Diagram Designer User Manual
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1. Rearrange pages Ctri R 3 From the Global Stencil selection right click Page 1 and select New Page This will 79 Re Mp age r transfer all information in the footer or header to the ensuing pages pace 3 EE Page 4 Ctrl 4 Diagram Designer Page 23 Documentation Version 1 28 2015 Version 7 6 1 Global Stencil in Action e Using the Global Stencil will permit the building of slides on top of the previous slide e The following example illustrates three slides starting with a problem three possible solutions and the solution Presentations like these are helpful to stimulate discussions e First image using Global Stencil so the graphic will be inserted on all future slides e The second slide carries over the original graphic and adds three additional graphics e The third slide illustrates the Global Stencil plus the third slide graphic Diagram Designer Page 24 Documentation Version 1 28 2015 Version 7 6 1 Design Selection Default Template Palette e Default e Electronic Symbols e Flowchart e GUI Design 1 e LaChimere AutoRealm e Polygons e UML Class Diagram Located in the lower right corner EN Global stencil 4 Add color if desired LN Diagram Designer Tei See ee File Edit Diagram Object Help e ig 4 e B c IS zm E DO See Se oe E Custom colors BEE Ee eee Hue 160 B BEE EE Eee Sat 0 Green JO e fthe user does not like the color selected D2. 4 Verify or change printer settings select Get Printer Page Format a Verify the default setting is Portrait b Select OK Dee E ixi DXTCEENENENEENSSSMM 2x File Edit Diagram Object Hel i rile E E Pap width 827 DK Printer F ch Eind text Ctrl F Name Brother HL 2170W series D Properties gat 11 63 Cancel P Spell checker Ctrl F7 Ge Ss Status Ready A Default font Flip a GE series Objects cast shadows SE E Paper RR Page properties Size Letter D Portrait i E a dica Source Auto Select v A Landscape Rearrange pages Ctrl R Edit layer Connect links Ctrl L Set layer color Landscape View 1 Select Diagram from the menu bar 2 Select Page Properties from the drop down list 3 Select Flip to change the Portrait setting to Landscape 4 Select Get printer page format 5 Verify or change the printer setting to Landscape 6 Select OK on the Print Setup screen 7 Select OK on the Page Properties screen Diagram Designer File Edit Diagram Object Help wan 827 3 Ba End test Ctrl F Height fies Cancel Se spellchecker Ctrl F Get printer page format A Default font Auto line break Objects cast shadows H v Apply to all pages age properties x em y 9 827 Cancel rp gg A AS A Apply to all pages Me Rearrange pages Ctrl P Width Height Edit layer Con
3. Define Custom Colors gt gt ul Lum Blue D Cancel Add to Custom Colors Diagram Designer Page 26 Documentation Version 1 28 2015 Version 7 6 1 Menu Object e Diagram Designer File Edit Diagram Object Properties Alt Enter Edit text Fz Bring to Front Send to back Group Ctra Lngroup Ctrl U Rotate Align Convert to polygon Convert bo metafile Add template IS Show object tree 1 Select Object e Shortcut Alt O Properties This example drawing describes a decision process This can be an explanation for a written document or the beginning a software development process Process Process 1 Click on an object to activate menus a The square symbols will permit resizing the object LI b Click on the square to activate a double arrow for resizing e 2 Select Properties to activate the Properties screen Diagram Designer Page 27 Documentation Version 1 28 2015 Version 7 6 1 General Tab The General tab provides name changing capabilities and line sizing capabilities 1 Name This is the name of the Flowchart object There is rarely a reason to change this name 2 Text This is one of two places to change the objects name Change the name to something that is meaningful In this example we will change the Text Name to Thirsty The second way to change the Text Name is to select Edit Text This will provide a screen with Text Formatting Codes Z Edittento O
4. 10 Open in new window Jh Show grid B Reload SES Set dictionary path El Save Ctrl es Like 2 Setdeinaypah Save as Fi Inches E Set program language Export page um S mu L Antialiasing File format associations s l w Sh int i Beviewmade Iv Em a er margins ef Slide sh F4 v Print as bitmap lide show n Create default anchors for groups Template palette w Create default link points for groups Cancel Close 1 Closes Diagram Designer 2 Save work before closing 3 Diagram Designer will close after selecting Yes Diagram modified save before closing Yes Ma Cancel Diagram Designer Page 10 Documentation Version 1 28 2015 Version 7 6 1 Menu Edit Diagram Designer Undo add Process Ctrl 2 Redo Ctrl Select all Ctrl 4 Cut Shift a Del Copy Ctrl Ins Paste shift Ins Paste special Ctrl B B Delete Del Insert picture Insert inherited layer Undo Redo A mistake is made How will the user fix the mistake Use the Undo Redo buttons to make corrections KH Cu e Shortcut Ctrl Z 4 Note As with any software it is better to use the Undo button and continue clicking Undo to return to the beginning of the error rather than plowing ahead and trying to make the software bend to the users wishes When a mistake is made think it through and make the necessary corrections 7 e Diagram Designer Diagram Designer File Edit Diagra
5. LL xl Text formatting codes Note that closing tags are not required Bold a Italic Underline Overline Superscript Subscript Strikeout Symbol fant Page number Page Court Page title Diagram ar Internet link Separator line Mew line Popup note T hree digit Font size CHHHHHE HTML formatted color Font Set font by name Enter object text v Highlight syntax Thirsty Ej Properties General Stule Mame Process Test Tris Horizontal test alignment Center sl Vertical text alignment Centr sl Text margin lg points Left 302 E Top 118 B Width po 1182 Height E Rotation angle 0 Cefttat Cat Anchors Horizontal Text Alignment This feature contains multiple choices a Left Single word or if text fits within the object the text will align Left If the text is longer then will fit with in the object the text will wrap to the left Thirsty Is the person thirsty Diagram Designer Page 28 Version 1 28 2015 Documentation Version 7 6 1 b Center Single word or if the text fits within the object the text is centered If the text is longer then will fit within the object the text will wrap in the object with the second line centered Is the person d Thirsty thirsty c Right Single word or if the text fits within the object the text will align right If the text is longer then will fit within the object the text will wrap in the object with
6. Select Topic to display Internet Help Page 1 This will provide additional help topics and access to updates 2 Must have an internet connection Expression Evaluator e Shortcut F11 This will provide the user with explanations to expressions Check for Updates 1 Check for updates from time to time to make sure the latest version of Diagram Designer is installed 2 Must have an internet connection Diagram Designer Page 37 Documentation Version 1 28 2015 Version 7 6 1 Default Shapes NL COL j J 0DL AUL e 9L CH LaChimere AutoRealm Lachm ere Auto Realm Sim boli d eem TE i gt An S Af An n AA ch AA Diagram Designer Version 1 28 2015 Diagram Design Default Design Shapes Flowchart Shapes OU comm OD lt gt gt gt E E ae RS Wee d I 1 LT Temirakr heie Dl play Display Prinlr Aeporl ER es TM Ia SE se a go Tiel Tiel EN Electronic Symbols bil REST ap oh spe ZS 3p So SE Symbols bw Schelte Heeringa GUI Design 1 E crecio CheckBox F E RarlloBox EEUU ioc Rene peque H Page 38 GUI Design 2 File Edil Help UML Class Diagram Ole ee CG Domainlip Down I I e Produot New Open ag mm AS Prini e NES Label Label Bold Lange Label Large Label Bold Documentation Version 7 6 1 Formatting Codes Effect Code s Bold B b
