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Creating Models › The Theme Editor › Create and Apply a Theme › Set Display Preferences for Entities and Tables

Set Display Preferences for Entities and Tables

Use the Entity or the Table tab in the Theme Editor to set the preferences for displaying name and other definitions of entities or tables. The Entity tab is displayed when you view a Logical model and the Table tab is displayed when you view a Physical model.

Follow these steps:

  1. Click View, Themes.

    The Theme Editor opens.

  2. Select the theme for which you want to set the display preferences, and click the Entity or the Table tab.
  3. Work with the following options:
    Name Display

    Font Options

    Specifies the default font styles to display the name of an entity. Click Theme Editor Default Font Tool to change the font style details. You can also choose to inherit, override, or harden this setting.

    Fill Options

    Specifies the default fill option for an entity. Click Theme Editor Default Fill Tool to change the fill style details. You can also choose to inherit, override, or harden this setting.

    Outline Options

    Specifies the default outline styles for an entity. Click Theme Editor Default Outline Tool to change the outline style details. You can also choose to inherit, override, or harden this setting.

    Definition Display

    Font Options

    Specifies the default font styles to display the entity definition. Click Theme Editor Default Font Tool to change the font style details. You can also choose to inherit, override, or harden this setting.

    Fill Options

    Specifies the default fill option for the entity definition. Click Theme Editor Default Fill Tool to change the fill style details. You can also choose to inherit, override, or harden this setting.

    Outline Options

    Specifies the default outline styles for the entity definition. Click Theme Editor Default Outline Tool to change the outline style details. You can also choose to inherit, override, or harden this setting.

    Your selections are displayed in the Sample section.

  4. Click Close.

    Your changes are saved and the Theme Editor closes.

Note: You cannot select to inherit, override, or harden any display setting for the Default theme.