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Using Column View
By default, Arbortext Editor opens a DITA map in Column view. Column view is designed to support document types that primarily consist of tags and attribute content and have relative little text or other inline content. Column view combines a structural view of a document with a series of rows and columns, similar to a spreadsheet, where you can view and edit the attributes of the elements in the document.
Column view has the following parts:
Outline column — This is always the first column and provides a structural view of the document.
By default, this is the only column displayed when you edit a DITA map. Column view also provides a special cursor This graphic shows the Column view cursor. for the Outline column. The Column view cursor shows the current insertion point in your document hierarchy.
Modify attributes column — This is usually the second column and enables you to view and modify the attributes of a tag that have assigned values.
Attribute value columns — These are a series of columns that enable you to modify a defined set of a tag’s attributes.
For more information, refer to the Column View Overview and Authoring DITA Maps topics in the Arbortext Editor help.
Rearranging the Map Structure
Opening and Closing the Hierarchy
Showing and Hiding the Columns
Using the Modify Attributes Column
Using the Attribute Value Columns
Working with DITA Maps