CA ERwin Data Modeler r8 New Feature Guided Tours › Diagrams, Subject Areas, Layout, and Customization › Advanced Menu and Toolbar Customizations

Advanced Menu and Toolbar Customizations

Use the following steps to become familiar with advanced toolbar customization.

1. Right-click in the toolbar area and select the toolbars that you want to display at the top of the screen.
2. Click Customize to open the toolbar and menu customization dialog. Click the Toolbars tab and feel free to create (New button), rename (Rename button), and delete (Delete button) one or more toolbars.

   Note: You can use practice toolbars, not the predefined CA ERwin Data Modeler toolbars. Also, you can always use the Reset button to the reset the changes made to the menu or existing toolbars to reflect the product default settings.

3. Click the Commands tab to see the complete list of all the commands that can be added to the toolbars and menu. Add one or more commands to your choice of toolbar. Using this same dialog, add one or more commands to the CA ERwin Data Modeler menu.
4. Click the Keyboard tab and assign a new shortcut key to one or more commands available in the different menu categories. You can experiment by removing or resetting the changes made.
5. Click the Options tab to further personalize the menus and toolbars as needed. You can modify settings to see full menus, large icons, or screen tips on toolbars.
6. While you are still in the Customize dialog, right-click any menu, menu item, or displayed toolbar icon to open a menu of advanced object-specific property customizations. You can experiment with any of these customizations.