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Chapter 22: Editing Code in Design View
To use the Property inspector:
1.
Click in text or select an object on the page.
The Property inspector for the text or object appears below the Document window. If the
Property inspector is not visible, select Window > Properties.
Property inspector is not visible, select Window > Properties.
2.
Make changes to the attributes in the Property inspector.
Related topics
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Changing attributes with the Tag
inspector
inspector
You can use the Tag inspector to edit tags and objects using a property sheet similar to the
ones found in other integrated development environments (IDEs).
ones found in other integrated development environments (IDEs).
To edit attributes using the Tag inspector:
1.
Do one of the following in the Document window:
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In Code view (or the Code inspector), click anywhere in a tag’s name or in its
contents.
contents.
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In Design view, select an object, or select a tag in the Tag Selector.
2.
Open the Tag inspector (Window > Tag Inspector), and select the Attributes tab.
The selection’s attributes and their current values appear in the Tag inspector.
3.
Do any of the following in the Tag inspector:
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To view the attributes organized by category, click the Show Category View button.
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To view the attributes in an alphabetical list, click the Show List View button.
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To change an attribute value, select the value and edit it (see the procedure below).
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To add a value for an attribute with no value, click in the attribute-value column to
the right of the attribute and add a value (see the procedure below).
the right of the attribute and add a value (see the procedure below).
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To delete an attribute value, select the value and press Backspace (Windows) or Delete
(Macintosh).
(Macintosh).
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The Tag inspector and the Property inspector both allow you to view and edit a tag’s
attributes. The Tag inspector enables you to view and edit every attribute associated
with a given tag. The Property inspector shows only the most common attributes, but
provides a richer set of controls for changing those attributes’ values, and allows you to
edit certain objects (such as table columns) that don’t correspond to specific tags.
attributes. The Tag inspector enables you to view and edit every attribute associated
with a given tag. The Property inspector shows only the most common attributes, but
provides a richer set of controls for changing those attributes’ values, and allows you to
edit certain objects (such as table columns) that don’t correspond to specific tags.