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Diagram Menu
The main Diagram menu contains many of the options found on the main tool-
bar and, to an extent, what's available for the given selection context. Items such
as Font, Fill Color, Line Color, Line Style, Selection, Arrangement, Alignment,
Zoom, and Filters are available. One important action available only from the
Diagram menu is Make Same Size, which you might expect to appear on a con-
text menu or even the toolbar. Table 10-2 lists the options provided.
Table 10-2
Diagram Menu Elements
Item
Description
Both
Makes the selected elements equal in size (both width and height),
based on the smaller element dimension
Height
Adjusts the height dimension of the selected elements to match that
of the smallest
Width
Adjusts the width dimension of the selected elements to match that of
the smallest
The Order menu item provides a list of its options, all of which affect the z-
order of the selected element (see Table 10-3). Note that these actions are neces-
sary only to reveal or hide overlapped elements, which is likely a rare situation.
Table 10-3
Order Menu Elements
Item
Description
Bring to Front
Moves the selected element to the top of the z-order
Send to Back
Moves the selected element to the bottom of the z-order
Bring Forward
Moves the selected element upward one level in the z-order
Send Backward
Moves the selected element downward one level in the z-order
The View menu item provides the capability to toggle the Ruler and Grid and
apply the Snap to Grid functionality (but not Snap to Shapes). Also available is
Page Breaks and Recalculate Page Breaks. The Page Breaks action produces a
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