You can control the visibility of elements on a diagram by using the Hide command (available on the context menu for individual diagram elements), and the Show/Hide command (available on the diagram context menu).
To hide by using one of the following methods:
- Open the Diagram View.
- Do one of the following:
- Select the element on the diagram, right-click and choose Hide on the context menu.
- Select multiple elements on the diagram using CTRL+Click or by lassoing, and select Hide from the context menu.
- Right-click the diagram background and choose Hide/Show on the context menu. The Show Hidden dialog box opens, as discussed below.
To show or hide diagram elements using the Show Hidden dialog box:
- Right-click the diagram and choose Show/Hide on the context menu. The Show Hidden dialog box opens.
- Select the element(s) that you wish to hide from the Diagram Elements list.
- To add elements in the Diagram Elements list to the Hidden Elements list, do one of the following:
- Double-click the element .
- Click the element once and click Add.
- Select multiple elements using CTRL+Click and click Add.
- To remove items from the Hidden Elements list do one of the following:
- Double-click the element.
- Click the element once and click Remove.
- Select multiple elements using CTRL+Click and click Remove.
- To remove all items from the Hidden Elements list, click Remove All.
- Click OK to close the dialog box.