# Quicklook Document

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**IMPORTANT:** This functionality is currently disabled in beta builds, and can safely be ignored for now.
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If you'd like to see previews of your projects in the finder instead of the generic Elements icon, you'll need to enable Quick Look. Follow our short guide below to enable this.

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### How to enable Quick Look Previews

When you first launch Elements, the Finder will inform you that a **Quick Look Preview Extension** has been added. This extension needs to be enabled if you want to see a preview of your website in the Document icon.

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### Open System Settings

Go to the Apple menu and choose "System Settings…"

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### Find Quick Look Settings

Navigate to `General > Login Items and Extensions > Quick Look` and scroll to the bottom of the Login Items and Extensions area and click the "i" button next to Quick Look.

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### Check Elements is Enabled

Find Elements in the Quick look panel and ensure the toggle is on.

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### Restart your Mac

It's worth restarting to ensure the Quick Look plugin is fully enabled. You should now see icon previews for your projects in the Finder. Please Note: Previews will only appear on newly saved documents after Quick Look has been enabled.
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