7. showing the hierarchy of current objects in the diagram Each diagram can contain separate pages in effect a different diagram This concept is similar to spreadsheets that can contain multiple pages in the same file the rightmost pane in the main screen showing the collection of template objects a portion of a window which allows separate content much like the panes of a wood frame window An old printing unit adopted from the printing press use One point 1 72 inch a view of the diagram as it would be printed user grid is masked background is set to white etc Object properties are those features that determine the quality or behavior of the object Object properties include line width line color text size etc This is the single repository of Windows configuration data The registry can be edited by a user with care a file in Windows which allows quick and easy access to another location or file a mode which allows full page viewing of diagram pages providing easy movement between pages Windows controls which allow viewing of an window which is larger than the page feature which allows objects to be easily aligned with a user grid see Using Layers a pre made object which can be inserted into a diagram a common compression format used to collect files into a single file a single file containing multiple compressed files Documentation Version 7 6 1 Page 43
8. Indicating Group Text Box Text Diagram Designer Page 32 Documentation Version 1 28 2015 Version 7 6 1 7 By grouping objects together permits resizing the entire group as one instead of being forced to resize each item individually Size Before Grouping Rental Type Monthly Rent Lease Agreement Length 8 Anchor Explanation There are six anchor checkboxes Anchars Uncheck Iv Es Iv T Iv EI I E After Grouping and Resizing Rental Type Le a The first four anchors left arrow top arrow right arrow and down arrow causes the corresponding edges of the object inside the group to follow the edges of the group b Example If the left and right anchor checkboxes are selected the scale of the group of objects left and right edges will maintain a constant distance to the edge of the group The object inside is also scaled If only the right anchor is checked the object will move with the right edge of the group when the group is scaled Perirarl Vel c The horizontal and vertical arrows make the object scale and move proportional to the group Ungroup 1 Shortcut Ctrl U 2 To Ungroup items back to individual items select the group 3 Select Ungroup Rotate 1 Select an object 2 Select Rotate 3 Select a Rotate style Dee EE Flip Rotate OU Rotate 180 Rotate 270 Any angle Rotate 90 ls the 4 Choose Any Angle for a custom look 5 Select OK R
9. LL IUD EU IU 2 AM A A EE E E EA E E E E E E EE A E E A E E 2 O E 2 SS 1 E 3 Set Dictionary EE 4 Diagram Designer ae Ed a e EU e 4 CS ME I EIE uU DN D EU 4 TROUBDIESMOOUNG Langiage Pa CK cesis direttore ea 5 ele ie FATOR e 5 EE Tee 5 Menoe VE 6 KE 6 el EE 6 Openin New VV TNC e E 6 Ser 6 sc AA 6 sc H ROES 7 EPON as O 7 EE 8 PIeUIBATNIOdeu dI IM DITION Tan Don DNC gE Ter NC TeN AN SENT UR Ten en ema Sea ner en De 8 MAE LE 8 TOM late Eeer 9 ee 9 Kl EE E 9 EI ge EE 10 Weigel e Ee CN 10 e 10 DE CI E 11 Diagram Designer Page iii Documentation Version 1 28 2015 Version 7 6 1 o O m 11 A secondary method to use UNdoO Re Orsini iia 11 INAO R OT 2 urticaria sanan aaa cacao datan 12 SLE EE 12 Riet lenke E 12 Template Dase tddi 13 CU Es EMI UEM 13 CODY ie 13 SE 13 ee 14 KE 14 A te EE 14 NSErt a grey qh E 14 neritea taver Use EXample E 15 MERE Ee Let e EE Us Eileen EE Us Se e EE 16 RE We OM areenan e a E ETUR 17 Common TUSIY PE EE 18 FOIL E 18 GE 18 Setting ne FONT FOML Style s SIZB tcn a a O 19 geg le E 19 goer AS q A HE 20 sn 20 Page E EE 20 Beete 21 Land Scan EN 2 e SOE ETO eS ON Oe eee eee INO Tee eR Ree eve 21 New e aes A a al a ats a A cat als ea lee ee eat eee eae aaa iat ala eats a
10. image Network Graphics e PCX Zspft paintbrush e PNG Portable Network Graphics e TIFR TIFF image requires Image Analyzer installed e WMF Windows MetaFile File name Save Windows Enhanced metafile T erf z gt Cancel Graphics Interchange Format if Joint Picture Expert Group TT gl Multiple image Network Graphics mng Portable Network Graphics png Windows bitmap bmp Windows cursor IT cur Windows Enhanced metatile erf Windows icon To Windows metalle wm soft Paintbrush 2 After the image format is specified Diagram Designer prompts for the image resolution in Dots Per Inch DPI The default is 96 resulting in the full page size as selected by the user using page properties however Diagram Designer allows for a range of 64 to 2400 DPI a Example the current page size is 4 25 inches x 5 50 inches 1 4 of a letter sheet Diagram Designer will create images of the following sizes depending on the DPI selected b Formula for getting pixels Export page e Page size 4 25 inches x 96 DPI 408 pixels E D I eg e Page size 4 25 inches x 64 DPI 272 pixels e Page size 4 25 inches x 192 DPI 816 pixels Diagram Designer Page Documentation Version 1 28 2015 Version 7 6 1 e Page size 8 5 inches x 96 DPI 816 pixels e Page size 8 5 inches x 64 DPI 544 pixels e Page size 8 5 inches x 192 DPI 1 632 pixels 3 When exporting the diagram to an image file All layers
11. kept 2 A saved file must exist before Open will execute 3 Select a Diagram Designer existing file and choose Open Open in New Window 1 This provides the ability to open Diagram Designer in an existing file that contains Diagram Designer files 2 A saved file must exist before Open in New Window will execute 3 Select a Diagram Designer existing file and choose Open Reload e Reopens the existing diagram e Reopen the existing diagram from the disk file e If changes have been made to the existing diagram but not saved a warning dialog is opened to permit cancelling the reload operation Save e Shortcut Ctrl S 1 Saves work to a file or location Diagram Designer Page 6 Documentation Version 1 28 2015 Version 7 6 1 Save As e Shortcut F12 1 The user should always save their work in the Save As mode This will direct the save tasks to a known file or location Anyone that has ever lost a file somewhere on a large network will never use Save The file can be found but the nervous feeling will teach the user to use Save As in all future saves Export Page Opens a Save dialog to save the current diagram as an image file Diagram Designer supports the following image formats e BMP Windows Bitmap e CUR Widows Cursor e EMF Windows Enhanced MetaFile e GIF Graphics Interchange Format e ICO Windows Icon e JP2 JPEG 2000 requires Image Analyzer installed e JPG Joint Picture Expert Group e MNG Multiple
12. on the current page whether currently visible as determined by which layer is being edited or not are exported to the final image file Inherited Layers are also exported Important Note the final image is the same as that shown in Preview mode Print e Shortcut Ctrl P 4 Opens the standard Windows print dialog permitting the user to print the current diagram Preview Mode This permits the user to view the current diagram as a finished page It displays all layers on the current page whether currently visible determined by which layer is being edited or not The Preview icon changes to reflect the current mode e Changes the page background to white e Hides the grid if activated e Displays all layers Slide Show e Shortcut F4 1 This initiates a slide show presenting pages in full screen mode with a white background without displaying the grid 2 Ifthe diagram contains more than a single page left clicking anywhere on the page advances the slide show to the next page 3 Right clicking on the page during a slideshow will bring up the context menu that permits the user to control the slideshow jump a page 4 Pressing the Esc escape key terminates the slideshow and return to the previous mode usually the regular edit mode Mex bom Previous PgUp Last End First Home Go o page amp Close Diagram Designer Page 8 Documentation Version 1 28 2015 Version 7 6 1 Template Pallet This opens the template
