Collapse and expand topics

Collapse or expand topics to help focus on specific topics. The map prints and exports as displayed - collapsed topics are not expanded before printing or exporting.

When viewing the map, you can also Focus on a specific topic.

• You can also use keyboard shortcuts to adjust the map's level of detail.

• Collapse or expand a topic
• Use collapse or expand shortcuts

Collapse or expand topics

You can collapse and expand individual topics interactively using the "+" and "-" icons that appear on each topic with subtopics. This can be convenient while working on a map or to open or close individual topics on smaller maps during a meeting.

• Press CTRL as you click the expand or collapse icons to cycle through the topic levels one level at a time.
  Press SHIFT as you click the expand or collapse icons to show all levels or collapse all levels.
  

Expand to a specific level

In some views, you expand or collapse topics to a specific level by using the menu and toolbar commands.

1. Select a topic or topic(s).

2. Do one of the following:

• On the Status Bar, click the Expand arrow , and then click the command you want to use.

• On the View tab, in the Detail group, click the Expand arrow, and then click the command you want to use.

Collapse topic - hides the subtopics but does not collapse them individually.

Collapse branch - collapses all the subtopics individually and then hides them.

Collapse map - collapses all the subtopics and shows only main topics; centers the map

Next Level - expands the topic by one level

1 Level, 2 Level, All Levels - shows 1, 2, or all levels

• Using the collapse commands with the Central Topic selected always shows the main (first-level) topics.

Use collapse or expand shortcuts

See also:

Use Map view

Use Outline view

Use Gantt view

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