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### Show Advanced Properties
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Many objects have Advanced Properties, which do not need to be configured for normal use and are normally hidden to avoid clutter. The {{< image src="/images/Flow Editor - Show Advanced Properties.png" >}} icon toggles whether these are visible or not.
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Many objects have Advanced Properties, which do not need to be configured for normal use and are normally hidden to avoid clutter. The {{< image src="/images/Flow Editor - Show Advanced Properties.png" >}} icon displays them and then changes to {{< image src="/images/Flow Editor - Hide Advanced Properties.png" >}} to hide them.
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### Add Variables
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To display the Property Type and expected Data Type, hover the cursor over the Property name.
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See the [Property Editor][Property Editor tutorial] tutorial for a step-by-step guide.
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### Change Property Editor
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Click on the icon to the left of the Property name to cycle through the available Property Editors for that property: Variable Editor -> Expression Editor -> Literal Editor.
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Click on the icon to the left of the Property name to cycle through the available Property Editors for that property. They will cycle in the following order:
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* The Variable Editor {{< image src="/images/Flow Editor - Variable Editor.png" >}}
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* The Expression Editor {{< image src="/images/Flow Editor - Expression Editor.png" >}}
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* The Literal Editor {{< image src="/images/Flow Editor - Literal Editor.png" >}}
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{{% alert title="Note" %}}Not all Properties allow use of all three Property Editors.{{% /alert %}}
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Note: Not all Properties allow use of all three Property Editors.
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See the [Property Editor][Property Editor tutorial] tutorial for a step-by-step guide.
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### Show/Hide Advanced Properties
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Click the eye icon on the Property Editor’s title bar to toggle between showing or hiding the selected object’s Advanced Properties.
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Click the {{< image src="/images/Flow Editor - Show Advanced Properties.png" >}} icon on the Property Editor’s title bar to show the selected block's advanced properties.
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When advanced properties are visible, click the {{< image src="/images/Flow Editor - Hide Advanced Properties.png" >}} icon to hide them.
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See the [Property Editor][Property Editor tutorial] tutorial for a step-by-step guide.
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### Add Variables
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Click the Plus (+) icon on the Property Editor’s title bar to automatically create all uncreated variables that have been referenced in the any of the object’s properties that are using the Variable Editor.
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This action will also open the Variables Grid in the Bottom Panel.
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Click the {{< image src="/images/Flow Editor - Add Variables.png" >}} icon on the Property Editor’s title bar to automatically create all uncreated variables that have been referenced in the any of the object’s properties that are using the Variable Editor.
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This action will also open the Variables Grid in the [Bottom Panel][].
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See the [Property Editor][Property Editor tutorial] tutorial for a step-by-step guide.
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### Help
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Click the question mark (?) icon on the Property Editor’s title bar to the Product Portal in a new browser tab. The new tab will display information that is relevant to this object.
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Click the {{< image src="/images/Flow Editor - Help.png" >}} icon on the Property Editor’s title bar to open the Product Portal in a new browser tab. The new tab will display information that is relevant to this block.
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See the [Property Editor][Property Editor tutorial] tutorial for a step-by-step guide.
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## See Also
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### Related Concepts
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* [Blocks][]
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* [Variables][]
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* [Workspaces][]
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### Related Tutorials
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* [Property Editor][Property Editor tutorial]
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[literaltext]: {{< ref "#free-format-literal-text" >}}
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[input]: {{< ref "#input" >}}
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[inputoutput]: {{< ref "#inputoutput" >}}
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[Blocks]: {{< url path="Cortex.Reference.Concepts.Fundamentals.Blocks.MainDoc" >}}
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[Bottom Panel]: {{< url path="Cortex.Guides.UserGuides.UserInterfaces.Gateway.Dev.FlowEditor.BottomPanel.MainDoc" >}}
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[Property Editor tutorial]: {{< url path="Cortex.Tutorials.Development.FlowEditor.RightPanel.PropertyEditor" >}}
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[Variables]: {{< url path="Cortex.Reference.Concepts.Fundamentals.Variables.MainDoc" >}}
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[What is a Block?]: {{< url path="Cortex.Reference.Concepts.Fundamentals.Blocks.WhatIsABlock.MainDoc" >}}
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[What is a Block Property?]: {{< url path="Cortex.Reference.Concepts.Fundamentals.Blocks.BlockProperties.WhatIsABlockProperty.MainDoc" >}}
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[What is a Workspace?]: {{< url path="Cortex.Reference.Concepts.Fundamentals.Workspaces.WhatIsAWorkspace.MainDoc" >}}
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[Workspaces]: {{< url path="Cortex.Reference.Concepts.Fundamentals.Workspaces.MainDoc" >}}
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CloseFlow = "/docs/tutorials/development/flow-editor/navigation-bar/#close-flow"
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[Cortex.Tutorials.Development.FlowEditor.RightPanel]
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PropertyEditor = "/docs/tutorials/development/flow-editor/right-panel/#property-editor"
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[Cortex.Tutorials.Operations]
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