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Toolbars 2
Main Toolbar
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Tools Palette
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Menus 9
Main Menu
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ConceptDraw ..........................................................................................................................................................
Menu 11
File Menu .......................................................................................................................................................... 12
Edit Menu .......................................................................................................................................................... 16
View Menu .......................................................................................................................................................... 19
Insert Menu .......................................................................................................................................................... 21
Text Menu .......................................................................................................................................................... 24
Shape Menu .......................................................................................................................................................... 25
Tools Menu .......................................................................................................................................................... 30
Inspectors Menu
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Window s Menu
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Help Menu .......................................................................................................................................................... 36
Context
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Object Context..........................................................................................................................................................
Menu 38
Text Context Menu
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Toolbar Context
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Menu 43
Library Context
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Menu 44
Library Item Context
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Menu 45
Pages Context ..........................................................................................................................................................
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Table Context..........................................................................................................................................................
Menu 50
Views 52
Document
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Basic Script
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Editor 54
Shape...................................................................................................................................
Parameters Table 56
Presentation
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Dialogs 59
Modal...................................................................................................................................
Dialogs 60
Startup Dialog.......................................................................................................................................................... 61
New Document
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Wizard 62
Docum ent Properties
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Dialog 63
Preferences Dialog
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Spell Check Dialog
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Color Dialog .......................................................................................................................................................... 73
Find/Replace Dialog
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Library Item Properties
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Library Properties
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Open Dialog .......................................................................................................................................................... 79
Save Dialog .......................................................................................................................................................... 80
HTML Export Dialog
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Flash Export Dialog

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Graphic File Export
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Page Setup Dialog
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Print Dialog .......................................................................................................................................................... 85
Grid Settings ..........................................................................................................................................................
Dialog 86
Snap and Glue..........................................................................................................................................................
Settings Dialog 89
Custom ize dialog
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Page Properties
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Dialog 91
Inspectors
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Solutions .......................................................................................................................................................... 93
Pages .......................................................................................................................................................... 95
Layers .......................................................................................................................................................... 97
Library .......................................................................................................................................................... 98
Arrange & Size
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Form at .......................................................................................................................................................... 103
Text .......................................................................................................................................................... 104
Hypernote .......................................................................................................................................................... 107
Info .......................................................................................................................................................... 109
Custom Properties
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Advanced .......................................................................................................................................................... 112
Present .......................................................................................................................................................... 113
Keyboard Shortcuts 115

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Welcome to ConceptDraw PRO v11 for macOS

Computer Systems Odessa Corporation introduces you ConceptDraw PRO - a world-class diagramming
software that lets you display, communicate, and present dynamically on Mac and PC platforms..
ConceptDraw PRO is powerful enough to draw everything from basic flowcharts to complex engineering
schematics.
World-Class Diagramming
Benefits
ConceptDraw Maintenance Assurance
Technical Support

World-Class Diagramming
ConceptDraw PRO is a diagramming tool that lets you easily create diagrams in minutes to support any
business communication process. You can create simple or complex drawings to communicate status
or condition to your audience.
ConceptDraw PRO creates drawings, diagrams and charts with great visual appeal. It is simple to
express ideas to share with others that quickly convey what you are thinking when using ConceptDraw
PRO. ConceptDraw PRO is a spectacular, easy-to-use tool for preparing presentations and business
documentation, describing structures and processes, making schematic diagrams, and drawing
technical sketches.
ConceptDraw PRO is powerful enough to be the standard-bearer business graphic tool for organizations
of any size, producing rich visual documents that convey meaning and support companys internal and
external communication needs. Graphic company communications include dashboards displaying key
performance indicators and depiction of processes based on company data. From simple to complex,
ConceptDraw PRO fills every niche.

Your Benefits
Simplifies and enhances presentation generation with flexible slide construction, automated processes,
and Live Object technology for displaying external data. Contains an extensive library of over 20,000
ready-to-use objects, with hundreds of templates and examples to get you started quickly.
ConceptDraw PRO also supports dynamic presentations that contain live content and can be edited on
the fly to reflect input from collaboration or feedback. Presentations can be exported to numerous
graphical formats or emailed as a slide show. ConceptDraw PRO presentations can be displayed in full-
screen, automated playback mode, or using dual monitors display on one, edit on the other for
team collaboration.

ConceptDraw Maintenance Assurance

We have developed an innovative maintenance program that makes sure you stay up to date. At the time
of your buy a ConceptDraw product, you are able to purchase ConceptDraw Maintenance Assurance

Technical Support
We offer unlimited free technical support to our users.
To send us a problem report or feature request, submit the ticket form in the Help Desk section on our
Web site.
Replies are normally sent within one business day. We are always happy to answer your questions and
hear your feedback.

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Toolbars

Main
Main commands for working with files and Clipboard.

Tools Palette
Drawing tools

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Main Toolbar

This toolbar contains all buttons for comfortable work with ConceptDraw.
The default set of buttons:

Solutions Open the Solutions Inspector

Pages Open the Pages Inspector

Layers Open the Layers Inspector

Library Open Libraries window

Connector ConceptDraw PRO makes it easy to connect objects in your drawing. You
can use one of the the Connector tools. To connect elements using this tool,
drag the connector from one connect point to another.

Direct Connector

Direct Connectors are straight lines from the point of origin to the point of
contact. Smart , Arc, Bezier and Curve Connectors are drawn very similarly
to Direct Connectors. However, they can automatically route around objects
already placed in your drawing.

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Connector Arc Connector

Bezier Connector

Smart Connector

Curve Connector

Chain Activate the Chain Connection Mode.

Consistently connect selected objects with Connectors.
New object will be automatically connected to selected one.
Tree Activate the Tree Connection Mode.
Connect selected objects with Connectors in a tree structure.
New object will be automatically connected to selected one
Snap Activate snapping an object to neighboring objects

Grid On/Off Grid

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Format Open the Format Inspector

Hypernote Open the Hypernote Inspector

Info Open the Info Inspector

Present Open the Present Inspector

You can add some extra buttons to the toolbar or to the default set of buttons using the Customize
Toolbar... dialog.

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Tools Palette

This toolbar contains the main tools.

Selection tool
Select, move and, resize object.
Selection Tool is active by default.
To select a single shape, point Selection tool to the object. When the pointer turns into a four-headed
arrow, click the object. Green handles appear on the shape when you select it.

When you want to change a number of objects, you can select multiple objects to work with them all
at once.
Point Selection tool to the object. Place the pointer above and to the left of the objects you want to
select, and then drag to create a selection area around the objects. After you select the shapes, you'll
see green selection handles around the primary object. Other objects will have blue selection handles.

Text Selection Tool

Activate the Text Selection tool when you need to edit a text in ConceptDraw PRO document.
Click the mouse once to activate the edit mode. Double-click to select the entire word.

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Rectangle tool
Click in the upper left corner of where you want to place your rectangle and drag to the lower right
corner to define the rectangle.
To draw a square, hold the Shift key down while dragging down and across the screen.Activates the
Rectangle tool mode and lets you draw rectangle boxes, and also move and resize shapes.

Ellipse tool
Click in the upper left corner of where you want to place your ellipse and drag to the lower right corner
to define the ellipse.
To draw a circle, hold the Shift key down while dragging down and across the screen.

Text Edit tool

Insert, remove and resize text.

Direct Connector tool

Draw Direct Connector between objects
Click on the object you want to connect and drag to other object to connect it.

Line Tool
Draw line.

Arc Connector tool

Draw Arc Connector between objects
Click on the object you want to connect and drag to other object to connect it.

Pen Tool
Draw a freeform line.

Edit Vertex
Activate this tool to see the vertices of the object. You can change the form of object by dragging
the vertex. Drag the vertex where you want it and then release the mouse button.

Connection Point tool

Activate the Connection Point tool to insert and manipulate connection points.

Join the selected objects into a single shape.

Combine the selected figures into a solid multi-component figure.
Separate joined objects.
Insert Vertex to the selected segment.

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Cut the object's geometry.

.Activates the Zoom box tool mode.

Activates the Scroll Hand mode
Activates the Clone tool: if there is a shape selected in the document or in the library, you can
insert this shape into the document by a single click on the page.
Activates the Eyedropper tool.

Zoom Slider - Move the slider to zoom in or zoom out a document page.

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Menus

ConceptDraw has the Main Menu and a number of Context Menus, which depend on what the user
is doing at the moment, and in which window the user is working - in the document window, or
ConceptDraw Basic editor window, etc. The main menu also looks different in different views.

