Each uniquely qualified element's attributes are displayed in the AutoTag Attribute Editor along with their declared and default values. All attributes are available for formatting, regardless of whether they are actually present in markup. Style sheet instructions allow users to capture, test, modify and output attribute values. IDs or any unique attribute may be used to generate cross references and links. General entities are automatically acquired along with pre-defined formatting code from global or application specific libraries.
Replacement values can range from single characters to complex strings of code and data.
Although not a part of the SGML standard, context sensitive coding may be developed for any general entity, permitting for example, use of different replacement values in math and body text. ISO public entity sets are supplied and other external entity sets are easily incorporated. A powerful, yet easy to use set of style sheet instructions permits users to develop programmatic solutions for style application requirements. Users can set named flags or counters anywhere in the AutoTag style sheet. Subsequently, they may be reset, tested or output at other points in the document.