Component Editor#
Click the gear symbol next to an installed configurable component name, or Configure on the component description to open the Component Editor.
![proj conf component editor start](/ss-5-users-guide-developing-with-project-configurator/1.0/images/proj-conf-component-editor-start.png)
![proj conf component editor start](/ss-5-users-guide-developing-with-project-configurator/1.0/images/proj-conf-component-editor-start.png)
The Component Editor opens in a new tab. The changes you can make depend on the component.
![proj conf component editor](/ss-5-users-guide-developing-with-project-configurator/1.0/images/proj-conf-component-editor.png)
![proj conf component editor](/ss-5-users-guide-developing-with-project-configurator/1.0/images/proj-conf-component-editor.png)
Changes made here are autosaved in native source format in the associated source files.
![proj conf component editor autosave](/ss-5-users-guide-developing-with-project-configurator/1.0/images/proj-conf-component-editor-autosave.png)
![proj conf component editor autosave](/ss-5-users-guide-developing-with-project-configurator/1.0/images/proj-conf-component-editor-autosave.png)
Click View Source to open an editor on the configuration file. If a component has multiple configuration files, the control is View Source Files
![proj conf component editor source](/ss-5-users-guide-developing-with-project-configurator/1.0/images/proj-conf-component-editor-source.png)
![proj conf component editor source](/ss-5-users-guide-developing-with-project-configurator/1.0/images/proj-conf-component-editor-source.png)