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'''Show:''' Checkboxes to show or hide:
  
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'''Input arrows''': Check to display arrows into this node.
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:'''Input arrows''': Check to display arrows to this node from inputs in its Definition. Input and output arrows are on by default for nodes with definitions, except for indexes and functions. You can change these defaults in the [[Diagram Style dialog]].
  
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'''Output arrows''': Check to display arrows out of this node. By default, input and output arrows are not displayed for index and function nodes.
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:'''Output arrows''': Check to display arrows from this node to outputs that use this node in their definitions.
  
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'''Label''': Check to display the title in the node. By default, this is checked for all nodes.
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:'''Label''': Check to display the title in the node. By default, this is checked for all nodes. On by default for all nodes.
  
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'''Border''': Check to display a thin black border around the node.
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:'''Border''': Check to display a thin black border around the node. On by default except for Text nodes.
  
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'''Fill color''': Check to display the color in the node. Otherwise the node appears transparent, and any nodes or arrows under it are visible.
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:'''Fill color''': Check to display the color in the node. You can change the color with the [[Color palette]]. On by default except for Text nodes.
  
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'''Bevel''': Check to show a bevel effect around the node. By default, this is checked only for [[button]] nodes. By default, text nodes, input and output nodes do not show arrows, border or fill color.
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:'''Bevel''': Check to show a bevel effect around the node. By default, this is checked only for [[button]] nodes. Off by default
  
 
<tip title="Tip">A filled checkbox ([[image:Conflicted dialog checkbox.png]]) indicates that this option is not the same for all selected nodes. If you leave it unchanged (filled), each node keeps its current setting. If you change it (on or off), it changes all nodes to the new setting.</tip>
 
<tip title="Tip">A filled checkbox ([[image:Conflicted dialog checkbox.png]]) indicates that this option is not the same for all selected nodes. If you leave it unchanged (filled), each node keeps its current setting. If you change it (on or off), it changes all nodes to the new setting.</tip>
  
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'''Font style''': To override the default diagram font, select '''Use custom font'''. Then you can select the font size and typestyle.
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'''Font style:''' To override the default diagram font, select '''Use custom font'''. Then you can change the font size and style from the defaults. You can modify the defaults for a diagram or the whole model in the  [[Diagram Style dialog]].
  
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'''Label alignment''': (''New in [[Analytica 5.0]]'') The text horizontal alignment (sometimes called justification) for the node label. Can be Left, Center or Right.
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'''Label alignment''': Select alignment  (a.k.a. justification) for the node label as: Left, Center or Right. (''New in [[Analytica 5.0]]'')
  
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'''Control on''': (''New in [[Analytica 5.0]]'') Whether the control on an user input or user output node appears to the left or to the right of the label. By default, controls appear to the right.
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'''Control on''': For user input or user output node, select whether the control button appears to the left or to the right (default) of the label. (''New in [[Analytica 5.0]]'')
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Latest revision as of 22:06, 8 November 2017

Analytica User GuideCreating Lucid Influence DiagramsNode Style dialog


The Node Style dialog lets you customize the display of one or more nodes in a diagram. You can display or hide incoming and outgoing arrows, the text label, border, fill color, and bevel, and change the typeface and font size. These options override any defaults set for in the Diagram Style dialog.

To open the Node Style dialog:

  1. Select one or more nodes in a diagram.
  2. Choose Set Node Style from the Diagram menu or the right-click menu.
  3. Select the options for which you want to override the default styles.
  4. Click OK.
Node style dialog.png

Show: Checkboxes to show or hide:

Input arrows: Check to display arrows to this node from inputs in its Definition. Input and output arrows are on by default for nodes with definitions, except for indexes and functions. You can change these defaults in the Diagram Style dialog.
Output arrows: Check to display arrows from this node to outputs that use this node in their definitions.
Label: Check to display the title in the node. By default, this is checked for all nodes. On by default for all nodes.
Border: Check to display a thin black border around the node. On by default except for Text nodes.
Fill color: Check to display the color in the node. You can change the color with the Color palette. On by default except for Text nodes.
Bevel: Check to show a bevel effect around the node. By default, this is checked only for button nodes. Off by default
Tip
A filled checkbox (Conflicted dialog checkbox.png) indicates that this option is not the same for all selected nodes. If you leave it unchanged (filled), each node keeps its current setting. If you change it (on or off), it changes all nodes to the new setting.

Font style: To override the default diagram font, select Use custom font. Then you can change the font size and style from the defaults. You can modify the defaults for a diagram or the whole model in the Diagram Style dialog.

Label alignment: Select alignment (a.k.a. justification) for the node label as: Left, Center or Right. (New in Analytica 5.0)

Control on: For user input or user output node, select whether the control button appears to the left or to the right (default) of the label. (New in Analytica 5.0)

See Also


Diagram Style dialogNode Style dialogTaking screenshots of diagrams
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