The Diagram Studio work environment is designed to accommodate different kinds of diagram authors. When you open the program, you see the main window and all of its working components. After you create or open a diagram, these components will activate so you can start working with the ones you need to use.
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Tools are grouped in functional sets on toolbars. You can specify which toolbars you want to display by choosing View->Toolbars. Shortcut menus let you quickly access useful commands. |
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DiagramStudio includes many ready-made symbols that are carefully organized into Libraries designed for specific tasks. You can drag onto the drawing to create your diagram. |
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You can create a diagram that is larger that a single page by arranging several pages into a grid. When you print the pages, you can attach them together to make a large wall poster. Diagram Studio helps you do this kind of postering by letting you set up a poster grid that will display with your page boundaries. |
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You can view areas that fall outside the drawing page by using the Pan&Zoom Window. For example, when you work at high magnification levels or with large drawings, you may not be able to see everything in a drawing. The Pan&Zoom Window allows you to jump to a different drawing area without having to adjust the magnification level. |
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Use Properties window to view and change the properties of selected objects. Properties Window is available from the View menu. The Properties window displays different types of editing fields, depending on the needs of a particular property. These edit fields include edit boxes, drop-down lists. Properties shown in gray are read-only. |
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You can see a hierarchical view of your diagram in the Object Explorer window, and then delete, edit, and navigate to objects in your drawing. As you add and delete objects, the Object Explorer window updates to reflect the current drawing hierarchy. |
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The Task List window helps you to organize and manage the work of building your application. In the Task List window, you can: |
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-- Enter user notes related to the solution in the Click here to add a new task field. |
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-- Sort Task List entries by the columns heads Priority, Category, Checked, Description. |
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