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Using Play Mode ​

This page explains how to use Play Mode.

Access to Play Mode and its features depends on a user's role within the project. For a quick overview of roles, see Workspace and project roles in the Introduction section.

Unless otherwise noted, all instructions apply to project or workspace owners and editors, who have full access to the project.

Set Play Mode start ​

Before running your project in Play Mode, you must define a starting element. To set a starting element:

  1. Right-click the desired element.
  2. Select Play Mode > Set start.

You can change the starting element at any time by repeating the same action on a different element.

⚠️ A project can have only one starting element.

ℹ️ Once a starting element is set, the only way to remove it is by assigning the Play Mode start to another element.

Enter Play Mode ​

To enter Play Mode, click the Play Mode button on the top-left of the menu bar.

An orange arrow pointing at the Play Mode button in the top menu of an Arcweave project.

⚠️ Project visitors without access to the board can only enter Play Mode via a public link. This occurs when a project has been shared publicly for Play Mode access only. See Share your project.

Quickstart from here ​

Workspace and project owners and editors can also start Play Mode from any element in the project, ignoring the starting element. To do this:

  1. Right-click an element.
  2. Select Play Mode > Quickstart from here.

⚠️ Quickstarting from an element skips all variable changes and element visits that would normally occur when reaching that element through standard play.

Reorder options ​

Workspace and project owners and editors can reorder an element's clickable options. To reorder an element's options:

  1. Right-click the element in your board.
  2. Select Play Mode > Quickstart from here.
  3. In Play Mode, drag and drop the options into the desired order. Changes are saved automatically.

Restart story ​

To restart the story, click the Restart button on the left side of the Play Mode top menu. This resets all variables and element visits, and restarts the story from the starting element.

Control audio volume ​

If you attach audio assets to elements, these files will automatically play during transitions between elements in Play Mode.

The Play Mode interface includes audio controls on the top menu:

  1. Click the audio icon to access volume controls.

Arcweave's Play Mode environment, with an orange arrow pointing at the volume control button on the top menu.

  1. Adjust the volume slider to set your preferred audio level.
  2. Click the mute icon to toggle audio on or off.

Share project ​

For all users except project visitors, the Play Mode interface includes a Share button, located on the left side of the top menu.

Arcweave's Play Mode environment, with an orange arrow pointing at the Share button on the top menu.

This button functions identically to the project's main Share button: it opens the Share panel, where you can manage project collaborator and visitor access. The available sharing options and permissions depend on the user's assigned role within the project.

Arcweave's Play Mode environment, with an orange arrow pointing at the Share button on the top menu. The Share panel is open and identical to the project's Share panel, providing the option to invite project collaborators and change the project's public access.

For a detailed description of the Share panel, see Share your project.