View 'Properties' of a Visualization Element

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Function: This view is used for configuring the element properties of the selected visualization element.

Call: Menu bar: View ‣ Element Properties

Menu bar

Filters
All categories	List of all element properties
Default	List of the most frequently used element properties
Simple	List of certain basic element properties, such as Texts, Colors, and Input configuration
Animation	List of element properties for animation with variables
Colors	List of element properties for designing with color
Texts	List of element properties for designing with text
Input	List of element properties for configuring user input

Sort
Sort by type	: Element properties are sorted by the original order of categories.
Sort by name	: Element properties are sorted in alphabetical order.

Order
Sort ascending	: The properties are sorted from A to Z.
Sort descending	: The properties are sorted from Z to A.

Expert

: The table includes all properties. The menu command Filter ‣ Show all categories is enabled at the same time.

Element properties display in a table

Column Property	Element properties of the selected element
Column Value	The assigned value is applied in the editor view.

Double-click in the Value column

A line editor, drop-down list, or dialog opens for editing the value.

opens the Input Assistant dialog for help, for example when assigning variables or image references.

Single-click for a selected field

Blank for a selected field

Note

A style selected in the visualization manager can include single, predefined element properties. As a result, these do not appear in this view because a fixed value is already assigned to them. They do not have to be configured anymore.

Note

Visualizations can be configured with device-specific restrictions that block the availability of element properties.

Device-specific restrictions :

Elements with restricted availability
Fonts with restricted availability
Colors with restricted display
Image formats with restricted display
Maximum number of visualization elements
Maximum number of visualizations below the device