Collapse and Expand Descendants

Use collapse and expand to enhance diagrams' visibility

Making a shape and its descendants collapsible/expandable can improve readability of the diagram and provide additional interactivity.

To use the Collapse feature follow these instructions:

A – Right-click a shape which has descendants.

B – Click the ‘Collapse Descendants’ option.

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C – The descendants are collapsed and a ‘+’ button added next to the shape.

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D – Use ‘-‘ button to collapse again.

NOTE: The ‘+’ & ‘-‘ buttons remain once the ‘Collapse Descendants’ option is used.