Index
A
- action browse tool
- action browse toolabout / Using the Action Browse Tool and the Action Property Inspector
- action property inspector
- action property inspectorabout / Using the Action Browse Tool and the Action Property Inspector, The Action Property inspector
- AIGA website
B
- big wedge experiment
- Edit | Shapes | Subtract Shapes menu command / The Big Wedge Experiment
- built in types, stencil
- common stencils / Common stencils
- maps stencils / Maps stencils
- organizations charts / Organization charts stencils
- science stencils / Science stencils
- software stencils / Software stencils
- space planning stencils / Space planning stencils
C
- canvas
- canvaszooming / Zooming the Canvas
- canvaszooming, Zoom-button used / Zooming the Canvas
- canvasZoom Tool / Zooming the Canvas
- canvasoption-key / Zooming the Canvas
- canvaszoom operations / Zooming the Canvas
- canvaszooming, tricks / Zooming the Canvas
- canvasmoving around / Moving around the canvas
- canvas, OmniGraffle workspace
- components / The canvas
- toolbar / The toolbar
- inspector bar / The inspector bar
- drawing area / The drawing area
- style tray / The style tray
- canvases
- about / Canvases
- viewing / Canvases
- naming / Naming your canvases
- New Canvas choice / Adding, deleting, and rearranging canvases
- Edit | Canvases | Duplicate Canvas menu command / Adding, deleting, and rearranging canvases
- ? V shortcut combination / Adding, deleting, and rearranging canvases
- Edit | Canvases | Delete Canvas menu command / Adding, deleting, and rearranging canvases
- order, changing / Adding, deleting, and rearranging canvases
- View | Display Canvases menu command / Adding, deleting, and rearranging canvases
- canvas layers
- about / Canvas layers
- visual explanation / A visual explanation of canvas layers
- canvas rulers
- about / The Canvas rulers
- Canvas Size Property inspector
- diagram, scaling / More on scaling your diagram
- Canvas Style Tray
- style chit / The Canvas Style Tray
- about / The Canvas Style Tray
- canvas toolbar
- canvas toolbarabout / The Expanded Canvas Toolbar
- canvas toolbarcustomizing / Customizing the Canvas Toolbar
- canvas toolbarpreferences / The Canvas Toolbar preferences
- canvas toolbarkeyboard shortcuts / Keyboard shortcuts for the Canvas Toolbar
- color picker
- tricks / Color picker tricks
- sections / The color picker in detail
- color sliders / The Color Sliders
- color palettes / The Color Palettes
- color sliders, color picker
- about / The Color Sliders
- color wheel, color picker
- about / The Color Wheel
- compound shapes
- about / Compound shapes
- style properties / Compound shapes
- shape types / Shape types
- favorite shapes and styles / Favorite shapes and styles
- connected shapes
- selecting / Selecting connected shapes
- crayons palette, color picker
- about / The Crayons Palette
D
- Data Property inspector
- about / The Data Property inspector
- diagram elements
- adjusting / Manually adjusting diagram elements
- diagram layout inspector
- diagram layout inspectorabout / Using Automatic layout
- diagramming tool
- diagramming toolmodifier keys / Diagramming Tool Modifier keys
- diagrams
- saving / Saving diagrams
- exporting / Exporting diagrams
- diagram style
- diagram styleabout / Diagram Styles
- diagram styleFormat | Choose Diagram Styles menu command / Diagram Styles
- diagram style⌘+Z keyboard combination / Diagram Styles
- diagram styleFile | New Resource | New Diagram Style... / Diagram Styles
- diagram styleFormat | Choose Diagram Styles... / Diagram Styles
- diagram templates
- diagram templatesabout / Diagram Templates
- diagram templatesFile | Template Chooser / Diagram Templates
- diagram templatesFile | New Resource | New Template menu command / Diagram Templates
- diagram templatesSet as Default button / Diagram Templates
- document grid
- shapes, aligning to / Aligning shapes to the document grid
- Document Property inspector
- file format, options / More on file format options
- file package / More on file format options
E
- external stencils
- Omni Group, downloads / Omni Group downloads
- commercial sources / Commercial stencil sources
- MS Visio stencils, importing / Importing MS Visio stencils and templates
F
- fast diagramming
- fast diagrammingdiagramming tool used / Fast diagramming using the Diagramming Tool
- Favorite shape style
- about / Favorite shapes and styles
- removing / Favorite shapes and styles
- first diagram, drawing
- about / Your first diagram
- blank canvas, starting with / Step 1: Start with a blank canvas
- first task, adding / Step 2: Add the first task
- article, writing / Step 3: Add task—writing article
- shapes, connecting / Step 4: Connecting shapes
- article editing step, adding / Step 5: Adding another workflow step: Done editing
- shape, moving / Step 6: Moving a shape
- editor check, adding / Step 7: Adding the editor check
- Line Label / Step 7: Adding the editor check
- publishing, on front page / Step 8: Workflow step—publish on the front page, Step 9: Workflow step—publish on the front page
- publishing / Step 10: Publishing!
