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Diagram Tasks

This topic introduces many of the common tasks associated with managing diagrams.

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Add New Diagrams

 

Add New Diagrams

Set Diagram Properties

 

Set Diagram Properties

Add Elements and Connectors From Toolbox

 

Add Elements and Connectors From Toolbox

Paste from the Project Browser

 

Paste from the Project Browser

Copy And Paste Diagram Element

 

Copy And Paste Diagram Element

Place Related Elements on Current Diagram

 

Place Related Elements on Current Diagram

Delete a Diagram

 

Delete a Diagram

Rename a Diagram

 

Rename a Diagram

Change Diagram Type

 

Change Diagram Type

Diagram Navigation Hotkeys

 

Diagram Navigation Hotkeys

Copy Image to Disk

 

Copy Image to Disk

Copy Image to Clipboard

 

Copy Image to Clipboard

Duplicate a Diagram

 

Duplicate a Diagram

Z Order Elements

 

Z Order Elements

Set Default Diagram

 

Set Default Diagram

Open a Package

 

Open a Package

Feature Visibility

 

Feature Visibility

Insert Diagram Properties Note

 

Insert Diagram Properties Note

Manage Legend Elements

 

Manage Legend Elements

Autosize Elements

 

Autosize Elements

Swimlanes

 

Swimlanes

Swimlanes Matrix

 

Swimlanes Matrix

Using the Image Manager

 

Using the Image Manager

Show Realized Interfaces for a Class

 

Show Realized Interfaces for a Class

Label Menu Section

 

Label Menu Section

Pan and Zoom a Diagram

 

Pan and Zoom a Diagram

Move Diagram Sections

 

Move Diagram Sections

View Last and Next Diagram

 

View Last and Next Diagram

Set Diagram Page Size

 

Set Diagram Page Size

Scale Image to Page Size

 

Scale Image to Page Size

Lock Diagram

 

Lock Diagram

Lay Out a Diagram

 

Lay Out a Diagram

Undo Last Action

 

Undo Last Action

Redo Last Action

 

Redo Last Action

Present Diagrams in a Model Views Slideshow

 

Present Diagrams in a Model Views Slideshow

Notes

In the Corporate, Business and Software Engineering, Systems Engineering and Ultimate editions of Enterprise Architect, if security is enabled you must have Update Element permission to update or delete items on a diagram, and Manage Diagram permission to create, copy or delete diagrams

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