Diagram Skins and Appearance Settings

Most of the appearance settings in a diagram can be customized to meet your particular preferences.

Diagram Skin – sets (or resets) all of the settings in the Diagram Style for a particular diagram.

Diagram Style – contains all of the style settings for the current diagram (e.g., background color and grid style) as well as default settings for the blocks and connectors within this diagram.

Block Style and Connector Style – allow you to override the default settings for specific blocks or connectors, if desired.

For consistency and ease of use, the simplest option is to choose a preferred skin and set it as the default for your computer. Each new diagram you create will have the preferred settings applied automatically. If desired, you also have the option to change settings for a particular diagram, and/or for particular blocks or connectors.

Tip: If you use the Block Style or Connector Style windows to modify the settings for specific blocks or connectors, those settings will no longer be linked to the default settings in the Diagram Style and they won’t be updated if you change the skin. If you want the block/connector settings to be determined by the diagram style/skin, make sure they are set to "Diagram Default."

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