| The Styling panel is your tool for formatting the canvas and the contents of objects and attributes. Depending on what you activate on the canvas, different tabs are available: |
| The styling panel is hidden by default. If you use the panel preset, you can find the icon to display the styling panel in the right upper corner of the canvas. The icon |
represents the styling panel.Application Options
Use the styling panel to change the formatting of objects and attributes or of the canvas itself. Depending on what you click on the canvas, different tabs are available:
| Tab in Styling Panel | Availability |
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| Attributes | The Attributes tab is available for all BPMN elements and for the BPMN canvas itself. |
| Diagram | Tab Diagram is only available if you click on the canvas itself. |
| Shape | The Shape tab is available for all BPMN elements. |
| Text | Tab Text is only available for the following objects: |
Options of Tab Attributes
| Use the attributes tab to change the styling of an object's attribute on the canvas. |
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Options of Tab Diagram
| Tab Diagram is only available if you click directly on the canvas. It contains all layout options applicable to your workspace. |
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| Grid Color The checkbox is activated by default. If you want to change the background color of the object, click on the color placeholder to display the color picker. Use the color picker to select a new color or enter the hexadecimal code of the desired color. If the checkbox is disabled, the grid is is not displayed, but it is still in use: Objects still snap to the grid. |
| Grid Distance The checkbox is activated by default. Change the grid distance by changing the number of pixels. If the checkbox is disabled, the grid will neither be displayed nor used: Objects can be moved freely on the canvas. |
| Grid Style The drop-down list offers two options to choose from:
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Options of Tab Shape
| In tab Shape you find all options to change the appearance of an object on the canvas. Tab Shape contains different options depending on your selection on the canvas: |
Shape Options for Objects
Shape Options for Relations
Options of Tab Text
| Tab Text is only available for the objects Service Task, User Task and Receive Task because these objects contain text content:
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