What is a property sheet?

Viewing a property sheet is a convenient and quick way to display page properties or item attributes. You can access the property sheet for information purposes or to troubleshoot a problem.

Page property sheet

A page property sheet provides a quick way to view a page's properties. To display the Property Sheet link on a page you need to add a Portal Smart Link of type "property sheet" to a region on the page. For information about how to add a Portal Smart Link to a region on the page, see Adding a Portal Smart Link item.

The following is an example of a page property sheet:

Item property sheet

You can display an item property sheet by clicking next to the item in the page area. An item property sheet provides a quick way to view an item's attributes. You can configure Portal so that all items display the Property Sheet icon . To display the icon you need to include the Property Sheet attribute in the page region. For information about how to include this attribute in the page region, see Changing the attributes displayed in a region.

The following is an example of an item property sheet.

Item Property Sheet

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Related topics

What is a page?
What is an item?
Displaying a page property sheet
Displaying an item property sheet
Changing the attributes displayed in a region
Adding a Portal Smart Link item