Diagrams User Guide
Diagrams : Working with Diagrams : Main GUI Components : Diagram Drafting Canvas
Diagram Drafting Canvas
The MS Visio sub-window contains the diagram drawing canvas and provides access to stencils as well as attributes through the Shape Data window.
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Shape attributes are available through the Shape Data window (see below).
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There are right-click menus available for shapes as well as for the drawing background providing context sensitive short-cuts for common functions.
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When an item is selected on the drawing, it will automatically be made the Current Element (CE), which means that it will be selected in the explorer and other windows that track the CE.
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When an item is selected in the explorer, it will however not be selected in the drawing automatically. In case the user wants to select it, there is a Select in Drawing command on the right click menu in the explorer.
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Navigation such as Scrolling, Panning, Zooming in the drawing window can be achieved through standard Visio functions such as Ctrl+Shift+Click on left and right mouse buttons. See table below.
Ctrl+Shift+Left Mouse button click
Zoom in
Ctrl+Shift+Right Mouse button click
Zoom out
Ctrl+Shift+Right Mouse button drag
Pan
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A number of Function Keys are available for easy access and commonly used commands. Please refer to section Keyboard Shortcuts and Function Keys for more information.
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Please refer to the MS Visio documentation for further information about the drawing window.
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