Dia Manual

Dia

Kevin Breit Henry House Judith Samson Alan Horkan Thomas Harding Mark Dexter

Dia
by Kevin Breit, Henry House, Judith Samson, Alan Horkan, Thomas Harding, and Mark Dexter This is version 0.97.0 of the Dia manual. Copyright © 2004, 2009 Kevin Breit, Henry House, Judith Samson, Alan Horkan, Mark Dexter
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction................................................................................................................. 1 1.1. Introduction ........................................................................................................ 1 2. Quickstart ................................................................................................................... 2 2.1. What Can You Do?............................................................................................. 2 2.2. Starting Dia ....................................................................................................... 2 2.3. Creating a Canvas ............................................................................................... 2 2.4. Making a Diagram.............................................................................................. 3 2.5. Saving and Printing Your Diagram ......................................................................... 4 2.6. Running Dia From the Command Line ................................................................... 4 2.7. Who Does Dia Appeal To? ................................................................................... 4 3. The Canvas................................................................................................................. 6 3.1. Canvas Introduction ............................................................................................. 6 3.2. Grid Lines ......................................................................................................... 6 3.3. Rulers............................................................................................................... 7 3.4. Background Color ............................................................................................... 7 3.5. Zooming ............................................................................................................ 8 3.6. Other View Menu Options.................................................................................... 9 3.7. Undo and Redo ................................................................................................. 10 4. Objects and the Toolbox .............................................................................................. 11 4.1. Dia Toolbox Overview....................................................................................... 11 4.1.1. Modify Control ........................................................................................ 11 4.1.2. Magnify Control ...................................................................................... 12 4.1.3. Scroll Control .......................................................................................... 12 4.1.4. Basic Objects...