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 <h1 class="topictitle1">Create Guidance</h1>
 <div><div class="p"><p>Guidance is a general term for additional information related to <a href="role.html#role">Role</a>, <a href="task.html#task">Task</a>, and <a href="workproduct.html">Work Product</a>. Guidance
 provides information on how to perform your role, how to create a work product,
 how to perform your task, and so on. For more information see <a href="guidance.html#guidance">Guidance</a>.</p>
 <p>You should always create new <a href="methodcontent.html#creatingreusablemethodcontents">Method Content</a> in a <a href="methodplugin.html#methodplugin">Method Plug-in</a> that
 you produce.</p>
 </div>
 <div class="section"><p>To create<strong>Guidance</strong>:</p>
 </div>
 <ol><li class="stepexpand"><span>Expand the Content Package in which you want to create Guidance
 until you see the Method Elements (Roles, Tasks, Work Products, Guidance).</span></li>
 <li class="stepexpand"><span>Right click <strong>Guidance</strong> and then click <strong>New &gt; "guidance type"</strong>.
 The guidance editor for that particular guidance type opens. </span> <div class="p">The
 following guidance types have the same editor which includes a Description
 tab and a Preview tab:<ul><li><a href="concept.html#concept">Concept</a></li>
 <li><a href="example.html#example">Example</a></li>
 <li><a href="guideline.html#guideline">Guideline</a></li>
 <li><a href="report.html#report">Report</a></li>
 <li><a href="reusableasset.html#reusableasset">Reusable Asset</a></li>
 <li><a href="roadmap.html#roadmap">Roadmap</a></li>
 <li><a href="supportingmaterial.html">Supporting Material</a></li>
 <li><a href="termdefinition.html#termdefinition">Term Definition</a></li>
 <li><a href="toolmentor.html#toolmentor">Tool Mentor</a></li>
 <li><a href="whitepaper.html#whitepaper">Whitepaper</a></li>
 </ul>
 </div>
 </li>
 <li class="stepexpand"><span>Use the fields in the content element editor to specify the guidance
 details. Start by assigning a unique name to the guidance element along with
 a presentation name that is used as the external visible name when other elements
 refer to this element, or when the element is published. Every guidance type
 has specific content fields in the content editor that are distributed over
 two or more stacked tabs. Use the content fields to describe your guidance
 type.</span> <div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:</span> You can use the Rich Text Editor to edit or enter
 the text for any field that has a twisty symbol <img src="collapsed.gif" alt="" />. Simply click the symbol to access the Rich Text Editor.
 Click the symbol again to close the Rich Text Editor. For more information
 see <a href="richtexteditor.html#richtexteditor">Rich Text Editor</a>.</div>
 </li>
 <li class="stepexpand"><span>In the Icon section, select a Node icon to appear with the work
 product in the <a href="libraryview.html#libraryview">Library View</a> and <a href="configurationview.html#configurationview">Configuration View</a> and
 in the tree browser in a published Web site. The node icon should be 16 x
 16 pixels. You can also select a Shape icon to appear at the top of the published
 page for the work product. The shape icon should be 32 x 32 pixels.</span></li>
 <li class="stepexpand"><span>Select the <strong>Preview</strong> tab to view the newly created work product
 and then save by closing the tab.</span></li>
 </ol>
 <div class="section">It is possible to change the types of some types of guidance to a
 limited number of other guidance types. To change a guidance type, click the <strong>Change
 Type</strong> button and select an available new type.<p>If the type of guidance
 is a <a href="practice.html#practice">Practice</a>, you can add
 references to other elements. If the guidance is a <a href="template.html">Template</a>,
 you can attach a file to the guidance.</p>
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 <div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="createmethodcontent.html">Create Method Content</a></div>
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 <div><a href="createmethodcontent.html#createmethodcontent">Create Method Content</a></div>
 <div><a href="createarole.html">Create a Role</a></div>
 <div><a href="createatask.html">Create a Task</a></div>
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	<h1 class="topictitle1">Create Guidance</h1>
	<div><div class="p"><p>Guidance is a general term for additional information related to <a href="role.html#role">Role</a>, <a href="task.html#task">Task</a>, and <a href="workproduct.html">Work Product</a>. Guidance
	provides information on how to perform your role, how to create a work product,
	how to perform your task, and so on. For more information see <a href="guidance.html#guidance">Guidance</a>.</p>
	<p>You should always create new <a href="methodcontent.html#creatingreusablemethodcontents">Method Content</a> in a <a href="methodplugin.html#methodplugin">Method Plug-in</a> that
	you produce.</p>
	</div>
	<div class="section"><p>To create<strong>Guidance</strong>:</p>
	</div>
	<ol><li class="stepexpand"><span>Expand the Content Package in which you want to create Guidance
	until you see the Method Elements (Roles, Tasks, Work Products, Guidance).</span></li>
	<li class="stepexpand"><span>Right click <strong>Guidance</strong> and then click <strong>New > "guidance type"</strong>.
