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 ====== Updating Projects ====== ====== Updating Projects ======
  
-In order to update an existing project in the database, select the [Update] toolbar button.+{{:​lostplot:​manual:​toolbar_0004.jpg?​nolink&​50 |}}In order to update an existing project in the database, select the [Update] toolbar button.
  
 If the project has not been previously saved, you will be prompted for a project name before saving. If the project has not been previously saved, you will be prompted for a project name before saving.
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 ==== Auto Save ==== ==== Auto Save ====
  
-There are two levels of auto-save available:+{{ :​lostplot:​manual:​toolbar_0006.jpg?​nolink&​100|}}Any change to a project configuration setting (such as split screen, document mode etc.) is updated in the project database record immediately. In regards to authored content however, there are two levels of auto-save available:
  
-  - Auto-save ​project+  - Auto-save ​cards
   - Auto-save content   - Auto-save content
  
-=== Auto Save Project ​===+=== Auto Save Cards ===
  
-In order to turn on auto-saving of projects, click the auto save [Card] toolbar button. In this case, the //​entire// ​project ​is updated in the database when any changes are made to index cards or the overall project configuration.+In order to turn on auto-saving of projects, click the auto save [Card] toolbar button. In this case, the //​entire// ​card set is updated in the database when any changes are made to index cards or the overall project configuration.
  
 === Auto Save Content === === Auto Save Content ===
  
-A slightly reduced level of auto-saving ensures that any changes to //content// are updated in the database ​are it is edited, and can be enabled by clicking the auto-save [Content] toolbar icon. This is particularly useful when using the __Writer__, as the project ​will be updated every 5 seconds when a change has been made during typing, ensuring that communications failures will result in the very smallest amount of data loss.+A slightly reduced level of auto-saving ensures that any changes to //content// are updated in the database ​as it is edited, and can be enabled by clicking the auto-save [Content] toolbar icon. This is particularly useful when using the __Writer__, as the index card content being edited ​will be updated every 5 seconds when a change has been made during typing, ensuring that communications failures will result in the very smallest amount of data loss.
  
-While this level of auto save is advised, it should be remembered that other changes to the project should be updated manually using the [Update] toolbar icon.+While this level of auto save is advised ​once document authoring has started, it should be remembered that other changes to the project should be updated manually using the [Update] toolbar icon.
  
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