[Tex/LaTex] What are the available modes in beamer

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In beamer class for presentations we can use the \mode command to control what part of our text belongs to which mode. My question is how many mode are available for use?

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From section 21.3 Details on Modes in The Beamer class User Guide for version 3.36:

When beamer typesets your text, it is always in one of the following five modes:

  • beamer is the default mode.
  • second is the mode used when a slide for an optional second screen is being typeset.
  • handout is the mode for creating handouts.
  • trans is the mode for creating transparencies.
  • article is the mode when control has been transferred to another class, like article.cls. Note that the mode is also article if control is transferred to, say, book.cls.

In addition to these modes, beamer recognizes the following names for modes sets:

  • all refers to all modes.
  • presentation refers to the first four modes, that is, to all modes except for the article mode.
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