Each object has a set of changeable properties.
Lines are part of every object. To change their properties, use the LineProperties dialog box (Format/Line), or the appropriate toolbar buttons for each property (click "More..." under each button's menu to get to the LineProperties dialog for full list of options).
Line styles are the following: solid line (#1), dashed line (#2), no line (#0).
The
Styles Of Line tool lets you choose among the mostly used
styles. For more styles, go to the LineProperties dialog and
choose any of the available 17 line styles in the Styles drop
down box.
Use the
Line Width tool to alter the line width. The Width
drop down box in the LineProperties dialog provides the full list
of 8 sizes.
To set
the line color, use the Line Color tool, or click on the Choose
Color button in the Line Properties dialog. The full palette
includes 256 colors.
The Line Color tool offers you the first 16 palette colors. The Choose Color button provides you with any color from the current palette. When you click this button, a dialog window appears containing colors which you may choose from. Click the mouse on the one you need. If you don't want to change the color, press Esc or click away from the dialog window.
You may modify the color palette if you need other colors than it has (see the Color Palette section).
You can apply an arrowhead to either or both ends of a line or any other open figure. ConceptDraw gives you the choice of using any of 61 arrowhead styles for each line ends.
You can use the Style Of Arrow tool 
to apply an
arrowhead to both line ends. The menu button gives you the choice
of 12 mostly used arrowheads.
The Line Properties dialog allows you specify arrowheads separately for the beginning and the end of a line ( in the Begin and End boxes respectively). The size of the arrows can be chosen in the Size box. The following sizes are available: Tiny, Small, Medium, Big, Large.
For all closed figures, you may change their fill properties. They can be set in the Fill&Shadow dialog box under the Format menu. Or you may change each property by using the respective buttons on the toolbar. Clicking More ... under each opens the Fill&Shadow dialog, with the complete list of available choices.
To change the fill color of a selected figure, select the Fill
color tool 
or click the Foreground button in the
Fill&Shadow dialog.
Fill color tool displays the fill color palette. On the palette, choose one of the 16 colors to fill the figure with that color, "More Fill Colors" to open the Fill&Shadow dialog box where you can choose more colors or "No Fill Colors" to make the figure transparent..
The "Foreground" button gives you the choice of picking any of 256 colors of the current palette. Click a color you need. If you don't want to change color, press Esc or click away from the palette window.
Use the "Fill Pattern" tool 
to fill figures
with a pattern. It can also be done from the Fill&Shadow
dialog box under the Format menu. The "Fill Pattern"tool lets you choose among the mostly used patterns.
The Background button under the Fill&Shadow dialog allows you apply a color to the pattern. The Pattern drop down box opens a list of 38 plain and 4 gradient patterns style.
You may modify the color palette if you need other colors than it has (see the Color Palette section).
Use the Fill Shadow Style tool to apply shadows to objects and to choose the shadow color. You can select one of the 16 colors from the palette to fill the shadow with.
Shadows, like fills, may be plain or have fill patterns. The complete lists of colors and patterns may be found in the Fill&Shadow dialog box. In the Pattern drop down box you can choose among 38 available pattern styles. The "Shadow Foreground" and "Shadow Background"buttons determine the foreground and background colors of the shadow respectively. For a plain shadow, choose #1 pattern style in the Pattern box and its color in the Foreground box. To remove the shadow, choose "None" (or #0 style) in the Pattern box.
Note: ConceptDraw allows you to specify the shadow offset. All shadows of a document have the same shadow offset. Call the Document Properties dialog under the File menu. Choose the Settings tab. In the "Figure Shadow Offset"section, type values for the shadow offset in the Right and Down boxes (you may type values in any measurement system, for example, 1 in, 35 mm). Then click OK.
Various attributes of the ConceptDraw objects can be locked against changes that you do from the menus, or with the mouse or the keyboard. You can do this in the Protection dialog by setting the corresponding options.
To lock some characteristics of objects, select them first and call the Protection dialog under the Format menu.
Here are the options:
-Width - locks/unlocks the object's width against
resizing by using the resize handles.
-Height- locks/unlocks the object's height against
resizing by using the resize handles.
Locked handles will be displayed as grey padlocks, indicating
that you can't apply action to them.