13. palette menu permitting the user to perform operations on the template pane The following options are available e Load loads a new template file DDT to the template pane e Save saves the template pane as a template file e Copy copies all template objects to the diagram pane e Make converts the current diagram layer visible to a template Note that the template is not saved as a file the diagrams objects are simply placed in the Template pane Options e Shortcut F9 e Sets global program options 1 Select File from the menu bar 2 Select Options from the drop down menu 3 Select Units on the Options screen 4 Select appropriate measurement unit from the drop down list 5 Select OK e New Ged Print scaling 039 2 Open Cleo x 1 04 am Clipboard metahle scale fi al Open in new window Y 1 04 E Undo history size 10 Reload Show gd ee Save Ctrl 3 Sel dictionary path Save asa F1 inches v Set pogram language Export page VT Je Print Ctrl P V Antialiasing C ANCIEN Preview mode v Show printer margins e Slide show F4 v Print as bitmap SEENEN I Create default anchors for groups v Create default ink points for groups Template palette oe tos Measurement Units Diagram Designer is designed to accommodate known measurement styles e Millimeters e Centimeters e Inches 1 point 1 72 inches e Points e 300 DPI Dots e 600 DPI Dots Special Note Once un
14. pieces of information e The current page Diagram Designer can operate on multiple pages as part of the same diagram Left clicking on the current page permits access to other page features e The current cursor coordinates coordinates are shown in the units set by the Options menu File Options Coordinates are only valid for the Diagram pane Cut e Shortcut Shift Delete e This will carve out selected drawing or text Copy e Shortcut Ctrl C e Selected drawings and text will be retained for placement at another location or screen Paste e Shortcut Ctrl V e Select a location and paste the copied drawing and or text e MS Windows provides a shortcut to deleting an object e Select the object to be deleted by right clicking the left mouse button and highlighting the object to be deleted Alternatively for an object select the object by left clicking the mouse button E Decision zi Before Selection After Selection e Select Ctrl X Diagram Designer Page 13 Documentation Version 1 28 2015 Version 7 6 1 Paste Special 1 Shortcut Ctrl B 2 Move or copy both the contents and formatting to a new location The data may be merged or altered before it is pasted to a new location Delete 1 Shortcut Delete 2 Erases selected text 3 Aword of caution Backup all material before deleting anything 4 The user can use Undo if the deletion is done by mistake and undone immediately Insert Picture This wil
15. shadows pj Page properties Y Mew page Rearrange pages Ctrl R Connect links Ctrl eL Set layer color Common True Type Fonts 1 Arial A part of the Sans Serif font family This is a popular font used in magazines presentations and newspapers 2 Courier New This font was designed to look like a typewriter font Notice the default spacing is the same as a typewriter if anyone remembers 3 Times New Roman This old 1931 font is widely used by government agencies and private businesses The most common size is 12 It continues to be popular because it 1s easy to read 4 Tahoma This is a close relative to the Sans Serf font family It is recognized to have good quality readability It is the default font used in Microsoft Windows 2000 and XP 5 Segoe UI A Sans Serif font that is used by Microsoft It is easy to read This user manual is written in Segoe UI font Font Style 1 Regular This is the normal typeface used in documentation 2 Italic Used sparingly this style can catch the reader s eye to take notice of a word or phrase Shortcut Ctrl I 3 Bold This style can catch the reader s eye for a word or phrase This should be used sparingly in documentation Shortcut Ctrl B 4 Bold Italic This style is bold and uses the Italic style in combination This font style is rarely used Shortcut Ctrl B amp Ctrl 1 Size 1 Select a size by selecting a size number a Generally a
16. text within a box object will be wrapped Example 1 2 With Auto Line Break not activated the text with a box object will be one line Example 2 File Edit Diagram Object Help Example 1 Example 2 a Ch d Eind text Ctrl F we Spell checker Ctrl F The text will wrap in the boxfobject if Auto Line The text will be one long line if Auto Line Break is not activated A Default font Break is activated Leet Objects cast shadows Page properties T Hew page Rearrange pages Ctrl R Edit layer Connect links Ctrl L Set layer color Diagram Designer Page 19 Documentation Version 1 28 2015 Version 7 6 1 Objects Casts Shadows 1 Select Diagram from the menu bar 2 Select Objects Casts Shadows a This will cast a shadow on all Flowchart objects on the page rm nm No shadow Shadow Page Properties 1 Provides page Width and page Height Width 8 27 Height 11 69 Flip Get printer page format Page Setup Before a drawing begins the user will need to think how they want their drawing to look and printed Most drawings will be done in the Landscape position but in printed material most drawings will be in the portrait setting Landscape Portrart L Diagram Designer Page 20 Documentation Version 1 28 2015 Version 7 6 1 Portrait View 1 Select Diagram from the menu bar 2 Select Page Properties from the drop down list 3 The Default setting is Portrait
17. the second line aligned right Is the person Thirsty thirsty d Block Left Single word or if the text fits within the object the text will align center If the text is longer then will fit within the object the text will wrap align center with additional lines aligning with the left edge of the first line Is the person Thirsty thirsty e Block Right Single word or if the text fits within the object the text will align center If the text is longer then will fit within the object the text will wrap align center with additional lines aligning with the right edge of the first line Is the person thirsty Thirsty Vertical Text Alignment a Top All text is aligned at the top of the object Thirsty b Center All text is aligned centered Thirsty c Bottom All text is aligned bottom Thirsty Diagram Designer Page 29 Documentation Version 1 28 2015 Version 7 6 1 Text Margin Special Note All measurements are in increments of point Each whole point represents 1 72 of an inch It takes 72 points the equal one inch E Text margin D ti points Left Top Width Height Rotation angle Text Margin a This represents the space between the text edge and the beginning of the text statement b This is applicable to horizontal text alignment left and right c This is applicable to vertical alignment top and bottom Text margin O zl li points Test margin
18. the spell check is completed the Spell Checker will issue a completed message Select Close Spell check EJ Spell check Het in dictionary Hot in dictionary withz ole i Object Crash wailhzmeani Object Crash wilhameani ao Tex Crazh wilhz rimeaningless Arero Text Crash walhe nmeaningless irera idd message message em m widlhs E wis Gun wit woods v Close Lhe Language Skip symbols Default Font Most Microsoft software contains True Type fonts A True Type font is a stylized typeface Most also include four symbol Wingdings libraries Wingding symbols can be useful if used sparingly There are over 6 000 other fonts and most are free The extra fonts can be secured from the internet a The font used in Diagram Designer should match the font used in the written document b Caution about using fonts A font is a typeface that is used for written communication Some fonts are so special they must be forwarded and installed prior to sending a document or drawing electronically 1 It is important to set the default font for the work area The default setting for MeeSoft Diagram Designer e Font Arial e Font Style Regular e Font Size 10 Diagram Designer Page 17 Documentation Version 1 28 2015 Version 7 6 1 2 e Diagram Designer Gite Bele Select Diagram from the menu bar Object Help LJ e h Eind text Ctrl F ES Spellchecker Ctrl F7 Auto line break Objects cast
