Changing Element Appearance

Default Appearance

Override the global default appearance of all elements (which you set on the Standard Colors and Diagram Appearance pages of the Options dialog) with a different default for just the selected element on all diagrams in which it is found.

To change the appearance of the selected element on the current diagram only, use the Format toolbar.

F4

Standard Colors

Diagram Appearance Options

Set an Element's Default Appearance

Format Toolbar

Apply Image From Clipboard

Paste the image held on the clipboard onto the selected element, as an alternative image.

This image is added to the Image Library under an automatically-assigned name. The image can be accessed from and renamed in the Image Manager.

Using the Image Manager

Select Alternate Image

Select an alternative image using the Image Manager.

Ctrl+Shift+W

Using the Image Manager

Hide/Show Name Under Image

Hide or redisplay the name label under an element with an alternative image.

Set Font

Change the font type, size, color and effects for the text in an element.

Set Element Font

Show Labels

Reveal any hidden labels on the element.

Copy Appearance to Painter

Copy the default element appearance (set using the Default Appearance option, above) to the painter.

You then paste the default appearance using the Paste Appearance option on the Diagram toolbar.

Diagram Toolbar

Copy Image to Clipboard

Copy the element image to the clipboard.