StarUML documentation
v6
v6
  • Introduction
  • User Guide
    • Introduction
    • Basic Concepts
    • Managing Project
    • Managing Diagrams
    • Diagram Editor
    • Editing Elements
    • Formatting Elements
    • Annotation Elements
    • Managing Extensions
    • User Interface
    • CLI (Command Line Interface)
    • Validation Rules
    • Keyboard Shortcuts
    • TouchBar (MacBook)
    • Customization
  • Working with UML Diagrams
    • Class Diagram
    • Package Diagram
    • Composite Structure Diagram
    • Object Diagram
    • Component Diagram
    • Deployment Diagram
    • Use Case Diagram
    • Sequence Diagram
    • Communication Diagram
    • Timing Diagram
    • Interaction Overview Diagram
    • Statechart Diagram
    • Activity Diagram
    • Information Flow Diagram
    • Profile Diagram
  • Working with SysML Diagrams
    • Requirement Diagram
    • Block Definition Diagram
    • Internal Block Diagram
    • Parametric Diagram
  • Working with Additional Diagrams
    • Entity-Relationship Diagram
    • Flowchart Diagram
    • Data Flow Diagram
    • C4 Diagram
    • BPMN Diagram
    • Mindmap Diagram
    • Wireframe Diagram
    • AWS Architecture Diagram
    • GCP Architecture Diagram
  • Developing Extensions
    • Getting Started
    • Commands
    • Menus
    • Keymaps
    • Toolbox
    • Accessing Elements
    • Creating, Deleting and Modifying Elements
    • Working with Selections
    • Defining Preferences
    • Using Dialogs
    • Registering to Extension Registry
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  1. User Guide

Diagram Editor

Scroll Diagram

You can scroll diagram by typical mouse wheel or touch pad scroll gestures. Typically mouse wheel scrolls vertical and mouse wheel with Shift key scrolls horizontal.

You can also scroll diagram by dragging with mouse middle button (wheel button).

Or you can also scroll diagram by mouse left button dragging while pressing Control key (Command for Mac) in Diagram Editor.

Minimap

Minimap shows the entire diagram and the focusing area of the diagram. Clicking a point on the Minimap will scroll the diagram to the clicked point.

To hide or show the Minimap, toggle by press Ctrl+Alt+M (Cmd+Opt+M)or select View | Minimap in Menu Bar or click Minimap icon in Toolbar.

Select Views

You can select views only in select mode (Click cursor icon on Toolbox or ESC key).

To select a single element, click the element with mouse left button.

To select multiple elements, drag an area including elements with mouse left button.

To select additional element, click the element with mouse left button and Shift key.

To select additional multiple elements, drag an area including elements with mouse left button and Shift key.

Move Views

You can move selected views by Ctrl+Arrow keys (Cmd+Arrow). It moves selected views as grid size. You can move as 1-pixel by Ctrl+Alt+Arrow (Cmd+Option+Arrow).

Zoom In and Out

To zoom in the diagram, press Ctrl++ (Cmd++) or select View | Zoom In in Menu Bar.

To zoom out the diagram, press Ctrl+- (Cmd+-) or select View | Zoom Out in Menu Bar.

To set zoom level to actual size, press Ctrl+0 (Cmd+0) or select View | Actual Size in Menu Bar.

To fit zoom level to window and scroll to the center of window, press Ctrl+9 (Cmd+9) or select View | Fit to Window in Menu Bar.

You can also zoom in-and-out using mouse wheel with Ctrl or Cmd key.

You can check the current zoom level in StatusBar.

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