Opening the Metadata Editor

The Metadata Editor is, by default, part of the XML Editor perspective and can be accessed:

1. by clicking on the XML Editor icon in the Welcome Screen, or, when the Welcome Screen is not active, in the tool bar of TextGridLab:
   
2. by creating a new object (cf. documentation of Project and User Management, ch. Managing  (Adding, Copying, Publishing) Resources in a Project).

The Metadata Editor can be opened in other perspectives than the XML Editor or, if closed, re-opened in the XML Editor perspective:

1. by selecting “Tools” in the menu bar and selecting “Metatdata Editor”:
   

   Figure: Accessing the Metadata Editor

2. by clicking, when the Welcome Screen is not active, on the Metadata Editor icon in the tool bar:
   

Note: In order to load object metadata into the Metadata Editor you must authenticate and select a TextGrid object for editing (cf. Authentication).

Related Topics

• Authentication
• Managing (Adding, Copying, Publishing) Resources in a Project