Attributes that appear in the Format Attributes view for several formats.
| Control | Description | Options |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Format name, used to associate it with XDIME markup | |
| Background Color | Color of the format background | |
| Background Policy | Name of background policy for the format. Browse opens the Policy Selection dialog, which displays existing image policy names. | |
| Width | Format width in specified units | |
| Width Units | Unit of width | Pixel, % |
| Height | Format height in pixels | |
| Border Width | Width of the format border in pixels | |
| Cell Padding | Cell padding for format | |
| Cell spacing | Cell spacing for format | |
| Horizontal Alignment | Horizontal alignment of the format. 'Start' and 'End' values indicate preferred alignment when used with the direction property, for example 'Start' used with 'rtl' aligns the text right, and 'End' aligns it left. | Left, Center, Right, Start, End |
| Vertical Alignment | Vertical alignment of the format | Top, Center, Bottom |
| Destination Area | Keywords that target a defined area, for example 'Text', 'Image' and 'Video' areas for MMS messages, or 'ViewportHeader', 'ViewportContent' and 'ViewportFooter' areas for viewport layouts. | Text, Image, Video, ViewportHeader, ViewportContent, ViewportFooter |
| Markup Optimization | Whether any specific markup should be retained, integrated with containing markup without loss of style, or integrated regardless of loss of style | Never, Little Impact, Always |
| Filter Usability Below | If the number entered here (1-100) is less than the value in Keyboard Usability for the device, the fragment is filtered out. | |
| Directionality | Specifies the intended text direction of the format, left to right, right to left or fixed (representing a component that is direction neutral), and should not be reversed when rendering the layout | Left to Right, Right to Left, Fixed |