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title: "Property Pages in SQL Server Management Studio"
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# Property Pages in SQL Server Management Studio
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Property page dialog boxes in [!INCLUDE[msCoName](../includes/msconame_md.md)] [!INCLUDE[ssManStudioFull](../includes/ssmanstudiofull-md.md)] all use a common format displaying information with expanding and collapsing categories. The fields shown depend on the particular property. Properties shown in gray are read-only. Categorized and Alphabetic buttons are near the top of each property page.  
  
The following table describes the common elements of [!INCLUDE[ssManStudio](../includes/ssmanstudio-md.md)] property page dialog boxes.  
  
|Element|Description|  
|-----------|---------------|  
|**Categorized**|Lists all properties and property values for the selected object, sorted by category. In category view, you can collapse a category to reduce the number of visible properties. When you expand or collapse a category, you see a plus sign (+) or minus sign (-) to the left of the category name. Categories are listed alphabetically.|  
|**Alphabetic**|Lists all properties and property values for the selected object, sorted alphabetically.|  
|Property name|The first column in the grid lists the property names.|  
|Properties|The second column in the grid lists the property values.|  
|Description pane|The description pane appears at the bottom of the page and shows the property type and a short description of the property. You can turn the description of the property off and on using the **Description** command on the shortcut menu.|