Adding and Deleting Custom Properties

You can add and delete custom properties from a graphic.

To add a custom property

1. Click the canvas to cancel any selected elements.

2. On the Special menu, click Custom Properties. The Edit Custom Properties dialog box appears.

3. Click the Add icon. A new line is added in the custom properties list.

4. Type a name for the new custom property and click Enter.

   You can see the name of the graphic and the custom property in the header of the dialog box.

   • If the graphic includes an embedded graphic, the name of the custom property cannot be the same as the name of the embedded graphic or of an element of the embedded graphic.

   • If the graphic includes a script, the name of the custom property and a nested class property in the script cannot be the same.

5. Configure the custom property on the right side of the Edit Custom Properties dialog box. For more information, see Configuring Custom Properties.

6. Click OK.

To delete a custom property

7. Click the canvas to cancel any selected elements.

8. On the Special menu, click Custom Properties. The Edit Custom Properties dialog box appears.

9. Select the custom property you want to delete and click the Remove icon. When a message appears requesting confirmation to delete the custom property, click Yes. The custom property is removed from the custom properties list.

10. Click OK.

Related Topics

Managing Custom Properties