Changing the viewing mode

By changing the viewing mode, you can change the appearance of your diagrams. When you change the viewing mode, all blocks are changed in accordance to the mode.

To change the viewing mode

1. Choose View from the menu bar.

2. Select one or more of the following options.

Mode	How it affects blocks
Presentation Mode	Hides input connector tabs and shrinks output connector tabs.
Display Mode	Hides wires and connectors, freezes blocks in place, and except for interactive elements on buttons and sliders, locks block parameter values. The CTRL and CTRL+right-click methods of accessing block Properties dialog boxes are disabled. Prevents any changes from being made to the diagram. For example, File > Add, Edit > Paste, and Edit > Create Compound are disabled.
Data Types	Colors connector tabs according to their data type.
Block Labels	Displays user-specified labels below the blocks. If a block does not have a label, its block name or parameters are displayed. To create a block label, enter it in the Label box in the block’s Properties dialog box. When searching for a block with Edit > Find , you can use the block label as a search item.
Connector Labels	Displays user-specified labels next to the tab or in the pop-up text when you probe a signal.