Element Options
Description of element properties
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Description of element properties
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The Element Options (shown below) and the Element Options (also shown below) shows a list of properties that can modify the look and feel of the selected element.
When exporting an artboard, Web Export translates the graphics on the artboard into HTML code. In other words, it converts an artboard element like this:
Into code like this:
It goes from a visual graphic design in XD to HTML code.
That HTML goes from code back into a visual design when loaded into a browser.
The Element Options form is a way to add, modify, update or remove the HTML, CSS and JavaScript code that is exported.
Depending on the type item you have selected in Adobe XD there may be a few more or a few less options shown.
Any element that has been modified from its default state will show visual indicators next to the properties that have changed.
In the image below, there is one property that has been changed. It is shows a blue border next to it:
If we click on the Show Changes button we can see the names of the properties that have changed:
We can reset all changes to the selected element by using the Reset Changes button:
The following list describes each field and links to more details.
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Copy - Copies the URI to the exported page (only shows after export)
URL - Opens a link to a page that shows the URI to the exported page
- The identity attribute or id defines a unique name of an element.
- The tag name and sub tag name fields allow you to define the tag names of the exported elements.
- Additional styles provide a way to define or modify the styles of an element.
- Additional classes provide a way to define a group of styles or properties for one or more elements.
- Additional attributes provide a way to set the attributes of an element to adjust or configure their behavior.
- Set hyperlinks on elements to visit different pages.
- Set the different width and height sizing options.
- Use a rectangle as a background for a group
- Markup inside is a powerful way to set your own HTML.
- Markup before and after provides a way to add HTML before and after an element.
- Find a range of text and give it an id
- Find and replace text in a text group
- Sets horizontal layout rules to items inside of a group
- Sets horizontal layout rules to items inside of a group
- Determines how items are aligned inside of a layout group
- Determines how items are spaced inside of a layout group
- Determines how items are wrapped inside of a layout group
- Determines how an individual item is aligned inside a layout group
- Select an element to show it's styles on hover
- Opens a form to enter custom JavaScript
- Opens a form to enter custom CSS
- Opens a form to enter custom HTML
- Set whether content that is larger than it's original size shows scrollbars, is hidden or is visible.
- Options for how to layout, size and position the selected item or it's descendants
- Set an element to anchor to the left, top, bottom, right edge of its container or if it is centered horizontally or vertically in its container. Also known as anchors or .
- If checked the element the markup is exported as a string in JavaScript.
- If checked the element is converted into a static image of what it looks like in the artboard
- Shows helpful information for developers.
- Adds an outline around the element when the page is viewed in the browser.
- If unchecked then the element is not displayed. Element is still exported.
- If unchecked then the element is not exported at all
- Automatically export on each change
- Export the selected or first artboard
- Show the markup of the selected item
- Show the CSS of the selected item
- Shows the properties that have changed from default settings
- Resets any changes made to the element back to the default state
