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title: Preview a knowledge article with knowledge blocks
description: Preview knowledge articles by user or date. For unpublished articles, impersonate different users to see how blocks display based on user criteria. For published articles, preview by user and date to see past versions.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/servicenow-platform/knowledge-management/preview-knowledge-article-with-knowledge-blocks.html
release: australia
product: Knowledge Management
classification: knowledge-management
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Using knowledge blocks, Using Knowledge Management, Knowledge Management, Manage content capabilities, Extend ServiceNow AI Platform capabilities]
---

# Preview a knowledge article with knowledge blocks

Preview knowledge articles by user or date. For unpublished articles, impersonate different users to see how blocks display based on user criteria. For published articles, preview by user and date to see past versions.

## Before you begin

Role required: user must have contributor access to the knowledge base.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Knowledge** > **Articles**, and open one of the modules, such as **Unpublished** or **Published**.

2.  Open the knowledge article with knowledge blocks.

3.  In the **Related Links** section, click **Preview Article with Blocks**.

4.  Preview the article as one of the following.

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**Unpublished article**

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Preview the article by user. In the **View As** field, you can search for and impersonate different users to see how the article appears based on the can and cannot read access of the user.

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**Published article**

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Preview the article by user and date:-   In the **View As** field, you can search for and impersonate different users to see how the article appears based on the can and cannot read access of the user.
-   In the **View on date** field, you can select different dates to see how the article appears in past versions.


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