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Insert Elements and Connectors

When you click on the New Element or Connector option on the Diagram context menu, a list of elements and connectors displays. This is the Toolbox Shortcut menu.

Topics

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Detail

See also

Structure

The structure of this list is as follows:

Other - expands to offer options to select elements and connectors from diagram types other than either the current diagram type or pinned Toolbox pages
The expanded list of elements and connectors for the current diagram type
Collapsed lists of elements and connectors for pages that have been pinned in the Toolbox; if an MDG Technology:
is active
automatically pins Toolbox pages, and
has pages that redefine UML or Extended pages

     The MDG Technology pages override the UML or Extended pages, which are not shown

(At the end) Common - expands to display a list of the common elements and connectors

 

 

Notes

The list of elements and connectors displays instead of the Diagram context menu, if you press (Ctrl) or (Shift) as you right-click the mouse
You can also display the list by pressing (Spacebar) or (Insert) while the cursor is on the diagram

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