19. 2 MAC Traditional Chinese Big5 10003 MAC Korean O 10004 MAC Arabic O 10005 MAC Hebrew Default user account settings Apply all settings to the current user account and to the default user profile Geet tory Video Tutorial Watch and listen to Michael Vinther teach Diagram Designer 1 Select Help from the menu bar 2 Select Internet Help Page 3 Select Tutorial Video e Length 14 minutes 10 seconds Clipboard Metafile Scale e A Metafile is a file that contains or defines other files e When objects are copied to the clipboard Microsoft MS Windows metafile Default value 1 controls how large the objects are when pasted into another application as a metafile image e Setting the value to 2 will paste the metafile twice the normal size into a document Diagram Designer Page 5 Documentation Version 1 28 2015 Version 7 6 1 Menu File T Diagram Designer Edit Diagram Object Help Ld New Ch Open Ctrl O Open in new window Reload Save Ctrl Save asa F1 Export page Print Ctrl F Preview mode Slide show F4 Template palette E Options Fi Close New Creates and opens a new page in the diagram Page name is always Page n Number 1 as the first page regardless of whether it has been renamed This is also available by left clicking the current page name illustrated in the status area Open e Shortcut Ctrl 0 1 Opens folders that Diagram Designer files are
20. DA de Help Contents Internet help page 4x Expression evaluator Fil Check For updates Support Diagram Designer 2 Select Support Diagram Designer 3 Select Continue 4 Select Donate EE c r 5 Complete the form and make a donation to help further development of Diagram Designer e Thank You for your support 6 The second way is help improve Diagram Designer 7 All contributors will be given credit for their contribution with a notation e This is the work of Diagram Designer Pagei Documentation Version 1 28 2015 Version 7 6 1 MeeSoft Diagram Designer Software Contributors e Michael Vinther Author and Owner of MeeSoft Diagram Designer e Rune Moller Barnkob Contributor e Gabriel Corneanu Contributor e Jacob Dybala Contributor e Andy Gryc Contributor e Schelte Heeringa Contributor e Vit Kovalcik Contributor e Anders Melander Contributor e laszio Molnar Contributor e Markus Oberhumer Contributor e Pierre le Riche Contributor e Brad Stowers Contributor User Manual Contributors e Keith Thomerson User Manual Author e Schelte Heeringa Contributor e Dirk Hernalsteen Contributor e Allen Titley Contributor Diagram Designer Page ii Documentation Version 1 28 2015 Version 7 6 1 Table of Contents Meesott Diagram E ele li SO MW ale ContrlbUtOlS cadre edes diet detect E di iaa I User Manual ug Lee li MA N A LESE E EL ME E E OE 1 Jee Egeter A
21. Diagram Designer User Manual kc DiagrambDesign MeeSoft Diagram Designer software program is freeware and is licensed at no costs MeeSoft does not make any warranty expressed or implied of this software or related instructional materials MeeSoft license Diagram Designer freeware as is In no event will MeeSoft be liable for direct indirect consequential damages or for any problems resulting from the use of Diagram Designer and or its instructional materials The program available for download is the full version without limitations Diagram Designer software can only be copied and or distributed in its original form installer or zip archive unless permission is granted by the author Distribution of this software for commercial purposes is not permitted without consent from the author Microsoft MS and other Microsoft titles are copyright and trademark protected If you like Diagram Designer then please support the work of Michael Vinther Funds are needed for continued development of the program documentation and website There are two ways to help e Donate any amount through PayPal note PayPal charges 25 for each donation e Note Personal information entered in the donation transaction will only be used to complete the transfer No personal information will be provided or sold to anyone 1 Select Help from the Diagram Designer Menu Bar Diagram Designer File Edit Diagram Object Help JA
22. Underline NU Nu Superscript NH Mh Overline NO Vo Subscript L I Italic UN Font Vfontname Source Example Why Bme b Why Ume u E mc H2 h Oaaaaaa o Footnote L2 Why MmeNi Why lucida handwriting me Font size Why 014me Symbol S s font Text color NChhhhhh NormalNCff0000kRed link Afilename Atest ddd Diagram Designer Version 1 28 2015 Output example Why me Why me aaaaaa Footnote Why me Why me Why me NormalRed n a Page 39 Comments turn off with b turn off with Nu turn off with Ah turn off with No turn off with M turn off with WN font name must be in double quotes requires 3 decimal digits VS enable Symbol font s restore diagram font hhhhhh stands for 6 hex digits corresponding to RRGGBB red green blue as used in web page design etc You can play with colors here to see the effect creates a link to another diagram a path absolute alternatively relative to another file a mail to link or a URL Double clicking on the object will activate the link and load example TEST DDD The link text is not visible loading the new diagram opens a new copy of Diagram Designer Documentation Version 7 6 1 Keyboard Shortcuts File Menu F3 Ctril O Ctrl S F12 Ctrl P F4 F9 Edit Menu Ctrl Z Ctrl Y Ctrl A Shift Del Ctrl X Ctrl Ins Ctrl C Shift Ins Ctrl V Ctrl B Del Diagram Menu Ctrl F7 Ctrl R Ctrl L Object Men
23. art ddt parameter e Verify the Target is Drive that Diagram Designer is located e C Program Files MeeSoft DiagramDesigner exe flowchart ddt e Special Note The parameter is outside the double quoted path to the executable Diagram Designer Properties ajx General Shortcut Compatibility p Diagram Designer Target type Application Target location DiagramD esigner Target eeSott DiagramDesigner DiagramD esigner exe Start in E Program Fles MeeSoft DiagramDesigner Shortcut key None Hun Normal window d Comment P Find Target Change Icon Advanced Cancel Apply Diagram Designer Page 3 Documentation Version 1 28 2015 Version 7 6 1 Set Dictionary Path Spell Check e Diagram Designer s Spell Check feature cannot be enabled unless a dictionary is installed e This permits the user to specify the path to any installed dictionary files e Although the folder path is used the user must select a valid dictionary file in a folder e Links to dictionaries are available at http meesoft logicnet dk DiagramDesigner e Scroll down until the user sees Dictionaries Diagram Designer International Support Diagram Designer has been translated into 23 languages The quality of the translations is unclear However having a software program translated into so many languages shows strong support e Chinese Traditional e Japanese e Chinese Simplified e Korean e Czech e Norwegian e Danish e Polis
24. b The Object Tree can be toggled on off in the Object menu Object properties can be accessed from the Object Tree either by double clicking the object or by opening Properties in the Object menu The object tree can be larger than the pane allows Windows sliders will appear to access the entire tree Diagram Designer Page 36 Documentation Version 1 28 2015 Version 7 6 1 c Note that the Object Tree pane can be resized by dragging the divider between the Object Tree and Diagram panes d This is an example of how anchors can be manipulated and how they behave when the anchors are resized using the mouse E Joes aN d uwo Ss S 8 Predefined Process Predefined Process Predefined Process Predefined Process Process Process Predefined Predefined Predefined Predefined IE SA S iind Menu Help Diagram Designer File Edit Diagram Object Help JA HI iB Help Contents Internet help page d r Expression evaluator F11 Check for updates Support Diagram Designer m About This file contains directions to put something together and making it work as intended Diagram Designer Help file includes Help Contents e Shortcut F1 1 Type a word or short phrase in the Type in the Keyword to Find to locate a subject to learn E Diagram Designer Help T oco gt f Hide Back Forward Home Options Contents Index Search Favorites Type in the keyword to find
