Open a component for editing

After you create an XML component, you can open it to edit the content. When you open a component for editing, Inspire locks it so other users can't change it while you're working.

Tips and tricks

If you don't want to edit content, you can just view it and keep it unlocked for other users to work on. Follow the steps in View a component without locking it.
You can open more than one component at a time to edit.
- Edit two components side-by-side. For more details, read Edit two components at once.
- Open multiple components, each in their own tab. For more details, read Open multiple components for editing.
After you open a component in Oxygen, Inspire remembers the folder where it's stored. When you want to open another file or insert an image, the Select Component screen shows you the last folder you used.
After you import a markdown file as component, you can edit the content even though it's stored as a Binary file. Follow the steps in Open a markdown component for editing.
Inspire might open a component in the XML editor and won't let you edit it in Author mode. If this happens:
- Contact your administrator.
- If you're an administrator, read Allow a component to be edited in Author mode.
- Follow the steps in Edit content as XML in the editor.

To open a component for editing:

Click Components.
In the Folders pane, navigate to the folder where you've saved the component.
In the Components pane, select the component you want to open.
You can verify you have the correct component by looking in the More component information panel at the Preview.
- The Preview pane is always shown no matter which tab you select.
- Use the scroll bar to see more content in the preview.
- You can collapse the Preview pane if you want to make more space for the Details or Where used pane.
If the panel isn't open, to expand it, click the down arrow in the panel's title bar.
To open the file in the Oxygen editor, double-click the component.
You can also open a component in the following ways:
- To select the row, click it, then right-click and select Edit...
- To select the row, click it, then click and select Edit...
For help with the next steps, read Develop content in the editor.