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Main Menu

When working with the document window, the main menu bar looks as follows:

ConceptDraw menu
File menu
Edit menu
View menu
Insert menu
Text menu
Shape menu
Tools menu
Inspectors
Window menu
Help menu

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ConceptDraw Menu

The ConceptDraw menu contains commands of the application

About ConceptDraw PRO

Opens the About window, where you can see the information about the application version and
developers.

Preferences...
Opens the Preferences dialog.

Hide ConceptDraw PRO

Hides the ConceptDraw window to the dock.

Hide Others
Hides all other windows except the active ConceptDraw window.

Show All
Opens all hidden windows from the dock.

Quit ConceptDraw
Quits the application.

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File Menu

The File menu contains commands for working with files - opening, closing and saving files.

New
Creates a new ConceptDraw document.

New With Template - Creates a new ConceptDraw PRO document with the page size properties
selected.

Startup Dialog
Opens the Startup Dialog which will help you start using ConceptDraw PRO.

Open
Opens a file.

Open Recent...

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Lets you open a file from the list of recently opened ConceptDraw PRO documents.

Close
Closes the active document.

Close All
Closes all opened documents.

Save
Saves the document.

Save As...
Saves the document under a new name.

Duplicate
Any document you are working on will be automatically saved, so there is no point in using a Save As
feature to duplicate a document. Instead, with Apple's Duplicate feature you will see both the original and
the duplicate on your screen, either of which you can then edit at your discretion instead of having to
specify Save As or Save a Copy beforehand..

Rename
Allows you to change the file name.

Move To
Saves the document at a new location.

Revert To
Allows you to revert back to an earlier versions of document.

Import
Opens a file in a format, different than ConceptDraw PRO.

Import -> Graphic File

Import data from graphic formats (emf, wmf, pct, pict, bmp, dib, gif, jpeg, jpg, png, tif, tiff)

Import -> Microsoft Visio 2010 (VDX)

Import data from Microsoft Visio 2003-2010 Drawing (.vdx)

Import -> Microsoft Visio 2013 (VSDX)

Import data from Microsoft Visio Drawing (.vsdx)

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Import -> Microsoft Visio Stencils 2013 (VSSX)

Import data from Microsoft Visio Stencil (.vssx)

Export
Exports the current document to a format, different than ConceptDraw.

Export -> Flash...

Saves the document in Macromedia Flash format.

Export -> Graphic File...

Saves the document in a graphic file.

Export -> HTML...

Saves the document as HTML files. You can choose the export parameters using HTML Export Wizard.

Export -> Microsoft PowerPoint...

Saves the document in the Microsoft Office PowerPoint 97-2003 Presentation (.ppt)

Export -> Microsoft Visio 2010 (VDX) .

Saves the document in Microsoft Visio 2003-2010 Drawing (.vdx)

Export -> Microsoft Visio 2013 (VSDX) .

Saves the document in Microsoft Visio Drawing (.vsdx)

Export -> PDF .

Saves the document in Adobe Acrobat PDF format

Export -> SVG...

Saves the document in the SVG format.

Library
The menu for working with libraries.

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Library -> New...

Creates a new library.

Library -> Open...

Opens a library.

Library -> Close

Closes the active library.

Library -> Close All

Closes all open libraries.

Library -> Save

Saves the active library.

Library -> Save as...

Saves the active library under a new name.

Library -> Properties...

Changes the properties of the library in the Library Properties dialog.

Document Properties...
Opens the Document Properties dialog.

Page Setup...
Allows to set the printer page parameters in the Page Setup dialog.

Print...
Prints the document.

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Edit Menu

This menu contains various commands for editing documents.

Undo
Cancels the most recent action. The name of the last action is displayed in the menu item.

Redo
Cancels the last Undo operation. The name of the last action is displayed in the menu item.
For more information see Shapes - Operations on Shapes - Undo and Redo.

Cut
Cuts selected text or shapes and copies them onto the Clipboard.

Copy
Copies selected shapes or text onto the Clipboard.

Copy As
Copies selected shapes or text in any of the following formats:

Paste

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Inserts the contents of the Clipboard into the document.

Paste as
Inserts the contents of the Clipboard into the document in any of the following formats:

Delete
Deletes selected shapes.

Delete Page
Deletes selected pages.

Duplicate
Creates a copy of the selected shape.

Clone Stamp
Activates the Clone Stamp tool. Lets you create a resized copies of the selected object.

Select All
Selects all shapes in the document.

Select Connected
Selects all shapes, connected to the selected shape with connectors.
If the shapes, connected to the selected shape also have shapes, connected to them, these shapes are
selected as well.

Put into Library

Puts selected shape(s) into the active library.

Library Object
The menu for working with shapes in the active library. This menu is enabled when there is an open
library.

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Library Object -> Cut

Cuts the selected library shape and copies it onto the Clipboard.

Library Object -> Copy

Copies the library shape onto the Clipboard.

Library Object -> Paste

Pastes the shape from the Clipboard into the library.

Library Object -> Remove

Removes a shape from the library.

Library Object -> Replace

Replaces the selected shape in the library with the selected shape in the document without changing the icon.

Library Object -> Change Icon

Changes the icon of a library shape.

Library Object -> Properties

Edits properties of the library shape.

Change Shape
Change the selected objects using one of the listed options.

Find

Opens the Find&Replace Text dialog to search / replace text in the shapes in the document.

Check Spelling
Opens the Spelling dialog. Allows to check spelling during typing

Start Dictation
With Apple's Dictation feature, you can use your voice instead of typing text.

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View Menu

This menu controls how the document is displayed, whether to show toolbars, floating dialogs and more.

Zoom In
Increases magnification.

Zoom Out
Decreases magnification.

Zoom
Lets you choose various zoom settings.

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Zoom -> Actual Size

Displays the document at its actual size (100 % zoom).

Zoom -> Whole Page

Sets the zoom level so that the entire page fits in the window.

Zoom -> To Page Width

Sets the zoom level so that the page width fits in the document window.

Zoom -> Fit To All Objects

Sets the zoom level so that the all the shapes on the page fit in the document window.

Start Presentation
Show slide presentation from current document. Slides will be created from document's pages.
Click at bottom of screen to access the presentation control panel.

Start Presentation from Current Page

Start slide show from the current page.

Rulers
Shows/hides the rulers.

Grid
Shows/hides the grid.

Guides
Show/Hide Guidelines.

Page Breaks
Lets you choose to show/hide the page breaks for the documents. (Page breaks are gray lines which
mark the non-printable areas and show the borders of the print pages).

Shape Sizes
Show/hide the object dimensions

Page Navigator
This menu is used to display and hide the Page Navigator window.

Hide/Show Library
This menu is used to display, hide and change the appearance of the library window.

Hide/Show Toolbar
Show/hide the main toolbar.

Customize Toolbar...
Open the Customize dialog where you can set the view of toolbars.

Toggle Full Screen

This command will work to flip in and out of full screen mode.

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Insert Menu

In this menu you can choose drawing tools, insert pages, picture and hyperlinks.

New Page
Inserts a new page to the document. You will see it in the Page Navigator window.

Line Segment
Activates the Line tool mode and lets you draw lines and manipulate vertices of shapes.

Arc Segment
Activates the Arc tool mode and lets you draw elliptic arc segments, manipulate vertices of shapes and
change the curvature of segments.

Pen Tool
Activates the Pen tool mode and lets you draw smooth curves freeform line, and also manipulate
vertices of shapes and change the curvature of spline segments.

Rectangle
Activates the Rectangle tool mode and lets you draw rectangle boxes, and also move and resize
shapes.

Ellipse
Activates the Ellipse tool mode and lets you draw ellipses, and also move and resize shapes.

Vertex
Activates the Insert Vertex tool which lets you insert and manipulate the vertices of shapes.

Text
Activates the Edit Text tool mode which lets you edit the text of the shape, and also create new "Text"
shapes.

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Cut Edge
Activate the Cut Edge tool which lets you customize the shape by cutting the object's edges.

Direct Connector
Activates the Direct Connector tool mode and lets you insert the direct connectors between objects.

Direct Connectors are straight lines from the point of origin to the point of contact. Smart , Arc, Bezier
and Curve Connectors are drawn very similarly to Direct Connectors. However, they can automatically
route around objects already placed in your drawing.

Arc Connector
Activates the Arc Connector tool mode and lets you insert the arc connectors between objects.

Bezier Connector
Activates the Bezier Connector tool mode and lets you insert the spline connectors between objects.

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Smart Connector
Activates the Smart Connector tool.

Curve Connector
Activates the Curve Connector tool.

