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Changes to the Toolbar Items

The toolbars in the main workspace have been updated for r8. Some icons have been moved, others have been removed, and new icons have been added for new features. A summary of the changes is as follows:

Standard Toolbar

The following icons have been removed:

• Data Browser
• Report Template Builder

The following display Level icons have been moved to the Display toolbar:

• Entity Level
• Attribute Level
• Definition Level

The following icons have been moved to a new Zoom toolbar:

• Zoom Out
• Zoom In
• Zoom Normal
• Fit Model
• Select Rectangle to Fit

The following icons have been moved to a new Display toolbar:

• Edit Subject Area (drop-down)
• Logical/Physical toggle box

Toolbox Toolbar

• A new Annotation tool has been added

Formatting Toolbar

This toolbar replaces the r7.x Font and Colors Toolbar. New options include:

• Line Weight
• Line pattern
• Line ends

Display Toolbar

This new toolbar includes icons formerly on the Standard Toolbar:

• Entity Display Level
• Attribute Display Level
• Keys Display Level (new)
• Definition Display Level
• Edit Subject Area (drop-down)
• Logical/Physical toggle box

Note: The behavior of the display level tools has changed for r8. In r8 you can set display for the entire diagram, or at the object level. You can select objects, and click the icon to apply the display setting to those objects. If no objects are selected, the display level is applied to the entire diagram. If you have display level settings on individual objects, and select to change the display level at the diagram level, you are prompted to remove the settings on individual objects.

Layout Toolbar:

This toolbar includes new layout options, and two options formerly on the Format Preferences dialog:

• Redraw All Relationship Lines
• Reset Entities/Tables to Automatic Sizing