26 Preview, Stage, and Publish Visual Applications

As you design and develop your visual application, you'll want to test it and see how its pages look and function. You can do this using Live view and Preview, but both these views are only visible to you. So when you're ready for others to see your work, share your application to give others a chance to try it out. Then when you're done making changes, publish your app and make it live.

You can view and test your visual application at any point during the development process:

• When you're still working on your application's pages, use Live view to make real-time edits (for example, to adjust layout and styles on a page), test interactions (for example, to see what happens when a button is clicked), and visualize changes right as you're making them in the Page Designer. When your app is more or less complete, use Preview to open your application in a separate browser window and test overall layout and functionality, without affecting your actual users. See Preview a Visual Application.
• When you're ready to share your app with others, use Stage to generate a URL that your team members can use to test your application. Once your app has been thoroughly tested, use Publish to make your changes public. See What Happens When You Stage and Publish Visual Applications?