The Power Filter command lets you filter a set of topics based on a query. You can choose to:
Show only those topics that match the criteria (hides non-matching topics)
Hide topics that match the criteria (shows only non-matching topics).
If you want to select topics by query use the Power Select command.
Do one of the following:
On the Status Bar, click the Filter arrow .
On the View tab, in the Filter group, click the Filter arrow .
Click Power Filter.
Do one of the following:
Choose the criteria type and specify your match criteria. Note that you can select a combination of properties from different categories.
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 Filter, and then click Hide Matching Topics or click Show Matching Topics.
You can also use a saved query in the following way: click the Filter arrow, in the menu click Show or Hide, and then click the Saved Query name to use as filtering criteria.
Filtering is cumulative. If you add more topics to the map or you want to further refine your view of the map you can select additional topics and click Filter again to filter the remaining visible topics.
When a filter is active the Remove Filter command in the View tab, Filter group and on the Status Bar becomes active.
Do one of the following:
On the View tab, in the Filter group, click Remove Filter.
On the Status Bar, click Remove Filter .
Right-click the map's workbook tab, then click Remove Filter.