Customizing the Web palette

The Web tools palette lets you drag an item from a drawer in the palette view and drop the item to the JSP or HTML file that you are editing. To customize the palette, complete the following steps:

1. By default, the Palette view opens when you are editing a JSP or HTML file in Page Designer. If the palette is not open, click Window > Show View > Other > Basic > Palette.

2. Right-click inside a drawer in the Palette view to display the pop-up menu. From this menu, you can select Layout, Use Large Icons, Context, Customize, and Settings.

3. Select Layout to adjust the following options
   • Columns - the number of columns depends on the width of the particular view

   • List - items appear with minimal description

   • Icons only - each item appears as an icon with no text

   • Details - descriptions of each item are included

4. Select Use Large Icons to increase the size of the items that appear in each drawer.

5. Select Context to specify the drawer items you want to customize. For example, if you select HTML and then select the Customize menu choice, you will be able to readily customize HTML tags.

6. Select Customize to change the items (and their attributes) that appear in a drawer. Customize enables you to perform any of the following actions:
   • Move or delete items within the drawer

   • Change the names and descriptions of items within the drawer

   • Specify a default drawer to be opened when the Palette view first appears

   • Hide items within a drawer

   • Change attributes for an item within a drawer

7. Select Settings to change the following:
   • Font settings

   • Layout settings

   • Drawer options, such as whether to close a drawer when another is opened

 

Related concepts

Palette view

 

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Using the Web palette