Adding notes to data diagrams, shapes, or connectors

You can add notes to data diagrams, shapes, and connectors to provide additional information.

A note is a data diagram element that contains comments or textual information but is not part of modeling language notation. You can add a note to a data diagram to provide comments, observations, or explanations about a particular diagram element. If appropriate, you can also attach a single note to multiple diagram elements. A note is displayed as a rectangle with a folded upper-right corner, and a note attachment is displayed as a dashed line that connects the note to the diagram element.

To add a note:

  1. Select the diagram, shape, or connector:
    • To add the note to the diagram, right-click an empty space and click Add > Note. Click where you want to place the note on the diagram.
    • To add the note to a shape, right-click the shape and click Add Note.
    • To add the note to a connector, right-click the connector and click Add Note.
  2. Type the text of your note and press Enter.

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