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Create Custom Diagram Background
Enterprise Architect diagrams have a single-color 'wash' background that you can set to a solid color or a fade gradient down the screen. You set the color on the Standard Colors page of the Options dialog, and whether to have a fade gradient on the Diagram Appearance page.
Alternatively, using the Image Manager dialog, you can create a non-tiled background for diagrams.
How to
To create a non-tiled background follow the steps below:
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Create a Boundary object from the Use Case Elements page of the Toolbox; do not use the Boundary element from any other section of the Toolbox. |
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Stretch the Boundary to a size that can contain all of the elements you intend to place on the diagram, and drag it to the edges of the diagram workspace.
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Right-click on the Boundary element and select the Z-Order | Send to Bottom context menu option. This ensures that the Boundary is not displayed in front of any other element in the diagram.
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On the Image Manager dialog, select an appropriate image as the diagram background and ensure that the image size is large enough to span the required size of the diagram background.
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When you have selected the required image, click on the OK button. Alternatively, you can copy an image from another source onto the Windows clipboard, right-click on the Boundary element in the Enterprise Architect diagram, and select the Appearance | Apply Image From Clipboard context menu option.
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