- enhancing, color used / Step 11: The icing on the cake—making your diagram spring into color
- Canvas Style Tray / The Canvas Style Tray
G
- Graffletopia
- about / Graffletopia
- stencils, importing / Searching and importing stencils from Graffletopia
- stencil import, manual method / The manual method of importing any stencils
- stencil import, automatic method / The automatic method of importing stencils from Graffletopia
- gridlines
- about / Gridlines
- enabling / Enabling gridlines
- adjusting / Adjusting gridlines
- Grid Property inspector
- Minor Grid Steps input box / The Grid Property inspector revisited
- Snap to Grid checkbox / The Grid Property inspector revisited
- Center on grid / The Grid Property inspector revisited
I
- image palettes, color picker
- about / The Image Palettes
- image property inspector
- about / Placing images inside shapes
- income flow diagram
- amending / Amending your income flow diagram
- InkScape
- URL / Creating a stencil with fancy graphics
- using, for SVG file conversion / Using InkScape to convert the SVG file
- inspector bar
- about / The Rulers and Inspector Bar
- inspector palettes, OmniGraffle workspace
- property inspectors / The inspector palettes
- tips / Handy tips regarding inspectors
J
- Jumps Elsewhere action, action property inspector
- Jumps Elsewhere action, action property inspectorstart canvas / The Jumps Elsewhere action in detail
- Jumps Elsewhere action, action property inspectorApplication start screen canvas / The Jumps Elsewhere action in detail
K
- keyboard combination
- keyboard combinationfor canvas toolbar / Keyboard shortcuts for the Canvas Toolbar
- keyboard shortcuts
- keyboard shortcutsEnter key (↩) / Keyboard shortcuts and OmniGraffle
- keyboard shortcutsright arrow key (→) / Keyboard shortcuts and OmniGraffle
L
- layers
- Edit | Layers menu / Working with layers
- New Layer button / Adding a new layer
- New Share Layer / Adding a new layer
- Edit | Layers | Duplicate layer menu command / Duplicating and copying a layer
- ? C keyboard shortcut command / Duplicating and copying a layer
- ? V keyboard shortcut command / Duplicating and copying a layer
- copying / Duplicating and copying a layer
- rearranging / Rearranging and moving a layer
- merging / How to merge two layers
- Action button / How to merge two layers
- Merge Layer Down command / How to merge two layers
- deleting /
- settings / Layer settings
- shared layers / Shared layers
- using / When to use layers
- layers, settings
- visibility settings / Visibility
- printing settings / Printing
- locking a layer / Locking a layer
- Lines and Shapes property inspector
- line shape
- properties / Singular shapes lines
- line style property inspector / The Line Style inspector
- line types / Line types
- Bézier lines / Bézier lines in detail
- line, endings / Line endings—tails and (arrow) heads
- line, reversing / Reversing a line
- line hoops / Line Hops
- favorite line styles / Favorite line styles
- favorite line styles, removing / Favorite line styles
- line labels / Line labels revisited
- list function
- list functionabout / The List function
- list functionView | List menu command / The List function
M
- magnet
- magneton each vertex choice / Editing magnets using the Magnet Tool
- magnets
- magnetsof shape / Editing magnets using the Magnet Tool
- magnetsediting, magnet tool used / Editing magnets using the Magnet Tool
- magnet tool
- magnet toolused, for editing magnets / Editing magnets using the Magnet Tool
- Microsoft Visio Templates
- importing / Importing Microsoft Visio Templates
- midpoints
- on lines / Midpoints on lines
- minor steps
- about / Enabling gridlines
- mouseless editing
- mouseless editingabout / Mouseless Editing
N
- Note Property inspector
- Data Value / The Note Property inspector
- Data Key / The Note Property inspector
O
- OmniGraffle
- about / What OmniGraffle is—and what it is not
- advantages / What OmniGraffle is—and what it is not
- diagram creation, avoiding / What OmniGraffle is—and what it is not
- diagram objects / What's in a name?
