General

Name

Label that appears for an element both in the Model View tree and in the diagram. You can edit this label.

Categories

You can add one or more defined Categories that can be used for purposes such as reporting and analysis.

Description

A text box where you can enter information describing or defining the project. Right-click text to open a shortcut menu. You can cut, copy, paste, and delete selected text within the Description text box. You can paste plain text from external applications.

You can undo any action and you can select all text by pressing Ctrl+A.

The following formatting options are available for the text: Bold, Italics, Underscore, and Strikethrough. You can also change the font color as well as the background color.

Notes

A text box where you can annotate the element with additional information. Right-click text to open a shortcut menu. You can cut, copy, paste, and delete selected text within the Notes text box. You can paste plain text from external applications.

You can undo any action and you can select all text by pressing Ctrl+A.

The following formatting options are available for the text: Bold, Italics, Underscore, and Strikethrough. You can also change the font color as well as the background color

Appearance

Font and Color Options

Use these commands to change fonts and element colors. Note that the element fill command is unavailable for the Group element.

Rendering

Use these commands to change the shadowing and gradient settings for an element.

Horizontal Alignment

Use these commands to set the justification for text labels in an element.

Diagram Display Options

Show name: Displays the label of the Association object. This option is selected by default.

Apply to Diagram

Applies the formatting changes to all existing off-page connectors on the active diagram.

Restore Defaults

Restores the default settings for all changes made in the Appearance tab.

Set as Default

All formatting changes made in the Appearance tab become the default settings for new off-page connectors placed in the Diagram View.