25. ccepted sizes for drawings and documentation are 10 and 12 The size of the font will depend on the audience Pick a font size and try not to use too many different sizes If it becomes necessary to use other font sizes use them sparingly Always remember communication is the goal b This line is written in size 10 C This line is written in size 11 d This line is written in size 12 Diagram Designer Page 18 Documentation Version 1 28 2015 Version 7 6 1 Setting the Font Font Style Size 1 Select Diagram Select Default Font Select a Font Select Font Style Select a Font Size Select a Script Language Default is Western Select Color Default color is Black po Gr ay e Ww e Select OK The drawing will be defaulted to the settings selected unless changed File Edit Diagram Object Help HO 325 5 AB ee ANS EE File Edit Object Help d Eind text Ctrl F we Spell checker Ctrl F ront EENEG Font Font style Default fant Segoe Ul Regular Roman Auto line break Objects cast shadows Page properties EH Mew page Script O Script MT Bold 6 Showcard Gothic Shruti Small Fonts sl Rearrange pages Ctrl R Effects Sample I M MS Strikeout Edit layer k linde AaBbYyzz Connect links Ctrl L Color Set BH Black v Script set layer color esten Set Color Set Language Auto Line Break 1 With Auto Line Break activated the
26. cts manipulations Main Features Freeware user supported Customizable templates that house regularly used pictures symbols or objects Group objects together as a single entity Spellchecker for text used in diagrams Automatic links between objects move one object the other is adjusted Import objects or export diagrams as e BMP Windows Bitmap e CUR Windows Cursor e EMF Windows Enhanced MetaFile e GIF Graphics Interchange Format e ICO Windows Icon e JP2 JPEG 2000 requires image Analyzer installed e MNG Multiple image Network Graphics e PCX Zsoft Paintbrush e PNG Portable Network Graphics e IF TIFF image requires Image Analyzer installed e WMF Windows MetaFile Use multiple layers and pages in a single diagram Slide show view view sequential pages Preview mode Optional snap mode with visible or invisible grid Compressed file format for minimizing drawing file solver MeeSoft Image Analyzer integration for bitmap image editing and extended file format support separate package Diagram Designer Page 1 Documentation Version 1 28 2015 Version 7 6 1 Installation and Startup Installer Package 1 Run the EXE file e g DiagramDesignerSetup exe and follow instruction 2 The setup will inquire about file associations a b E Use the defaults for now The installer creates a Start menu item and all necessary sub items A convenient uninstaller from the Control Panel_Add Remove Program
27. de Possible Solution Layer 2 slide Prablem Possible Solution Layer 3 Layer 2 Slide 1 slide 2 Possible Solution Layer 2 slide 2 e Slide 1 is the start of building a slide presentation on layer 3 e Slide 1 can be included with slide 2 layer 2 or slide 2 can be independent covering slide 1 e Slide 3 layer 1 can be included with slide 2 or slide 3 can be independent covering slide 2 1 Select Insert Inherited Layer 2 Enter the page number a Page numbers are relative to the current page e O current page number e 1 Previous page number e 1 Next page number b This will permit renaming the pages subsequent to inserting an inherited layer 3 Enter the layer number to insert a This must be 1 2 or 3 b The Global Stencil cannot be inserted since it is visible on all layers Insert inherited layer Insert inherited layer E Helative page number 1 previous pagel Layer number Diagram Designer Page 15 Documentation Version 1 28 2015 Version 7 6 1 Menu Diagram Diagram Designer File Edit Object Help a A End text Ctrl F Default font EEN Ee Find Hest Auto line break Objects cast shadows Cancel gj Page properties Match case Ei T Mew page Rearrange pages Ctrl R Edit layer Connect links Ctrl L set layer color Find Text e Shortcut Ctrl F 1 This is a useful option when you need to add or find a word or phrase Select Diagram Select Find Tex
28. ea 22 BS Lale e 22 Belg ER HONTO WGC EE 23 Purpose or Global Stencil Layat aae acariciando 23 Eo OS 24 Design Selection Default Template Palette EEN 25 Diagram Designer Page iv Documentation Version 1 28 2015 Version 7 6 1 B la e 26 ell e 26 Del Way ClO ee 26 VE e 27 nn E aN Oe EUM d MEE 2 General Ca tots 28 Hornzontal a Ie RRR IRI oil too ias 28 ventical Text IOMA iaa 29 oa e PA OE UE 0 o Hate UU II II T Pe ATS E E A T EI MDC 30 Sig nre MIO E 31 SE 31 GOD 32 A M 33 iis zs EE 33 Ys ee A 34 OTST UO PONY E 35 Convert to Metan vereeon te 36 Ada Template mi alain 36 sor ODI CCE MCC T II A 36 A MR 37 A o te bine nena sta eats ence eee eee a 37 Iritermet FIelp PCC AA o CO A o o O te eaeaieoesteceeaussd are sie eeerienemeeneadieess 37 EXPression SE EE 37 EE 37 Diagram Design Default Design Shapes cccesesessessssessssessssssessesessessssssessssessssessssessssessesssesessssessssessesssesessesessesessesessssessesesseeesseaesseeess 38 o 39 Seet o A RRA 40 TENIA e MN ER 42 Diagram Designer Page v Documentation Version 1 28 2015 Version 7 6 1 Diagram Designer is a tool that creates flowcharts diagrams and slide shows The program excels at creation of technical diagrams permits easy editing and obje
29. ed z ba points Is the person Is the person thirsty thirsty Object Position a This feature permits setting the object position for Left and Top distances from the edges of the page b Width and Height setting determines the size of the object Paper s Edge Lett 053 Left 0252 Tog 1 06 2 Top Paper s Edge Is the person Is the person thirsty thirsty Paper s Edge Why 116 2 Paper s Edge width ons Is the person thirsty Is the person thirsty Height 084 Height 0503 Is the person ls the person thirsty thirsty Diagram Designer Page 30 Documentation Version 1 28 2015 Version 7 6 1 Rotation Angle 1 Select an object with text 2 Change the text s angle by selecting the Rotation Angle s edit box Angle values can be positive or negative values ranging from 0 to 1000 The user may choose a default values or use a custom value of their choosing e 90 e 180 e e 2 0 E e 360 e 4502 Rotation angle 30 e 540 e 630 e 720 e 810 e 900 e 990 e 1000 Bring to Front a There will be times when objects overlap and may obscure the other object 1 To bring the Thirsty text box in front of the Drink Water text box select the Thirsty text box 1 To bring the Drink Water text box in front of the Thirsty text box select the Drink Water text box 2 Select Bring to Front Send to Back 2 Select Send to Bac
30. efine Custom Gols gt gt EE mm Cancel e Add to Custom Colors e Each object placed on the page can have a different color e Select Undo and choose another color e If text is inserted within the object and color is added make sure there is a contrasting difference between the object color and text color Diagram Designer File Edit Diagram Object Help FA EE aN ee oo EE e Located in the lower right corner TAZ A3 L TJ Laver 1 e layer2 Located in the lower right corner FIN AZASAL T Laver 2 Diagram Designer Page 25 Documentation Version 1 28 2015 Version 7 6 1 e Layer 3 Located in the lower right corner Y DUAZAGAL TI Layer 3 Edit Layer 1 This operation permits the user to select the current layer 2 Only the current layer can be edited 3 This effectively joins two or more objects If one is moved the other s move also 4 This operation attempts to join all links on the page that should have been linked at creation Connect Links 1 e Shortcut Ctrl L When link points contained in different objects occupy the same location the usual behavior is for the links to connect Set Layer Color 1 Highlight Flowchart object 2 Select Set Layer Color 3 Select a color e Custom colors can also be selected 4 The color selected will be applied to all objects in the active layer 5 Select OK Basic colors Mi E Emp EEE E Custom colors so E To IE Sat E Green
