Exporting Sub Areas

You can selectively export a sub area of a diagram or text.

The sub area export is used for diagrams and text-based elements (specification texts, modification texts).

Use the sub area export to explicitly export a part of the contents rather than all of it.

The following output methods are available for this:

Clipboard (diagram, text)
File (diagram)
Printer (diagram, text)

Selection is canceled for diagrams as soon as the mouse pointer leaves the diagram area or by clicking on the [Esc] button

A diagram section is always printed out onto one page; the selected area is scaled before printing, if necessary. The page settings for portrait/landscape are ignored and specified according to the selection's dimensions.

Exporting Part of a Diagram

How to proceed

Once this function is called, define an area in the diagram.
This is done by clicking where you want the selection to start in the diagram with the mouse and dragging to where you want to finish with the mouse button pressed.
The part to be exported is highlighted while it is being selected.
Release the mouse button to end the selection.
The part to be exported is sent to the appropriate output method.

Exporting Part of a Text-Based Element

How to proceed

Select a text section of the element.
The area to be exported is highlighted.
Call the function for partial export.
The part to be exported is sent to the appropriate output method.