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In-place Editing Tasks

How To:

To use the in-place editing menu options, follow the steps below:

Images	Step	Action	See Also
	1	Open the diagram containing the element
	2	Click on the element, and on the item to manipulate within the element The item line is highlighted in a lighter shade (the default is white), to indicate that it has been selected
	3	Edit and manipulate the items in the element, either by pressing the appropriate keyboard keys or by right-clicking on the highlighted item and choosing a task from the Element Items context menu The available commands are listed in the table below

Images

Step

Action

See Also

Open the diagram containing the element

SelectedElementEdit

Click on the element, and on the item to manipulate within the element

The item line is highlighted in a lighter shade (the default is white), to indicate that it has been selected

Edit and manipulate the items in the element, either by pressing the appropriate keyboard keys or by right-clicking on the highlighted item and choosing a task from the Element Items context menu

The available commands are listed in the table below

Reference:

Menu option...	Usage	Shortcut	See also
Edit Selected	Change the name, scope or stereotype of the element or element item	F2
View Properties	Display the dialog containing details of the element	Enter
Insert New After Selected	Insert a new item in the element	Insert
Find in Project Browser	Locate the item in the Project Browser
Add Attribute	Add an attribute to the element	Ctrl + Shift + F9
Add Operation	Add an operation to the element	Ctrl + Shift + F10
Add Other	Insert a feature on the specific element item, such as Maintenance features and Testing features	Ctrl + F11
Delete Selected from Model	Delete the selected item from the model	Delete
View Source code	Display the source code for the element, in the default external editor	F12	The Source Code Viewer
Set Breakpoint	Set a breakpoint on a highlighted operation (including a breakpoint, start recording marker, end recording marker or stack auto-capture marker)		Breakpoint and Marker Management Marker types
	Navigate Diagram Selection, to navigate the diagram between elements without having to use the mouse	Ctrl + Shift + arrow key
	Toggle element highlight option on and off	Shift + Enter

Other options that are available while editing element attributes or operations in a diagram include:

Usage	Shortcut	See also
Accept current changes	Enter
Accept current changes and open a new slot to add a new item	Ctrl + Enter
Abort the edit, without save	Esc
Move the cursor between segments of a feature definition	Tab or Shift + Tab
Display the context menu for in-place editing	Shift + F10
Invoke the Select <Item> dialog	Ctrl + Shift + Space	Select <Item> Dialog
Display an autocompletion list for a feature classifier	Ctrl + Space

Notes:

Most of the in-place editing menu commands have keyboard alternatives; for many of them, if the selected item happens to be off-screen when you press the appropriate keys, the diagram automatically scrolls to show the whole element, so that you can see what you are changing