Button

Name

Description

Select

Activates the selection tool after another mode is selected. This tool is active by default.

Pan

Enables you drag-and-drop the graph view to reposition the view in the main visualization pane. The magnification is not changed.

Marquee Zoom

Enables you to magnify a specific area of the graph by drawing a rectangle around the area.

Interactive Zoom

Enables you to increase or decrease the magnification to show greater detail (fewer elements) or more elements (less detail).

• Click and drag from the outer edge of the graph towards the center to zoom in.
• Click and drag from the center of the graph towards the outer edge to zoom out.

Fit

Increases or decreases the magnification to display the entire graph in the main visualization pane.

Tree Layout

Displays the elements in a graph arranged in a hierarchical tree layout that attempts to depict the flow of the elements (for example, from top to bottom) and arranges similar elements in levels (horizontal rows).

Symmetric Layout

Displays the elements in a graph arranged using quadrilateral symmetry, that is, elements divided equally on both the horizontal and vertical axes.

Orthogonal Layout

Displays the elements in a graph arranged orthogonally, that is, at right angles to other elements.

Circular Layout

Displays the elements in a graph arranged by determining the relationship of the elements, and arranges them as separate circles. The resulting circles are arranged in a radial tree layout fashion.

Display Filter

Displays the Graph Filter dialog and the filter settings that were used to create the current view. You can edit the settings or save the template as a custom graph.

Refresh

Redraws the current view.

Save

Saves the graph using the same name. If you click Save with a template displayed, it is the equivalent of clicking Save As (that is, the Save As dialog appears).

Save As

Displays the Save As dialog where you can specify the name, format, and location to save the current view as a graphic file.

Print

Prints the current graph view.

Print Preview

Displays a preview of the current graph as it will appear when printed.

Print Settings

Displays the Print Setup dialog where you can configure printer settings.

Save As Image

Displays the Save Graph dialog that enables you to save the current view as a custom graph. For a description of the fields, see Save a Template as a Custom Graph.

Hide Tree

Hides or displays the tree pane depending on the current setting.

Display Edge Labels

Displays text labels over the connecting lines in those graph that use them to show relationships.

Expand Nodes
Collapse Nodes

Expands or collapses all nodes in the graph elements depending on the current setting.

• If the nodes are currently expanded, the collapse node icon (the minus sign) appears on the button.
• If the nodes are currently collapsed, the expand node icon (the plus sign) appears on the button.

Note: You can use the Select tool to expand or collapse individual nodes by clicking the expand node icon (plus sign) or the collapse node icon (the minus sign) next to individual elements in the main visualization pane.

Set Filter Defaults

Displays the Set Template Filter Defaults dialog with the the default settings displayed. You can create a new filter, or use the default filter settings to filter the graph view.