Connection Point
Activates the Connection Point tool mode which lets you insert and manipulate connection points of
shapes.

Picture...
Inserts a picture into the document.

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Text Menu

This menu is used to work with pages of the document.

Bold
Makes the text font bold.

Italic
Makes the text font italic.

Underline
Makes the text underlined.

Bigger
Increases the text font size.

Smaller
Decreases the text font size.

Align Left
Set the left alignment for the selected text.

Center
Set the center alignment for the selected text.

Align Right
Set the right alignment for the selected text.

Align Top
Set the top alignment for the selected text.

Align Middle
Set the middle alignment for the selected text.

Align Bottom
Set the bottom alignment for the selected text.

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Shape Menu

The commands in this menu allow you to group shapes, change their display order and make various
operations on them.

Ordering
This menu determines the display order of shapes in the document.

Ordering -> Bring to Front

Puts the selected shapes above all other shapes.

Ordering -> Send to Back

Puts the selected shapes behind all other shapes.

Ordering -> Bring Forward

Positions selected shapes one step higher in the order list.

Ordering -> Send Backward

Positions selected shapes one step lower in the order list.

Rotate & Flip

This menu contains commands for rotating and flipping shapes.

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Rotate & Flip -> Rotate Left(90)

Rotates selected shapes by 90 counterclockwise.

Rotate & Flip -> Rotate Right(90)

Rotates selected shapes by 90 clockwise.

Rotate & Flip -> Flip Vertical

Replaces the selected shape with its vertically mirrored copy.

Rotate & Flip -> Flip Horizontal

Replaces the selected shape with its horizontally mirrored copy.

Group
Groups selected shapes.

Ungroup
Ungroups selected shapes.

Edit Text
Edits text of the selected shape.

Power Edit
Edit the Shape Parameters table.

Distribute
This menu allows you to create equal spacing between selected shapes.

Distribute -> Horizontal Spacing

Creates uniform horizontal spacing between the alignment boxes of the selected shapes.

Distribute -> Left Edges

Creates uniform spacing between the left edges of the alignment boxes of the selected shapes.

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Distribute -> Centers

Creates uniform horizontal spacing between the centers of the alignment boxes of the selected shapes.

Distribute -> Right Edges

Creates uniform spacing between the right edges of the alignment boxes of the selected shapes.

Distribute -> Vertical Spacing

Creates uniform vertical spacing between the alignment boxes of the selected shapes.

Distribute -> Top Edges

Creates uniform spacing between the top edges of the alignment boxes of the selected shapes.

Distribute -> Middle

Creates uniform vertical spacing between the centers of the alignment boxes of the selected shapes.

Distribute -> Bottom Edges

Creates uniform spacing between the bottom edges of the alignment boxes of the selected shapes.

Align
This menu contains commands for aligning two or more selected shapes.

Align -> Left

Aligns selected shapes on the left sides relative to the primary selected shape.

Align -> Center

Aligns selected shapes horizontally on the centers relative to the primary selected shape.

Align -> Right

Aligns selected shapes on the right sides relative to the primary selected shape.

Align -> Top

Aligns selected shapes on the top sides relative to the primary selected shape.

Align -> Middle

Aligns selected shapes vertically on the centers relative to the primary selected shape.

Align -> Bottom

Aligns selected shapes on the bottom sides relative to the primary selected shape.

Make Same
Makes some attributes of shapes the same as the attributes of the primary selected shape.

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Make Same -> Width

Makes the selected shapes the same width as the primary selected shape.

Make Same -> Height

Makes the selected shapes the same height as the primary selected shape.

Make Same -> Size

Makes the selected shapes the same size as the primary selected shape.

Make Same -> Line Properties

Makes the selected shapes contour properties the same as the primary selected shape has.

Make Same -> Fill Properties

Makes the selected shapes fill the same as the primary selected shape has.

Make Same -> Text Properties

Makes the selected shapes text properties the same as the primary selected shape has.

Make Same -> Visual Attributes

Makes all of the selected shapes visual attributes the same as the primary selected shape has.

Operations
The commands from this menu allow you to combine several shapes in one or separate shapes to
individual segments.

Operations -> Combine

Combines several selected shapes into one.

Operations -> Join

Joins several selected shapes so that they form a single geometry.

Operations -> Separate

Splits the selected complex shape into separate geometries, so that each geometry becomes a separate
shape.

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Rapid Draw
Add RapidDraw features to the selected objects
Rapid Draw capability allows you to build professional diagram quickly and easily. Add the start point of
your chart and simply select a directional arrow from the selected object. Rapid Draw will automatically
draw and connect the next object in your diagram.

Fit to Text
Resizes the selected shapes according to the dimensions of the text they contain.

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Tools Menu

This menu contains various tools.

Script Editor
Opens Script Editor for editing ConceptDraw Basic scripts.

Select
Activates the Select tool mode.

Select Text
Activates the Text Selection tool when you need to edit a text in ConceptDraw PRO document.
Click the mouse once to activate the edit mode. Double-click to select the entire word.

Grid & Rules...

Calls the Grid & Rulers dialog, where you can change the parameters for the grid and rulers.
For more information see Dialogs - Modal Dialogs - Grid & Rulers.

Snap & Glue...

Allows to modify snapping and gluing parameters for shapes.
For more information see Dialogs - Modal Dialogs - Snap & Glue,

Connector Jump Type

This menu specifies how the points in which smart connectors cross look like.

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Connector Jump Type -> Square

Displays a square crossing.

Connector Jump Type -> Arc

Displays an arc crossing.

Connector Jump Type -> 2 Sides

Displays a crossing made up of two lines.

Connector Jump Type -> 3 Sides

Displays a crossing made up of three lines.

Connector Jump Type -> Gap

Displays a gap on crossing.

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Connector Jump Orientation

Specifies the orientation of line crossings.

Connector Jump Orientation -> Horizontal Jumps

The line crossings will be displayed on the horizontal lines.

Connector Jump Orientation -> Vertical Jumps

The line crossings will be displayed on the vertical lines.

Connector Jump Orientation -> No Jumps

No line jumps are displayed.

Tree Connection Mode

Activate the Tree Connection Mode.
Connect selected objects with Connectors in a tree structure. New object will be automatically
connected to selected one..

Chain Connection Mode

Activate the Chain Connection Mode.
Consistently connect selected objects with Connectors. New object will be automatically connected to
selected one.

Text Auto Expand Mode

Activates the Text Auto Expand mode in which any shape is resized automatically when you add text
to it.

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Inspectors Menu

This menu controls which inspectors are displayed. The check mark besides the menu items
indicates that the floating dialog is active and is displayed either as a floating window, or as a tab in one
of the floating windows. Clicking on a menu item displays the dialog if it was hidden, or hides it if it was
visible.

Show/Hide Inspectors
Enables you show the latest active inspectors , or hide the currently opened inspectors.

Solutions
Shows/hides the Solutions inspector.
For more information see Dialogs - Inspectors - Solutions

Pages
Shows/hides the Pages inspector.
For more information see Dialogs - Inspectors - Pages

Layers
Shows/hides the Layers inspector.
For more information see Dialogs - Inspectors - Layers.

Show/Hide Library
Shows/hides the Library inspector.
For more information see Dialogs - Inspectors - Library

Arrange & Size

Shows/hides the Arrange & Size inspector.
For more information see Dialogs - Inspectors - Arrange & Size

Format

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Shows/hides the Format inspector.

For more information see Dialogs - Inspectors - Format

Text
Shows/hides the Text inspector.
For more information see Dialogs - Inspectors - Text

Hypernote
Shows/hides the Hypernote inspector.
For more information see Dialogs - Inspectors - Hypernote

Info
Shows/hides the Info inspector.
For more information see Dialogs - Inspectors - Info

Custom Properties
Shows/hides the Custom Properties inspector.
For more information see Dialogs - Inspectors - Custom Properties

Advanced
Shows/hides the Advanced inspector.
For more information see Dialogs - Inspectors - Advanced

Presentation
Shows/hides the Present inspector.
For more information see Dialogs - Inspectors -Presentation

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Windows Menu

This menu contains commands for manipulating windows, and shows the list of open windows

For more information see Customizing the Working Environment - Working with Windows in the
Manual.

Minimize
Minimizes the active window.

Expand Window
Expands the active window.

Bring All to Front

Brings all ConceptDraw PRO windows to front.

In the bottom section of this menu the windows list is located.

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Help Menu

From this menu you can get reference information.

