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Information, HOWTOs, tips and tricks about the Enterprise Architect.


Keyboard Shortcuts

The article is intended at beginners and advanced users alike and gives a small help for the shortcuts used in Enterprise Architect.

The Enterprise Architect was designed with the aim of efficient usability. So it’s not surprisi…

Posted in Enterprise Architect, Tips & Tricks

Ribbons in EA-14

For converters of older EA versions, the ribbons introduced with EA-13 (instead of the menus) represent one of the biggest challenges. One of the best sources to find out where to find what, the manufacturer in the Posted in User Interface, Enterprise Architect, Tips & Tricks


Icons for Selected Elements

The meaning or function behind the displayed icons when an item is selected in a chart (but they are displ…

Posted in User Interface, Enterprise Architect, Tips & Tricks

Show Element Notes in Diagrams

The article is aimed at beginners and shows how element notes can be displayed.

Show notes for all items in the chart

(all EA versions)

Open the properties of the diagram (for example, with the diagram…

Posted in User Interface, Diagrams, Enterprise Architect, Modeling SysML, Modeling UML, Tips & Tricks

Basics: Configuration Workspace (EA-14)

The basic configuration of the workspace recommended for Enterprise Architect.<...

Posted in Enterprise Architect, Configuration, Tips & Tricks

Basics: Configuration Project Options (EA-14)

The article is intended at beginners and advanced users alike and shows the basic configuration of project options recommended for Enterprise Architect.

Configuration Dialog for Project Options

Ribbon […

Posted in Enterprise Architect, Configuration, Tips & Tricks

Basics: Configuration Preferences (EA-14)

The basic config…

Posted in Enterprise Architect, Configuration, Tips & Tricks

Basics: Configuration MDG Technologies (EA-14)

The basic config…

Posted in User Interface, Enterprise Architect, Configuration, MDG Technology, Tips & Tricks

Diagramming

Inserts Diagrams into Diagrams

Basically, when working with the Enterprise Architect, diagram objects are never dragged from the Project Browser to an open diagram – with two exceptions:

  • a navigation should be created: pa…
Posted in Diagrams, Enterprise Architect, Tips & Tricks

Basics: Configuration Workspace (EA-13)

The basic config…

Posted in User Interface, Enterprise Architect, Configuration, Tips & Tricks