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Displaying the XPath Query Editor

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The XPath Query Editor is not displayed by default. In addition, it is closed when you exit the XML document with which it is associated.

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To display the XPath Query Editor:

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        <li>Click the 
          <b class="cBold">Show XPath Query Editor</b> button on the XML Editor tool bar (
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The XPath Query Editor appears. Any previously created queries are displayed on individual tabs. If no queries have been created, a new tab, labeled 
    <em class="cEmphasis">Query1</em>, is displayed.

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Customizing Syntax Coloring

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The XPath Query Editor uses Stylus Studio's syntax coloring, and you can change the default settings for several XPath Query Editor properties on the 
    <b class="cBold">Editor Format</b> page of the 
    <b class="cBold">Options</b> dialog box. These settings affect tokens in XPath expressions, such as errors, strings, keywords, operators, and attributes.

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To change syntax coloring in the XPath Query Editor:

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	1.	Click 
    <b class="cBold">Tools &gt; Options &gt; General &gt; Editor Format</b> to display the 
    <b class="cBold">Editor Format</b> page of the 
    <b class="cBold">Options</b> dialog box.

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The 
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	2.	Scroll the 
    <b class="cBold">Colors</b> list; fields related to the XPath Query Editor are prefixed with 
    <b class="cBold">XPath</b>.

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	3.	Use the palette to change the color of the tokens as desired.

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