== Initiate ==
First make sure the root object(s) is/are fetched from the service.
There are two three ways to initiate this process.
=== Switch to offline mode through action bar ===* Click # Press the mode switch button in the action bar;<br/>[[File:UI_Android_ModeSwitchAndIndicator.jpg|200 px|border|alt=Initiate Mode Switch|Initiate Mode Switch]]* # Select '''Offline''' in the opened menu# A dialog listing all the root objects should be shown now. Users can select any of these objects and their children to work with in offline mode.<br/>[[File:UI_Android_SelectForOffline.jpg|300 px|border|alt=Select Branch(es) for Offline|Select Branch(es) for Offline]]
=== Manually change sync mode in {{UBIK}} settings ===* Go to [[UBIK_Client_Basics#Options|Settings]];* Find setting '''SyncMode''' and change its value to offline == Select branch(es) to prepare ==A dialog listing all the root objects should be shown now. Depending on user selectionusers' selections, there are two follow-up scenarios.<br/>[[File:UI_Android_SelectForOffline.jpg|300 px|border|alt=Select Branch(es) for Offline|Select Branch(es) for Offline]]
=== Nothing selected ===
=== Root object(s) selected ===
* # If any root object is selected when {{key press|OK}} is pressed, the client will start to prepare the necessary branches.* # At the end of offline preparation, a dialog will be shown to indicate so. And the client should also be switched to offline.<br/>[[File:UI_Android_OfflinePreparationFinished.jpg|300 px|border|alt=End of Offline Preparation|End of Offline Preparation]] == Manually change sync mode in {{UBIK}} settings ==# Go to [[UBIK_Client_Basics#Options|Settings]];# Find setting '''SyncMode''' and change its value to offline# The branch selection dialog should show up. Please refer to step 3 and the further steps in [[#Switch to offline mode through action bar|Switch to offline mode through action bar]]. == Starting offline mode from context aware action bar ==It is also possible to select an arbitrary branch (not necessarily starting from the root) to prepare for offline mode. This can be done in the following steps:# Browse to any object whose child branch (including itself) is to be prepared;# Press the '''Prepare Branch for Offline''' button in the context aware action bar;<br/>[[File:UI_Android_BranchDownloadIcon.jpg|300 px|border|alt=Context Aware Action Icon for Branch Download|Context Aware Action Icon for Branch Download]]# The preparation of the branch should start right away. Once it is finished, offline mode should be activated with a dialog informing the users.
== See also ==
