Using tags when drafting
When drafting in the Editor, you can choose whether or not to display tags, and how they are displayed.
Documents drafted on Lawmaker are made up of elements. If you choose to display tags, elements will be shown surrounded by tags, as in the screenshot below.
An example of part of a document viewed with Block Tags selected
Whilst you may prefer to draft with No tags selected (to make your draft look more natural in the Editor), it can be useful to show tags for some purposes.
For example, if you want to delete or copy-and-paste an inline element (such as a Quoted Text element), showing tags will allow you to select it properly before performing the operation.
Also, if you want to add multiple images after each other, you might need to turn on Full tags first to place your cursor in the correct location: see Images | Inserting-multiple-images-in-succession.
Changing the tag display mode
You can change the tag view through either of two ways:
Select the Tags menu from the left of the breadcrumb (see screenshot below); or
Select Document>Preferences…, then click the Tags display mode field.
Screenshot indicating the location of the Tags menu
Options for the tag display mode
The options for showing tags in the Editor are:
No Tags: displays no tags in the Editor, leaving it as close to a word-processor view as possible;
Partial Tags: displays simple tags without names for inline elements, while block elements are not displayed;
Inline Tags: to display full tag names for inline elements, while block elements are not displayed;
Block Tags: to display full tag names for block elements and simple tags without names for inline elements;
Full Tags: to display full tag names without attributes for both block and inline elements;
Full Tags with Attributes: to display full tag names with attributes for both block and inline elements.
Related information
Documents drafted in Lawmaker are XML documents.
XML documents are structured documents, made up of elements ‘nested’ inside other elements - hence tags can be used to show the structure of the document.
If you are interested in learning more about XML, see Introduction to XML.