Context Menus

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Context Menus

Context menus appear when you right-click on an object.

Shape Context Menu

Appears when you right-click on a shape.

This Context Menu Item...	Performs This Function...
Replace Shape	Opens the Replace Shape dialog box for selection of a new shape
Edit Text	Places the cursor within the shape text, ready for editing
Format	Opens the Format Shape dialog box for editing shape fill, line and border, and shadow/3D properties
Font	Opens the Format Text dialog box for editing the shape text font
Fields	Opens the Shape Fields dialog box for adding, removing, or modifying shape field properties
Text Layout	Opens the Format Text Layout dialog box for specifying shape margins, formatting the selected text, and designating secondary text areas
Connect Points	Opens the Edit Symbol dialog box for modifying connect points
Properties	Opens the Properties dialog box for modifying shape properties
Update Fields	Re-evaluates and refreshes shape field data inside and outside of the shape

Line Context Menu

Appears when you right-click on a connector line.

This Context Menu Item...	Performs This Function...
Add Vertex	Places an X on the connector line you can position where you want to add a vertex at which you can bend the line
Route Line	Uses existing vertices and connector points to create efficient connector line routes between shapes
Format	Opens the Format Line dialog box for modifying line properties

Graphic Context Menu

Appears when you right-click on a graphic.

This Context Menu Item...	Performs This Function...
Add Text	Places the cursor in or near the graphic, ready for placing text
Format	Opens the Format Graphic dialog box for editing fill, line and border, and shape/3D properties
Font	Opens the Format Text dialog box for editing the graphic text font
Reshape	Opens the Reshape toolbar and adds handles for disproportionately growing and shrinking the graphic or completely changing its form.
Attach	Attaches two objects together
Convert to Shape	Changes a graphic to a shape and adds it to the Shape Library
Properties	Opens the Properties dialog box
Update Fields	Re-evaluates and refreshes text fields related to a graphic

Phase Context Menu

Appears when you right-click a phase name area.

This Context Menu Item...	Performs This Function...
Select	Opens the Select dialog box for selecting and adding one or more items
Zoom	Opens the Zoom dialog box for changing the zoom view
Format Diagram	Opens the Format Diagram dialog box for modifying diagram properties

Document Components Window Context Menu

Appears when you right-click.

The context menu is different when you display the Links view of the document. The context menu in the Links view changes the display of document components. It also contains the option to print or copy the tree view.

This Context Menu Item...	Performs This Function...
View	Displays the selected component in the diagram area
New	Adds a new component to the document
Properties	Displays diagram-level properties
Delete	Deletes the selected component
Rename	Renames the selected component
Print Tree	Prints the entire tree view of the Explorer window
Copy Tree	Copies the entire tree view of the Explorer window

Repository Window Context Menu

Appears when you right-click in the Repository window.

Unload Repository speeds up iGrafx application start time without disconnecting from the repository.

Linked Object Context Menu

Appears when you right-click a linked object created using the OLE Object command on the Insert menu.

This Context Menu Item...	Performs This Function...
Format	Opens the Format Graphic dialog box for modifying the fill, line and border, and shadow/3D
Collapse	Displays the linked object as a compact icon
Attach	Attaches another object to the linked object
Linked Document Object	Opens the linked document for viewing or opens the Convert dialog box for converting to another object type