Search
Lets you search through menu items

ConceptDraw PRO Help

Calls the ConceptDraw PRO Help System. It opens in a separate window where you can see a number
of articles containing information on how to use the product. You can read or print the articles, search
them for the needed information.

Keyboard Shortcuts
Calls the ConceptDraw PRO keyboard shortcuts description.

Getting Started
Open the Getting Started guide in the PDF format

Online Help Desk

Allows you to ask a question to ConceptDraw PRO Support Team..

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Context Menu

Context menus offer the set of choices that are available in the current state, of the application. Usually
the available choices are actions related to the selected object.
Object context menu
Textcontext menu
Toolbar context menu
Librarycontext menu
Library Item context menu
Pages context menu
Table View context menu

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Object Context Menu

The appearance of the context menu of the document may vary depending on where you call it - on a
shape, or on an empty area in the document window. When you right-click on a shape, the context
menu will look as follows:

When you right-click on an empty area, the context menu will look as follows:

Cut
Cuts selected text or shapes and copies them onto the Clipboard.

Copy
Copies selected shapes or text onto the Clipboard.

Paste
Inserts the contents of the Clipboard into the document.

Delete
Deletes selected shapes.

Fit To Text
Resizes the selected shapes according to the dimensions of the text they contain.

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Object
This menu is used to change position of shapes in the document.

Send To Back: Puts the selected shapes behind all other shapes.
Bring To Front: Puts the selected shapes above all other shapes.
Rotate Left(90): Rotate selected shapes by 90 counterclockwise.
Rotate Right(90): Rotate selected shapes by 90 clockwise.
Flip Horizontal: Replace the selected shape with its horizontally mirrored copy.
Flip Vertical: Replace the selected shape with its vertically mirrored copy.
Edit Text: Edit text of the selected shape.
Group: Group selected shapes.
Ungroup: Ungroup selected shapes.

Hypernote
Opens the Hypernote Inspector

Lock
Allows to lock some of the shape parameters.

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Add Custom Properties

Opens Custom Properties Inspector
Power Edit
Opens the Shape Table View .

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Text Context Menu

ConceptDraw PRO allows you to access the most frequently used operations with text via the context
menu. There are different ways to select a text. You can select a desired piece of text using the Text
Selection Tool, or you can select the entire text using the Edit Text command from the Object context
menu.

Look Up
Look up the selected text in Thesaurus and Dictionary.
Search with Google
Search the selected text in Google.
Cut, Copy, Paste
You can perform the common operations with a selected text the same as with object.

Substitutions
With Apple's standard Substitutions feature, you can automatically replace text and punctuation. For
example, you can automatically replace a double-space with a period and a space, or replace straight
quotes with curly quotes (called smart quotes). You can also have Internet addresses (URLs) converted
to clickable links (called smart links).

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Transformation
With Apple's standard Transformation feature, you can perform a certain text transformations.

Speech
With Apple's standard Speech feature you can use your voice to enter text on your Mac.

Layout Orientation
With Apple's standard Layout Orientation feature you can change layout of the text.

Add to iTunes as a Spoken Track

This Apple's feature allows you to take any block of text and transfer it into iTunes as a spoken track,
which you can then easily sync to an iPhone or iPod.

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Toolbar Context Menu

When you right-click on the toolbar, the context menu will look as follows:

Icon&Text
Both icons and text will be displayed on the toolbar.

Icon Only
Display only toolbar buttons icons.

Text Only
Display only toolbar buttons text labels

Hide Toolbar
Hide Main Toolbar

Use Small Size

The buttons icons size will be decreased.

Customize Toolbar
Calls the Customize Toolbar dialog where you can add or remove the buttons from the toolbar.
For more information see Dialogs - Modal Dialogs - Customize Toolbar .

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Library Context Menu

This menu appears when you right-click on a free space in the library window.

New
Create a new library.

Open
Open an existing library from Finder.

Close
Close the selected library.

Close All
Close all the libraries that are currently open.

Save
Save changes.

Save As
Save changes as another library.

Show File Location

Reveal the selected library in Finder.

Properties
Open the Library Properties dialog.

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Library Item Context Menu

This menu appears when you right-click on a shape in the library window.

Cut
Cuts the selected library shape and copies it onto the Clipboard.

Copy
Copies the library shape onto the Clipboard.

Paste
Pastes the shape from the Clipboard into the library.

Delete
Removes a shape from the library.

Replace
Replaces the selected shape in the library with the selected shape in the document without changing
the icon.

Change Icon
Opens Finder window to select graphic file to replace the icon of a library shape.

Properties
Opens the Library Item Properties dialog.

View as Icons

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Shows shapes in the library window as icons.

View as Icons and Text

Shows both the names and the icons of the shapes in the library window.

View as Icons and Text Right

Show both the names and the icons of the shapes in the library window on the right.

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Pages Context Menu

This menu appears when you right-click on a free space in the library window or on the page navigator
arrows in the left bottom corner of the document window.

Add Page
Addt a blank page at the end of a document.

Insert Page
Insert a blank page after the currently selected page.

Duplicate Page
Insert a copy of the currently selected page.

Delete Page
Delete the selected pages.

Rename Page
Rename the selected page.

Go to Page
Open the Pages list to instantly switch to the selected page.

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Choose Background
Choose a page to be a background for the selected page.

Set as Background for

Set the selected page as background for other pages in a document.

Adjust to Drawing Content

Make the page fitting to content.

Properties
Open the Page Properties dialog

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Table Context Menu

This menu appears when you right-click somewhere on the Shape Table window

Values
Shows values in the cells.

Formulas
Shows formulas in the cells.

Lock
Locks the section from changes

Insert Section

Inserts a new section in the parameter table.

View Sections

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Lets you choose, which of the table sections to display.

Add Row
Adds a new row to the active section of the table.

Delete Row
Adds the current row from the section of the table.

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Views

You can process a document using the Document window, Library windows and Pages view. You also
have the option of viewing and editing objects' properties using Basic Script Editor, or Shape
Parameters Table view. Presentation view shows the slide presentation from current document. Slides
will be created from document's pages.

Document
Library
Pages
Basic Script Editor
Shape Parameters Table
Presentation

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Document

This window is used for working with the document.

Normally this window looks as follows:

On the left and top sides of the window you can see the rulers. The grid helps to position shapes more
precisely.

On the right and bottom sides you can see the scroll bars. They are used for navigating through the
document. To scroll beyond the drawing page, click and hold the mouse button on the arrows near the
scroll bars.

You can change the appearance of the document window.

You can display or hide the grid and rulers.
The grid and rulers parameters are set in the Grid & Rulers dialog, which you can call from the Tools
menu.

To display/hide the rulers, the guide lines and the grid, use the View menu.
To show/hide the rulers, use the View / Rulers menu; to show/hide the grid use the View / Grid menu,
to show/hide the guide lines use the View / Guides menu.
Sometimes a document can be larger than one printer page. In this case the program will break the
document down and arrange it on several printer pages. To view the page breaks, enable the Page
Breaks option in the View menu.

For for easy editing you can zoom in or out on the document by using the View / Zoom menu, the
Zoom slider below the main toolbar, or the Zoom toolbar.
When you right-click somewhere in the window, the context menu appears. It contains various
commands for working with shapes. For more information about this menu see Menus - Document
context menu.

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Basic Script Editor

Each ConceptDraw graphical object has a set of properties that define its view and functionality in the
application.
ConceptDraw offers 3 ways to access properties of objects: a Shape Parameters Table, the
ConceptDraw Basic script and XML.

Open Basic Script Editor using menu Tools/Script Editor.

ConceptDraw Basic Script helps to interact with other applications (command line running, invocation of
the custom functions from external libraries). The ConceptDraw Basic Editor window is used for writing
and debugging ConceptDraw Basic scripts.

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It represents a simple text editor that allows to copy and paste text. Additionally, it allows to include
source codes into the scripts (by using the #include statement).

To compile and execute the script use corresponding buttons from the toolbar.

To open the Output window press the button Toggle Output.

You can click on the lines to select them and copy the lines onto the Clipboard.
This window is helpful for finding syntax errors in the source code. Just double-click on the error in the
output window, and the program will open the editor window, with the cursor placed on the line which
caused the error.

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Shape Parameters Table

Each ConceptDraw graphical object has a set of properties that define its view and functionality in the
application. With the help of Shape Parameters table you can define the logic of the objects behavior,
apply them the arbitrary appearance and set the connection between the appearances of different
objects as well as create complex objects.
You can open the Shape Parameters table using the from the Shape / Power Edit menu.

The object properties table gives the opportunity to work with the already defined set of parameters and
properties of an object. It is designed to manage the limited (including large) set of properties.

