Delete Elements

How To:

To delete an element from a diagram, follow the steps below:

Step	Action	See Also
1	In the active diagram, click on the element to delete
2	Either: Press ( Delete) or Right-click to display the context menu and select the Delete <element name> option This does not delete the element from the model, only from the current diagram

Step

Action

See Also

In the active diagram, click on the element to delete

Either:

Press ( Delete) or
Right-click to display the context menu and select the Delete <element name> option

This does not delete the element from the model, only from the current diagram

To delete an element from the model, follow the steps below:

Step	Action	See Also
1	In the Project Browser, right-click on the element to delete The context menu displays
2	Select the Delete <element name> option A confirmation prompt displays
3	Click on the Yes button

Step

Action

See Also

In the Project Browser, right-click on the element to delete

The context menu displays

Select the Delete <element name> option

A confirmation prompt displays

Click on the Yes button

Alternatively, click on the element in the Project Browser and press ( Ctrl+Delete ) . The element is completely removed from the model.

To delete multiple elements from a diagram, follow the steps below:

Step	Action	See Also
1	In the active diagram, ( Ctrl ) +click on each element to delete
2	Either: Press ( Delete ), or Right-click to display the context menu and select the Delete selected elements option

Step

Action

See Also

In the active diagram, ( Ctrl ) +click on each element to delete

Either:

Press ( Delete ), or
Right-click to display the context menu and select the Delete selected elements option

To delete multiple elements from a diagram and model, follow the steps below:

Step	Action	See Also
1	Open the diagram containing the elements to remove from the model
2	Press ( Ctrl+A ) to select all of the elements in the diagram, or use ( Ctrl ) +click to select specific elements
3	Press ( Ctrl+Delete ) to completely remove the elements from the model

To delete multiple elements from the Project Browser and model, follow the steps below:

Step	Action	See Also
1	In the Project Browser, press and hold either ( Shift ) or ( Ctrl ) and click on the required items
2	To completely remove the elements from the model, either: Press ( Ctrl+Delete ), or Right-click on the selected items and select the Delete selected item(s) context menu option If you delete an element in this way, you delete all its properties and connectors as well

Step

Action

See Also

In the Project Browser, press and hold either ( Shift ) or ( Ctrl ) and click on the required items

To completely remove the elements from the model, either:

Press ( Ctrl+Delete ), or
Right-click on the selected items and select the Delete selected item(s) context menu option

If you delete an element in this way, you delete all its properties and connectors as well