Formatting search results
To emphasize the results of a search for a connecting network, you can format the items within a found network. The emphasis can make the outcome of your analysis clearer for recipients of the chart.
About this task
The entity formatting options apply only to entities represented by icons or theme lines.
Formatting search results modifies the existing format of chart items. If your chart already contains meaningful formatting, consider making a copy of the chart.
If you format a network, then modify and rerun the search, Analyst's Notebook restores the original format of the network so that
out-of-date results are not emphasized.
Tip:
If you want a network to remain formatted
after you rerun the search, you must manually format it. For example, you might want to visually
contrast a connecting network with an alternative network that you found by excluding intermediate
entities then running the search again. To manually format a network, click a member of the network
in the Network entities list, then on the charting surface right-click a
member of the network and click Combined Properties. In the Edit
Chart Items window, you can collectively format the network items.
Procedure
- In the Network entities list, click a member of the network that you want to format.
- To format with the current settings, in the Find Connecting Network pane, click Format Network.
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To configure formatting settings then format the network:
Results
To later restore the network to its original formatting, in the Find Connecting Network pane, click a member of the network, and then click Undo Formatting.