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Message context menu

The message context menu contains operations that can be applied to the currently selected message call, its activation or its return.

You can execute the following operations from this context menu :

• Message kind can be changed to
  • Call, Constructor, Destructor, Signal
• Synchronous can be checked or unchecked
• Instantaneous can be checked or unchecked
• Add call
• Add combined fragment
• Inline call
• Split here
• Edit call label
• Edit return label
• Delete

You can open the message context menu when in diagram edit mode

With the mouse

1. RIGHT-CLICK on the message call, its activation or its return
   • The menu will popup at the click location or as close to it as possible

With the keyboard

1. Select the message call, activation or return arrow
2. Press the CONTEXT key
   • The menu will popup in the center of the current selection, or as close to it as possible
   • The available options depend on what kind of

Related topics

• Messages
• Current selection
• Edit modes
• Change the message kind
• Change the message delivery
• Add a message
• Add a combined fragment
• Inline a message call
• Split an activation
• Edit the label of a message call
• Edit the label of a message return
• Delete a message
• Undo and redo changes
• Keyboard controls
• Mouse controls

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