Preview multiple artboards in bridge

Hi,
I am using the subscription service so I have the most current version of illustrator and Bridge.  When I create multiple artboards in an illustrator file and I then preview that file in Bridge I am only able to preview one page/artboard at a time.  What I would like to do is see an overview of the illustrator file and all artboards at once with the ability to zoom in and out in bridge at high resolution the more I zoom in.
I have found if I save my illustrator file with the "create pdf compatible file" option not checked it does work but it does not allow me to see a hi-res preview of the entire file (all artboards at once) in bridge.  I am just let with a low res preview of the entire file.
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks

The next question is how do you re-order artboards?  In other words, if I add a new overall artboard and it becomes #5, how do I change it to become number one and push all the numbers for the other artboards up a number?

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