document.enterEditMode()

#### Availability

Flash MX 2004.

#### Usage

document.enterEditMode([editMode])

#### Parameters

editMode A string that specifies the editing mode. Acceptable values are "inPlace" or "newWindow". If no parameter is specified, the default is symbol-editing mode. This parameter is optional.

#### Returns

Nothing.

#### Description

Method; switches the authoring tool into the editing mode specified by the parameter. If no parameter is specified, the method defaults to symbol-editing mode, which has the same result as right-clicking the symbol to invoke the context menu and selecting Edit.

#### Example

javascript

The following example puts Flash in edit-in-place mode for the currently selected symbol:
fl.getDocumentDOM().enterEditMode('inPlace');

The following example puts Flash in edit-in-new-window mode for the currently selected symbol:
fl.getDocumentDOM().enterEditMode('newWindow');


#### See also

document.exitEditMode() (../Document_object/docume61.md)

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