You can manually resize diagram
elements in UML diagrams to accommodate a long name, to show more
details, to optimize viewing and printing, or to emphasize elements.
About this task
To resize a diagram element:
Procedure
- In the diagram editor, select a diagram element or a group
of diagram elements.
- Complete one of the following steps:
- To resize the diagram element in a specific direction, drag
the appropriate sizing handle.
- To resize the diagram element while maintaining the diagram
element's center of view, press the Shift key and drag a sizing handle.
- To resize the diagram element and maintain aspect ratio, press
Ctrl and drag a sizing handle.
- To resize the diagram element and maintain both the aspect
ratio and center of view, press Ctrl+Shift and drag a sizing handle.
- To automatically resize the diagram elements, click .
- To equally resize the diagram elements, click and select the appropriate menu choice.
Results
Note: If you resize a diagram element manually,
the auto-size default is turned off. You can turn on the auto-size
default by clicking .