Main menu

The main menu, which is on the top of the window, allows you to select and perform various operations in BP-VA.

File menu

The File menu

The File menu enables you to:

• Create a project
• Create a diagram
• Open project
• Save project
• Save and manage project template
• Import project data from the following media: BP-VA Project, XML, Excel, Visio and Linked Project (Dependent projects)
• Export project into the following formats: BP-VA Project, XML, Active diagram as Image, Diagrams as Image, Selection as Image, Active Diagram to Excel and Excel
• Export images (JPG, PNG, SVG, EMF, PDF)
• Printing
• Set project properties
• Exit

Edit menu

The Edit menu

The Edit menu enables you to:

• Undo and Redo
• Cut
• Copy
• Duplicate
• Delete
• Repeat an action
• Select everything in diagram
• Find a model element/diagram
• Jump to a diagram or an element
• Add or manage bookmarks
• Grouping
• Shapes alignment and distribution

View menu

The View menu

The View menu enables you to:

• Show/Hide a pane
• Show and manage grid
• Manage Layers
• Change Resource Centric behavior
• Save, open and manage perspective
• Change BP-VA to show in full screen
• Zoom diagram in and out
• Manage nickname
• Manage style

Modeling menu

The Modeling menu

The Modeling menu enables you to:

• Launch Animacian
• Launch Simulacian
• Compare diagrams with Visual Diff
• Configure stereotypes

Tools menu

The Tools menu

The Tools menu enables you to:

• Generate report
• Publish project
• Configure stereotypes
• Launch Shape Editor
• Launch License Key Manager
• Configure application options through the Options dialog box

Teamwork menu

The Teamwork menu

The Teamwork menu enables you to:

• Checkout project from server
• Commit project
• Update project
• Revert
• Switch to another trunk/branch

Window menu

The Window menu

The Window menu enables you to:

• Navigate between diagrams
• Rearrange diagram windows
• Switch to another diagram
• Show the Start Page
• Close Diagrams

Help menu

The Help menu

The Help menu enables you to:

• Browse the help contents
• Check the instruction of Mouse Gesture
• Visit Visual Paradigm online support
• Repair project
• Customize the user interface
• Check the environment using the About dialog box