the following file extensions:
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.htm -
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.pdf -
.svg -
.xhtml -
Any file containing content in Markdown format.
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Open a file with one of the following file extensions:
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.pdf -
.svg
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With the file you want to preview already open and active, on the menu bar, choose Preview, Preview File FILE_NAME. Or choose Tools, Preview, Preview File FILE_NAME, where FILE_NAME is the name of the file you want to preview.
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These commands only work with the following file types:
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.txt: Preview works best if the file's content is in Markdown format. -
.xhtml: Preview works best if the file contains or references content presentation information.
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Note
The Preview Settings menu in the file preview tab is currently not functional and choosing any of its menu commands will have no effect.
Reload a file preview
On the file preview tab, choose the Refresh button (the circular arrow).
Change the file preview type
On the file preview tab, choose one of the following from the preview type list:
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Browser: Previews the file in a web browser format, for the following file types only:
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.xhtml: Preview works best if the file contains or references content presentation information.
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Raw Content (UTF-8): Previews the file's original contents in Unicode Transformation Format 8-bit (UTF-8) format. This might display unexpected content for some file types.
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Markdown: Previews any file containing Markdown format. Attempts to preview any other file type, but might display unexpected content.
Open a file preview in a separate web browser tab
On the file preview tab, choose Pop Out Into New Window.
Switch to a different file preview
On the file preview tab, type the path to a different file path in the address bar. The address bar is located between the Refresh button and the preview type list.
