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What is the Google Adsense Preview Tool?

The Google AdSense preview tool allows you to preview the ads that may show up on your webpage. This is a very useful tool for website admins who are displaying Google Adsense ads on their website. You can even click on the ads being shown here as the ads are in a test state, so you don’t have to worry about Google penalizing you by banning your Adsense account. You can preview ad formats and colors where you can select a new border or background or text colors. You can also view ads which visitors to your site say from Australia or U.K or India or China or from any other country might be seeing when they visit your website.

How do I install the Google Adsense Preview Tool?

To use the Google Adsense Preview tool, you need to install the Google Toolbar.  Google bundles the most secure browser on the planet, Firefox with the Google toolbar. . So it is nice plus plus. Get a secure browser as well as the Google Toolbar. You need to abide by the Toolbar terms that you agree to use the Adsense Preview Tool to manage your Adsense account and only use it as part of a good faith evaluation etc.

Once you click on install Google Toolbar, you might be seeing a window on the top in your browser asking for confirmation if you wish to run this software. Say yes.

I already use Firefox. Should I download the Firefox with Toolbar again?

Congratulations on making sure you are surfing the web securely. If you already have firefox, you can download the toolbar using Google Pack. Google Toolbar is part of Google Pack. Google Pack is a free collection of essential software that makes your PC safer, more useful, and more fun. Some of the software which comes with Google pack are the Google Earth - 3D Earth browser, Google Desktop , Google Photos Screensaver, Adobe Reader - PDF reader, Norton Security Scan and
Spyware Doctor Starter Edition - Antispyware utility. You can install any of these above mentioned software along with the Google Toolbar.

I download the Google Toolbar. What next?

1. You now need to download a registry file from google. Right-click the link below and select Save Target As… Save the registry file(.reg) to your desktop.

AdSense Preview Tool Registry File

2. Double-click the file from your desktop and click Yes in the confirmation window.

3. You now need to restart Internet Explorer by closing all open Internet Explorer windows.

Congratulations, you are all set. Now, if you wish to use the Adsense Preview Tool, right click on any web page and from the menu, select Google Adsense Preview Tool to launch the preview tool. Once you launch the preview tool, you will see something like the image below

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