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The GizmoBrowser is activated under the Manage.. -> Enable GB menu item for admin users (editing must be enabled to see this menu). It presents the admin user with table-based view of all the children of the current page, and allows them to be inspected and edited. This can be particularly helpful when the Template style (Style 4 on the Manage..-> Styles & Colors admin page) is in use for a site. This is because when templates are used, the GizmoTags embedded in the template determine the page content. If there is no embedded gizmo tag to address a given child object, it will not be exposed to the viewer. (See the section on GizmoTags, as well as the Metadot Developers' Guide, for more information about templates and GizmoTags).
Therefore, the Gizmo Browser allows the template builder to see all the underlying child content for a page, inspect the children, and confirm that the template includes the right gizmo tags to display desired content based on the list of children.
To disable the Gizmo Browser when you are finished with inspection mode, and return to the regular page view, choose Manage.. -> Disable GB from the admin’s pulldown menu.
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