Desktop Panel

Design

Click on this icon to select from lists of windows for browsing the structure and content of the model, including:

• Common windows for locating individual objects and displaying their properties
• Detailed windows for displaying the features and characteristics of individual objects
• Tools for creating and examining more complex components such as database definitions, schemas, scenarios, diagram layouts and the System Output window

Share

Click on this icon to select from lists of windows for creating and reviewing records on the model structures, to be shared by members of the project team. These include messages and discussions concerning the model content, common resources and documents, reusable assets, templates, maintenance and project items, tests and project reports.

Run

Click on this icon to select from lists of windows for performing execution analysis, profiling, simulation, scripting and debugging.

Workspaces

Click on this icon to select from lists of system defined and user-defined ('User Layouts') workspaces. Each workspace opens a number of related windows that together support a particular task or area of work in Enterprise Architect.

Click on the drop-down arrow to display these options:

• Select a Workspace - displays the 'Workspace Layout' dialog at the 'Workspace' tab, from which you can select a system-provided Workspace to apply
• Manage Workspaces - displays the 'Workspace Layout' dialog at the 'My Workspaces' tab, on which you can create a new custom Workspace or select and apply an existing customized Workspace
• Save New Layout - save the current work area layout as a new workspace
• My Default Package - displays the 'Find Package' dialog, from which you select a default Package to select and expand in the Browser window when the model is loaded; this does not affect, nor is it affected by, any default diagram selected to open when the model is loaded
• My Default Diagram - set either a specific diagram as your default User diagram, or no diagram (<none>), which still blocks the Model default diagram - if set - from being displayed when you open the model
• Clear Default Diagram - cancel the setting of your default User diagram; the Model default diagram, if set, is not blocked and will display when you open the model

• Manage Views - provides a further menu of options for controlling how a selected view is displayed:
       -  Float View - display the current View as a floating window, allowing it
          to be displayed in 'Full Screen' mode or to be moved to a different
          display monitor
       -  Focus View - set the input focus back to the View that last had focus
          (intended to be accessed via command shortcut keys (Ctrl+Shift+0))
       -  Reload View - load the latest information from the model database,
          to update the display of the current View
       -  Close View - close the current View; you will be prompted to save any
          unsaved modifications
       -  Close All Except Current - close all Views except the current view; you
          will be prompted to save any unsaved modifications
       -  Close All - close all Views; you will be prompted to save any unsaved
          modifications
       -  Save All Modified Views - for every View that is currently open, save to
          the model database any modifications to the appearance of the View;
          these include modifications such as changes to color, size or position
       -  Auto Hide Active Window - autohide the currently active window
       -  Auto Hide All Docked Windows - autohide all open and docked windows
       -  Close Active Window - close the currently active window

• Show All Ribbons - if you have applied a Ribbon Set to only show a subset of ribbons, this option restores all ribbons to the ribbon band
• Show Start Page - show or hide the Start Page; this setting persists through shut down and restart, until you specifically change the option
• Always on Top - force the main Enterprise Architect window to be on top of all other windows

Working Sets

Click on this icon to display the 'Manage Working Sets' dialog, on which you can define the diagrams, searches and matrixes you want to automatically display when you next log on to Enterprise Architect, either to pick up where you left off or to form a 'home base' for your day-to-day work. The first Working Set in the list is always 'Windows open when Model was last closed', which you can select to resume work at exactly the same point you stopped working in your previous work session.

Preferences

Click on the drop-down arrow to display options for opening the:

• 'Preferences' dialog on which you can set the general options of Enterprise Architect; you can control how the system behaves when you open a project, including setting the home directories and web pages the project refers to and how the Browser window responds when items are selected in it
• 'Customization' dialog ('Other Options'), through which you define additional key combinations and toolbar content for accessing Enterprise Architect dialogs and facilities

Full Screen

Click on this icon to toggle Enterprise Architect in and out of 'Full Screen' mode.

Visual Style

Displays the 'Application Look' dialog, on which you can select from a range of visual styles, themes and accent colors. You can also choose options such as displaying window tabs at the top or bottom of the windows and displaying element properties using tree or list style displays.