.. index:: Display

.. _Display:

Display
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In the :ref:`Network Properties<network_properties>` dialog box you find the Display tab which allows you to change different parameters in the display of the network. Figure 1 shows the Display tab.

.. figure:: images/NetworkProperties.png

	Figure 1: The Network Properties dialog box showing the Display tab.

At the top of the Display tab you can specify the width and height of the nodes in the :ref:`Network Pane<network_pane>`. Also, there are three radio buttons for selecting how the textual identity (i.e., :ref:`name<node_name>` and/or :ref:`label<node_label>`) of a node should be displayed.

The font used for displaying the textual identity can be selected in the middle region.

At the Grid area you can set up a grid used in the :ref:`Network Pane<network_pane>` to help arranging the nodes. Keyboard shortcuts are available for controlling grid functions:

* Ctrl + . (dot): Toggles the value of Show Grid.
* Ctrl + , (comma): Toggles the value of Snap to Grid. When set, this makes new nodes be placed with the center at the nearest grid point.
* Shift + , (comma): Snaps the selected nodes to the nearest grid points.

At the bottom area you can set a background image for the network panel.