--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Authoring_Output_Tags.tex	2009/10/15 03:40:45	1.10
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Authoring_Output_Tags.tex	2010/06/04 22:33:53	1.11
@@ -184,4 +184,14 @@ external image or a LON-CAPA resource. I
 \item \textbf{height}\index{height}: The height of the image in pixels.
 \item \textbf{texwidth}\index{texwidth}: The width of the image in millimeters.
 \end{itemize}
+
+\item \textbf{problemtype}\index{problemtype}: This tag allows you to show or hide output based on what the problem-type parameter is set to in the course. For example: \begin{verbatim}
+<problemtype mode="show" for="exam,survey">
+<startouttext />
+The formula is for the circumference of a cirle is 2*pi*r
+<endouttext />
+</problemtype>
+\end{verbatim}
+Will only show the output text when the problem is set to the type of exam or survey in the course.  The attribute for mode can be set to show or hide.  The attribute for for can be problem, exam, survey, or practice.
+
 \end{itemize}