Resize a swimlane

Click the swimlane name area and drag by its handles.

Change the name of a swimlane

Click the swimlane name area and type the name.

Change a swimlanename area font

1. Click the swimlane name area.

2. On the Format menu, choose Font and set text style and appearance.

Change the position of the swimlane name area

1. On the Format menu, choose Diagram.

2. In the Format Diagram dialog box, click the Process tab.

3. In the Swimlane Name Area list, choose the position of the swimlane name.

Change swimlane margins, minimum lane size, and offset from the top of the diagram

1. On the Format menu, choose Diagram.

2. In the Format Diagram dialog box, click the Process tab, then click the Advanced button and choose settings in the Advanced Swimlane Settings dialog box.

Rotate swimlane names

1. Click the swimlane name area.

2. On the Format menu, choose Text Alignment and select an orientation in the Format Text dialog box.

Rotate swimlane

Use the Swimlane Manager dialog box to change swimlane orientation. When one or more shapes are added, change swimlane orientation is unavailable.

Change the color of the name area or process area

1. Select the swimlane name area.

2. On the Format menu, choose Fill.

3. Click the Process Area tab and select the Same as Name Area check box to fill the entire swimlane with the same color, or clear it to make the name area and process area different.

4. Click the Name Area tab to make color and fill choices.

You may also use the Fill tab on the Formatting window to choose a color and style, or set a Theme as explained in the iGrafx Tutorials.

Change the color and pattern of a swimlane

1. In the Format Diagram dialog box, click the Process tab.

2. Click the Process Fill button.

Change divider lines

In the Format Diagram dialog box, click the Borders and Dividers tab. You can change all divider styles at once by selecting all swimlane elements listed.

Change formats on individual pools

In the Format Swimlane dialog box, click the Borders and Dividers tab and clear the Use Diagram Styling check box to override diagram formats.

Change swimlane defaults

1. In the Format Diagram dialog box, click the Defaults tab and select Swimlane Names.

2. Set the fill and font options for all swimlane name areas.

Change a swimlane to a floating swimlane (pool):

1. Right-click the swimlane name area and choose Format Diagram.

2. Select the Floating Swimlanes check box on the Format Diagram dialog box - Process tab

You can also change swimlane types in the Swimlane Manager dialog box.