Use an authoring tools element

The authoring tool element is used to add authoring portlet functions to Web pages. When creating an authoring tool element, define the layout of the authoring tool and any required actions, and select parameters for each action layout as required.

• Create an authoring tools component

  You can only use an authoring tools element by creating an authoring tools component. You cannot add an authoring tools element to authoring templates, site areas or content items.

• Authoring tools element design examples

  You can format an authoring tool element's look and feel in different ways, including displaying authoring tools as text based links, or image based links.

• Referencing an authoring tool

  An authoring tool component can be referenced within presentation templates, menu element designs and navigator element designs. When added to menus and navigators, the edit and delete functions are applied to each item displayed in a menu or navigator.

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Authoring tools element