# Attributes

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The Attributes display the purpose of each DMX channel. 

It is possible to:

- [Add](/utility/key_add_dmx_channels/)
- [Delete](/utility/key_delete_dmx_channels/)

DMX channels in the table Attributes.

- To edit the attributes, double-click the cell below a column. The cell is selected and is displayed in blue. Type to edit using the keyboard of your PC. 

![](/img/utility/attributes_v1_3_1-6deb0a.png)

_Attributes_

The table Attributes consists of six columns.

- **Coarse:** Displays the coarse 8 bit DMX address.
- **Fine:** Displays the fine 16 bit DMX address.
- **Attribute:** Displays the fixture attribute.

**Start Address:**\
All attributes share a start patch number after a start address. This allows the creation of fixtures using multiple DMX start addresses. DMX channel 1 is always a start address. If another DMX channel is set to a start address, it is displayed as two horizontal black lines.

- **Break:** Displays the DMX start address of a fixture. There are up to four DMX start addresses in a fixture type.
- **Highlight:** Displays the highlight value.
- **Default:** Displays the default value.** **
- **DMX Entry\
  0-100:** Displays values in percent.​ \
  **0-255:** Displays values in decimal 8 bit. \
  **0-65535:** Displays values in decimal 16 bit.

## Subtopics

- [Mix color attribute table](/utility/key_mix_color_attribute_table/)
- [Add DMX channels](/utility/key_add_dmx_channels/)
- [Delete DMX channels](/utility/key_delete_dmx_channels/)