# How do you preview a post before submitting **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [October 21, 2022, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-preview-a-post-before-submitting/973611 "2022-10-21T22:28:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-preview-a-post-before-submitting/973611/1 "2022-10-21T22:28:57Z")
See heading. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-preview-a-post-before-submitting/973611/2 "2022-10-21T22:30:35Z")
If you are posting from a web browser on a computer, you should be seeing the preview of your post to the right of the composition window. If you’re posting on a phone, I’m not sure how to see the preview. ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-preview-a-post-before-submitting/973611/3 "2022-10-21T22:31:04Z")
When you’re typing the post, just look to the right of the area you’re typing in. Preview right there. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-preview-a-post-before-submitting/973611/4 "2022-10-21T22:36:47Z")
It doesn’t do it for me. Desktop computer. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-preview-a-post-before-submitting/973611/5 "2022-10-21T22:38:12Z")
> [@Lucas\_Jackson](#): > > It doesn’t do it for me. What operating system and browser variety are you using? ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-preview-a-post-before-submitting/973611/6 "2022-10-21T22:40:01Z")
On my phone I select the button LRH corner that looks like a monitor, to preview. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-preview-a-post-before-submitting/973611/7 "2022-10-21T22:44:18Z")
Windows. Chrome. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-preview-a-post-before-submitting/973611/8 "2022-10-21T22:45:21Z")
Are you not seeing something like this when you are composing a post? (Specifically, what I highlighted with the red box in the lower right-hand corner.) [![](https://i.imgur.com/MhV2Bzz.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/MhV2Bzz.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-preview-a-post-before-submitting/973611/9 "2022-10-21T22:45:49Z")
I figured it out. It was showing previous similar threads. I had to click the “escape” X. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-preview-a-post-before-submitting/973611/10 "2022-10-21T22:46:09Z")
Aha! I’m glad you were able to get it figured out! ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-preview-a-post-before-submitting/973611/11 "2022-10-21T22:46:21Z")
No, that’s not what was showing up. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-preview-a-post-before-submitting/973611/12 "2022-10-21T22:46:39Z")
Ha ha, yep. Thanks ! ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-preview-a-post-before-submitting/973611/13 "2022-10-21T22:47:41Z")
> [@Lucas\_Jackson](#): > > I figured it out. It was showing previous similar threads. I had to click the “escape” X. Train one finger to use the escape key… that gets rid of Discourse’s stupid nag screens. ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2022, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-preview-a-post-before-submitting/973611/14 "2022-10-21T23:16:41Z")
Pretty sure that one’s gotten me a time or two :). What gets really annoying is when the “similar” threads (which rarely have a lot to do with the current one, IME) keep popping back up and I have to keep hitting that X.