Format diagrams

You can customize the appearance of components and labels to make your diagram clearer and easier to read.

To customize the style of a component in your diagram:

  • Select the component, then click Style in the Configuration panel.

    Element selected in the diagram with Style settings panel.

If you don’t like your style changes, click Reset to return to the default style.

Select components to format

You can apply formatting to single or multiple elements:

  • Single element: Click the component in the diagram.

  • Multiple elements of the same type: Press Shift and select each component.

  • Mixed types: Use available selection tools. Changes will only apply to components that support that specific formatting option.

Style options

Once you’ve selected a component and opened the Style tab, you can configure the following properties:

Element

Format the color of components.

Fill: color the inside of a component.

Stroke: color the outline of a component.

Text

Format label text and paragraph styles.

Text: change the font type, font size, color and text style, align text and position.

Edge

Format the appearance of Knowledge, Information and Authority Requirements and Associations.

Color: Color the line.

Style: Choose between straight and elbow.

Radius: Change the curve radius.