Preview

iA Writer for Mac includes an integrated Preview pane to show a formatted view of your active document.

To Reveal the Preview

Do one of the following:
– With your mouse cursor over the right side of the editor, use a swipe to the left gesture (two-finger swipe on trackpads)
– Click the right-most button in the upper-right of the title bar
– From the Menu, select View → Show Preview
– Use the keyboard shortcut ⌘R

To Conceal the Preview

Do one of the following:
– With your mouse cursor over the right side of the editor, use a swipe to the right gesture (two-finger swipe on trackpads)
– Click the right-most button in the top-right of the title bar
– From the Menu, select View → Hide Preview
– Use the keyboard shortcut ⌘R

Resize the Preview

Click the menu in the Toolbar at the bottom-right of the Preview to choose between full and half width. At full width, you can hide the Editor completely for an ideal reading environment.
You can also resize the Preview via the menu:
View → Preview Width → Half | Full

Change the Current Typography

Click the menu in the Toolbar at the bottom-left of the Preview, and select one of the available typographical templates. This will change both the font and layout of the document in the Preview. You can also change this in the menu using View → Templates.

Export

You can export your document by using the menu: File → Export…. Here you can choose the manner of export. In the case of PDF, the currently selected typography in the Preview will be used.
Copying from the Preview pane lets you paste formatted text into other apps, such as email.