Diagram Menu

Diagram Designer

Diagram Designer

Diagram Menu

 

 

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Spell checker...

 
  • Diagram Designer can check the spelling of all text.  The spell checker is covered on a separate page.

 

Default font...

 
  • opens a standard Windows® dialog to select the default font for text in objects.  Text in objects can over-ride the default and use a different font, if desired.  At startup, Diagram Designer uses the Arial font, 10pt. text as a default; setting a new default font applies that font on a drawing by drawing basis only.

 

Page properties...

 
  • opens a dialog to set properties (ie. page size) for the current page.  The user can manually set the page width and height in current units as determined by the Options settings or use the settings already available to the printer ().  The button reverses the width and height settings, if desired.  If multiple pages exist in the diagram, the settings can be applied to all pages by checking the Apply to all pages box.

This dialog is also available by left-clicking the current page name shown in the status area.

 

New page

 
  • creates and opens a new page in the diagram.  Page name is always "Page n", numbered as 1 being the first page (regardless of whether it has been renamed).  This feature is also available by left-clicking the current page name shown in the status area.

 

Rearrange pages...

   
  • opens a dialog allowing the user to
    • rename pages
    • re-order pages
    • delete pages
    • select the current page

    This dialog is also available by left-clicking the current page name shown in the status area.

 

Edit layer  ►

   
  • This operation allows the user to select the current layer.  Only the current layer can be edited.  See Using Layers for more information.

 

Connect links

   
  • When link points contained in different objects occupy the same location, the usual behaviour is for the links to connect.  This effectively joins the two (or more) objects such that, if one is moved, the other(s) move also.  However, this linking does not always occur; this operation attempts to join all links on the page which should have been linked upon creation.

 

Set layer color...

   
  • sets the default color for a layer.  See Using Layers for more information.