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Set Display Preferences for Entities

You use the Entity tab in the Theme Editor in a logical model to set the preferences for displaying name and other definitions of entities in your model.

To set display preferences for entities

  1. Click Themes on the View menu.

    The Theme Editor opens.

  2. Select the Theme for which you want to set the display preferences, and click the Entity tab.
  3. Work with the following options:
    Name Display

    Font Options

    Specifies the default font styles to display the name of an entity. Click Theme Editor Default Font Tool to change the font style details. You can also choose to inherit, override, or harden this setting.

    Fill Options

    Specifies the default fill option for an entity. Click Theme Editor Default Fill Tool to change the fill style details. You can also choose to inherit, override, or harden this setting.

    Outline Options

    Specifies the default outline styles for an entity. Click Theme Editor Default Outline Tool to change the outline style details. You can also choose to inherit, override, or harden this setting.

    Definition Display

    Font Options

    Specifies the default font styles to display the entity definition. Click Theme Editor Default Font Tool to change the font style details. You can also choose to inherit, override, or harden this setting.

    Fill Options

    Specifies the default fill option for the entity definition. Click Theme Editor Default Fill Tool to change the fill style details. You can also choose to inherit, override, or harden this setting.

    Outline Options

    Specifies the default outline styles for the entity definition. Click Theme Editor Default Outline Tool to change the outline style details. You can also choose to inherit, override, or harden this setting.

    Your selections are displayed in the Sample section.

  4. Click Close.

    Your changes are saved and the Theme Editor closes.

Note: You cannot select to inherit, override, or harden any display setting for the Default Theme.