Main Menus

File Menu

New Project

(Ctrl-N)

Creates a new, blank project.

Open Project

(Ctrl-O)

Opens the 'Open Project' dialog box

Save Project

(Ctrl-S)

Saves the current project

Opens the 'Save Project As' dialog if the project has not been saved previously

Save Project As...

Opens the 'Save Project As' dialog

Import Files...

Opens the 'Import Files...' dialog.

Import Project...

Opens the 'Import Project' dialog

Print...

(Ctrl-P)

Opens the 'Print' dialog to print the current diagram only

Print Diagrams...

Opens a navigation pane to select multiple diagrams from the current model to print at one time

Page Setup...

Opens the 'Page Setup' dialog

Save Graphics...

Saves a snapshot of the current diagram as a .gif file

Exit

(Alt-F4)

Exits the program, prompts for saving

Edit Menu

Undo

(Ctrl-Z)

Undoes the last activity in history, not limited to one time use

Redo

(Ctrl+Shift-Z)

Redoes the next activity in history, not limited to one time use

Cut

(Ctrl-X)

Removes the selected item and places it on the application clipboard

Copy

(Ctrl-C)

Copies the selected item without disturbing the original, places the copy on the application clipboard

Paste

(Ctrl-V)

Places the item on the application clipboard into the current diagram

Select

Selects elements based on the indicated criteria

Copy to Windows Clipboard

(Ctrl+Shift C)

Places the selected item on the Windows clipboard instead of the application clipboard (not available in the Community Edition)

Find...

(F3)

Opens the advanced search dialog

Delete from Model

(DEL)

Removes the element from the model completely

Remove Diagram

Removes a diagram completely, without removing elements that are used elsewhere

Settings...

Opens the 'Settings' dialog box.

View Menu

Go to Diagram...

(Ctrl-G)

Opens a dialog that contains all the diagrams, allowing direct navigation to the diagram selected

Go to Contained Diagram...

(Ctrl+Alt-G)

Will this be included in 2.0?

Details Tabs

Another way to navigate through the Details pane

Adjust Grid...

Opens the 'Grid Settings' dialog

Zoom

Another way to adjust the size of the diagrams in the Diagram pane

Font Size

will this be included in 2.0?

Show Rapid Buttons

will this be included in 2.0?

Create Diagram Menu

Class Diagram

(Ctrl-L)

Creates a new, blank class diagram

Collaboration Diagram

(Ctrl-B)

Creates a new, blank collaboration diagram

Deployment/ Object/ Component Diagram

(Ctrl-D)

Creates a new, blank deployment/ object/ component diagram

Sequence Diagram

(Ctrl-Q)

Creates a new, blank sequence diagram

State Diagram

(Ctrl-T)

Creates a new, blank state diagram

Activity Diagram

(Ctrl-Y)

Creates a new, blank activity diagram

Use Case Diagram

(Ctrl-U)

Creates a new, blank use case diagram

Arrange Menu

Align

Aligns two or more selected items according to the chosen criteria

Distribute

Spaces two or more selected items according to the chosen criteria

Reorder

will these be included in 2.0?

Nudge

will these be included in 2.0?

Generation Menu

Generate Code for Classes of Model

(Ctrl+Shift-G)

Opens the 'Generation' dialog

Critique Menu

Design Issues...

Opens a dialog to set the importance levels for critique types

This is only available in the Professional Edition

Design Goals...

Opens a dialog to set the importance levels for

Browse Critiques...

Opens a viewing window to browse through the list of critiques

Help Menu

About Poseidon for UML

Opens the 'About' dialog that contains information regarding the currently installed version of Poseidon for UML

Open Default Example

Opens the Example Project included in the installation of Poseidon

Open Users Guide

Opens the local copy of the User Guide in an Internet browser

Open FAQ

Opens the FAQ located at the Gentleware website in an Internet browser

Tip of the Day

Opens the 'Tip of the Day' dialog box'

Tip of the Day' viewing at startup can be disabled here

License Manager

Opens the 'License Manager' dialog

Plug-in Menu

Plug-ins tab

Opens the 'Plug-ins Manager'