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Properties Dialog

The properties window is shown to the right of the main JOSM window. If it is not displayed then click the "property for selected objects icon" (an image of a hand pointing to a dialog box), or use the keyboard shortcut ALT+P.

This dialog box shows you the existing properties for the selected objects, and allows you to add, edit, or delete properties.

Properties are generally added to nodes or ways, and whatever object you want to edit must be first selected before using any of the controls outlined below. The keys and values in use in OpenStreetMap can be found on the ​map features page.

You can either select one object at a time, or select multiple objects, before using the controls below. If you have selected multiple objects and they have different values for a particular key, then in the properties dialog box this will be shown as value <different>.

Add

Clicking the "Add Property" button brings up a dialog box which allows you to enter details for keys and values. If within the data you are working with there already are keys / values in use, then the existing keys will be available as a drop down list in the dialog box.

Edit

If you select a key / value pair in the property dialog, and then click the edit button you can edit the key and/or value for that pair.

Delete

If you select a key / value pair in the property dialog, and then click the delete button it will immediately delete that pair. If you make a mistake then you can immediately use the undo option on the Edit Menu

Note

You can also add tags to selected object by using the Presets Menu option.

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