Format Multiple Objects

 

The Format Multiple Objects dialog features five tabs of controls for modifying the display attributes of selected object(s). Even though the dialog is very useful for formatting multiple objects, there is no requirement than more than one object be selected to use the formatting dialog. To open the Format Multiple Options dialog you must first use some of the options available on the Select ribbon group on the Draw ribbon tab to select a group of objects. Next, right-click on any of the selected objects and select Format Selection from the local menu. You may also bring up the Format Multiple Objects dialog by going to the Formatting ribbon group on the Draw ribbon tab.

The options on the following tabs will be updated to reflect the types of objects selected. All options will not be available for all objects. If multiple objects of different types are selected, options will only be available if they are relevant for any of the types of objects selected.

 

Line/Fill

The Line/Fill tab is used to change the line size, color, and style and the fill color with which the selected objects are drawn.

Levels/Layers

The Levels/Layers tab is used to change the stack level of an object, the layer the object is contained in, and optional settings for when an object should resize.

Display/Size

The Display/Size tab controls the size and orientation of the selected objects.

Font

The Font tab is used to change the font used in text/font objects.

Field

The Field tab is used to change selected fields on the diagram to a different field designation. If all of the selected fields are for the same type of object and field, you can select a different field to be represented by the selected objects from the Field selection. You can also set the options for including a suffix, the total digits in the field for numeric values, and the number of digits to the right of the decimal.