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# Additional Settings for a Step or Content in a Pathway

# Additional Settings for a Step or Content in a Pathway

**In this article:**
* Overview
* Open a step's settings
* The available settings
* Things to keep in mind
* FAQs
* Who can do this

## Overview
Every step in a Pathway has its own settings panel where you can fine-tune how that step behaves — whether it's required, whether it depends on another step, when it's due, whether it auto-completes, and any extra instructions for learners. These settings let you tailor a Pathway to your learning objectives and streamline the learner's experience.

## Open a step's settings
1. Open your Pathway in the builder and hover over the step in the steps panel.
2. Click the **cog** (settings) icon to open the step's settings panel.

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## The available settings
* **Required** — when on, the learner must complete this step to complete the Pathway. Steps are required by default. See *How to Make a Pathway Step Required*.
* **Has prerequisite** — when on, you choose another step that must be completed before this one. See *How to Set a Prerequisite for a Step*.
* **Due date** — set a specific calendar date, or a number of days after the learner is assigned the Pathway, by which the step must be completed. A **Start date** works the same way for when the step becomes available. See *How to Set a Due Date for a Pathway Step*.
* **Auto-complete if previous step is completed** — when on, the step is marked complete for a learner who has already completed the same content elsewhere, so they don't have to redo it. This is handy when the same content is available as a standalone item in the library as well as in a Pathway. See *How to Auto-Complete a Step if Previously Completed*.
* **Additional Information** — add instructions or further detail that don't belong in the content's description, to enhance the learning for this step. See *How to Add Additional Information or Instructions to a Step*.

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> **Good to know:** The exact settings shown depend on the step type. Some options — such as Auto-complete and Additional Information — appear on content-type steps but not on sections, Text steps or assessor-completed Form steps.

## Things to keep in mind
* Changing a step's settings returns a published Pathway to a draft (unpublished) state, so publish again once you're done.
* Required, Due date and Start date can also be applied to a whole section from the section's own settings.

## FAQs
**Where do I find these settings?**
Hover over the step in the steps panel and click the **cog** icon to open its settings panel.

**Do all steps have the same settings?**
No. The options available depend on the step type — for example, Auto-complete and Additional Information appear on content steps but not on sections or Text steps.

**Does changing a setting affect a live Pathway?**
Editing a step's settings moves a published Pathway back to draft, so you'll need to publish it again for the change to take effect.

## Who can do this
**Owners**, **Admins**, **Managers**, **Content Managers** and **Instructors** can change a step's settings. **People Managers**, **Employees**, **Members**, **Volunteers** and **Restricted** users have read-only access to Pathways and cannot.