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diff --git a/docs/html/guide/appendix/api-levels.jd b/docs/html/guide/appendix/api-levels.jd index b3b6371..0830032 100644 --- a/docs/html/guide/appendix/api-levels.jd +++ b/docs/html/guide/appendix/api-levels.jd @@ -324,22 +324,24 @@ control to show documentation only for parts of the API that are actually accessible to your application, based on the API Level that it specifies in the <code>android:minSdkVersion</code> attribute of its manifest file. </p> -<p>To use filtering, set the control to the same API Level as that specified -by your application. Notice that APIs introduced in a later API Level are -then grayed out and their content is masked, since they would not be -accessible to your application. </p> +<p>To use filtering, select the checkbox to enable filtering, just below the +page search box. Then set the "Filter by API Level" control to the same API +Level as specified by your application. Notice that APIs introduced in a later +API Level are then grayed out and their content is masked, since they would not +be accessible to your application. </p> <p>Filtering by API Level in the documentation does not provide a view of what is new or introduced in each API Level — it simply provides a way to view the entire API associated with a given API Level, while excluding API elements introduced in later API Levels.</p> -<p>By default, API Level filtering is enabled and set to show the latest API -Level. If you do not want to use filtering reference documentation, -simply select the highest available API Level. </p> +<p>If you decide that you don't want to filter the API documentation, just +disable the feature using the checkbox. By default, API Level filtering is +disabled, so that you can view the full framework API, regardless of API Level. +</p> <p>Also note that the reference documentation for individual API elements -specifies the API Level at which the elements were introduced. The API Level +specifies the API Level at which each element was introduced. The API Level for packages and classes is specified as "Since <api level>" at the top-right corner of the content area on each documentation page. The API Level for class members is specified in their detailed description headers, |