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When working in a diagram or view, you often need to operate on the elements as units rather than, at one extreme, changing the internal properties of the elements or, at the other extreme, changing the properties of the diagram. For such work, you can select from a range of functions.
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Editing Options
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Open Source File |
Open any type of external source file (code, XML, DDL) for editing. A file browser displays, through which you locate and open the file in the default viewer/editor for the language. This could be an external source code editor or the internal Source Code viewer. Shortcut: |
Compare Editors |
Search in Model |
Search for elements containing particular text strings, in the Find in Project view. Shortcut: |
Model Search |
Search in Files |
Search for text in code files and scripts, in the Find in Files window. Shortcut: |
Search In Files |
Find a Package |
Select this option to display the 'Find Package' dialog, which shows the full hierarchy of Packages (and only Packages) in the model. Use the dialog to locate and select a specific Package. Selecting a Package sets the Package pathname in the address field of the Package Browser toolbar, and highlights the Package in the Project Browser. |
Navigator Toolbar |
Find a Diagram |
Select this option to display the 'Select a Diagram' dialog, which initially shows the full hierarchy of Packages that contain diagrams in the model. Use the dialog to locate and select a specific diagram. When you select a diagram, the system:
You can restrict the list to show only Packages containing one of the types of Interaction diagram - Sequence, Communication, Timing or Interaction Overview. Click on the drop-down arrow in the 'Visible Diagram Types' field and click on the appropriate type of diagram. You can also expand and collapse the displayed total hierarchy, by clicking on the and . |
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Copy |
The image can be saved as a bitmap or a metafile; you set the format on the 'Options' dialog. Shortcut: |
General Options |
Paste as Link |
Paste copied element(s) into the diagram as an element-hyperlink to the original element(s). Shortcut: |
Paste Elements |
Paste as New |
Paste copied element(s) into the diagram as a new instance of the original element(s). The 'Paste Element(s) as New' dialog displays. Shortcut: |
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Paste Image From Clipboard |
Paste the element in the Enterprise Architect clipboard into the same diagram, or a different diagram, as a metafile (that is, a definition of the element) as many times as is necessary. If you paste the element into a different diagram, its classifier identifies the source diagram for the element. Shortcut: |
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Undo |
Undo the last action performed; note that some actions cannot be undone. Shortcut: |
Undo Last Action |
Redo |
Re-apply the last undone action. Shortcut: |
Redo Last Action |
Repeat Element |
Generate an element of the same type as the one last created, in the Project Browser and - if a diagram is open - in the diagram. The element 'Properties' dialog also displays, so that you can define a name and properties for the new element. Shortcut: |
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Repeat Connector |
Generate a connector of the same type as the one you have just created, when you drag between two elements. Shortcut: |
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Manage Project Clipboard |
Add copied elements to, or clear copied elements from, the Enterprise Architect clipboard; select the appropriate sub-option:
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Select All |
Select all elements concurrently on the current diagram. |
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Select By Type |
Specify a particular type of element to select on the diagram. |
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Clear Selection |
Deselect all elements. |
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Bookmark Selected |
Bookmark the selected element(s). If the selected element is already bookmarked, this option removes the bookmark. Shortcut: |
Manage Bookmarks |
Clear All Bookmarks |
Clear bookmarks from any bookmarked elements in the current diagram. |
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Delete Selected Element(s) |
Delete the selected elements from the diagram (but not from the model). Shortcut: |