Managing the appearance of shapes

In UML visualization, you can change the font, font color, and background color for shapes, apply the appearance of a shape to other shapes, specify stereotype styles for shapes and shape compartments, and specify visibility styles.

Changing the font for shapes
In UML visualization, you can change the font for individual shapes to add visual interest or to convey conceptual groupings between the shapes in a diagram.

Changing the font color for shapes
In UML visualization, you can change the font color for individual shapes to add visual interest or to convey conceptual groupings between them in a diagram.

Changing the background color for shapes
In UML visualization, you can change the background color for individual shapes to add visual interest or to convey conceptual groupings between them in a diagram.

Specifying the stereotype style for shapes
In UML visualization, you can specify the stereotype style for individual shapes to display stereotypes with decoration icons or text in double angle brackets.

Specifying the stereotype style for compartments
In UML visualization, you can specify the stereotype style for shape attribute and operation compartments.

Specifying the visibility style for attributes and operations
In UML visualization, you can specify the visibility style for attributes and operations.

Applying the appearance of a shape to other shapes
In UML visualization, you can apply the appearance of a shape to other shapes based on the primary selection so that the group of shapes looks identical in a diagram.

 

Parent topic

Managing shapes

 

Related tasks

Customizing default settings for shapes
Making shapes the same size
Changing the order of shapes in stacks
Repositioning shapes
Managing shape compartments
Filtering and sorting compartment items
Adding notes to shapes
Attaching notes to shapes
Adding geometric shapes to diagrams