Accessing Android Studio properties window?

Question

I have recently started using Android Studio and cannot work out how to access the properties window.

The following screenshot was taken from Google and shows exactly what I'm trying to access denoted by the red rectangle around the properties window.

Can anyone please tell me how I can access this?

Solution 1

Switch to design view. Click "Design" tab at bottom-left work area.

Solution 2

In the new Android Studio Version 3.1.2, the name of the Propierties Windows is "Attributes".

Look at this picture: Attributes basic view And, if you want to see the complete attributes, simply click on "View all attributes": Attributes full view

How to restore windows?: restore windows

Solution 3

I had the same issue than found that the properties window was always there but I had to drag it out with my mouse. Just go to the far right vertical bar in Design mode then drag to the right when your mouse turns into horizontal arrows pointing away from each other. Hope this helps!

Solution 4

You can just click on the design tab on your screen (at the left bottom corner below your code text window) and just click on anything whose property you want to change

make sure you are in the '.xml' file

Solution 5

I accidentally deleted the properties side bar and Window-->restore deafult layout helped.

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Comments

[bsautner]

thanks - i want that hour of my life back looking for this

[Wayne Uroda]

The Design tab is at the bottom left of the XML work area, not the whole android studio - maybe that helps somebody else, stupid me didn't find it at first >_<

[Ben]

I feel like android studio is the least intuitive gui i have used.

[Marin]

gracias amigo !!

[Mandar Vaze]

Similar story here. "drag" didn't work. I just double clicked the window so that it could "fit" in my screenful, and "hidden" stuff from the right side of the screen "appeared" 🎉