Context Menus

When you right-click in a diagram, Tablet UML will display one of a number of context menus: pop-up menus that let you perform commands specific to where you clicked. If you click on unrecognized ink, you'll see the manual recognition context menu:

This menu contains all of the standard element types for the current diagram. You can select an element type, and Tablet UML will convert the ink to that type of element. If the type you choose is a connector and Tablet UML is unsure of which element you entended as a source or target, you'll see the Missing End Point dialog:

Select the proper end element from the list and click OK to connect to it. You can also click No End Point to leave the connector unconnected, or click Cancel to cancel the manual recognition.

If the point you clicked on falls within one or more element icons, you will see a context menu that lists these icons, and also has an All sub-menu:

If the point you clicked on falls outside of any element icons and not on any unrecognized ink, you will see a context menu that lists all of the icons in the diagram. It also has an All sub-menu, with a submenu as shown here:

The submenu for a given diagram element varies by element type (as described under each specific diagram type; see below). The standard context menu is shown here:

The following commands are found on the standard context menu (and some are also found on the All submenu):

• Rename: Lets you rename the selected element, as described under Naming.
• Select in Tree: Locates the selected element in the Model Tree, and also displays its Detail Page.
• Display...: Displays the Detail Page  for the selected element or elements.
• Add Related Elements: Searches the current model for all elements that are related to the selected element or elements, and adds the found elements to the diagram. Once these elements are added, you can drag them into a more meaningful layout.
• Delete: Deletes the selected element or elements from the current diagram, but not from the model nor from other diagrams.
• Delete from Model: Deletes the selected element or elements from the the model and thus from all diagrams.

See Also:

• Use Case Diagrams
• Activity Diagrams
• Component Diagrams
• Class Diagrams
• Sequence Diagrams
• Collaboration Diagrams
• State Diagrams
• Deployment Diagrams
• Package Diagrams
• Sketch Diagrams

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