The Status line is located at the bottom of the modeling tool window. It displays various indications of active notifications, errors, the progress of currently running tasks, and some useful commands.

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Zoom Out

Click to zoom out on the current diagram. To learn more, see the Zooming page.

Zoom In

Click to zoom in on the current diagram. To learn more, see the Zooming page.

Diagram Zoom Slider

Click the zoom slider's cursor to zoom in or out of the current diagram. To learn more, see the Zooming page.

Fit To Window

Click to fit the current diagram in the window. To learn more, see the Zooming page.

Zoom 1:1

Click to restore the diagram to its original size. To learn more, see the Zooming page.

Enter Presentation Mode

Click to enter the presentation mode. To learn more, see the Presentation Mode page.

Open Notification Window

Click to open the notification window. To learn more, see the Notification window page.

Background Tasks

Click to view the background tasks. To learn more, see the Background Task Manager page.

Memory Monitor

Displays the memory used by the modeling tool. To learn more, see the Memory monitor page.

Managing the display of the Status line's commands

To manage the display of some of the Status line's commands


  • In the Main menu, click View > Status line
  • In the Main menu, click Options > Environment. In the open dialog, select General > Display. See the Customizing environment options page.