At the top of the table there's the input field where you can enter or alter the parameters in the cells. All
parameters are grouped in sections. By double-clicking a section title you can collapse it to one row.
When you click a cell in a section, its content is displayed in the input field where you can edit it. Also
you can make changes using the Table context menu.
You can manage the tables sections using Insert Table Section dialog:

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and View Sections dialog:

For more complex objects, objects with a variable number of child elements and custom properties, as
well as a predetermined behavior ConceptDraw Basic script is recommended.

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Presentation

This window is used for previewing the document (called from View /Start Presentation menu).

The document page will be stretched to fit the window.

In the bottom part of the view there is page navigator window. To open it hold the mouse cursor in the
bottom part of the window for several seconds. You can move between pages by pressing Space key,
clicking arrows or pages icons.

To quit the view press Esc key.

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Dialogs

Dialogs are the main means of communication between the program and the user. They are used to set
various components and properties of the program. The dialogs also provide information. ConceptDraw
has two types of dialogs:

Modal Dialogs
Inspectors

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Modal Dialogs

Modal dialogs are mostly called from the menus, or by using the keyboard shortcuts. When this dialog
is open, you can't work with other tools.
Startup Dialog
Document Properties
Preferences
Spell Check
Color
Find&Replace Text
Library Item Properties
Library Properties
Open
Save
HTML Export Dialog
Flash Export (SWF) Dialog
Graphic File Export
Page Setup
Print
Grid&Rulers
Snap & Glue
Customize Toolbar
Page Properties

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Startup Dialog

Using Startup Dialog is the simplest way to get started in ConceptDraw PRO.

Access dialog from the File menu. Can be opened on default when program runs. .

New - Open a blank document

New Document Wizard - Run a Wizard that helps you create a new document
Open File - Open the existing ConceptDraw document from file
Browse Solutions - Browse Samples and Templates through the ConceptDraw Solution Park

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New Document Wizard

Enables you to set properties of a new document. New document wizard includes two steps:
Step 1: Enables set a page and printer paper properties

Step 2 Enables set a Grid and Snap properties.

Press Save as Start Template to save selected settings as custom My Start Template.cdt
It automatically appears at the Start using template file field of the Preferences' Document tab

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Document Properties Dialog

This dialog is used to set the parameters of the current document.

To call it choose Document Properties... from the File menu.

The dialog contains several tabs, which control various groups of settings:

Print Setup - contains information that describes the document.

Page Size - sets the size and orientation of the document pages.
Units - sets the scale, units of measure, etc.
Info - contains information that describes the document.
Advanced - allows to protect the document by restricting access to it.

Print Setup

Printer Setup - opens the system printer settings dialog

Print Zoom - lets you adjust the document pages to the printer pages
Print background pages separately - lets you print the background pages of the document
as separate pages
Print grid lines - lets you hide or show grid lines on the printed page.

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Page Size

The Page Size setting allows to choose the size of the document page

Select the different Page Size to see more page size options. You can choose one of the pre-defined
sizes from the dropdown list or set Custom page size. Using the pre-defined sizes you can only
change the paper orientation. Also you can set exact size of paper.

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Width - specifies the page width

Height - specifies the page height

The Orientation setting specifies the orientation of the document page:

Portrait - the page is taller than it's wide.
Landscape - the page is wider than it's tall.
Adjust to Drawing Contents - the page size is set enough to fit all shapes in the drawing. If the

document contains several pages, the biggest value is used. If you want to print the background page

separately mark the corresponding option.

Expand the page in Rapid Draw - Sometimes, when you create charts using Rapid Draw, not all
objects can be placed on a given page size. This option allows you to enable automatic expansion
of the page.

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Units

Units - allows to choose the unit of measure from the drop-down list.
Angle - sets whether to display the angles in degrees or radians.
The Scale setting determines the scale of the document. The following options are available:
No scale (1:1) - the 1:1 scale.
Pre-defined scale - allows to choose a scale from the list. The scale is set with the help of two
drop-down lists. The first one allows to choose the type of the drawing:
o Metric
o Civil Engineering
o Mechanical Engineering
o Architectural
Depending on the chosen option you can choose a pre-defined scale in the second drop-down list.
If the Civil Engineering or Architectural options are chosen, non-metric (imperial) units of
measure are set automatically in the Units of measure field. You can change the units of measure
manually if needed.
Custom scale - sets a user-defined scale. You can use different units of measure by specifying the
appropriate suffix after the value (for example, 1 ft = 1 in).

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Info

Title - contains the title of the document

Subject - contains the subject of the document
Author - contains the name of the author
Company - contains the name of the company
Comments - a detailed description of the document

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Advanced

Protect Access to Document - It allows you to restrict access to your ConceptDraw document.
You can create a list of users who are allowed to access the document.
You can manage the access list using the "Add User", "Edit User" and "Remove User" buttons .

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Preferences Dialog

This dialog controls the application settings.

To call the dialog, choose Preferences from the Application menu.

The dialog contains several tabs, where various settings are grouped:

General - contains the default settings for new documents,

Document - specifies paths to various components of the application,
Script Editor - determines the appearance of some components of the application,

The General tab:

If you want to mark hyperlinks in text use the Detect & Mark Hyperlinks in Text option.

Undo Depth - The Undo command reverses recent changes, the amount of which is determined by
the Undo Depth option.

Snap sensitivity - sets the distance at which snapping and gluing are activated. This distance is set in

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pixels and does not depend on the scale or magnification. The default value is 15 pixels.

Make a Backup Copy - mark this option to enable auto saving.

Pressing Enter will... - You can set the operation which will be perform by the Enter key in the
Text Edit mode.

The Document tab:

This tab describes the parameters of the documents, created with the New command. You can
choose whether to base a new document on the default settings or on a default template file:

Create New Document Using - allows to choose a template file, on which every new document
will be based. Use the Browse button to choose the file, or specify the path in the edit field.

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Custom Settings - indicates, that the document is created with the default parameters, listed below:
The Page size setting determines the size of the document page. You can choose between:

Pre-defined - allows to select a size from the list.

Custom Size - specified by the user.

Units - choose the units of measure from the list,

Angle - choose whether to display angles in degrees or in radians.

The Script Editor tab:

The Script Editor tab specifies how the CDBasic Editor window looks and works.
The Script Settings section sets how ConceptDraw Basic scripts will be treated by ConceptDraw:
Allow Script Running - allows the program to run scripts automatically,
Allow Script Editing - allows to edit scripts.
You can choose the font and font size, and preview them in the area below.

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Spell Check Dialog

You can use the Spell Check dialog to find mistakes in the shapes text.
You can call this dialog from the Edit menu.
When you call the dialog, the Spell Check engine checks all objects in your document at all pages. You
will see the results of the check in the next dialog.

The mistakes are marked red and underlined. You can select one of the words from the internal
dictionary and correct a mistake by pressing the Guess button.
You can find out what selected word means by using the Define button.

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Color Dialog

This dialog is used to set color for a shape, its text or other attributes.

You can call this dialog by pressing one of the buttons located in the Color drop-down list from the
appropriate toolbar button menu.

The Color dialog:

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This is a standard OS X system color dialog where you choose a color, adjust its brightness. To choose
the needed color, click on it with the mouse.

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You can add the chosen color to the custom colors area in the bottom part of the dialog by dragging it
from the sample area in the upper part of the dialog. It works on any tab of the dialog.

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Find/Replace Dialog

This dialog allows you to search for and replace text in ConceptDraw shapes. The search can be
performed either in the current document, or in the documents on disk (including folders and
subfolders). You can edit the document without closing this dialog - it remains floating over the
document, and you can always return to it and search for the next match. You can call the dialog
from the Edit\Find\Find... menu or by using the keyboard: Cmd + F

The Find&Replace dialog:

Find What - here you can specify the string to be found. You can either type the text, or select one
of the previously searched strings.

Replace With - a string with which the found string will be replaced.

Match Case - specifies whether to differentiate capital and small letters in the search.

Whole Words - search only complete words. For instance, if "leg" is being searched, the "leg" world
will be found, and "legion" or "legend" will be ignored.

In: - drop-down list with search location options.

Replace All - replaces all matches with the string in Replace With.

Replace - replaces the found string with the string in Replace With.

Previous - returns to the previous match.

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Library Item Properties

This dialog is used to view and set the properties of library shapes.

You can call this dialog from the library item context menu in the library window.

The Library Item Properties dialog:

Item name - sets the name of the library shape.