31. ersion 1 28 2015 MEANING comments Re objects an atomic object is in its simplest form that is it cannot be separated into components The term atomic comes from Lisp an early programming language This is a simple image format containing a rectangular array of colored pixels Bitmaps while used extensively in Windows are seldom used for final images since they offer no compression size reduction An imaginary although it may be visible box which contains an object or collection of objects The size of a bounding box is determined by the X and Y extremities of the object s the term applied to the actual drawing area of a diagram similar to the canvas of a painting This is a file extension of a compiled HTML help file CHM files exhibit most of the properties of true HTML files but have the advantage that multiple files such as a complete website may be compiled to a single file A context menu is a Windows menu only visible when the mouse is hovered over a specific location such as an object then the right mouse button Is clicked Context menus provide an easy way to access features specific to a particular object or window location a spell check dictionary for Diagram Designer is simply a collection of words arranged in alphabetical order for high speed searching an expression mathematical consists of mathematical notation which can be evaluated usually to a single numeric value Example 1 23 6 s
32. g Layer 2 and Layer 3 will not be visible because the point of view is between layers 1 and 2 Special Note Global stencil layer is visible on all pages and all layers e Working on an individual layer the other layers while perhaps visible are locked objects and cannot be moved or modified This feature makes editing diagrams easier e Objects may be moved from one layer to another by Enable the proper layer objects currently reside using the Diagram Edit layer menu Selecting the object s Using cut to remove the objects placing them on the clipboard Enable the target layer Paste the object s The object s may have to be positioned since they are pasted slightly offset How to Use Layers 1 Decide how many layers is wanted 1 2 3 or Global Stencil e This example will illustrate Global Stencil 2 Place the desired object on the page For this example we will start with Global Stencil Purpose of Global Stencil Layer e Global Stencil Layer is for the placement of objects that are needed or required for all stencil layers Page Header Information Page Footer Information Page Numbers text box Page Mp Logos Copyright and or Trademark Information Version Control Version 6 5 2 Ea DiagramDesign 1 Select Global Stencil 2 To add page numbers select the text label and type Page Mp e This will add continuous page numbers to the slides Page properties T New page lt lt
33. h e Dutch e Portuguese Brazilian e English e Portuguese e Estonian e Romanian e Finnish e Russian e French e Serbian e German e Spanish e Hungarian e Swedish e Italian Language Packs Diagram Designer is designed for English usage however with the installation of a Language Pack other languages can be installed Language Pack URL http meesoft com DiagramDesigner LanguagePack exe 1 Select Run to select and download a language pack 2 Restart your computer for the new language pack to take effect Diagram Designer Page 4 Documentation Version 1 28 2015 Version 7 6 1 Troubleshooting Language Pack If you are experiencing problems with display of local character sets in the software translations this may be due to incorrect Microsoft Windows character set settings 1 Open Control Panel 2 Select Regional and Language Options 3 Select the Advanced tab 4 Verify and or select the language for non Unicode v 5 Select OK Regional and Language Options E 2 xl Regional Options Languages Language for non Lnicode programs This system setting enables non Linicode programe to display menus and dialogs in their native language It does not affect Unicode programs but it does apply to all users of this computer Select a language to match the language version of the non Unicode programs you want to use Code page conversion tables 10000 MAC Roman 10001 MAC Japanese O 1000
34. he template e Objects can be resized most objects and moved once placed in the Diagram pane and as well their properties can be edited from here e g color line type e For extra sensitivity in movement the Diagram pane can be zoomed in or out using the scale combo box or the magnifier both in the toolbar thereby changing the visual scale and allowing finer movement e The diagram can be larger than the pane permits Windows sliders will appear to access the entire diagram Special Note The Object Tree pane can be resized by dragging e The divider between the Object Tree and Diagram panes or e The divider between the Diagram and Template panes Diagram Designer Page 12 Documentation Version 1 28 2015 Version 7 6 1 Template pane e The Template pane or Template Palette contains objects for placement on the Diagram pane e Templates can be either e Standard loaded automatically at startup contains basic shapes lines and arrows or e Custom the user can create objects to suit a particular application and then turn those objects from the Diagram pane into a template e Templates can be changed at any time during diagram construction The template can be larger than the pane allows Windows sliders will appear to access the entire template Special Note Note that the Object Tree pane can be resized by dragging the divider between the Diagram and Template panes Status Area The status area shows two basic
35. ine 85 a diagram explaining pictorially the sequence of events in a process program etc the name for a class of Diagram Designer object which can be used as a symbol in a flowchart This is a rectangular array of points user alterable that provide a visual cue to object location See snap a collection of diagram objects joined together to form a single object Object inheritance in the programming realm means that an object is created from other objects and adopts inherits all the properties of those objects An inherited layer is an object inserted into a diagram that adopts all the properties of the target layer see Using Layers an internal connection made between a line or connector and an object a point on an object either internal or user created to which a line or connector may be linked Multiple Document Interface a method used by many Windows programs to accommodate multiple documents open in a single program A file that contains or defines other files Page 42 Documentation Version 7 6 1 node object object tree page palette pane point preview properties registry shortcut slide show Sliders snap stencil global template zip archive Diagram Designer Version 1 28 2015 in curve objects the location of a key deflection point in a continuous curve a collection of lines and arc etc which is bound together to form a single shape the leftmost pane optionally visible
