How do I put an element into contenteditable mode via javascript

[pymnclilliape]

I have the following HTML element\[code\]<p class="story" contenteditable="true">This is a story.</p>\[/code\]Now I want to put the element into edit mode via javascript. I assumed something like the following would work, but it doesn't\[code\]$('.story').click();\[/code\]How can I manually put this element in edit mode (via javascript or any other way) without the user clicking on the element?