.. index:: Add State

.. _Add_State:

Add State
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The add state function can be activated from the Add State item in the :ref:`Edit Menu<edit_menu>` or from the add state button in the :ref:`Edit Mode<edit_mode>` Tool Bar (the button shown in Figure 1).


.. figure:: images/AddState.png

	Figure 1: The add state tool button from the Edit Mode Tool Bar.


The add state function adds a new state (or decision option) to the node currently selected. The function only works for :ref:`discrete chance nodes<discrete_chance_node>` and :ref:`decision nodes<decision_node>`. If the node is a decision node, this state is named "State *n*" (where *n* is the total number of states of the node after the new state has been added). If it is a decision node, the new decision option is named "Action *n*".