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# Set initial edit mode in Apryse DOCX Editor
Learn how to set the initial edit mode in the Apryse DOCX Editor using WebViewer and JavaScript. Control editing behavior when documents first load.
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**Requirements**
*These packages are required to use these features in production. Trial keys have unlimited access to all features*
Package: DOCX EditorLive demo
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The [DOCX Editor](/web/docx-editor/docx-editor.md) supports multiple edit modes that determine how users can interact with a document.
You can choose from the following modes:
* **Editing** – full editing capabilities are enabled.
* **Reviewing** – users can suggest and review tracked changes.
* **Viewing** – the document cannot be edited.
The `initialEditMode` property allows you to specify the default edit mode when a document is loaded. This property is part of the `officeEditorOptions` object, which is included in the `WebViewerOptions` parameter passed to the `WebViewer` function.
This may be added to the WebViewer options to set the `initialEditMode` as demonstrated below.
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```js
WebViewer({
...,
initialDoc: 'https://myserver.com/myfile.docx',
initialMode: Webviewer.Modes.DOCX_EDITOR,
officeEditorOptions: {
initialEditMode: WebViewer.InitialEditModes.EDITING, // Default edit mode
// initialEditMode: WebViewer.InitialEditModes.REVIEWING, // Enables tracked change editing
// initialEditMode: WebViewer.InitialEditModes.VIEW_ONLY', // Enables viewing without document editing
// initialEditMode: WebViewer.InitialEditModes.PREVIEW', // Enables view only with accepted tracked changes preview
},
});
```
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[Enable DOCX editing](/web/docx-editor/edit-docx-file.md) [WebViewerOptions](https://sdk.apryse.com/api/web/global.html#WebViewerOptions) [InitialEditModes](https://sdk.apryse.com/api/web/global.html#InitialEditModes)
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