Opening and Viewing Diagrams

You can open a diagram from the Browser or from the View menu.


  • Double-click the diagram entry in the Browser.

  • Press Ctrl +D, or select View > Diagram > Select Diagram to open the Select Diagram dialog box, select a diagram node in the tree and click OK.



  • In the case of package diagrams, you can additionally:


    • Select the Open Package Diagram tool from the Palette and click on a package symbol.

    • Press Ctrl and double-click a package symbol.

    • Right-click a package symbol and select Diagram > Open Diagram.

The following diagram viewing tools are available in the palette or from the View menu:

Tool

Description

Zoom In (F6) - Select the Zoom In tool and click anywhere in the diagram. The point clicked on is centered.

Alternatively, you can select View > Zoom In, or turn your mouse scroll wheel away from you while holding the Ctrl key.

To zoom in to a particular area, select the Zoom In tool and click and drag a rectangle around the area to be displayed. When you release the mouse button, the diagram zooms to the selected area.

Zoom Out (F7) - Select the Zoom Out tool and click anywhere in the diagram. The point clicked on is centered.

Alternatively, you can select View > Zoom Out, or turn your mouse scroll wheel towards from you while holding the Ctrl key.

View the whole diagram (F8) - Double-click the Global View tool or select View > Global View.

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View actual size (F5) - Select View > Actual Size.

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View the current (printable) page (Ctrl+F10) - Select View > Page View > Current Page.

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View all pages that contain symbols (F10) - Select View > Page View > Used Pages.

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View all pages in the diagram - Select View > Page View > All Pages.

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Center on selected symbols - Select View > View Selection.

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Return to previous view (F9) - Select View > Previous View.

This and the Next View option allows you to toggle back and forth between various selections and zooms you have used to navigate in your diagram, for example between a limited view and a global view of the diagram.

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Go to next view (Shift+F9) - Select View > Next View.

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Refresh View (Shift+F5) - Select View > Redisplay.