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.

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a network, then modify and rerun the search, Analyst's Notebook restores the original format of the network so that out-of-date results are not emphasized.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.
  1. In the Network entities list, click a member of the network that you want to format.
  2. To format with the current settings, in the Find Connecting Network pane, click Format Network.
  3. To configure formatting settings then format the network:
    1. In the Find Connecting Network pane, click Options. The Formatting Options window opens.
    2. Modify the settings.
    3. To apply the settings to the network, click Format Network.
    4. Click OK. The settings are saved and the Formatting Options window closes.
      Tip: If the search result consists of smaller networks and unconnected entities, you can apply different formatting to each of these elements. Click another element in the Network entities list, then click Options to modify formatting options and format the element.
The network is formatted.

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.