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This tab is available only for documents that are symbols and have a .sym extension.

Defines the symbol properties for a .sym document. With this tab, you can assign descriptive information that identifies the symbol. When you drag the symbol into a document, these values appear in the Attribute Viewer.

For example, if you wanted to define a bill of materials, you can assign manufacturing information on this tab for a door symbol, place the symbol in a document, and then create a report that displays the manufacturing information.

Name

Defines a property name.

Type

Specifies the property type you want to define for the symbol property name. You can choose from Text, Number, Money, or Date.

Value

Specifies a value for the symbol. For example, you can assign a manufacturer's name, a serial number, or other descriptive information as a value.

Attributes

The properties table lists all the properties currently defined for the symbol.