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{{Under construction}}
== Look and Feel ==
== Look and Feel ==
* Set the label, Click Ok
* Set the label, Click Ok
[[File:Symbol_Label_Panel.png|none|thumb]]
[[File:Symbol_Label_Panel.png|none|thumb]]
=== Resetting the look and feel of elements and views ===
* Inside a view, right click, select Appearance, select "Apply default appearance"
[[File:Apply default appearance.png|none|thumb]]
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== Functionality ==
== Functionality ==
=== View radar map/ Preview mode ===
The radar map helps you to navigate large models. To use it click and hold in the area(not sure if this area has a name) show in the screen shot. Its in the bottom right corner of the viewing window, where the scroll bars meet
[[File:Radar map.png|none|thumb]]
The radar map will appear and you can drag the view around.
[[File:Radar map large.png|none|thumb]]
=== Redrawing a model and its connections. ===
If you have create a view and you want to use it somewhere else, you can get Qualiware redraw the diagram.
* Select and copy the element you would like to re draw.
[[File:Redraw example.png|none|thumb]]
* In a new view, paste the copied element.
* Right click the element, Select Actions, Expand from other diagram
[[File:Expand from other diagram.png|none|thumb]]
* Select the view that contains the elements you want to redraw, click Ok.
[[File:Redrawn example view.png|none|thumb]]
* Qualiware will recreate the relationships
[[File:Recreated connections.png|none|thumb]]
'''[Warning] If the view you're trying to recreate has quite a few connections then this redrawing process will take a long time.'''
=== Fixing relationship connectors ===
If you have a connector that looks like this
[[File:Image.png|none|thumb]]
Select the connector and pound the spacebar '''''a couple of times.'''''
[[File:Fixed connector2.png|none|thumb]]
=== Reuse/Duplicate a view ===
* Create a blank model.
* Select the model you wish to duplicate
* Right click, hold and drag a model over top the model you want to duplicate,.
* Release the right click
[[File:Reuse Object on .png|none|thumb]]
* Open your view, you're done
=== Duplicate a view alternative 1a ===
* Select the model you want to copy
* Right click, hold and drag to white space in resource explorer
* Release right click
[[File:Reuse Object on .png|none|thumb]]
* Select "New Copy of Object"
[[File:Copies of entities.png|none|thumb]]
* Select Yes to create duplicate copies of elements in the model
* '''Select No to reuse the elements from the original model'''
** '''You should probably do this one ...'''
== Keyboard Short Cuts ==
== Keyboard Short Cuts ==
'''Shortcuts in bold are Most Used/ Most Useful'''
=== Text Editor ===
=== Text Editor ===
|Change the cursor to the zoom tool.
|Change the cursor to the zoom tool.
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|Shift + Z
|'''Shift + Z'''
|Automatically zoom to view the entirety of the model.
|'''Automatically zoom to view the entirety of the model.'''
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|-
|CTRL + G
|CTRL + G
|Copy the Size of the first selected object to all the subsequently selected objects.
|Copy the Size of the first selected object to all the subsequently selected objects.
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|Spacebar
|'''Spacebar'''
|Automatically re-draw the selected connections.
|'''Automatically re-draw the selected connections.'''
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|ALT + Left-click
|ALT + Left-click
== Work Arounds ==
== Work Arounds ==
=== Extend the syntax of a viewpoint ===
If the viewpoint of the model you are using doesn't have the elements you need ... you're working outside the standard archimate viewpoints and you need all the archimate elements. You can "Extand Syntax"
* Open the model
* Right click the white space
* Select "Actions", Select "Extend syntax"
[[File:Extended Syntax.png|none|thumb]]
* Voila!
All the elements are now available on the right
[[File:All the symbols .png|none|thumb]]
=== Creating "Folders" ===
Alternate method to creating folders
* In Qualiware, goto the "All" category
[[File:All category.png|none|thumb|299x299px]]
* In the Repository Explorer Window, click "Show all templates"
[[File:All templates.png|none|thumb|286x286px]]
* Scroll down to "Repository Folder"
[[File:RepositoryFolder.png|none|thumb|235x235px]]
* Right click "RepositoryFolder" and select "New Folder"
