Reference to diagrams and shapes

Additional references can be attached to a shape through resource icon References, for example, inserting a diagram and a shape. After that, you can open and view the inserted references through resource icon References.

Reference to diagrams

  1. Move the mouse over a shape, press its resource icon References and select Edit References... from the pop-up menu.
    Click Edit References...
    Click Edit References...
  2. When the specification dialog box pops up, click Add Diagram... button.
    Click Add Diagram...
    Click Add Diagram...
  3. In Select Diagram dialog box, check an existing diagram or create a new diagram by clicking the icon under Diagrams.
    Check an existing diagram
    Check an existing diagram
  4. You may enter the description for the diagram in the specification dialog box. Finally, click OK button to confirm the reference creation.
    Enter description
    Enter description

Reference to shapes

  1. Move the mouse over a shape, press its resource icon References and select Edit References... from the pop-up menu.
  2. When the specification dialog box pops up, click Add Shape... button.
    Click Add Shape...
    Click Add Shape...
  3. In Select Shape dialog box, check a shape to be referenced and click OK button.
    Check a shape
    Check a shape
  4. Enter the description for the shape in the specification dialog box. Finally, click OK button to confirm the creation of shape.

Opening a reference

Move the mouse over a shape, press its resource icon References and select a shape/ a diagram to open from the pop-up menu. If you select a shape to open, it will switch to the diagram where the shape belongs to and the shape will be selected by filled-selector. If you select a diagram to open, it will switch to the selected diagram immediately.

Open a shape reference
Open a shape reference

Editing references

  1. Move the mouse over a shape and press it resource icon References  and select Edit References... from the pop-up menu.
  2. When the specification dialog box pops out, double click on the row of reference you want to enter its description or modify it.
  3. Enter the description or modify it under Description column.
    Enter the description
    Enter the description
  4. Finally, click Enter button to confirm editing.

Removing a reference

  1. Move the mouse over a shape which has references, click its resource icon References and select Edit References... from the pop-up menu.
  2. When the specification dialog box pops out, select a reference to be removed on the list and press Remove button to delete the selected reference.
    Select a reference to remove
    Select a reference to remove
  3. Finally, click OK button to confirm the reference removal.
 
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