Setting a pre-defined attribute

Background

Starting point

The procedure in this topic assumes Skribenta is installed and configured for normal operation, and:

You have logged into Skribenta.
You are assigned to one of the following user roles: content provider, technical writer or administrator.
You have selected the workspace you want to work in.
A content file or a configuration file is created in the workspace.
You have browsed to and opened the file in the Workspace view or the Publications view.
You have created an element, for example, a paragraph or an ordered or unordered list.

Your need

You need to set an attribute, other than the most common attributes, on an element in your file.

The possibility

Apart from the most common Skribenta attributes class, type, label, id and condition, it is possible to set other attributes on the element and give it a value. This is handy if, for example, you want to control a particular styling.

About this task

What you will learn

This instruction tells you how to set an attribute, other than the most common attributes, on an element in your file.

The result

This is the content before setting a pre-defined attribute on a paragraph element:

This is the content after setting pre-defined attribute child-background-color to yellow on a paragraph element:

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Overall steps

Open the file, then set an attribute on an element in your file content.

Time

1 minute

Procedure

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1. Make sure that the step(s) in section "Starting point" (see section "Background" above) are performed.

2. In your file content, right-click the element that you want to set an attribute on.

A pop-up list opens.

3. In the pop-up list, select the element icon.

A toolbar opens.

4. On the toolbar, click Attributes > All.

The All tab opens.

5. In the Name box, type a valid attribute, or click the Name arrow and select an attribute from the list.

6. In the Value box, type an attribute value or click the Value arrow and select an attribute value from the list.

7. Click Add.

8. Click Apply.

The attribute value is set on the element.

Alternative procedure: Setting a pre-defined attribute using a keyboard shortcut

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1. Make sure that the step(s) in section "Starting point" (see section "Background" above) are performed.

2. In your file content, put the caret inside the element that you want to set an attribute value on.

3. Press Ctrl+Shift+Down Arrow.

The All tab on the element Attributes toolbar opens.

4. In the Name box, type a valid attribute, or click the Name arrow and select an attribute from the list.

5. In the Value box, type an attribute value or click the Value arrow and select an attribute value from the list.

6. Click Add.

7. Click Apply.

The attribute value is set on the element.