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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Project Manager ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 The Project Manager is a tool you use to organize your categories and
 diagrams. You can use the Project Manager to create, open, rename, print and
 delete categories and diagrams.

 The Project Manager window is split. The left half displays the category tree
 and the right half displays the diagrams contained in the current category.
 As you select different categories, their respective diagrams are displayed in
 the right half of the window.

 Each diagram has an icon next to it indicating what kind of diagram it is.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Getting a project list ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 A Project List is a list of projects contained in a data source.
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  To get the list of available projects:
     Select "Project List" from the "Project" menu.

  To open an existing project:
     Select the project from the project list and
     then press the "Open" button.

     Shortcut: You may also double click on the project to open it.

     Note: Multiple projects may be kept open at the same time.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Browsing project structure ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 The project is structured as a hierarchy of categories. The Project Manager
 gives you quick access to any category in the project.
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  To display subcategories:
     Double click the category you want to expand.

     Or select the category you want to expand in
     the category tree, and then press "return".

     Or select the category you want to expand and
     choose "Expand Branch" from the "View" menu.

  To hide subcategories:
     Double click the category you want to collapse.

     Or select the category you want to collapse
     in the category tree, and then press "return".


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Check out / check in of categories ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 Checking out a category prevents other users from editing diagrams in that
 category. Other users can still view these diagrams but they cannot make
 changes to them.
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  To check out a category:
     Select the category and choose "Check Out"
     from the "Project" menu.

  To check in a category:
     Select the category and choose "Check In"
     from the "Project" menu.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Selecting diagrams ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 You can use the mouse to select a diagram or group of diagrams. Before you can
 select diagrams, they must be visible in the right half of the Project
 Manager window.
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  To select a diagram:
     Click the diagram entry.

  To select two or more diagrams in sequence:
     1. Click the first diagram you want to select.
     2. Press and hold down shift while you click
     on the last diagram in the group.

  To select two or more diagrams out of sequence:
     Press and hold down the "control" key while
     you click each diagram.

  To cancel a selection:
     Press and hold down the "control" key while
     you click the selected diagram.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Opening diagrams ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 The Project Manager allows you to open a single diagram or multiple diagrams.
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  To open a single diagram in a category:
     Double click on the diagram's icon.

  To open multiple diagrams in a category:
     Select the appropriate diagrams. Then choose
     "Open" from the "Project" menu.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Diagrams ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 S-CASE supports class and object diagrams of the Booch methodology.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Selecting, moving and resizing objects ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 The selector tool on the palette is used to select, move, and resize objects.
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  To select an object:
     Click it with the selector tool.

  To select multiple objects:
     Drag the selector tool to create a selection
     rectangle around the objects.

     Or hold down the "shift" key and click each object.

  To move an object:
     Simply drag it with the selector tool.

  To resize an object:
     Select it with the selector tool and drag one
     of the selection handles to achieve the
     desired size.

  Shortcut:
  To select/move/resize objects when the selector
  tool is not highlighted on the tool palette:
     Press the "control" key to temporarily
     activate the selector tool and then perform
     the operation.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. Deleting objects ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

  To delete objects:
     1. Select the objects using the selector tool.
     2. Choose "Clear" from the "Edit" menu or
     press the "delete" / "backspace" key.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10. Zooming ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 S-CASE allows you to zoom in or out on any part of a diagram. This lets you
 zoom in to see details, or view all of a very large diagram at once.
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  To zoom in or out:
     First select an object to zoom on. Then
     slide the "ZOOM" control up or down.

     Or select "Zoom In" or "Zoom Out" from the
     "View" menu.

  To see the diagram actual size (100%):
     Simply click on the word "ZOOM".

     Or select "Actual Size" from the "View"
     menu.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11. Drawing Size ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 The drawing size is determined by the page size and number of pages in a
 diagram. The maximum size of a diagram is 100 inches by 100 inches. Each
 diagram page will be centered on the printer page. In order to assure that a
 diagram will print correctly, the diagram page size should be set smaller than
 the printer page size.
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  To bring up the Drawing Size dialog box:
     Select "Drawing Size" from the "View"
     menu.

  To set the Diagram Size:
     Set the page size, width and height, and
     number of pages, across and down.

  To set the printing order:
     Select "Down" or "Across".

  To print overlapping regions of adjacent pages:
     Select "Print page overlap".

  To print footers on each page:
     Select "Print Footer".


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12. Showing page breaks ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 To show page breaks on multi-page diagrams, select "Show Page Breaks" from the
 "View" menu.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13. Printing ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 Printing characteristics can be controlled by the Drawing Size Specification.
 See "Drawing Size" for more information on this subject.
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  To print a diagram:
     Select "Print" from the "File" menu.

  Note: If available, color/grayscale printing is
  preferable to black and white printing.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14. Working with tool palettes ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 Diagrams in S-CASE have tool palettes for selecting and placing objects. The
 tool at the top of the palette is always the selector tool. Other tools in the
 palette are specific to the diagram type.
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  To set default attributes of a tool:
     Select the desired tool in the palette. The
     current attributes of the tool are checked on
     the "Object", "Font" and "Style" menus. Set
     the desired attributes using these menus.
     Note that all settings will be saved along
     with the diagram.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 15. Class diagram ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 Booch defines the class diagram as follows:

 "A class diagram is used to show the existence of classes and their relations
 in the logical view of the system. A single class diagram represents a view of
 the class structure of the system."


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 16. Categories ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

  To visit the main class diagram of a category:
     Shift + double click the category icon.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 17. Source browsing ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 S-CASE allows you to set the source directory associated with each category.
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  To specify a source directory :
     Select "Source Directory" from the
     "Options" menu.

  To open the source files of a class:
     Shift + double click the class icon.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help/On Window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 This help item displays help for the current window.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help/Object Click ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 Object click help allows the selection of various application objects -- once
 an object is selected, help for that object is displayed in the help viewer.



ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help/Search ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 The search help menu item, and the "Search..." button in the help viewer both
 activate the topic search dialog.
 The search dialog is an easy way to see what topics are available within a
 help file, and to quickly activate a topic.
 You can search either by keyword, or in some cases by the help topic title.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Contents ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

  Project Manager
  Getting a project list
  Browsing project structure
  Check out / check in of categories
  Selecting diagrams
  Opening diagrams
  Diagrams
  Selecting, moving and resizing objects
  Deleting objects
  Zooming
  Drawing Size
  Showing page breaks
  Printing
  Working with tool palettes
  Class diagram
  Categories
  Source browsing


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help/On Context ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 The "Help On Context" menu item provides context dependant help. Help is
 retrieved according to location of the input focus within an application.
 Typically, controls or windows are highlighted in a special (and object
 specific) manner; this shows the input focus.
 By pressing the help or F1 key, help is retrieved from the application help
 file for the currently focused object.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> About Help Viewer ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 XVT Help Viewer

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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> Help on Operating Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 You operate the help system by selecting items from the help menu.
 Common operations include:

  - Searching for help
  - Contextual help
  - Keyboard help
  - Click help