Instructions have the basic form:.
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In AlliED these instructions can be added from both the WYSIWYG page, and the Instruction list page. If added from the WYSIWYG page, they will be inserted at the current Playback time. If added from the Instruction Page they will be inserted at the currently highlighted position of the instruction list.

XWA briefings also introduced something new: animated Icons. This has required a new set of buttons for AlliED to simplify their animation.

As far as I can tell, there is only one Briefing possible in XWA mission files.

Playback Controls
Located below the map, the functions are:
 

	Loop Back	Loop back to the beginning of the Briefing and begin playing.
	Stop	Stops playback and returns to the beginning of the briefing.
	Pause	Pauses playback at current position, or releases pause if already on.
	Previous Instruction	Rewinds to previous instruction. Continues playback if already if playing.
	Play	Continues playback from current position.
	Step Forward	Advance the current Time by .04 seconds (the smallest increment) or one "frame" if you think in terms of stop frame animation. Pauses if playing. Useful for accurate placing of instructions.
	Next Instruction	Advances to next instruction. Continues playback if already playing.
	Next Stop Point	Fast forward to next Page Break. Continues playback if already playing.

There is also the Time slider which allows you to manually slide backwards and forwards through the Briefing. 
 

You can also use the end arrows to move backwards and forwards by one step or "frame".

Map toolbar
The buttons specific to the WYSIWYG page are:
 

	Indicate Selection	Highlights the currently selected Icon with a yellow square.
	Show Icon numbers	Displays the number of each icon beside it.
	Pause at Page Breaks	Playback will pause when the Briefing reaches a Page Break instruction.
	X or Y Lock	Locks the X or Y coordinate while dragging items around the Map.
	X or Y Snap	Cycles through the snap values, i.e. the smallest increment an item can be dragged by. Snap increments are relative to Map grid lines rather than kms.

Seen By
Highlight each of the Teams that will see this Briefing. I've put in the full selection as it is in the mission file, but since Briefings only work for single player missions and the Player should be on Team 1, that's really the only one to worry about.
 

Run Time
Set the Total length in seconds that the Briefing will run before returning to the start. Make sure this is long enough to run all the instructions in your Briefing.