# Metadata Perspective
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Keyboard shortcut: `CTRL-Shift-M`
### Description
The Metadata perspective is where you manage the different [metadata types](/data-shaper-1.21/knowing-the-data-shaper-designer/index-2.md) available in your Hop projects.
### Usage
#### The types tree
This perspective has a tree on the left-hand side where the metadata types are shown as top level with elements below it:
#### Managing elements
You can right-click on any element to edit, rename, duplicate or delete an element. You can also use this menu to create new elements. To create a new element you can also double-click on the element type itself. You can also use the toolbar icons in the toolbar located right above the metadata tree.
#### Tabs
When creating or editing metadata elements you will get the information presented in a separate tab on the right-hand side. This will allow you to easily switch between various metadata elements when working in a project.
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