Visio: How to Resize a Use Case Shape in a UML Diagram

SUMMARY

This articles explains how to resize a Use Case shape in a UML diagram.

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Before you can resize a Use Case shape in a UML diagram, you must first remove the default protections on the Use Case shape. Visio adds protections because the shape is a group and needs to be protected to make it act as expected during simple operations.

To remove the default protections on a Use Case shape:

1.	Select the Use Case shape.
2.	On the Window menu, click Show Shapesheet.
3.	Click the Width cell in the Shape Transform section.
4.	Remove the word GUARD in the Formula line (above the drawing page), and then click the green check mark.
5.	Click the Height cell, and then repeat step 4.
6.	Scroll down to the Protection section, and then click the LockWidth cell.
7.	Change the value from 1 to 0 (zero), and then click the green check mark.
8.	Click the LockHeight cell, and then repeat step 7.
9.	Close the Shape Sheet.