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This page is for procedure authors. By the end of it, you will have checked your work from the operator’s point of view, exited the procedure cleanly, and know where publishing happens so operators can run it.
There is no separate “save” button on the HoloLens: spatial content you author on the device is stored against the procedure and stays in sync with the Procedures Portal — models added on the HMD appear on the same step in the Portal, and changes on either side propagate to the other. If a session looks stale, tap Procedures in the side menu on the device, or refresh the browser tab in the Portal. See How Content Flows.

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Exit the Procedure via the Side Menu

While inside a procedure, raise either hand with your palm facing toward you to open the contextual side menu. It has three buttons (with the current time and system status at the bottom):
Contextual procedure side menu shown on the palm with Rescan, Reposition, and Exit buttons
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Open the side menu

Lift either hand and face your palm toward yourself.
2

Select Exit

Select the Exit button (bottom icon). A confirmation panel appears: “You are about to exit this procedure” with Resume and Exit Procedure options.
Exit Procedure confirmation popup with Resume and Exit Procedure options
3

Confirm

Select Exit Procedure to return to the Procedures page — or Resume to close the panel and continue from the current step.
If you finished by walking to the end of the procedure, the Completion Step also offers an Exit Procedure button — see Choice Steps and Completion Rules.

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Verify Your Work in Operator Mode

The most reliable preview is to run the procedure exactly as an operator will. From the Procedures page, open the same procedure again — and this time choose Operator (Use a procedure) in the mode-selection dialog (see Enter Author Mode). Scan the same QR code at the same position. As you walk through, check that:
  • Models appear where you placed them, anchored correctly to the QR position.
  • Interactable settings behave as configured — models with Interactable off cannot be moved; models with Interactable Ghost on leave a shadow at the original position when moved.
  • Gems and tethered lines point operators to the right physical locations on the steps where you placed them.
  • Media plays on the steps where it is attached.
  • Every choice branch can be walked to a proper Completion Step.
Note that operators do not see the 3D Model panel — they see only the content you placed. If anything is off, exit, re-enter in Author mode, and adjust.
While reviewing, say “Follow me” to keep the supported panel in front of you, and use the “Next” / “Previous” voice commands to advance hands-free. See Voice Commands.

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Publish So Operators Can Run It

Publishing is done from the web Procedures Portal, not on the device:

Manage Procedures

Manage and publish your procedure from the Procedures Portal.

Run Mode

Preview how the procedure runs, step by step, from the Portal.
Once published, operators who scan the same QR code at the same physical location will see your models, gems, and instructions exactly where you placed them. For exhaustive detail on the in-procedure controls, see the reference pages: Procedure Side Menu and Follow Me.
Next: Walk the full journey end to end in Your First Procedure, or see how operators experience your work in Find and Open a Procedure.