The Outline Editor displays the outline on the left and a view of either document details (or properties) or linked content on the right. By default, the Outline Editor displays the Player view that shows the Concept/Introduction panes depending on the document type you have selected. For example, module, section, and topic documents can have Concepts while topics can have both a Concept and an Introduction.

Text appears in the Introduction pane after you record topic content and enter text for the Introduction frame bubble. Only text that is marked as Visible in See It/Try It modes or Visible in Player appears in the Introduction pane.

The Concept pane displays linked content such as a web page, package, or URL. You can control the display of linked content using the Preview category in Options (on the Tools menu).

Publishing Note: When you publish content to the Player, topic introduction text appears in the Player Concept pane if there is no linked content in the Developer Concept pane.

You can navigate the outline and display linked documents by clicking the + icon next to the document name. You can also use the left or right arrow keys or the ENTER key to expand/collapse a parent document with links. The ENTER key can also be used to open recorded topics in the Topic Editor or launch the Recorder for empty topics. Use the up or down arrow keys to move the document selection up and down the outline.

To initiate any action on a document such as link a new document, you must select it by clicking the document name. When you select a document in the outline, linked Concept/Introduction content also appears (if you linked this content to the document).

You can adjust the size of each pane by clicking and dragging the vertical or horizontal split bars that separate each pane. The Developer remembers any sizing changes that you make to these panes.

Note: You can also use the keyboard to navigate in the Outline Editor.

Expand/Collapse Modules or Sections
You can expand or collapse selected module or section documents to display its related child documents. Use the or toolbar icons or the Expand and Collapse commands on the View menu to expand or collapse selected modules or sections.

 Multi-user Considerations

• As documents are checked in and out, icons appear to the left of the document name indicating the check in/out state as follows:
   
  indicates that the document is checked out to you.
   
  indicates that the document is locked and checked out to another author.
   
  No icon indicates that the document is checked in and available to any author.
   
  These icons appear in various places such as the Library and Outline Editor as well as on document editor tabs and various views. Also note that additional columns in the Details view of the Library and Outline Editor display the check in/out state and version number. The Checked Out By column displays the name of the author who is currently using the document.

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