| The Styling panel is your tool for formatting the diagram pane and the contents of elements and attributes. Depending on what you activate on the pane, 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 diagram pane. The icon |
represents the styling panel.Application Options
Use the styling panel to change the formatting of elements and attributes or of the diagram pane itself. Depending on what you click on the panes, different tabs are available:
| Tab in Styling Panel | Availability |
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| Attributes | The Attributes tab is available for all elements and for the diagram pane. |
| Diagram | Tab Diagram is only available if you click on the diagram pane. |
| Shape | The Shape tab is available for all BPMN elements. |
| Text | Tab Text is only available for the following elements: |
Options of Tab Attributes
| Use the attributes tab to change the styling of an element's attribute on the diagram pane. |
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Options of Tab Diagram
| Tab Diagram is only available if you click directly on the diagram pane. 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, 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: Elements 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: Elements can be moved freely on the diagram pane. |
| 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 element on the diagram pane. Tab Shape contains different options depending on your selection on the pane: |
Shape Options for BPMN Elements
Shape Options for Relations
Options of Tab Text
| Tab Text is only available for the elements Service Task, User Task and Receive Task because these elements contain text content:
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