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Toolbox Shortcut Menu
When you add elements and connectors into a diagram, you can do so using the Toolbox shortcut menu instead of employing the full graphical Toolbox. The menu provides options to select:
• | Elements specific to the current diagram type |
• | Relationships specific to the current diagram type |
• | Elements and relationships from any pages pinned in the Toolbox |
• | Common elements and relationships |
• | Elements and connectors for other diagram types |
The advantage of using the shortcut menu is that it provides an increased amount of the workspace to be used for diagramming rather than displaying fixed (instead of pop-up) menus.
Use the Toolbox shortcut menu
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Open a diagram.
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The shortcut menu displays, listing the current diagram-type elements and connectors.
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If necessary, select the Other option or a pinned Toolbox page option to list elements and connectors for a different diagram type.
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Select the element or connector to include in the diagram; the object is added to the diagram. If you select the Other context menu option, the final menu in the sequence offers the Activate <Type> Toolbox option; this opens and activates the corresponding page in the Toolbox, if the Toolbox is visible.
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Notes
• | As with the Toolbox itself, if an MDG Technology: |
• | Is active |
• | Automatically pins Toolbox pages, and |
• | Duplicates UML or Extended pages |
The pinned Technology pages override and replace the pinned UML or Extended pages in the initial Toolbox shortcut menu