	The guidance editor for that particular guidance type opens. </span> <div class="p">The
	following guidance types have the same editor which includes a Description
	tab and a Preview tab:<ul><li><a href="concept.html#concept">Concept</a></li>
	<li><a href="example.html#example">Example</a></li>
	<li><a href="guideline.html#guideline">Guideline</a></li>
	<li><a href="report.html#report">Report</a></li>
	<li><a href="reusableasset.html#reusableasset">Reusable Asset</a></li>
	<li><a href="roadmap.html#roadmap">Roadmap</a></li>
	<li><a href="supportingmaterial.html">Supporting Material</a></li>
	<li><a href="termdefinition.html#termdefinition">Term Definition</a></li>
	<li><a href="toolmentor.html#toolmentor">Tool Mentor</a></li>
	<li><a href="whitepaper.html#whitepaper">Whitepaper</a></li>
	</ul>
	</div>
	</li>
	<li class="stepexpand"><span>Use the fields in the content element editor to specify the guidance
	details. Start by assigning a unique name to the guidance element along with
	a presentation name that is used as the external visible name when other elements
	refer to this element, or when the element is published. Every guidance type
	has specific content fields in the content editor that are distributed over
	two or more stacked tabs. Use the content fields to describe your guidance
	type.</span> <div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:</span> You can use the Rich Text Editor to edit or enter
	the text for any field that has a twisty symbol <img src="collapsed.gif" alt="" />. Simply click the symbol to access the Rich Text Editor.
	Click the symbol again to close the Rich Text Editor. For more information
	see <a href="richtexteditor.html#richtexteditor">Rich Text Editor</a>.</div>
	</li>
	<li class="stepexpand"><span>In the Icon section, select a Node icon to appear with the work
	product in the <a href="libraryview.html#libraryview">Library View</a> and <a href="configurationview.html#configurationview">Configuration View</a> and
	in the tree browser in a published Web site. The node icon should be 16 x
	16 pixels. You can also select a Shape icon to appear at the top of the published
	page for the work product. The shape icon should be 32 x 32 pixels.</span></li>
	<li class="stepexpand"><span>Select the <strong>Preview</strong> tab to view the newly created work product
	and then save by closing the tab.</span></li>
	</ol>
	<div class="section">It is possible to change the types of some types of guidance to a
	limited number of other guidance types. To change a guidance type, click the <strong>Change
	Type</strong> button and select an available new type.<p>If the type of guidance
	is a <a href="practice.html#practice">Practice</a>, you can add
	references to other elements. If the guidance is a <a href="template.html">Template</a>,
	you can attach a file to the guidance.</p>
	</div>
	</div>
	<div>
	<div class="familylinks">
	<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="createmethodcontent.html">Create Method Content</a></div>
	</div>
	<div class="reltasks"><strong>Related tasks</strong><br />
	<div><a href="createmethodcontent.html#createmethodcontent">Create Method Content</a></div>
	<div><a href="createarole.html">Create a Role</a></div>
	<div><a href="createatask.html">Create a Task</a></div>
	<div><a href="createaworkproduct.html#createaworkproduct">Create a Work Product</a></div>
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