Item prompt - sets a brief description of the library shape.
Item Keywords: - Here you can enter keywords regarding the library object

These properties are displayed when you position the mouse pointer over a shape in the library. The
Item name appears as a tip over the shape, and the Item prompt is shown in the status bar.

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Library Properties

This dialog is used to view and set library properties.

You can call this dialog from File\Library\Properties or from the context menu in the library
window.

The Library Properties dialog:

Title - the name of the library.

Subject - the brief description of the library.
Author and Company - information about the creators of the library.
Description - additional information about the library.

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Open Dialog

This dialog is used to open ConceptDraw documents and to import documents of supported formats.

The dialog can be called from the File\Open menu or by using the keyboard: Cmd + O

The dialog is also called when importing files.

The Open dialog:

In this dialog you can choose to show only files of the desired type.

In the Preview area you can preview the contents of ConceptDraw documents and graphic files.

In the list, choose the document you want to open, and double-click it with the mouse. To select more
than one document, hold down the Shift or Cmd keys.

Open - opens selected documents.

Cancel - closes the dialog.

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Save Dialog

This dialog is used to save ConceptDraw documents, templates and files of other formats, exported by
ConceptDraw. This dialog can be called from the File menu by the Save (if you save the file for the first
time) and Save As commands.

The Save dialog:

Save - Save the document.

Cancel - closes the dialog.
Depending on the command you use to call the dialog, you get different save options. When you use
the Save and Save As commands, you can save in one of the following formats:

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HTML Export Dialog

This dialog is used to set exporting parameters for HTML.

There is a gallery of templates in the top part of the dialog. To choose a template make a click on its
icon. To export the current document with the default settings make a double-click on chosen
template icon.

Process Linked ConceptDraw Documents - process all linked ConceptDraw documents like the
current document, so you will be able to open them as regular HTML files from the exported HTML
file.

Export Current Page Only - export only current page of the document.

Export pages as images - export the content of ConceptDraw document as *.png image inserted
into html page.

Open Exported Page - open exported HTML file after export using default Web-browser.

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Flash Export Dialog

This dialog is used to configure the parameters of the resulting .swf file when exporting the document to
Macromedia Flash format.

This dialog is called from the menu File / Export / Flash.

The Flash Export Settings dialog:

The Slide Show setting specifies when the next page of a multi-page document will be displayed:

None - only the first page is displayed.

Mouse Click - the next page will be displayed on a mouse-click.
Timer - the next page will be displayed in the specified time interval (in seconds).

Use Navigation Buttons the following navigation buttons will be inserted into the Flash file:

Go to first page
Go to previous page
Go to next page
Go to last page

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Graphic File Export

This dialog is used to configure the parameters of the resulting .graphic file (PNG, JPEG, GIF, TIF,
BMP, PCT) file when exporting the ConceptDraw document to graphic format. This dialog is
called from the menu File / Export / Graphic file.

In the Image Size section, you can choose one of these options:

Original - the shapes will be exported in their original size, regardless of the current zoom level.
Use document zoom - the shapes in the graphic file will be of the same size as they appear on
screen (at the current zoom level).
Fit to size - this option lets you assign custom dimensions to the picture - specify the width and
height in pixels.
High Quality - choosing this option, you'll get the best quality image. Please note, that the size of the
file would increase. We recommend to use the option for printing.

In the Export section, you specify which shapes will form the image in the graphic file:
Whole page - to export the entire page with all the shapes which are within the page.
All objects on page - all the shapes which are on the page and outside it. The image size will be
large enough to fit for all shapes.
Selected objects - only the selected shapes from the active page. The image size will be equal to
the total bound of all selected shapes.
Quality - for JPEG format you can also specify image quality: by using the slide bar, you can set the
quality within the range of 1% to 100%. Note that better quality increases the file size.

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Page Setup Dialog

This is a standard system dialog which is used to configure the printer page settings.

You can call the dialog from the File\Page Setup menu or by using the keyboard: Cmd + Shift + P

The Page Setup dialog:

Settings - sets page attributes.

Format for - allows to choose the printer to adjust the page for.
Paper Size - sets the page size.
Orientation - sets the page orientation.
Scale - sets print scale.

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Print Dialog

The Print dialog is a system dialog, which allows you to specify the printer, the range of pages to be
printed, the number of copies, and some other settings.
You can call this dialog from the File\Print menu or by using the keyboard: Cmd + P
The Print dialog:

Printer - allows to choose a printer from the list.

Copies - number of copies.
The Pages section sets the print range:
All - print all pages.
From...to... - print only pages within the specified range.
PDF - opens the list of PDF options.

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Grid Settings Dialog

This dialog is used to configure the view of the grid and the rulers.

This dialog can be called from the Tools\Grid & Rulers... menu

The Grid & Rulers dialog:

The Grid Spacing section specifies the size of the grid cells.

Horizontal - sets the width of the grid cells:

Normal
Fine
Coarse
Fixed

The Fixed option allows to input a custom value within the 0 mm to 320 mm range.

Vertical - sets the height of the grid cells:

Normal
Fine
Coarse
Fixed

The Fixed option allows to input a custom value within the 0 mm to 320 mm range.

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The Grid Origins -sets the starting point (origin) for the grid lines. The origin represents the horizontal
and vertical offset relative to the upper left corner of the page.

Horizontal - horizontal offset. The possible range is -320 mm to +320 mm.

Vertical - vertical offset. The possible range is -320 mm to +320 mm.

The Rulers Origins -sets the starting point (origin) for the rulers. The origin represents the horizontal and
vertical offset relative to the upper left corner of the page.

Horizontal - horizontal offset. The possible range is -320 mm to +320 mm.

Vertical - vertical offset. The possible range is -320 mm to +320 mm.

The Grid Color section specifies the grid color and alpha channel settings of the grid.

The alpha channel controls the opacity of a grid color.

The opacity is 0%:

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The opacity is 100%:

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Snap and Glue Settings Dialog

This dialog is used to configure the snapping and gluing settings.

You can call this dialog from the Tools\Snap & Glue... menu

The Snap & Glue dialog:

If Snap to is enabled, you can specify the conditions when snapping will be activated.

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Customize dialog

This dialog is used for customizing the user interface of the program (menu commands, toolbars,
keyboard shortcuts).
This dialog is called from the View\Customize Toolbar... menu of from the context menu, called on
the toolbar.

You can drag the buttons or toolbar elements such as Separator, Flexible Space or Space from the
list to the toolbar with the mouse.
To delete a command from a menu or a toolbar, grab it with the mouse and drag back onto the
dialog window.
Also you can drag the whole default set of the buttons instead of the customized toolbar.

Show - defines the style of the buttons on the toolbar.

o Icon&Text - shows both icons and text
o Icons only - shows only buttons images
o Text only - shows only buttons signs

Use Small Size - mark this option if you want to decrease the size of the toolbar buttons icons

Press Done to finish customizing.

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Page Properties Dialog

This dialog is used to view and the page properties.

You can call this dialog from the Pages inspector context menu.

The Page Properties dialog:

Title - the name of the Page

Description - Short description of the page content.

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Inspectors

These dialogs serve for the same purpose as modal dialogs, however, they don't have buttons such
as OK, Apply, Cancel. The changes you make in such dialogs are applied immediately. The dialogs
behave as toolbars - they are always open and in the Windows version can be docked on the sides
of the main window. Besides, you can group dialogs turning them into tabs of one dialog. This helps
to save screen space. As a rule, the functionality in floating dialogs is doubled in the corresponding
modal dialog, so the user is free to choose which way is more convenient.
Solutions
Pages
Layers
Library
Arrange&Size
Format
Text
Hypernote
Info
Custom Properties
Advanced
Present

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Solutions

ConceptDraw PRO provides an access to an online service that delivers additional product
extensions. This is a time saving assistant for generating business documents and presentations.
ConceptDraw Solution Park is an online collection of visual solutions for ConceptDraw products. It
contains many subject areas for professional applications. Solutions panel provides the list of available
solutions in alphabetical order. You can activate Solutions inspector by clicking the button on the
toolbar, or using the Inspectors menu.

1. Search window. You can search for library objects. Enter a keyword or an object name in the
search field. The object will be found and displayed in the Library panel.

2. Search in ConceptDraw Store. You can run the ConceptDraw Store application to search for the
the proper solution in Solution Park

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3. Solution section. This section contains the list of available solutions in alphabetical order. Use the
drop-down button to preview Libraries, Templates and Samples contained in the certain solution. You
can open them by click.

