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Navigation shortcuts in schema documents

This section is designed to show you how you can navigate the Schema view efficiently.

Displaying the content model of any element:
·Select the element type you want to see by clicking the specific Component navigator tab e.g. Com(plex).  
 
Elm=global elements, Grp=element group, Com=Complex type, Sim=Simple type, Att=Attribute, AGrp=Attribute group. The Component navigator entries are independent of the content model currently visible in the main window.  
 
·Double click the element name in the Com tab e.g. UK-Address.  

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The content model of the UK-Address element is displayed. The specific settings are shown in the Details tab.  

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Go to "ElementType" definition:
E.g. While viewing the Company content model:  
·Double clicking the AddressType text in the yellow box, takes you to the AddressType definition.  

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The AddressType definition:  

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Go to element definition:
E.g. While viewing the Company content model:  
·Press and hold down the CTRL keyboard key, and  
·Double click on any element definition you want to see (here, the element Last).  

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The element Last, which is a sub-element of the Person element, is displayed. The specific settings are shown in the Details tab.  

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