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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