Diagram Options and Tools Reference
Most diagram options and tools are self-explanatory, and are just shown in the images. This section provides details for a few that require some explanation.
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Interactive Tools Menu Options and Toolbar Buttons | |
Select
(Pointer) tool.
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Pan
tool.
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Magnify
Select Magnify and hover over the diagram to display a magnified section of the diagram.
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Zoom
Drag the cursor diagonally to define the area to which you want to zoom.
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Interactive Zoom
Drag the cursor up to zoom out. Drag the cursor down to zoom in.
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Link Navigator
Shows the path of a link using a simple animation.
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Layout Menu Options and Toolbar Buttons | |
Default Layout
Returns the diagram to the default layout. To display the layout list, click the arrow next to the button and select a new layout from the list of options.
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Circular Layout
It is available in the layout list. See
Circular Layout.
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Orthogonal Layout
It is available in the layout list. See
Orthogonal Layout.
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Symmetric Layout
It is available in the layout list. See
Symmetric Layout.
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Hierarchical Layout (Rectilinear)
It is available in the layout list. See
Hierarchical Layout.
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Hierarchical Layout (Oblique)
It is available in the layout list. See
Hierarchical Layout .
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Other Diagram Menu Options and Toolbar Buttons | |
Print Setup
Sets options for printing the diagram or elements of the diagram. See
Printing a Diagram.
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Print Preview
Lets you see how the printed diagram would look.
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Print
Prints the diagram.
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Export to Image
Exports the diagram to one of the five available image file formats, and lets you save the image file locally for future reference. See
Exporting a Diagram to an Image.
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Labeling
Prevents labels from overlapping with other elements and labels in the diagram.
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Link Routing
Redraws the diagram, attempting to redraw only the links, leaving resource nodes in the same size and position where possible.
The behavior of link routing is affected by the preference options Fix Node Size and Fix Node Position. |
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Incremental Layout
See
Incremental Layout.
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Fit In Window
Zooms the diagram to fit the size of the current diagram editor view.
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Additional Toolbar Buttons | |
Refresh Diagram
If you make changes in the project, clicking Refresh Diagram updates the diagram with the changes.
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Zoom Percentage
Zooms the diagram to the specified percentage.
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Search Entities
Allows you to search for TIBCO BusinessEvents entities in the diagram.
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