User Guide

Administration Basics 37
ConsoleOne User Guide
104-001316-001
August 29, 2001
Novell Confidential
Manual 99a38 July 17, 2001
In This Section
 “General Characteristics” on page 37
 “Unique Characteristics of Editing Multiple Objects Simultaneously” on
page 37
 “Customizing Property Pages” on page 38
General Characteristics
The table below describes the general characteristics of using property pages.
Unique Characteristics of Editing Multiple Objects Simultaneously
The table below describes the unique characteristics of using property pages
to edit multiple objects simultaneously.
Feature Notes
OK, Cancel, Apply These buttons affect all the property pages. OK and Apply save all changes to all
pages (Apply leaves the dialog box open), and Cancel discards all changes on all
pages.
Tabs Each tab can have multiple property pages. To select the page you want, click the
drop-down list on the tab.
Fields that have this control beside them can have multiple values. To see all the
values, click the control. To enter multiple values, type a value > press Enter > type
another value > press Enter, and so on.
Disabled fields and
options
Fields and options are disabled if:
 You don’t have rights to modify the associated properties
 You need to modify some other setting first to enable the fields or options
Feature Notes
Fields and lists  No values are displayed in fields or lists because the existing values might
be different for each object.
 For a single-value field, any value you enter will replace the existing value in
each object when you click OK or Apply.
 For a multi-value field or list, any values you enter will be added to the
existing values in each object when you click OK or Apply.