Switch Between Auto and Manual Modes

Setting Auto Mode or Manual Mode when you configure the presentation settings determines what type of changes you can make to the consumer’s view of the canvases and visualizations.

See About Auto and Manual Modes and How Canvas Changes Sync in Auto and Manual Modes.
  1. On your home page, hover over a workbook, click Actions, and select Open.
  2. From the Preview menu Preview menu icon, select Configure Presentation.
  3. Go to the bottom of the page and locate the mode button This image shows the mode padlock button.
  4. Depending on which mode you're using, do one of the following:
    • Click Switch to Manual mode This image shows the auto mode button (a locked padlock), indicating that canvases are locked for rename, reorder and hide. to switch from auto mode to manual mode.
    • Click Switch to Auto mode This image shows the manual mode button (an unlocked padlock), indicating that canvases are unlocked for you to rename, reorder or hide. to switch from manual mode to auto mode.