Format Menu

The Format menu contains the following commands, which enable you to format various chart elements:

Commands / Shortcuts	Description	Icon
Box Properties/F12	Formats selected boxes, free-floating objects, and pictures.
Line Properties	Formats selected lines.
Font	Modifies the font properties for all selected objects.
Format Fields	Modifies the font properties for all occurrences of a field within a chart.
Chart Style	Modifies the branch style for selected boxes.
Chart Properties	Modifies chart properties such as background, border and border shadow.
Chart Rules	Modifies the branch style for all boxes that meet a set of user defined criteria.
Spacing	Adjusts the spacing between boxes.
Conditional Formatting	Sets the format of boxes or fields based on a set of conditions.
Order	Changes the relative order of the free floating objects as follows:
Bring to Front	Moves the selected object to the top layer.
Send to Back	Moves the selected object to the bottom layer.
Bring Forward	Moves the selected object forward one layer.
Send Backwards	Moves the selected object back one layer.
Align	Moves selected objects so that they are aligned with respect to each other. Objects can be aligned to the left, center, right, top, middle, or bottom.
Hide	Hides selected boxes or connecting lines.
Show	Shows selected boxes or connecting lines.