AdSense Preview Tool

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AdSense Sandbox (see the preceding section) is third-party software, unaffiliated
with Google AdSense. The AdSense preview tool, however, is an official
Google application that, like AdSense Sandbox, allows you to see what types
of ads might appear on new Web pages that you’ve created. You can then use
this information to decide whether you want to add AdSense to that page.
With the AdSense preview tool, you can also check the destination of ads
that are on any of your Web pages, view how the formats and colors of ads
will appear on your page, and see what ads users in other countries will see.
The preview tool requires that you install a registry file on your computer. To
do so, follow these steps:
1. Go to the Web page listed at the beginning of this section and find the
AdSense Preview Tool link.
2. Right-click the link and choose Save Target As from the menu that
appears.
3. Save the registry file to a location where you can find it on your hard
drive.
I suggest saving it to your My Document file or to your Desktop.
4. Double-click the file after the download completes.
A confirmation window appears.
5. Select Yes in the confirmation window to update the registry.
The registry file is a self-installing file, so you don’t have to search for
the correct place in the registry to place the file.
6. After the installation is complete, restart your Internet Explorer
window so the installation can take effect.
That’s all there is to installing the preview tool. After the tool’s installed, you
can use it by right-clicking in any Web page. From the menu that appears,
choose Google AdSense Preview Tool to launch the preview tool. When it’s
launched, you can see the ads in the new window and even click your own
ads without fear of inciting Google’s ire. As long as you’re in the Preview
window, clicks don’t count.