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how to see preview of xml in Android Studio

I installed android studio and when i open an xml file i cant preview it or see pallete enter image description here

If i go to View-tool windows - palette it wont show again. I want to see preview of xml file like in eclipse

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user1798049 Avatar asked May 18 '13 14:05

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1 Answers

The issue is you are looking at the XML file located in this project location:

build/res/all/debug

You need to view it in this location:

src/main/res/layout

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rhoeting Avatar answered Oct 20 '22 09:10

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