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title: "Pre-publish creative checks"
url: "https://help.getdecode.io/en/article/pre-publish-creative-checks"
language: "en"
last_updated: "2026-08-25T08:54:04.447Z"
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# Pre-publish creative checks

**Overview**

Before publishing your study, Decode gives you two ways to check your Social Media In-Context creatives: a live preview for each individual creative as you configure it, and a full study preview that replicates the exact experience a participant will have.

**Check an individual creative**

While building a block, click any creative thumbnail in the block editor. A live preview appears on the right, showing exactly how that creative will look once published, including the profile name, caption, and post layout for the platform and format you've selected.

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/ab6000d6-edd5-4f3f-a1fa-7062d67288f4)

This preview updates in real time as you make changes. For example, switching Type from Reel to Feed on an Instagram block immediately changes the preview from a full-screen reel layout to a standard feed post layout, so you can confirm the format looks right before moving on to the next creative.

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/e713b398-0607-44be-8d99-4df3b8647522)

Use this to check each creative individually as you build, catching issues with captions, profile names, or the wrong format before you move on.

**Check the full study**

Once your blocks are built, click Preview at the top right of the screen to go through the entire study exactly as a participant would. This replicates the full tester experience, including question order, logic flow, and how each Social Media In-Context block appears in sequence, not just one creative in isolation.

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/c0d6c565-8bb4-47ac-8a82-1f63dea0a224)

Use this as your final check before publishing, to confirm the whole study flows correctly from start to finish, not just that individual creatives look right on their own.

**What to do next**

Once you've checked your creatives and previewed the full study, publish your study and see [*Read in-context results*](https://help.getdecode.io/en/article/in-context-blocks-insights) once responses start coming in.