#### Table Entry Editor Overview

This section describes general aspects of the Table Entry editor.

##### Example screenshot

##### Layout

The Entry editor has a two-column layout. The left column contains the attribute descriptions (names), the right column contains the attribute values. Each line represents a name-value pair.

The Entry editor has its own toolbar. The left part displays the distinguished name of the current entry. The right part contains the toolbar icons and menu.

##### Colors and Fonts

To distinguish the different attribute classes the Entry editor uses different fonts. By default the following colors and fonts are used:

Attribute class | Default font | Default color | Example
--- | --- | --- | ---
objectClass attribute | bold and italic | black |
Must attributes | bold | black |
May attributes | normal | black |
Operational attributes | italic | black |

These colors and fonts could be changed in the Colors and Fonts preferences .

##### Toolbar

The toolbar contains the following items:

Icon | Action | Description | Shortcut
--- | --- | --- | ---
| New Value | Adds a new value to the selected attribute and starts the edit mode. | Ctrl-+
| New Attribute... | Opens the New Attribute wizard . When finishing the wizard a new attribute is created and the edit mode is started to enter a value. | Shift-Ctrl-+
| Delete | Deletes the selected values. | Delete
| Delete Attributes | Deletes all values of the selected attributes. Applicable to multi-valued attributes, if you want to delete the complete attribute just select one value use this action. |
| Reload Attributes | Reloads the attributes of the current entry. | F5
| Expand All | Expands all folded attributes. |
| Collapse All | Collapses all folded attributes. |
| Show Quick Filter | Shows/Hides the Quick Filter . | Ctrl-F

##### Drop Down Menu

The drop down menu contains the following items:

- Sorting...: Opens the Sort Dialog to set default sorting.

- Show Decorated Values: If checked decorated values are displayed, this means some additional information is displayed:

  - Images: Image format, width, height, and size.
  - Binary data: Data size.
  - Passwords: Used hash method.
  - Timestamps: Locale dependent date and time format.
  If unchecked the raw values (as stored in directory) are displayed.

- Save Automatically: If checked, each modifcation (add attribute, edit value, delete attribute) is saved automatically and a modify request is sent to the server. If unchecked the editor becomes dirty (an asterisk '*' appears in the editor tab) if the entry is modified. Multiple modifications could be applied to the entry. The editor must be saved explicitely using Ctrl+S.

- Preferences...: Opens the Entry editor preferences dialog.