Managing diagrams

You can use Unified Modeling Language (UML) visualization diagrams to examine and design artifacts of your Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE), Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE), and database applications.

You can create, open, lay out, save, print, and specify the appearance of UML visualization diagrams to meet your application examination and design needs.

Customizing default settings for diagrams
In UML visualization, you can change the default appearance style, font, and colors that appear when you create diagrams and add notes to them.

Creating UML diagrams
You can create Unified Modeling Language (UML) visualization diagrams to examine and design the artifacts of your Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE), Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE), and database applications.

Linking diagrams
In UML visualization, you can create links between related diagrams in the same project or in different projects, so that you can navigate from an open diagram to other linked diagrams.

Managing diagram files
In UML visualization, you can open and rename diagram files, move them to other projects, and delete them from projects.

Selecting diagram elements
In UML visualization, you can select diagram elements.

Selecting a group of diagram elements
In UML visualization, you can select a group of diagram elements.

Changing zoom levels of diagrams
In UML visualization, you can change zoom levels of diagrams for better viewing results.

Adding text to diagrams
In UML visualization, you can add text (a non-Unified Modeling Language (UML) element) to diagrams to provide more information.

Adding notes to diagrams
In UML visualization, you can add notes (non-Unified Modeling Language (UML) elements) to diagrams to provide more information.

Managing the grid and rulers
In UML visualization, you can use a grid in diagrams to snap diagram elements to the grid. You can also use rulers and guidelines.

Managing page breaks
In UML visualization, you can show page breaks in diagrams.

Saving diagrams as image files
In UML visualization, you can save an entire diagram or selected diagram elements as an image file so that you can use them in other media such as Microsoft Word documents, presentations, or HTML pages. You can save diagrams as BMP, GIF, JPEG, JPG, or SVG image files.

Printing diagrams
In UML visualization, you can print diagrams and preview your diagrams before you print them.

 

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Managing UML visualization diagrams

 

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