How to remove certain UML labels in Visio 2010

Question

I am trying to draw a UML diagram and have become frustrated at the inclusion of some unwanted labels (see circled in red below) when I add composition relationships. When I select them and press Delete I get the following message:

Shape protection, container, and/or layer properties prevent complete execution of this command

Any ideas on how to overcome this?

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score 14 · Accepted Answer · edited Nov 27 '11 at 18:59

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While the statement in the answer above is true it is not the solution to the problem. Most of the UML shapes have a wide variety of display options. To remove the decorations on a UML connector do the following:

right-click the shape
Select "Shape Display Options..." from the menu
Un-check End Options ' "First end name", "Second end name" and "End multiplicities"
(Alternative) In this case you might select Suppress / "First end" and "Second end". Checking the "End Options" turns things on; checking "Suppress" turns things off.

Play around with the other UML shapes to see how they behave.

edited Nov 27 '11 at 18:59

Simon Sheehan

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answered Nov 22 '11 at 17:42

Randy Wheeler

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Is there a way to reposition the text labels on certain UML shapes? I want to move some labels on my sequence diagram messages? – B Johnson Jan 09 '12 at 18:30
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Responding to @B Johnson: on the home ribbon, in the tools section, the tool at the bottom of the right column is an A inscribed in a 270-degree arc ending in an arrow head. This allows you to move, resize and rotate text independently of the shape to which it is attached. – Gdalya Dec 06 '12 at 18:20

harrymc · Answer 2 · 2018-07-26T17:18:01.360

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That label is probably grouped with other items and cannot be removed.

See if this Microsoft article helps :

Visio: Cannot Ungroup or Modify an Object in Visio

edited Jul 26 '18 at 17:18

answered Dec 09 '10 at 15:38

harrymc

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The steps outlined in your link worked! Thanks! – Ryan Berger Dec 14 '10 at 04:26
[*On the **Window** menu...*](http://support.microsoft.com/kb/305343). There is no Window menu! – Ian Boyd Feb 20 '14 at 16:10

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 28 '13 at 09:53

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If you disable the Auto assign name to newly created UML model element option in the UML Options dialog (UML -> Drawing Options), Visio will not assign meaningless names to the ends anymore.

answered Jan 28 '13 at 09:53

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How to remove certain UML labels in Visio 2010

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