General attributes consist of the following:

• the name of the node (for example, nurbsSphere1 or lambert1)
• Input Connection button

  Click the Input Connection button to display the first input connection node for the currently displayed node. Right-click the Input Connection button to display a list of all input connection nodes. You can then select a node from this list to display in the Attribute Editor.

• Output Connection button

  Click the Output Connection button to display the first output connection node for the currently displayed node. Right-click the Output Connection button to display a list of all output connection nodes. You can then select a node from this list to display in the Attribute Editor.

• Focus button — Click this button to set the Attribute Editor focus to this node.
• a sample image or icon that represents the node (where appropriate)
• Select button — Click this button to select the node that is currently displayed in the Attribute Editor.
• Load Attributes button — Click this button to manually load the attributes of the selected object or node.
• Copy Tab button — Click this button to create a new window containing the selected tab.