How to preview animations with particle systems?

How can I have a true preview of what an animation would look like if there are also particle systems involved in the animation?

Example: I have a stone that comes from the sky and crashes down on the ground. Upon touching the ground it plays a particle system of dust.

How to preview without having to be in play mode?

there is none afaik - has been making unity VFX artists sad for a while now ; if there was a tool that unified the particle effect playback with the playbutton I would like to know too