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Pages

The Pages panel enables you to operate with pages of a current document. You can activate Pages
inspector by clicking the button on the toolbar, using the Inspectors menu, or the Page Navigator
command from the menu View.

The pages of your ConceptDraw PRO document displayed as icons with previews, so you can easily
navigate through your document.

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The active page preview.

Double-click name to rename page.To reorder pages use drag & drop.

If the page has background, it is marked with a background icon.

Preview of the page, that is assigned to be a background page.

To add or delete a page open the context menu by making the right mouse click on the page.

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Layers

You can activate Layers inspector by clicking the button on the toolbar or using the Inspectors
menu. This inspector is used for working with layers. It contains the list of existing layers and their
properties.
The Layers dialog:

The table contains six columns: Name, Active( ), Visible( ), Lock ( ), Printable( ) and Color.
Name - indicates the name of the layer. The active layer is displayed in blue, the selected layer (which is
being edited) is highlighted. To select another layer, click on its name with the mouse. Double-clicking
on the name (or pressing F2) let you edit the name of the layer.
Active - specifies whether the layer is active.The active layer is the layer on which new shapes are
placed. The active layer is marked with the sign. Only one layer can be active at a time.
Visible - specifies whether the layer is visible. The eye sign ( ), indicates that the layer is visible
(invisible), that is, the shapes on the layer are visible (invisible).
Lock - specifies whether the layer is locked against changes. The padlock sign ( ) indicates that
the layer is locked (unlocked). You can't edit shapes on a locked layer.
Printable - specifies whether the layer is printable. The printer sign indicates that the layer is
printable and the shapes on it will be printed.
Color - specifies the color of the shapes on the layer. If the check mark is set, the line color of all
shapes on the layer will be the same as the color of the color box near the check mark. Otherwise the
shapes have their original line color.
Add - adds a new layer to the document. The new layer gets default settings: not active, visible,
unlocked, printable, without color.
Delete - deletes the selected layer. All shapes that are on the deleted layer are automatically
placed on the active layer. You can delete the active layer, and there's always at least one layer in the
document.

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Library

To open the library window click the button on the toolbar, use the Inspectors menu, or the
Show/Hide Library command from the menu View.
Wide collections of shapes and Clip arts help you create a different types of diagrams, as well as various
sorts of technical drawings.

.
1. Libraries section displays the opened libraries. You can cause a list of opened libraries by using
the drop-down button. Press the navigation arrows to navigate through libraries.

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You can manage the libraries using the context menu and Library Properties Dialog.

2. Objects section displays objects containing in the active library.

There are a few different methods for placing an object into your drawing:
Click on an object and then click on the document, at the place you want the object to be inserted.
Perform a drag-and-drop from the library to your document.
Double click on an objects icon in the library to place an object in the center of your document.

You can manage library objects using the context menu and Library Item Properties dialog:

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Some of ConceptDraw libraries contain objects, identified by a blue tile in the library preview. Such

objects can be edited by using the Action button menu. To open the menu select an object and
click the action button in the upper right corner of the object.

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Some ConceptDraw PRO objects are assigned Rapid Draw features. Rapid Draw allows you to build
diagram quickly. Select a Rapid Draw featured object.

You can add the next object by clicking on its icon from the Rapid Draw arrows that pop up when you
bring the mouse cursor over the object.

Rapid Draw will automatically draw and connect the next object in your drawing.

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Arrange & Size

ConceptDraw PRO provides tools to help ensure the shapes in your diagram are aligned and spaced
well. That helps make your drawing as clear as possible and give it a professional look. Access the
Arrange inspector from the Inspectors menu.

1. Order
Here are object order tools. They help you control the placement of
overlapping objects.

2. Align and Distribute

Align shapes without changing their spacing using the Left, Central, Right
controls to set a horizontal alignment and Top, Middle and Bottom controls
to set a vertical alignment.
Distribute the space between object's control frames using the Vertical and
Horizontal distribution.

3. Size
Set the size of the object in the units specified in the Preferences.

4. Position
Set the position of the object in the coordinate system.

5. Rotate and Flip

You can rotate objects rotated clockwise and counterclockwise in 90 and 180
degrees . You can flip them vertically, flip them horizontally, or rotate using
the Angle and Pin.

6. Group and Lock

You can group Group and Ungroup selected objects. The Edit group button
allows you to change objects within group using a special window for edits..

7. Make Same
You can make the certain properties of selected objects identical.

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Format

ConceptDraw PRO provides tools to help ensure the selected objects in your diagram are aligned and
spaced well. That helps make your drawing as clear as possible and give it a professional look.
You can activate the Format panel by clicking the button on the toolbar or using the Inspectors
menu.

Format panel for a Library object

Fill
Change the fill color of selected object.

Border
Change line color and line pattern.

Shadow
Select shadow style and color.

Make Same Attributes

Make certain properties of selected objects identical.

Format panel for Connector

Connector Type
Change the type of connector.

Stroke
Change the type of the stroke of the selected connector.

End Points
Change the form and size of the arrowheads of the selected connectors.
.
Make Same Attributes
Make certain properties of selected objects identical.

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Text

ConceptDraw PRO provides tools to set or modify various attributes of the shape's text.. You can
change the format of text in a selected shape using text formatting options. Access the Text inspector
from the Inspectors menu.

1. Font
Font - allows you to choose a font from the list of installed fonts and define the font size in points. 1
point = 1/72 inch.
Upper color selector - sets the text color. You can choose a color from the color palette, or set a custom
color.
Upper opacity slider - sets the text transparency.
Lower color selector - sets the text background color. You can choose a color from the color palette, or
set a custom color.
Lower opacity slider - sets the text background transparency. You can apply any style to font: Bold,
Italic, Underline, etc.

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2. Alignment :
The Horizontal Alignment section describes how the paragraph is aligned relative to the shape's text
box. The following alignment types are available:
Left - to the left side of the text box,
Centered - the lines are justified with respect to the center of the text box.
Right - to the right side of the text box.
Top - moves the text to the top of the text box,
Middle - centers the text in the middle of the text box,
Bottom - moves the text to the bottom of box.
Text auto expand mode - If the object should contain a lot of text, this mode allows you to automatically
increase the width and height to accommodate the text in full.

Text auto expand m ode "OFF" Text auto expand m ode "ON"

3. Indents
First Line - defines the left indent of the first line in paragraph.
From Left - defines the left indent of all paragraph lines.
From Right - defines the right indent of all paragraph lines.

4. Spacing
In the Spacing section you can set the distance between the lines of text. The distance is specified in
points (though you can use other units of measure too). A positive value increases the distance, a
negative value - decreases the distance.
Character - specifies by how much to increase or decrease the distance between characters (in points).
Enter 0 for normal spacing, a positive number - to increase spacing, a negative number - to decrease
spacing.
Line - changes the distance between the lines for all selected paragraphs. When you set the value in
percent (120%,150%, etc) the spacing will be based on the font size. Also, you can set a fixed value in
points. The default value is 100%.
Before paragraph - changes the spacing between the current and the previous paragraphs.
After paragraph - changes the spacing between the current and the next paragraphs.

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5. Margins
Top - defines the top margin.
Right - defines the right margin.
Bottom - defines the bottom margin.
Left - defines the left margin.

In the picture above: 1 - Left margin, 2 - indent From Left, 3 - First Line indent.

6. Tab settings
Tab settings section allows to modify the tab position, selected in the Tab stops table.
Tab stops - specifies the default tab position for the entire shape. By default, it's 1/2 inch.
The Alignment section specifies how text is aligned with respect to the tab position:
Left - places the left edge of the text in the specified position,
Center - places the center of the text in the specified position,
Right - places the right edge of the text in the specified position,
Decimal(.) - if there's the point separator (.) in the text, the text is aligned by the point.
Comma(,) - if there's the comma separator (,) in the text, the text is aligned by the comma.

Tab stop positions are shown with red lines.

Add - adds to the Tabs list the tab stop described in Tab Stop Position. For convenience, after you
click the Add button, the setting in the Tab Stop Position area is increased by the value of Default Tab
Stop. Remove - removes the tab stop position selected in the list.

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Hypernote

Use this inspector to assign text notes and hyperlinks. You can add hyperlinks to any ConceptDraw
PRO object. The hyperlinks can link to another page or object in the current document, or a Web site.
Access the Hypernote inspector from the button on the toolbar, use the Inspectors menu, or
context menu of the object..

Use Hypernote inspector to assign multiple hyperlinks to shapes.

Title - Click to enter the Title of Hypernote

Hypernote - Click to enter text comments to Hypernote

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Add Link - Click to add a hyperlink using the Set Hyperlink dialog

Hyperlinks can be of the following types: a hyperlink to an URL to a

page or an object in the current document.