-Aspect Ratio - locks or unlocks the ratio between the object's height and width. When checked, the object will be resized proportionally by dragging any of its resize handles.
-X-Position - locks/unlocks the horizontal (x) position
of the object.
-Y-Position - locks/unlocks the vertical (y) position of
the object.
-Rotate - locks/unlocks the object against rotation by
dragging its rotation handles. If the object is locked, its
rotation centre can't be repositioned either. Locked handles
appear as grey padlocks indicating you can't apply action to them
-From Deletion - locks/unlocks the object so it or its handles can't be deleted. If an attempt is made to delete a protected object, the warning appears: "Object Is Protected From Deletion".
The action that double clicking takes on an object, is one of the properties of the objects, which can be be modified. You can do it in the Double-Click dialog box from the Format menu.
By checking one of the following options you set the action that will be performed when an object is double-clicked:
-Perform No Action - takes no action.
-Edit Figures Text - opens the object's text box. You can
edit a selected object's text anyway by pressing the F2 key.
-Open Group In New Window - opens the Edit Group window.
The same can be done by choosing the Edit Group option from the
Format menu. This option works with groups only.
-Open Figure's Table - opens the object's table.
-Go To Hyperlink - double-click starts hyperlink
processing.
-Go To Page - on double-click the program goes to the
drawing page specified in the box.
The default option for groups is Open Group In New Window, for other objects - Edit Figure Text.
The Information dialog allows you to alter the additional information about the object. It can be accessed from the Format menu.
In the Name field you may type the name you want to
assign to the object.
In the Description field you may type information
describing the object.
ID and SubID fields are used for reference only and
can't be edited.
ID is the personal number of the object within the page,
which is based on the order in which objects are created.
SubID - sequantial number of the object within a group.
It's changed when operations like SendToStepBack are performed.
Note: the values in ID and SubID fields are used when you describe one object through another using formulas. In the table, they are used as references to parameters of other objects. For more specific information, refer to the Formulas section.
You can describe the behaviour of selected objects in the Behaviour dialog. To open it, on the Format menu click Behaviour.
InteractionStyle section determines whether the object is a connector or not.
Line (1-Dimensional): the object is connector. Besides,
it behaves as a line when you work with it.
Box (2-Dimentional): the object is not connector.
Selection Highlighting section describes the way in
which to display the object when it's selected. The following
options are available: Show Figure Handles, Show Control
Handles, Show Alignment Box.
For instance, if you lock an object against resizing, it's quite
reasonable not to show its resize handles.
Resize Behaviour section determines how an object
within a group behaves when the group is resized.
-Scale With Group - always resize the object as the group's
resized.
-Reposition Only - simply move the object without changing its
size.
-Use Group's Settings - to use behaviour settings of the group to
which the object belongs.
The last variant is set as default.
You can add a hyperlink to any ConceptDraw object, which can jump to another page in the same document, another document, a file of any type, or a web address (URL). Such object serves as a link.
To go to the hyperlink of an object, select the object and
click the Hyperlink button 
on the toolbar, or choose Format
menu/HyperLink/Open (Ctrl+Shift+H(Win)).
If hyperlink is the main property of the object, it's usually a
good idea to enable double-click open the linked file or URL.
This can be done in the Double-Click dialog box.
Use the HyperLink dialog to set the hyperlink options. To open it, choose Hyperlink>Edit under the Format menu.
There are four types of links you may choose between:
- Existing ConceptDraw document: link to any existing
ConceptDraw document. You can either type in a path, or click
Local Browse to navigate to the file. You may use a relative
path. It describes the path to the linked document starting from
the location in which the current document is stored. Clicking
Open Hyperlink opens the document you link to in a new window.
-Other program or file: link to a file. You can either
type in a path, or click Local Browse to navigate to the file.
You may use a relative path. It describes the path to the linked
file starting from the location in which the current document is
stored. Clicking Open Hyperlink starts the program used to
process files with such extension.
-Internet: link to an URL address. You can type in the
address in the File filed. If you click the Internet Browse
button, an Internet search system launches in your Internet
browser. When you find the address you need, copy it, return to
ConceptDraw and paste it into the File field. Then, when you
click Open Hyperlink, your Internet browser will start with the
address saved.
-Page: link to a page within the document. Select a page
from the list in the Page box. When you click Open Hyperlink, the
chosen page will open in the same window.