Copyright(c)1993-1995AdvanEdgeTechnologies,Inc.Chapter2MakingChangestoaProcessMap2Afteryouhavedrawnandconnectedsomebasicsymbols,youcanmovethemaroundorchangetheappearanceoftheprocessmap.Thischapterdescribesthemethodsformakingchangessuchasmovingandcopyingsymbols,andeditingtextthatyouhaveinserted.Optima!setsdefaultvaluesforthestyleandsizeoftheprocessmapsymbolsandtext.Thestyleincludessuchcharacteristicsasfonts,linewidth,fills,symbols,andarrowheads.Youcanchangethestylesforindividualsymbols,allsymbols,oryoucanresetthedefaultvalues.YoucanfollowtheNowTryThisexercisesinthischaptertolearnthebasicsofeditingandchangingstyles.InThisChapterOpeningFiles...............................................2-2UndoingandCutting...................................2-4CopyingandPasting....................................2-6EditingText.................................................2-8AligningSymbolsandUsingtheGrid......2-10ChangingtheFont.....................................2-12ChangingtheSymbol................................2-14MovingConnectionLines.........................2-16ChangingtheSize......................................2-18ChangingtheLineandArrowStyle..........2-20ChangingtheBorderandFill....................2-22ChangingDecisionLabels.........................2-24Page2-2Optima!User'sGuideOpeningFilesYouusetheFilemenutoopenanexistingOptima!design.Theexistingfilecontainstheinformationstoredwhenthefilewaslastsaved.ThisincludesthewindowlayoutthatyoulastsetwithinOptima!,theviewingscale,thechangesthatyoumadetotheToolbar,andanyreportsandsimulationscenariosthatyouspecified.OpeninganExistingFile1.ChooseOpenfromtheFilemenuorpressCtrl+O.TheOpenFiledialogboxappearswiththenamesofavailablefilesinthecurrentdirectory.2.Clickonthefilenamethatyouwanttoopen.Ifyoudon'tseeit,examinethedriveanddirectoryandtheListFilesofTypebox.Ifyouneedadifferentfiletype(Optima!fileshavea.PFDtype),choosethetypefromtheListFilesofTypebox.Alternately,youcanenterthefullpathnameofthefile.Forexample:c:\optima\designs\practice3.ClickonOKtoclosetheOpenFiledialogbox.AnotherwaytoopenaprocessistousetheFileManager.Double-clickonthefilethatyouwant.ThisstartsOptima!andopenstheexistingfileatthesametime.CreatingaNewFile1.ChooseNewfromtheFilemenuorpressCtrl-N.ThisbringsuptheTemplatedialogbox.2.Chooseatemplatestyle,forexample,Default.Thetemplatestylecontainsdefaultcharacteristicsaboutfonts,lineweights,colors,andfillpatterns.SeeUsingCustomTemplatesinChapter8.3.ClickonOKtoclosetheTemplatedialogbox.MakingChangestoaProcessMap2Page2-3MakingaProcessWindowActiveIfyouhavetwoormoreprocessesonthescreenatonetime,onlyoneistheactiveprocess.Theactiveprocessisinfrontoftheothersanditstitlebarishighlighted.Clickanywherewithinthebordersoftheprocesswindowthatyouwanttomakeactive,orchooseitsnamefromtheWindowmenu.NowTryThisAlargesoftwarecompany,BasicSoftwareApplications,hasdevelopedaproductdevelopmentmodelovertheyears.Somepartsoftheprocessarenotasefficientastheengineeringmanagersrequirebecausethedevelopmentgroupsneedtighterschedules.Ateamhasbeenassembledtoexaminethecurrentprocess.Togetstarted,opentheself-pacedexerciseforthischapter.1.OpenOptima!,ifyouhaven'talready.2.ChooseOpenfromtheFilemenu.ThisbringsuptheOpenFiledialogbox.3.ForFileName,typethefollowingfilename:c:\optima\exercise\ch2.pfd4.Leavetheotherselectionsunchanged.5.ClickonOK.Thisdisplaystheprocessmapfo...