36. its are set all page and object properties are presented in those units e Exceptions Line widths and margins presented in points of point Diagram Designer Page 9 Documentation Version 1 28 2015 Version 7 6 1 Grid nam e 0 00 E mi e Sets the grid spacing X and Y using the current units GER xl Show grid e Toggles grid visibility on off showing the grid Special Note When the grid is toggled off clear the Show grid check mark v the grid snap mechanism is still in effect To turn the grid check box off 1 Setthe grid spacing X and Y to 0 0 a Setting small grid spacing may cause the grid not to appear unless the zoom factor is increased b Diagram Designer s snap feature will cause the object link points and bounding box link resize points automatically align to a grid point when that point is close to the link point or resize point C This makes alignment and sizing of objects easier d Holding down Alt key disables the snap feature so an object can be resized or moved without interference from the snap feature Print Scaling Margins 1 Leave the Print Scaling at 1 unless the drawing is to be printed on a paper size other than 8 Y x 11 Diagram Designer software by default is designed to print on 8 2 x 11 paper portrait or landscape ve Diagram Designer File Edit Diagram Object Help E Meu Print scaling Oper Ctrl 0 Clipboard metafile scale 1 Undo history size
37. k Diagram Designer Page 31 Documentation Version 1 28 2015 Version 7 6 1 Group 1 Select Object from the Menu bar 2 Open Show Object Tree on the left side default of the screen SS e Diagram Designer Se Gul design 1 File Edit Diagram Object Help a e E BE Properties Alt Enter Edit text Fz Es Bring to front Me Send to back pomneBok Graun EJ creca aroup Che ckBox E Ungroup D Rarllo Box Rotate Gamm Pann fora Align Convert to polygon Convert ta metafile Add template E show object tree 3 Open GUI Design 1 from the drop down selections a This is a starting example of a design for a possible computer program Rental Type D Rental Requirements Check List Mame of Renter ie Current Address Number Current Address Street Current City state Postal Code Lease Agreement Length Credit Check with FICO Score above 650 First and Last Months Rental Deposit signed Agreement NO PETS signed Lease Agreement Welcome Packet with Rules and Regulations 4 To group Shortcut Ctrl G or right click the mouse button Rental Type Monthly Rent Annual Rent and Lease Agreement Length as one group highlight the first item Rental Type Press the Shift key and select each item to be grouped 6 Select Group after all the objects has been selected Object Tree Group Group s i E ComboBox pi e O Button Box mee Agreement enisi Er Edi SS SR Text Box Box
38. l insert a picture or graphic in the drawing 1 Select Insert Picture 2 From the folder that contains the picture or graphic select the appropriate picture or graphic 3 Select Open to place the picture or graphic in the drawing and resize to appropriate dimensions SS Diaoram Designer File Edit Diagram Object Help Je ql ES Re c oz x Qoo Avues Drawing area to remain at 10096 Resize Picture or Graphic Insert Inherited Layers Inserting an inherited layer into the current layer provides a means of including data in the current view other than the data on the current layer By inserting an inherited layer the user is actually inserting a viewport to a different layer perhaps on a different page This is equivalent to bonding a different layer form any page to the current layer e The current layer e All layers underneath the current layer including Global stencil e The inherited layer inserted a As with normal layering the user is editing a layer below the layer that contains the inherited layer The inherited layer is not visible b Note A change to the actual inherited layer is reflected in the inserted inherited layer The inserted layer is not a copy but a viewport to the actual layer C To insert an inherited layer Diagram Designer Page 14 Documentation Version 1 28 2015 Version 7 6 1 Inherited Layer Use Example e Making presentation slides e Each slide will build on top of the previous sli
39. lygon Converts a collection of objects to a polygon e Additional information about objects can be found in Help Draw the outline using simple lines Select all lines Lines must be connected with no gaps in the shape Use Diagram Connect Links if necessary to ensure lines are connected e Diagram Connect Links When link points contained in different objects occupy the same location the usual behavior is for the links to connect This effectively joins the two or more objects such that if one is moved the other s move also However this linking does not always occur this operation attempts to join all links on the page that should have been linked upon creation All lines should be combined to a group using Object Group e This tool groups selected objects together allowing them to behave as a single object Once objects are grouped together they may be moved as a single object but individual object properties are no longer available Link points associated with the former individual objects are also no longer applicable although the user may assign new link points to the grouped object Note that groups may be nested grouped objects may be collectively grouped e Objects that have been grouped together are separated back to individual objects by this tool Individual properties for each object are restored and may be edited If the original grouped object was a collection of groups rather than objects only the sepa
40. m Object Help JJ Mc File La Edid Diagram Object Help x3 Undo add Process Ctrl 2 Ctrl Cu Redo move Select all Ctrl 4 Y Cut Shift Del MY Copy Ctrl Ins B Paste Shift Ins Paste special Ctrl B ye Delete Del Undo Redo Insert picture A secondary method to use Undo Redo Tnseve inherited layers 1 Select Edit from the menu bar 2 Select either Undo Add Process or Redo Move from the drop down list Diagram Designer Page 11 Documentation Version 1 28 2015 Version 7 6 1 Undo History Size e The Undo History will control how many past operations the user has made e The default size is 10 Increasing the setting to a larger number will use more memory Using a smaller number will decrease the need for memory Caution Setting the Undo History Size below 5 may prevent the user from returning to the beginning of a problem 1 Open File 2 Select Options 3 Use the up down arrow box to increase decrease the number of available undo history size Print scaling Clipboard metafile scale Undo history size e Show grid Set dictionary path Select All e Shortcut Ctrl A e Selects everything on the Diagram pane Diagram pane e The Diagram pane is where all the work is done actual creation of the diagram is done here e The Diagram pane is considered to be a blank page size etc determined by the user on which the diagram is drawn by dragging objects from t
41. nect links Ctrl L Set layer color Diagram Designer Version 1 28 2015 Page 21 Cancel Network Print Setup 2x Printer Adobe PDF Properties Ready Adobe POF Converter Mu Documents Name Status Type Where Comment Faper Onentation Portrait Letter Size Seo Source Automatically Select A Landscape Network _ Cancel Documentation Version 7 6 1 New Page 1 This will provide a new work page a A workbook may contain many pages Previous Page sg Page Rearrange Pages This will permit the rearrangement order of pages Rearrange pages Rename e Shortcut Ctrl R 1 Pages may be deleted by selecting the delete button 2 Pages may be renamed by selecting the rename button 3 Select OK when selections are completed Edit Layers e The use of layers is a valuable efficient use of Diagram Designer e There are four layers available in the software program e layer e Layer 2 e Layer 3 e Global Stencil e Visualize three transparent sheets layers 1 2 and 3 laid over top of an opaque sheet Global Stencil as illustrated Layer 3 us Layer 2 203 l Layer Lawer 1 E ES Layer 3 Layer Global stencil B5 l Oa L auer d AA o al stencil Diagram Designer Page 22 Documentation Version 1 28 2015 Version 7 6 1 e Viewing the sheets from above the Global Stencil is visible through Layer1 Viewin
