About the Process Editor Tool Drawer

The Tool drawer contains tools for selecting and positioning activities within the Process editor.

Field Use

Selection Tool

Select existing components. Click the Selection tool, then click any activity in the Process editor to make that activity active. Press the Esc key to activate the Selection tool when other tools in the Tool drawer are active. This tool is the default cursor tool.

Pan Tool

Select to reposition the contents in the Process editor. To make the Pan tool active, click the Pan Tool icon in the Process editor tools palette, then drag the graphic into the desired position. If the Selection tool is active, you can activate the Pan tool by pressing the control key and clicking the left mouse button.

Zoom Tool

Select to magnify a section of the Process editor. Drag a selection rectangle with the Zoom tool, and that part of the image will be magnified to fill the editor. If the Selection tool is active, you can activate the Zoom tool by pressing the control key and the shift key simultaneously. To reset the graphic to the original size, right-click in the Process editor and select Reset Zoom.

Additionally, you can press the Control key and use a mouse wheel to zoom in and out of a graphic.

Note: You can magnify and reduce the size of a graphic by using the Zoom In and Zoom Out buttons in the Process editor toolbar. Click the Zoom In or Zoom Out button to increase or decrease the size of the graphic.

Magnify Tool

Use to magnify the area of the diagram positioned under the pointer. Press the Alt key and simultaneously click and hold the left mouse button to activate the Magnify tool. Release the mouse button and Alt key to deactivate the tool. While this tool does not appear in the tools palette, it is available for use in the Process editor and accessible by the key stroke shortcut noted above.