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Position Submenus
These Element menu submenus enable you to size and position elements on the diagram, relative to each other.
The Alignment Sub-Menu:
Use the Alignment sub-menu to align the selected element(s) to each other.
Action |
Usage |
Shortcut |
See also |
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Left |
Align left edges of elements |
Ctrl + Alt + Left |
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Right |
Align right edges of elements |
Ctrl + Alt + Right |
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Top |
Align top edges of elements |
Ctrl + Alt + Up |
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Bottom |
Align bottom edges of elements |
Ctrl + Alt + Down |
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Centers |
Align centers of elements, horizontally or vertically |
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The Make Same Sub-Menu:
Use the Make Same sub-menu to make the selected elements the same width, the same height 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.
Action |
Usage |
Shortcut |
See also |
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Width |
Make all selected elements the same width |
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Height |
Make all selected elements the same height |
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Both |
Make all selected elements the same height and width |
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The Z Order Sub-Menu:
Use the Z Order sub-menu to move the selected element(s) back, forward, to the front of all other elements or behind all other elements.
Action |
Usage |
Shortcut |
See also |
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Forward |
Move selected element forward one position in the Z order |
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Back |
Move selected element back one position in the Z order |
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To Bottom |
Send selected element behind all other elements |
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To Top |
Bring selected element in front of all other elements |
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The Size Sub-Menu
Use the Size sub-menu to make the selected element(s) wider, narrower, taller or shorter by one increment.
Action |
Usage |
Shortcut |
See also |
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Wider |
Make all selected elements wider |
Ctrl + " |
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Narrower |
Make all selected elements narrower |
Ctrl + ! |
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Shorter |
Make all selected elements shorter |
Ctrl + # |
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Taller |
Make all selected elements taller |
Ctrl + $ |
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The Move Sub-Menu
Use the Move sub-menu to move the selected element(s) left, right, up or down by one increment.
Action |
Usage |
Shortcut |
See also |
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Right |
Move all selected elements to the right |
Shift + " |
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Left |
Move all selected elements to the left |
Shift + ! |
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Up |
Move all selected elements upwards |
Shift + # |
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Down |
Move all selected elements downwards |
Shift + $ |
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The Space Evenly Sub-Menu
Use the Space Evenly sub-menu to distribute the selected elements evenly.
Action |
Usage |
Shortcut |
See also |
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Across |
Space elements evenly, horizontally |
Alt + - |
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Down |
Space elements evenly, vertically |
Alt + = |
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