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diff --git a/doc/salome/gui/SMESH/input/constructing_meshes.doc b/doc/salome/gui/SMESH/input/constructing_meshes.doc
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--- a/doc/salome/gui/SMESH/input/constructing_meshes.doc
+++ b/doc/salome/gui/SMESH/input/constructing_meshes.doc
@@ -73,7 +73,37 @@ Automatic Tetrahedralization or Hexahedralization.  The program will
 automatically generate a 3D mesh with the most appropriate
 settings. In the same way you can apply this functionality for meshing
 2D objects, in which case 3D algorithms are not applied.</li>
-<li>Now, when everything is ready, select your mesh in the <b>Object
+
+<li> After the mesh object is created and all hypotheses are assigned and
+before the mesh computation, it is possible to see the mesh preview.
+
+For this, select the mesh in the Object Browser. From the \b Mesh menu
+select \b Preview or click "Preview" button in the
+toolbar or activate "Preview" item from the pop-up menu.
+
+\image html mesh_precompute.png
+<center><em>"Preview" button</em></center>
+
+Select <b>1D mesh</b> or <b>2D mesh</b> preview mode in the Preview dialog. 
+
+
+\image html preview_mesh_1D.png "1D mesh preview shows nodes computed on geometry edges"
+
+\image html preview_mesh_2D.png "2D mesh preview shows edge mesh elements, computed on geometry faces"
+
+<b>Compute</b> button computes the whole mesh.
+
+When the Preview dialog is closed, the question about the storage of temporarily
+created mesh elements appers:
+
+\image html preview_tmp_data.png
+
+These elenents can be reused in the next mesh computation.
+</li>
+
+
+<li>It is equally possible to skip the Preview and \b Compute the mesh
+after the hypotheses are assigned. For this, select your mesh in the <b>Object
 Browser</b>. From the \b Mesh menu select \b Compute or click "Compute" button of the
 toolbar.