42. otation angle jas ca Diagram Designer Version 1 28 2015 Rotate 45 Cc o um L a a e i Wu Bed Page 33 Rotate 180 oM uasjad ay s Rotate 270 AALS yosiad Documentation Version 7 6 1 Align This feature permits the user to align an object s relative to the current page e Left Shift to the left edge preserve vertical location e Center Center horizontally on the page Is the person e Right Shift to the right edge preserve vertical location RIN SSP thirsty e Distribute e Top Shift to the top edge preserve horizontal location e Center Vertically Center on the page preserve horizontal location e Bottom Shift to the bottom of the page edge preserve horizontal location e Distribute e Fill Expand object to full page Note If more than one object is selected Diagram Designer tries to align one or more objects to meet another The objects are aligned with the selected object closest to the final alignment location If Fill is selected one or more objects will try to fill another with unpredictable results Diagram Designer File Edit Diagrarn Help 11 885 IH d Properties Alt Enter Edit text Fl Fy Bring to front Ha send to back Group Ctrl G Ungroup Ctrl LI Rotate Left Center Right Distribute Top Center Battom Distribute Fill Diagram Designer Page 34 Documentation Version 1 28 2015 Version 7 6 1 Convert to Po
43. other than shrink grow rotate can be made This might be an advantage in a complex diagram although grouping objects exhibits similar and less permanent behavior Add Template This adds selected objects to the current template palette in the template pane Since only a single object is added to the template only one object should be selected a Template pane contains objects for placement on the Diagram pane b Templates can be either e Standard loaded automatically at startup Contains basic shapes lines and arrows e Custom The user can create objects to suit a particular application Then turn those objects from the Diagram pane into a template c Templates can be changed at any time during a diagram construction d The template can be larger than the pane permits e Windows sliders will appear to access the entire template f Note The Object Tree pane can re resized by dragging the divider between the Diagram and Template panes Show Object Tree a The Object Tree pane shows all current objects in the diagram Objects are identified by user assigned name groups are represented just as an expandable Group with the individual objects shown including other groups when the Group name is expanded Selecting an object in the Object Tree also selects in the Diagram Pane unless that object is part of a Group In a similar manner selecting an object in the Diagram pane selects the object in the Object Tree pane
44. rate groups are restored by ungroup Group Now is to be converted using Object Convert to Polygon The new Polygon is still selected if not select it to edit properties Polygon properties can now be edited Example addition of text fill color etc Diagram Designer Page 35 Documentation Version 1 28 2015 Version 7 6 1 Convert to Metafile Windows metafiles are graphics files but have a different structure from most other formats Essentially they consist of a collection of commands in Graphics Device Interface language to present a graphics image Diagram Designer can convert objects to Windows metafiles using this command The simple procedure is e select an object or objects to convert e use the Object Convert_to_metafile option The object is converted to a single metafile which has a reduced set of properties Be aware that metafile objects like polygons cannot be returned back to Diagram Designer objects Many object properties Example Edit text are not available once an object has been converted to a metafile Line widths for example are fixed after conversion and are relative to the current size enlarging the metafile enlarges the line widths as well Why convert Once a metafile is converted it is a pure graphical object and can be rotated to any angle using the Object Rotate functions In addition converting an object to a metafile freezes its components relative to each other no further modifications
45. s Preferred method of uninstalling DiagramDesigner Also Diagram Designer has added an uninstaller to its Menu listing Start_DiagramDesigner_Unstall For a complete removal of Diagram Designer the user should also remove the following files at the completion of the uninstall process This step should be left to the advanced computer user HKEY CLASSES ROOTddd HKEY_CLASSESS_ROOT dadt File Association e During the installation of Diagram Designer using the installation package a dialog box is presented to permit Windows 9 file association DOD files Diagram Designer diagrams DDT files Diagram Designer templates e If these associations are created either at installation time or by using this dialog later double clicking one of the DOD or DDT files will open Diagram Designer and load the file accordingly e Disabling one or both of the entries using the dialog will break the association between the files and Diagram Designer e The files will not load with a double click Diagram Designer Page 2 Documentation Version 1 28 2015 Version 7 6 1 Startup e Diagram Designer may be run by e Direct execution of DiagramDesigner exe double click from Explorer use Start Run e Alternatively execution of a created shortcut created by installer or manually e Create a shortcut to automatically load the Flowchart template e Create a Windows shortcut to DiagramDesigner exe e Edit the shortcut s Properties to add the Flowch
46. t Enter the Word or text that is to be located St E pe qw Select Find Text a Ifthe word to be located has a special spelling or capitalization select Match Case Spell Checker e Shortcut Ctrl F7 e Spell Check requires a valid dictionary to be installed e The dictionary path is set in the File Options dialog Lack u e Anerror message will result if no dictionary is located e The initial dialog shows the default language xg e Changeable if more than one dictionary is installed Suggestions e Spell check options e Check only the active layer Close e Ifthe box is left unchecked all layers will be checked O Check active aye ony Sc Language e Skip symbols Example mathematical symbols E Skip symbols 6 Select Language 7 Select Start to begin the spell check 8 If the spell checker locates a misspelled word the user is presented with a list of possible correct spellings 9 Highlight the correct spelling choice from the Suggestion box Diagram Designer Page 16 Documentation Version 1 28 2015 Version 7 6 1 10 Select Replace a This will replace the misspelled word with the correct spelling word 11 If a new term is not in the dictionary but spelled correctly select Add a This will add the new word to the current dictionary 12 When Ignore is selected the highlighted word will be bypassed 13 When Ignore All is selected all words spelled the same will be bypassed 14 When
47. u Alt Enter F2 Ctrl G Ctrl U Help Menu F1 F11 Diagram Designer Version 1 28 2015 Open Save Save As Print Slideshow Options Undo Redo Select All Cut Copy Paste Paste Special Delete Spell Checker Rearrange Pages Connect Links Object Properties Edit Text Group Ungroup Help Contents if DiagramDesigner chm installed About if no help file Expression Evaluator Page 40 Documentation Version 7 6 1 Toolbar F6 Zoom Mode F7 Move Canvas Mode F8 Edit Mode F5 initiate Draw Line Increase zoom x2 centered on mouse cursor see zoom center Using the or keys does not change the current mode edit mode Is retained etc Decrease zoom x2 centered on mouse cursor see zoom center Using the or keys does not change the current mode edit mode is retained etc Slide Show PageDown Next page PageUp Previous page Home First page End Last page G Goto page Esc Close Misc F10 focus Main Menu Ctrl 1 Select Page 1 Note not numeric keypad Ctrl 2 etc select Page 2 etc Insert toggles between insert and overwrite mode in Edit Text dialog Diagram Designer Page 41 Documentation Version 1 28 2015 Version 7 6 1 Terminology TERM atomic bitmap bounding box canvas CHM context menu dictionary expression flowchart flowchart object grid group inherited layer layer link link point MDI metafile Diagram Designer V
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