This wikiHow teaches you how to enable the Attribute Editor or “Attribute Editor” tab in Active Directory (“Active Directory”). To display the tab, you need to enable “Advanced Features” in the “Active Directory Users and Computers” console.
Step
Step 1. Click the Windows “Start” menu
The button with the Windows icon is at the far left of the Windows taskbar. The “Start” menu will open after that.
Step 2. Type in Active Directory Users and Computers
The “Active Directory Users and Computers” option will appear on the “Start” menu.
Step 3. Click Active Directory Users and Computers
This program has a yellow pages phonebook icon. The “Active Directory Users and Computers” window or console will appear after that.
If the “Active Directory Users and Computers” console is not already installed on the computer, contact the computer system administrator first
Step 4. Click View
This option is in the menu bar at the top of the Active Directory window (“Active Directory”). Click "View" to display the drop-down menu.
Step 5. Check Advanced Features
If you don't see a tick to the left of "Advanced Features", click the box to enable it.
Step 6. Right-click the user object you want to edit
User objects are displayed in the main active directory or “Active Directory” window. After right-clicking the object, a pop-up menu will appear next to the object.
Step 7. Click Properties
The user object properties window will open.
Step 8. Click Attribute Editor
Once the “Advanced Features” option is checked, an attribute editor or “Attribute Editor” tab will be displayed at the top of the user object's properties window.
