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Status Bar
Button Definition
Controls to display different views: The two arrows at each end of the
bar rotate through the available views. The bar shows the title of the
current view and displays a list of all available views when clicked.
Set fonts on selected vars: Select a variable in the Build Window by
clicking on it before clicking this button. Select multiple variables by
dragging across them with the Move/Size pointer tool. Add or remove a
variable from the selected set by shift-clicking on it with the Move/Size
pointer. If no variables are selected, then you can change the defaults used
in the model.
Set size on selected vars: Select the variable(s) before clicking on this
button.
Set bold on selected vars: Select the variable(s) before clicking on this
button.
Set italic on selected vars: Select the variable(s) before clicking on this
button.
Set underline on selected vars: Select the variable(s) before clicking on
this button.
Set strikethrough on selected vars: Select the variable(s) before clicking
on this button.
Set color on selected vars: Select the variable(s) before clicking on this
button.
Set box color on selected vars: Select the variable(s) before clicking on
this button.
Set surround shape on selected vars: Select the variable(s) before
clicking on this button.
Set text position on selected vars: This is useful for variables that have an
associated graphic, such as a level box or a rate valve.
Set color on selected arrows: Select an arrow by clicking on its handle
(small circle). Select multiple arrows by dragging across them with the
Move/Size pointer tool. Add or remove an arrow from the selected set by
shift-clicking on its handle with the Move/Size pointer.
Set arrow width on selected arrows: This is used to set width. More
detailed control of the appearance of an arrow can be obtained by right-
clicking with the Move/Size pointer tool on the handle (small circle) of the
arrow. In particular, a delay mark can be put on the arrow in that way.
Set polarity on selected arrows: Use this to mark arrows in a causal loop
diagram. More control of this and other aspects of arrows can be obtained
by right-clicking with the Move/Size pointer on the handle (small circle) of
the arrow.
Push the highlighted words to the background: This is useful if you
have created a large comment with the Sketch Comment tool that overlaps
one or more model variables (for example, a large box around some portion
of the model). In this case, you may not be able to select the variables
because they are “behind” the comment. Select the comment and push it to
the background to fix this problem.