Diagram Slide Show

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Start > All Windows > Design > Explore > Focus > Model Views

Keyboard Shortcuts

Alt+1 | Focus > Model Views

1

Under a Model Views node, click on the Views folder to contain the slide show.

2

Right-click on the Views folder and select the 'New Slideshow' option.

The 'New Slideshow' dialog displays.

3

In the 'Name' field, type the name of the slide show.

4

Click on the OK button.

The new slide show folder is added to the selected View folder.

5

Dock the Browser window separately from the 'Model Views' tab of the Focus window.

6

Drag the diagrams to be displayed as part of the slide show from the Browser window into the new slide show folder.

To remove a diagram that is not required, right-click on it in the slide show folder and select the 'Remove Linked Item' option.

The diagram items in the slide show folder are links to the diagrams in the Browser window, not copies of the diagrams or the diagrams themselves; any actions you take in the slide show have no impact on the original diagrams.

7

Close the folder.

1

Right-click on the slide show folder and select the 'Properties' option.

The 'Slideshow Properties' dialog displays.

2

To automate the slide show, select the 'Enable' checkbox.

To run the slide show manually, deselect the checkbox.

3

If you are automating the slide show, in the 'Time' field type the number of seconds that each diagram is to remain on display.

4

Click on the OK button.

1

Right-click on the slide show folder and select either the:

• 'Run Slideshow' option, to run the slide show in the Diagram View
• 'Run Slideshow Fullscreen' option to run the slide show using the full screen

The first diagram in the slide show displays.

2

If you have set up the slide show to run automatically, you can leave it to display the diagrams as defined.

You can also moderate the slide show using manual commands.

3

If you are controlling the slide show manually, click on the slide show name.

This toolbar displays:

4

Control the slide show using the toolbar icons or the equivalent aids:

• Display the next slide - , (Spacebar) or (→)
• Display the previous slide - , (←)
• Display the first slide - , (↑)
• Display the final slide - , (↓)

• Pause the slide show -
• Resume the slide show -
• Stop the slide show - or right-click on the slide show folder name and select the 'Stop Slideshow' option

1

Right-click on the slide show folder and select the 'Remove Slideshow' option.

Enterprise Architect prompts you to confirm the deletion.

2

Click on the Yes button.

The folder and its list of links to diagrams in the model is removed.