Element Context Menu - Project Browser window

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Right-click on an element (such as Class, Object, Activity, State) in the Project Browser window to open the element's context menu.

Menu Option & Function Keys

Use to

Properties

View and modify the element properties.

Custom Properties
[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[Enter]

Customize the properties.

Add

Create a diagram.

Attributes

Display the Attribute dialog ready to create a new attribute.

Operations

Display the Operations dialog ready to create a new operation.

Generate Code   [F11]

Generate the source code for this element. See Generate Source Code.

Synchronize with Code
[F7]

Synchronize the element in the diagram with the source code. See Reverse Engineer and Synchronizing.

View Source Code    [F12]

View the source code files.

Open Source Directory
[Ctrl]+[Alt]+[Y]

Open the source directory.

In Diagrams
[Ctrl]+[U]

Locate the element in all open diagrams.

Locate in Current Diagram

Select the element in the current visible diagram.

Copy RTF Bookmark

Copy a bookmark in RTF format to the clipboard.

Linked Document
[Ctrl]+[Alt]+[D]

Create a Linked Document (Corporate edition only).  See Linked Documents.

Add Custom Reference
[Ctrl]+[J]

Set up cross references between elements in a diagram and the selected element in the Project Browser.

Move Up

Move the element up in the list of elements within this package.

Move Down

Move the element down in the list of elements within this package.

Delete '<element Name>'

Delete the element.

Help

Display the Enterprise Architect Help topic for the Project Browser.