Symbol Format Properties

You can change many aspects of the display of one or more symbols, by changing the properties in its Symbol Format dialog box.

• Symbol Format Properties Size Tab
  The Size tab controls the size of the symbol and how the size can be manipulated.
• Symbol Format Properties Line Style Tab
  The Line Style tab controls the color, size and format of lines (for link and other one-dimensional symbols) and borders (for two-dimensional symbols, such as classes or tables). You can modify the line style of any symbol in the model. However, in case of fundamental changes in the design semantics of a link symbol (such as a PDM reference for example), it automatically reapplies the default format for the link.
• Symbol Format Properties Fill Tab
  The Fill tab controls the color, content, and effects for symbol filling.
• Symbol Format Properties Shadow Tab
  The Shadow tab allows you to add a standard, 3D effect or gradient shadow to objects in a diagram.
• Symbol Format Properties Font Tab
  The Font tab allows you to define the display preferences for the font, size, style, and color of text associated with symbols in the model. When you modify font preferences, they apply to all existing and new symbols.
• Symbol Format Properties Text Alignment Tab
  The Text Alignment tab allows you to define the alignment of text in the following graphic shapes: rectangles, ellipses, rounded rectangles, and polygons.
• Symbol Format Properties Custom Shape Tab
  The Custom Shape tab allows you to define a new symbol shape for most non-link symbols.
• Symbol Format Properties Content Tab
  The Content tab allows you to specify the information that you want to display on the symbol.