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Operations on Multiple Elements
It is possible to perform various operations on two or more elements on a diagram at once, either to add the same feature or to standardize the size or orientation of the selected elements. This makes it much faster to update the diagram than if you had to modify each element separately.
To select the required elements, either click and drag the cursor over the group to highlight them, or press Ctrl and click on each element separately.
Access Right-click on a selected element (for format/layout operations, right-click on the element against which to standardize the others)
Options
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Extensions |
Select this option to access a submenu of enabled Technologies on the system (for example, ArcGIS or TOGAF), each of which provides options for performing technology-specific operations on the elements. This option is available in the Professional, Corporate and Extended editions of Enterprise Architect.
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Align |
Select one of these options to align elements against the 'master' element's:
You can also edge-align groups of elements using the Diagram Toolbar; the four alignment buttons are made available when more than one element is selected in a diagram.
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Ctrl+Alt+! Ctrl+Alt+" Ctrl+Alt+# Ctrl+Alt+$ |
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Space Evenly |
(For three or more selected elements.) Select this option to automatically even out the spacing between the selected elements, either horizontally or vertically. |
Alt+- Alt+=
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Same Height/Width |
Select one of these options to make all the selected elements match the 'master' element's height or width, or both. In Use Case diagrams, these options are blocked if the Allow Elongated Use Cases option is turned off on the Options dialog Objects page.
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Feature and Compartment Visibility
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Select this option to define the visibility of features and compartments on all selected elements. |
Ctrl+Shift+Y |
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Add Tagged Value
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Select this option to add the same Tagged Value to all selected elements. |
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Autosize |
Select this option to automatically resize the selected elements to their default minimum size (element content permitting).
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Alt+Z |
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Appearance |
Select this option to set the same default appearance and font for all of the selected elements at once. |
F4 |
Set an Element's Default Appearance
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Make Non-Selectable |
Select this option to make the selected elements on the diagram non-selectable. To make the elements selectable again, either:
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Dockable |
Select this option to turn the Docking feature on or off for the selected elements. When two elements are dockable, they can be moved together to automatically join along their common edge.
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Code Generation |
(For Class elements) Select this option to either:
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Shift+F11 Ctrl+R |
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Transform |
Select this option to transform the selected elements using a transformation template in a single operation.
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Ctrl+H |
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Generate Documentation |
Select this option to generate a single document report on the selected elements. (Do not, in this instance, use the F8 key.)
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Copy |
Select this option to copy the selected elements to the clipboard.
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Layout Selected Elements |
Select this option to automatically adjust the layout of the selected elements on the diagram.
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Delete Selected Elements
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Select this option to delete the selected elements from the diagram only. |
Ctrl+D |
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