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  • ScreenSteps Workgroup Overview 2
    • Introduction to ScreenSteps Workgroup
    • How ScreenSteps Workgroup Concurrent Licenses Work
  • Setting Up ScreenSteps Workgroup On Your Network 8
    • What You Need to Install ScreenSteps Workgroup
    • Choose a Database and Install the Admin Tool
    • Create a Workgroup Database
    • Create a Workgroup Library
    • Create a User Group for your Library
    • Create Authors and Add Them to Your Group
    • Export a Connection File
    • Making PDF, Word and HTML Templates Available to Everyone
  • Using ScreenSteps Desktop With a Workgroup Library 5
    • Connect to Your Workgroup Library
    • How to Check Out a Lesson for Editing
    • How to Check Out a Manual for Editing
    • Checking Out a Lesson or Manual When Another Author has it Checked Out
    • Refreshing the Lessons and Manuals to see Additions Made by Other Authors
  • Reference Lessons 3
    • Connecting to an Existing Workgroup Database
    • Specifying the Database Host (for ODBC Connections)
    • Exporting an Author-Specific Connection File
  • Prerequisites for Using PostgreSQL 6
    • Overview
    • Installing PostgreSQL on Windows
    • Installing PostgreSQL on OS X
    • Opening the pgAdmin Tool
    • Creating a Login Account for ScreenSteps Workgroup
    • Configuring PostgreSQL to Accept Connections From Computers on Your Network
  • Prerequisites For Using Microsoft SQL Server 5
    • Overview
    • Creating a SQL Server Database
    • Adding a SQL Server User
    • Creating ODBC Connections on Windows
    • Creating ODBC Connections on OS X

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Aug 19, 2010

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How to Check Out a Manual for Editing

These instructions will show you how to check a manual out so that you can edit the title and outline. Note that you do not need to check out a manual in order to edit a lesson in the manual. Just check out the lesson.

If you need to check out a manual that is already checked out by another user then refer to this lesson.

Using the Contextual Menu

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You can right-click on a manual in the list of manuals to check it out. Just select Check Manual Out from the menu.

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A lock will appear in the manual icon showing that it has been checked out.

Using the Checked Out Checkbox

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While viewing a manual you can check a manual out by clicking on the Checked Out checkbox.

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After clicking on the checkbox the lock will appear locked. You can now makes changes to the manual.

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