The Documentation tab shows information associated with a selected model element in the Model Browser or on a diagram pane.

Documentation tab

The Documentation tab in the quick properties panel.

To open the Documentation tab, do one of the following


  • In the Model Browser, click the Documentation tab.
  • On the Window menu, click Documentation.

    If there is no documentation for the selected element, the text area is empty.


To write documentation for the selected model element


  • In the Documentation tab, click the text area and type the text.


To turn on the HTML text


  • In the Documentation tab, click the HTML check box.

The HTML toolbar opens and you can type the HTML text.