Update an attribute

When you're working on a document in the Oxygen-based editor, you can view and edit information about an element in the Attributes pane.

Before you begin

An administrator can mark any attribute as Protected.

  • This may prevent you from working with attributes unless you have special permissions.
  • If you encounter a permission error when saving your attribute changes, contact your Administrator.

To update an attribute:

  1. In the editor pane, put your cursor inside the element whose attribute you want to change.
  2. To the right of the editor, click to expand the Attributes pane.
  3. In the Attributes pane, click in the row containing the attribute you want to change.
  4. In Value, select an option or enter text to define the attribute.
  5. In the Attributes pane, click Accept.
If you're comfortable reading XML code, you can also edit attribute information directly in the editor pane when you show tags. Be sure to use the Full tags with attributes option.