# Option: mode

This option specifies how elements is to be converted into TinyMCE WYSIWYG editor instances. This option can be set to any of the values below.

### textareas

Converts all textarea elements to editors when the page loads.

### specific_textareas

Converts all textarea elements with the a textarea_trigger attribute set to "true".

### exact

exact - Converts only explicit elements, these are listed in the elements option. These elements can be any kind for example textareas or divs.

### Example of usage of the mode option:

    tinyMCE.init({
        ...
        mode : "exact",
        elements : "elm1,elm2"
    });