The Properties Pane is a tool window that accompanies the WebForm Designer. By default it is docked to the bottom-right of the GenWise Studio IDE, sharing its space with the Events Pane. The shortcut key F4 can be used to activate the Properties Pane.
The Properties Pane shows properties of different types of elements on pages opened in the WebForm Designer:
 | HTML elements / tags |
| Controls, including Control Templates |
All controls on the page can be selected from the dropdown list at the top of the Properties Pane.
The Properties Pane is synchronized to the WebForm Designer, the Template Tree and the Templates Pane:
| When a control is selected in the WebForm Designer, its properties are displayed in the Properties Pane. |
| When a control is selected from the Properties Pane's dropdown list, it is selected in the WebForm Designer, the Template Tree and the Templates Pane. This synchronization works only when there is a direct link between the selected control and a template. |
Controlled Properties
In Control Templates (see also: Template Types) most of the properties are controlled by the template. Configuration of Control Templates should be done using the Template Tree and the Templates Pane. In the Properties Pane you can inspect the property values of controls that are part of Control Templates.
As Controlled Properties are controlled by templates, they are read-only in the Properties Pane. This is visualized by small red crosses that are displayed after the property names.
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