Change the Outline Editor View

The default view in the Outline Editor is called the Player View, which allows you to link additional content to a module, section, or topic such as a web page, presentation, image, or other document. It has a Concept and Introduction pane. The Concept pane can display conceptual or explanatory information about a module or section, or topic that is selected in the outline. The Concept and/or Introduction panes are empty until you link content to a document.

The Introduction Pane typically provides a short statement introducing a topic selected in the outline. The Introduction pane does not appear when a module or section is selected in the Outline Editor.

Note: Linked documents in the Concept/Introduction display only when you select one document in the outline. If multiple documents are selected, the pane is blank and disabled.

In addition to the Player View, there is also a Details View that shows document properties such as Last Modified Date, Role assignment, and so on. Although you can sort the Details View by property column in the Library, you can not sort by property column in the Outline Editor. Also note that you can add or remove columns from the Details View.

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If you work offline and do not have a local copy of a document that is linked as a Concept or Introduction, you will see a message in the Player View instructing you to go online and perform the Document, Get command to retrieve read-only copies of the necessary documents for viewing. You can also check out the necessary documents if you want to edit them and they are not in use.

procimageTo change the Outline Editor view:

  1. Launch the Outline Editor by opening a module or section document.
  2. On the View toolbar, choose either the Details View or Player View depending on the view that currently appears.

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