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File Management
When managing the project as a unit, you can create, open, close or save projects, provide desktop shortcuts to a project, or perform print tasks.
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File Management Options
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New Project |
Create a new Enterprise Architect project, using the Model Wizard (Start Page 'Create from Pattern' tab) to help you define the base technology, model types and Patterns to use as a framework. Shortcut: |
File Based Projects |
Open Project |
Open an existing project, or create a new project from scratch or from a base template project, using the 'Manage Projects' dialog Shortcut: |
Managing Connections to Projects |
Reload Project |
Reload the current project. (Use this in a multi-user environment to refresh the Browser window). Shortcut: |
Refresh View of Shared Project |
Close Project |
Close the current project. |
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Save as Shortcut |
Create a desktop shortcut to the current project. (This option is also active in the 'Lite', read-only edition of Enterprise Architect.) |
The 'Lite' Edition Project Shortcuts |
Print Setup |
Configure your printer's settings. |
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Page Setup |
Configure the page settings to print the current diagram. |
Set Up Diagram Page |
Print Preview |
Preview how the currently displayed diagram will print. |
Print Preview |
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Print the currently displayed diagram. You can also make use of other facilities to change the scale of the printed diagram (the number of pages it takes up) and to print or omit page headers and footers on the diagram. By de-selecting the 'Printable' option on an element on a diagram, you can omit that element and its connectors from the printed diagram. Shortcut: |
Non-printable Elements Scale Image To Page Size Configure Diagram Display |
Print to PDF |
Save the currently displayed diagram as a PDF file. A browser displays to select the PDF file name and directory path. By de-selecting the 'Printable' option on an element on a diagram, you can omit that element and its connectors from the diagram in the PDF output. |
Non-printable Elements |
Recent Models |
Select from a list of up to ten of the most recently opened projects, to re-open the selected project. |
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Pinned Models |
Select from a list of up to ten of your pinned projects, to re-open the selected project. |
The Start Page |
Search |
Type the name of an operation or command that you want to locate; a list of options relating to the search text is immediately displayed down the left hand side of the dialog and, when you click on an option, the appropriate dialog opens. |
The Ribbon Menu |
Exit |
Exit from Enterprise Architect. |