---
title: "Preview an assignment as a student"
description: "Check the assignment from the student side without publishing it."
canonical: "https://fiveable.me/help/teachers/assignments/preview-assignment"
type: "teacher-help"
lastUpdated: "2026-09-03"
---

# Preview an assignment as a student

## Quick answer

Open the assignment and select Preview near the status in the header. Move through the student view, then leave preview to return to editing. Preview does not publish the assignment or create a student submission.

## What to do

1. **Wait for the draft to save**: Check that the header says Saved before opening Preview.

2. **Select Preview**: Use the Preview button in the assignment header.

   ![Published assignment header with Preview beside the Collecting responses status.](/img/teachers/assignment-header-actions.jpg)

   *Preview opens the saved assignment from the student perspective without creating a submission.*

3. **Check the full student path**: Read the title and instructions, open each section, check stimuli and answer fields, and confirm the timer and navigation fit the assignment.

   ![Student assignment view with a stimulus, answer choices, question navigation, and a timer.](/img/teachers/student-question.jpg)

   *Move through the preview as a student would, checking the question, navigation, and timer together.*

4. **Return to editing**: Close or leave the preview, make changes in Edit or Settings, and preview again.

## If something is not working

### Preview is disabled.

Wait for the assignment to finish generating and saving. The draft also needs at least one valid section.

### Preview does not match my latest change.

Return to the draft, wait for Saved, and reopen Preview.

## Related guides

- [Create and publish an assignment](/help/teachers/assignments/create-publish-assignment): Choose a template, adjust the draft, review settings, and publish the student link.
- [Replace, reorder, or remove assignment sections](/help/teachers/assignments/edit-assignment-sections): Adjust the assignment in Edit before or after publishing.

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