- setting up / Setting up OmniGraffle before you start
- workspace / The OmniGraffle workspace
- OmniGraffleand keyboard shortcuts / Keyboard shortcuts and OmniGraffle
- using, as presentation tool / Using OmniGraffle as a presentation tool
- presentation, starting / Starting, navigating, and stopping your presentation
- presentation highlight, color changing / Changing the color and behavior of the presentation highlight
- presentation highlight, behavior changing / Changing the color and behavior of the presentation highlight
- ColorSync support / The ColorSync support
- layers / Working with layers
- OmniGraffle workspace
- canvas / The canvas
- inspector palettes / The inspector palettes
- stencils / The stencils
- setting up / Your workspace
- caveat / Your workspace
- outline function
- outline functionabout / The Outline function
- outline functionoutline editing of diagrams, enabling / The Outline function
- outline functionOutline marker / The Outline function
- outline functionpeople, adding to family tree / The Outline function
- outline functionEdit | Outlining | Outdent menu command / The Outline function
- outline functionEdit | Outlining | Indent menu command / The Outline function
P
- patterns palette, color picker
- about / The Patterns Palette
- presentation
- creating / Creating a presentation
- stopping / Starting, navigating, and stopping your presentation
- navigating / Starting, navigating, and stopping your presentation
- advanced presentation mode / Advanced presentation mode
- actions and presentation mode / Actions and presentation mode
- property inspectors
- Grid Property inspector / The Grid Property inspector revisited
- Canvas Size Property inspector / The Canvas Size Property inspector
- Document Property inspector / The Document Property inspector
- Data Property inspector / The Data Property inspector
- Note Property inspector / The Note Property inspector
S
- shape inspector bar
- about / The Shape Inspector Bar
- shapes
- moving, around canvas / More on moving shapes around the canvas
- copy of existing shape, drawing / Drawing a copy of an existing shape
- ordering / Ordering shapes
- grouping / Grouping shapes
- shape groups, creating / Creating a group of shapes
- shape groups, ungrouping / Ungrouping a group of shapes
- shape groups, resizing / Resizing shape groups
- adjusting, with geometry property inspector / Adjusting shapes with the Geometry property inspector
- line label controls / Line Label controls
- connecting / Connecting shapes
- shapescreating, pen tool used / Using the Pen Tool to create your own shapes
- shapesreplicating, rubber stamp tool used / Replicating shapes using the Rubber Stamp Tool
- creating / Creating your own shapes the easy way
- intersect shapes menu command / The Intersect Shapes menu command
- make points editable menu command / The Make Points Editable menu command
- big wedge experiment / The Big Wedge Experiment
- resizing / Resizing shapes
- natural sized shape / Make Natural Size
- same size, making / Making shapes the same size
- aligning, to document grid / Aligning shapes to the document grid
- aligning to each other / Aligning shapes to each other
- aligning, to each other / Aligning shapes to each other
- selecting, ways / Easy shape selection
- re-styling / Easy re-styling of shapes
- on layers / Working with shapes on layers
- Edit | Paste menu command / Working with shapes on layers
- Edit | Layers | Select All in Layer menu / Working with shapes on layers
- Select All in Layers command / Working with shapes on layers
- Triangles layer / Working with shapes on layers
- shape style, properties
- stroke, color / Shape stroke inspector and the color of a stroke
