The Formatting toolbar in Diagram View

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The Formatting toolbar in Diagram View

The Formatting toolbar in Diagram View

The Formatting toolbar has tools for formatting text, symbols and links; draw tools for creating symbols or enhancing a diagram with graphics or text you do not want to appear in Outline View; and tools that enable you to position the diagram on the page and position symbols precisely.

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Font

Font

Change the font.

btn_font_size

Font Size

Change the text size.

btn_bold

Bold

Apply bold formatting to text.

btn_italic

Italic

Italicize text.

btn_underline

Underline

Underline text.

btn_text_color

Text Colour

Change the colour of text.

Link Style button

Link Style

Change the style of a link.

Arrow Direction button

Arrow Direction

Change the direction of the arrows on a link.

Button_Branch_Thickness

Line Thickness

Change the line thickness of a symbol or link.

btn_defaults

Defaults

Set defaults to those of the current selection, or apply defaults to the current selection.

btn_draw_tools

Draw

Turn on the selected Draw tool. Click Button_Options to select a different tool.

btn_nudge

Nudge

Move a symbol or draw object up, down, left or right one pixel at a time.

btn_position

Position

Position the diagram on the page.

btn_fill_line_color

Fill Colour and Line Colour

Change the fill colour btn_fill_color or line colour btn_line_color of a selected symbol, draw object, link or note. Click btn_revert_color to revert to the selection's original colours.