Access Methods

 Ribbon: Home tabBlock panelEdit AttributesNot available on the ribbon in the current workspace

 Menu:  ModifyObjectAttributeSingleNot available in menus in the current workspace.

 Command entry: attedit

Summary

To change attribute properties such as position, height, and style, use -ATTEDIT.

List of Options

The following options are displayed.

Block Name

Indicates the name of the selected block. The value of each attribute contained in the block is displayed in this dialog box.

List of Attributes

Displays the first eight attributes contained in the block. Edit the attribute values. If the block contains additional attributes, use Previous and Next to navigate through the list. You cannot edit attribute values on locked layers.

Multiple-line attributes display the In-Place Text Editor with the Text Formatting toolbar and the ruler. Depending on the setting of the ATTIPE system variable, the Text Formatting toolbar displayed is either the abbreviated version, or the full version.

To use a field as the value, right-click and click Insert Field on the shortcut menu to display the Field dialog box.

Previous

Displays the previous eight attribute values. Previous is available only if the selected block contains more than eight attributes and you used Next to display the additional attributes.

Next

Displays the next eight attribute values. If the block contains no additional attributes, Next is unavailable.