- shared layers
- about / Shared layers
- new shared layer, creating / Shared layers
- New Canvas / Shared layers
- My layers canvas / Shared layers
- similar shapes
- about / What OmniGraffle defines as similar shapes
- selecting / What OmniGraffle defines as similar shapes
- connected shapes, selecting / Selecting connected shapes
- size to fit image
- about / Size to Fit Image
- Smart Alignment Guide
- using / Adding expense buckets
- Smart Distance Guides
- stencil
- defining / Defining a stencil
- built in types / Built-in stencils
- creating / Creating your own stencil
- creating, graphics used / Creating stencils with cool graphics
- exporting / Exporting your stencil
- organizing / Organizing stencils
- stencil, creating
- vector based diagramming application, using / The vector side of things
- third party graphic files, legal side / The legal side of using third party graphic files
- fancy graphics, using / Creating a stencil with fancy graphics
- example / Creating a stencil with fancy graphics
- svg Detective, using for SVG file conversion / Using svg Detective to convert the SVG file
- InkScape, using for SVG file conversion / Using InkScape to convert the SVG file
- stencil based diagram
- about / Your first stencil-based diagram
- rulers, enabling / A helping guide
- incoming cash flow / The incoming cash flow
- expense buckets, adding / Adding expense buckets
- Stencil Folders pane, Stencils palette
- stencil library / The Stencil Library
- Recent Stencils section / The Recent Stencils section
- Favorite Stencil section / The Favorite Stencil section
- stencil library
- viewing / The stencil library
- Stencil Library Controls, Stencil palette
- Stencil View Mode buttons / The Stencil View Mode buttons
- Stencil Action button / The Stencil Action button
- Stencil Search function, using / The Stencil Search function
- Stencils palette
- overview / Overview of the palette sections
- Stencil Library Controls / The Stencil Library ControlsStencils paletteStencil Library Controls
- Stencil Folders pane / The Stencil Folders pane
- Style Tray, selected shapes / The selected shapes Style Tray
- style brush tool
- style brush tool⌘+Z keyboard shortcut command / Style replication using the Style Brush Tool
- style brush tooloption key (⌥) / Style replication using the Style Brush Tool
- style replication
- style replicationstyle brush tool used / Style replication using the Style Brush Tool
- subgraphs
- subtract shapes menu command
- about / The Subtract Shapes menu command
- svg Detective
- using, for SVG file conversion / Using svg Detective to convert the SVG file
T
- tables
- about / Tables
- text caption
- adding to shape / Adding a text caption to a shape
- text inspector bar
- about / The Text Inspector Bar
- text shapes
- about / Text shapes
U
- union shapes menu command
- about / The Union Shapes menu command
V
- VisioCafe
- visual diagrams, creating
- tips / Tips and pitfalls—tips on how to make great visual diagrams, Tip 1: Do some planning before you start, Tip 2: Colorize gently, Tip 3: Use few fonts, Tip 4: Consider your output media, Tip 5: Symmetry is better than asymmetry, Tip 6: Have one, and only one, focus point, Tip 7: Apply the Golden Ratio to stand alone diagrams, Tip 10: Be consistent
- colors, using / Tip 2: Colorize gently
- few fonts, using / Tip 3: Use few fonts
- lines, selecting / Tip 4: Consider your output media
- visual symmetry, caveat / Tip 5: Symmetry is better than asymmetry
- focus point, determining / Tip 6: Have one, and only one, focus point
- titles, using / Tip 8: Use titles, figure captions, and legends
- white spaces, handling / Tip 9: Be liberal with white space
W
- WYSIWYG
- about / The drawing area