The Power Select command lets you select a set of topics based on their properties including matching text. You can choose to select all topics that match (or do not match) the criteria you choose. Select by Query uses a saved query to select topics.
If you want to show or hide topics based on their properties use the Power Filter command
On the Home tab, in the Editing group, click the Select arrow, and then click Power Select.
Do one of the following:
In the Power Select dialog, on the left side, choose the property type. Then, on the right side, select the match criteria. Note that you can select a combination of properties of different types.
Click Saved Queries to select match criteria stored as a Saved Query.
Check Expand branches to show all matches if you want branches that contain matches to expand automatically.
Click Select, and then click Select Matching Topics or click Select Non-matching Topics.
On the Home tab, in the Editing group, click the Select arrow, and then click Select by Query.
Click the name of the Saved Query you want to use as selection criteria. Topics that match the criteria will be selected.
If you want to select all non-matching topics, click the Select arrow, and then click Invert Selection.
Once the topics are selected you can go on to perform any multi-topic command such as modify their format (colors, fonts, shapes, etc.), add markers. move or copy them, or remove them from the map.
To quickly de-select all topics, click on the map background in Map View, or on the empty space below the outline in Outline View.