Link to Web
You can add one or more hyperlinks to an Internet address. When
such link is opened, the program launches the default browser and
goes to that address. You can type the hyperlink address manually, or
and copy and paste the link from the Internet browser.

Link to file
Allows adding hyperlink to any file on your computer, or another
computer accessible via LAN and WAN.

Link to this document

Allows adding hyperlink to another page or shape in the current
document,

Go to Link
Enables to open the hyperlink without closing the dialog.

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Info

The inspector displays basic information about the selected shape (if there's more than one shape
selected - the information for primary selected shape). If there's no selected shape, the controls in
the inspector are disabled. You can activate Info inspector by clicking the button on the toolbar or
using the Inspectors menu.

Meta Data
Contains meta data related to an object: name, description including name of the parent library and
keywords that will help to search this object.
Developer Info
Contains: ID - the unique identification number of the object within current document;
Sub ID - the unique identification number of the object within current group;
Layer - number of Layer where object is located.
ID - indicates the unique number of the shape in the current document.
Sub ID - indicates the number of the shape in its parent group. It's used for referring to shapes inside
a group.
Layer - assigns the shape to a layer. Unlike other fields of the dialog, changing layer applies to all
selected shapes, not only to the primary one.

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Custom Properties

This inspector is used to create, modify and delete custom properties of a shape. Access the Custom
Properties inspector from the Inspectors menu. If there are several selected shapes, the properties will
be shown for the shape with primary selection (the one that displays green handles).

If the shape has no custom properties, you'll be offered to Add Custom Properties.

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Using this section you can assign some properties to the shape.

Label - the name of the property. It's used when the property is referenced to in formulas or
ConceptDraw Basic scripts.
Type - the type of the property, can have one of the following values:
String
Number
Fixed List
Variable List
Boolean

Note: When entering values of the Fixed List, Variable List or Boolean types you're offered to choose
one from the list. Also information about types can be used by CD Basic.

Format - contains the list of possible values for the properties that have the Fixed List or Variable List
types. The values are delimited by semicolon ";". For values of other types this parameter is ignored.

Value - indicates the default value,

Prompt - the text of the tip,
Verify - if enabled, checks if the property has a value, and if it hasn't, the user will be asked to provide
one,
Invisible - specifies whether to show this property.

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Advanced

Access the panel from the Inspectors menu.. Edit object behavior, protection, and double-click
properties

Lock
Define parameters of an object that should be locked from changes
Behavior on Double Click
Define Double-Click actions:
No action - No actions on Double-Click;
Edit text - Edit a text of an Object;
Power Edit Table- Edit Shape Parameter Table;
Go to Hyperlink - Open hyperlink;
Action - Choose one actions, assigned to object. The assigned action will be
performed continuously with Double-Click.
Miscellaneous
2D Shape - Changes object's height and width;
Connector - Changes line height. Line can be connected to another with
connecting points (the same as connector). Object can be connected to
another with connecting points (the same as connector);
You can set the view of selected objects using check boxes:
Shape Handles, Control Handles, Alignment Box.
You can set properties for grouped objects during group resizing:
Scale with Group - All objects scale similarly and simultaneously around group
center;
Reposition only - Group resizing will move grouped objects without resizing;
Inherit Group Settings - Apply the entire group settings while resizing
individual objects from this group;
Group text - Enable/Disable object text editing in group;
Select group only - Enable/Disable selecting individual objects within a group.
Reverse Selection controls will change the order of selection between object
and group:
Select Group first - Click on the object to select the entire group, the next click
will select this object within group.
Select Child First - Click on the object to select it within group, the next click
will select the entire group.

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Present

Use Presentation inspector to operate ConceptDraw PRO dynamic presentations. You can activate
Present inspector by clicking the button on the toolbar or using the Inspectors menu.

Slideshow
Operate slideshow using these command buttons.
You can play a slide presentation of the current document Slides will be created from document's pages.
Hover the mouse over the bottom of the screen to access the presentation control panel.

Options
Set the consecutive order of Slide Show.
Change document size to fit monitor resolution.

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ConceptDraw PRO supports multi-monitor usage. The only limit is that ConceptDraw PRO can run only
one presentation at a time. So, you can run a presentation in one monitor and have the same or a
different document open for editing on the second monitor. By default every presentation is displayed on
the primary monitor.To run a presentation on the secondary monitor select the monitor from Output
Device drop-down list.

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Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard / Mouse Operation

DOCUMENT AND WINDOWS

Cmd + N Create a New Document

Cmd + Opt + N Create a new document from a template

Cmd + O Open a Document

Cmd + S Save the active document

Cmd + Shift + S Save the document under a new filename

Cmd + Opt + P Start Presentation

Cmd + P Print the active document

Cmd + Shift + P Page Setup

Cmd + Opt + G Switch Grid on

Cmd + Opt + R Enable Page breaks

Cmd + Opt + W Close all active windows

Cmd + W Close the active window

Cmd + M Minimize the active window

Cmd +<window Activate the certain window

number>
F6 Open Shape Parameter Table

VIEW

Cmd + "=" Zoom In

Cmd + "-" Zoom Out

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Cmd + Opt + Z Activate the Zoom Box mode

Click/ Click + Opt in Zoom In/ Zoom Out

Zoom Box
Cmd + 0 Set zoom to Whole Page

PgUp Scroll one window space up

PgDn Scroll one window space down

Cmd + Home Go to the top-left corner of the page

Cmd + End Go to the bottom-left corner of the page

Cmd + PgUp Go to the previous page

Cmd + PgDn Go to the next page

SELECTING SHAPES

Select with Shift Allows to select several shapes

Cmd + A Select all the shapes on page

Ctrl + T Activate Text Selection Tool

Tab/ Shift + Tab Select the next/ previous shape

Shift Select objects without quitting the mode

Keyboard / Mouse Operation

HYPERLINKS

Ctrl + Shift + E Create / Edit hyperlink

Ctrl + Shift + H Open hyperlink

EDITING

Cmd + Z Undo the last operation

Cmd + Shift + Z Redo what was reversed by Undo

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Cmd + X Cut the selection to the Clipboard

Cmd + C Copy the selection to the Clipboard

Cmd + V Paste the content from the Clipboard

Cmd + F Find

Cmd + Shift + G Find next

Cmd + Shift:+ ; Spelling

Del / Delete Delete the selected shape(s)

Cmd + D, Duplicate the selected object(s)

Insert Vertex with Cmd Cut the line in this place

LIBRARIES

Cmd + Shift + N Create a new library

Cmd + Shift + O Open a library

Cmd + Shift + I Replace the library object with page object

F4 Show/Hide Library Window

SHAPES

Cmd + Opt + B Send to Back

Cmd + Opt + F Bring to Front

Cmd + Shift + B Send Backward

Cmd + Shift + F Bring Forward

Cmd + Shift + J Flip Vertical

Cmd + Shift+ H Flip Horizontal

Cmd + L Rotate Left (90 degrees)

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Cmd + R Rotate Right (90 degrees)

Cmd + Left/Right Rotate by 1 degree

Cmd + Shift + Arrow Rotate by 0.1 degree

Resize with Shift Toggle between unproportional and proportional resizing

Keyboard / Mouse Operation

Arrows/ Shift + Arrows Move the selection

Cmd + G Group the selected shapes

Cmd + U Ungroup the selected shapes

DRAWING MODES

Ctrl + 1 Activate Select tool

Ctrl + 2 Activate Text tool

Ctrl + 3 Activate Line tool

Ctrl + 4 Activate Sector tool

Ctrl + 5 Activate Arc tool

Ctrl + 6 Activate Spline tool

Ctrl + 7 Activate Rectangle tool

Ctrl + 8 Activate Ellipse tool

Ctrl + 9 Activate Connector tool

Ctrl + 0 Activate Eye Dropper tool

F5 Activate the Text Editing mode

Shift in drawing Constrained drawing (circle, square, etc.)

TEXT FORMATTING

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Cmd + B Bold for selected text

Cmd + I Italic for selected text

Cmd + U Underline for selected text

Cmd + L Align on the left for selected text

Cmd + E Align in the center for selected text

Cmd + R Align on the right for selected text

Cmd + . Increase font

Cmd + , Decrease font

Esc Finish editing

APPLICATION

Cmd + ? Open ConceptDraw Help

Cmd + ";" Preferences (Application Settings)

Cmd + Opt + H Hide ConceptDraw

Cmd + Q Quit ConceptDraw

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