Type Menu


The Type menu (see Figure A) has options for manipulating the display of the tag structure based on an item's element type. For example, if you select an item and then choose the Collapse option from the Type menu, all items having the same element type will be collapsed. The Type menu differs from the Item menu, whose options affect the tag structure immediately related to a selected item.

 


Figure A - Type Menu

Hide -
Use this option to hide all items of a particular element type. 
Show -
This option becomes available after you've chosen the Hide option. To show all hidden items having a particular element type, select their parent element in the tag structure, and then choose Show (which will indicate the hidden items' tag). All items of the same element type will be displayed.
Collapse -
Use this option to collapse all items of a particular element type.
Expand -
This option becomes available after you've chosen the Collapse option. To expand all collapsed items having a particular element type, select one of those items (anywhere in the tag structure), and then choose Expand. All items of the same element type will be expanded.
Alias...
You can assign an alias to an item in the tag structure. This is useful if the item's tag is lengthy or could be otherwise simplified for easier editing. When you choose this option, the Set Alias dialog box appears with two text boxes. In the top text box, enter a label that will be the alias for the item's tag. Optionally, you can enter the filename of an icon (usually a bitmap graphic) that will represent this item in the tag structure.
Color
Use this option to apply a particular color to items having the same element type (i.e., identical elements). Choosing Color with an item selected in the tag structure will cause a sub-menu with color options to appear. The default color value is None. Click one of the six other check boxes to apply a color.
Promote -
To display a table view of items having the same element type, select one such item and promote it. This item and all like items, including their data fields, will display in a horizontal format (instead of the tag structure's vertical format).
Show Content As -
This menu choice offers three options for viewing content. Show as Rows is the default option, displaying items having the same element type in a table view (i.e., with the data fields promoted).. The Show as Markup option allows you to enter content in mark-up format.