Triaster and Process Navigator Tools Menus

The Triaster and Process Navigator Tools Menu tabs are available on Visio’s Ribbon following the installation of Process Navigator.

Triaster Menu

The menu features the following commands:

Commands	Description
Triaster Documents, Enable	This is used when converting a non-Process Navigator map into a Process Navigator map.
Auto-Layout	Align, centre and evenly distribute shapes on the drawing page. Select the shapes you want to space. If nothing is selected, all shapes will be affected.
Auto-Layout Positional Override	This allows you to define absolute or relative positioning for selected shapes. Although you will still be able to move shapes manually after setting positional override values, the settings are restored during subsequent Auto Layout operations.
Shape Properties	Display the selected shape’s Properties dialog box. You can also view this by right-clicking on the shape and selecting Properties from the displayed context menu (see Node Properties Window, Activity Properties Window and Deliverable Properties Window).
Drill-Down	Create a drill-down from the selected activity. It is the equivalent of double-clicking the activity.
Options	Display the Mapping Options dialog box. You can also view this by choosing Tools > Mapping Options from the Map Control Console.
Process Navigator Help	Provides access to local Help and Support resources.
Activation Status	Displays the date when the current licence for Process Navigator expires.
Check for Updates	Checks whether updates are available in a pop-up window.
About	Displays the version of Process Navigator in a pop-up window
Support Home	Opens the online Triaster Support page in the browser. The dropdown allows you to select FAQs, Knowledgebase and the Support Forum on LinkedIn

Process Navigator Tools Menu

The menu features various Visio commands that may be useful in drawing the maps. Refer to Visio Help for details.

Commands	Description
New	Opens Visio's File > New dialog.
Pointer Tool	Changes the cursor to a Pointer.
Connector	Changes the cursor to a Connector.
Connect Shapes	Quick way to connect multiple shapes. Click on the first shape in the sequence, hold down shift and click the next shape in the sequence and then the next, etc. Click on the Connect Shapes icon and connectors with the arrows heads will be added between the shapes in the order selected.
Hyperlink	Allows Hyperlinks to be added to a shape. Click on the Shape and then the Hyperlink icon. The Hyperlink dialog box appears. See Step 10: Linking to Documents or other Resources for guidance.
Position	Allows you to position the shapes relative to each other and to rotate the shapes.
Distribute Middle	This allows you to position a shape.
Align	This allows you to align shapes relative to each other.
More Layout Options	This allows you to configure the layout.
Send to Back	For sending a shape to the back of other shapes.
Bring to Front	For bringing a shape to the front of other shapes.
Shape Name	Allows you to view the Shape name and its Master shape.
Shape Data	This allows you to input data into the shape.
Open Stencil	This allows you to browse to and open a stencil.
Find	This allows you to search for text and other data in the map.
Replace	This is for find and replace of text in the map.
Layer Properties	This allows you to visible the layers. Each type of shape is on a different layer and you can change properties of the layers.
Size & Position	This brings up the Visio Size & Position window.
Page Setup	This display the Visio Page Setup Window.