.. index:: Node Tab

.. _Node_Tab:

Node Tab
========

The *Node Tab* of the :ref:`Node Properties<node_properties>` dialog allows the user to edit different attributes of the nodes of a HUGIN domain. The Node Tab is shown in Figure 1.

.. figure:: images/nodetab.png

	Figure 1: The node properties dialog box showing the Node Tab.

In the top section of the Node tab you can specify the :ref:`name<node_name>`, :ref:`label<node_label>`, :ref:`type<node_type>`, :ref:`group<groups_and_colors>`, :ref:`interface type<interface_node>` (if any), and size of the selected node. Please note that, except for size, these can only be specified in :ref:`Edit Mode<Edit_mode>`. Below these fields, a free-text description for the node can be provided. Figure 2 shows the node properties dialog box with hyperlinks enabled in the node description. The difference between figure 1 and figure 2, is the Edit check box in figure 2 which switches the description box between edit mode and display mode . For information on how to enable html, edit in html mode and create hyperlinks go to :ref:`Network Properties Panel<network_properties>`.

.. figure:: images/nodetab1.png

	Figure 2: The node properties dialog box showing the Node tab when HTML is selected in  :ref:`Network Properties Pane<network_properties>`.

A Node Properties dialog showing the Node Tab of an Instance Node is shown in Figure 2.

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	Figure 3: The node properties dialog box showing the Node tab of an :ref:`Instance Node<instance_node>`.

Note that the dialog in Figure 3 has a field named *class*, where it is possible to configure which network class the node is an instance of.