Change the Play Modes Property

After completing this topic, you will be able to change the play modes assigned to topics.

Steps:

1. Select the topic for which you want to change the Play Modes.

    

   Click the Creating Outlines topic below the Lists section.

   Step 1

2. In the Topic category of the Properties toolpane, display the list of available play modes.

    

   Click in the Play Modes field.

   Step 2

3. Click the Play Modes list button.

   Step 3

4. The list displays the play modes assigned to the selected topic.

   Step 4

5. Remove the Know It? play mode for the topic.

    

   Click the Know It? option.

   Step 5

6. Click outside the Play Modes list to close it.

    

   Click in the blank space to the left of the list to close the list.

   Step 6

7. Select the Creating Bullet Lists and Creating Number Lists topics and remove the Know It? and Do It! play modes.

    

   Click the Creating Bullet Lists topic.

   Step 7

8. Press the [Ctrl] key and click the Creating Number Lists topic.

   Step 8

9. When you select multiple documents, a message appears at the bottom of the Properties toolpane warning you that the change will overwrite any existing values.

   Step 9

10. Click in the Play Modes field.

    Step 10

11. Display the list of available play modes.

     

    Click the Play Modes list button.

    Step 11

12. Remove the Do It! and Know It? play modes for the selected topics.

     

    Click the Do It! option.

    Step 12

13. Click the Know It? option.

    Step 13

14. Click outside the Play Modes list to close it.

     

    Click in the blank space to the left of the list to close the list.

    Step 14

15. Add the Creating Outlines topic to the selection.

     

    Press the [Ctrl] key and click the Creating Outlines topic.

    Step 15

16. Because the selection contains topics with different assigned values, the Play Modes cell appears blank.

    Step 16

17. Display the Play Modes list for the selected topics.

     

    Click in the Play Modes field.

    Step 17

18. Click the Play Modes list button.

    Step 18

19. The checkmarks show that for all of the selected topics, See It!, Try It!, and Print It! modes are enabled and Know It? mode is disabled. The gray checkmark indicates that the Do It! mode assignment varies for the topics in the selection.

    Step 19

20. Enable Do It! mode for all selected topics.

     

    Click the Do It! option.

    Step 20

21. Enable the Do It! mode for all of the selected topics.

     

    Click the Do It! option.

    Step 21

22. Click outside the Play Modes list to close it.

     

    Click in the blank space to the left of the list to close the list.

    Step 22

After completing this topic, you are able to change the play modes assigned to topics.

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