A.2 Network View Menus

The menu options in the Network view help navigate the network elements and provide formatting options. In the Network view, access menu options using the Format menu or by right-clicking the Network view background. Table A-2 summarizes the menu options.

Table A-2 Network View Right-Click Menu Options

Option

Description

Home

Centers the top level of the network in the Network view.

When selected from the toolbar or from the Go menu, Home displays the top level of the entire network.

When selected from the right-click menu in the Network view pane and only a portion of the network is currently displayed, Home centers the top level of the portion that displays.

For example, select a level 3 element in the Explorer pane, then select Home to center the level 3 element in the Network view.

Display Parent

Moves up one level in the hierarchy and centers the parent of the currently selected element.

Available as a right-click menu option or as the Up button on the toolbar.

Zoom In

Magnifies an area of the Network view.

Available as a right-click menu option, under View on the menu bar, and as a button on the toolbar.

Shortcut keys are Ctrl+plus(+).

Zoom Out

Shrinks the Network view to display more elements.

Available as a right-click menu option, under View on the menu bar, and as a button on the toolbar.

Shortcut keys are Ctrl+plus(+).

Reset Zoom

Returns to the default magnification level.

Available as a right-click menu option, under View on the menu bar, and as a Reset button on the toolbar. Clicking the Reset button on the toolbar also resets the displayed elements, to center the top level elements.

Shortcut keys are Ctrl+minus(–).

Format

Displays options for changing the font and background color, and for changing the display format of the network.

Formatting options are available as right-click menu options and under Format on the menu bar.

  • Restore Defaults: Returns the view to the default settings.

  • Select Font: Displays the font menu.

  • Enlarge Font or Shrink Font: Changes the font size.

  • Choose Background Color: Displays a color palette for changing the network background.

  • Follow Condition Changes: Shifts the network display to center the element that experiences the most recent condition change.

  • Highlight Condition Changes: Displays blinking elements when their conditions change.

  • Filter Removing Tree Structure: Removes filtered elements from the Network view; used in conjunction with the Filter buttons on the toolbar.

    For example, click the red filter button to darken the CRITICAL elements in the Network view. Then select Filter Removing Tree Structure to remove the CRITICAL elements from the Network view.

  • Orientation: Sets the network display type.

    Select from any of the following:

    • Radial: Elements fan out from the center.

    • Top-Down: Selected element appears at the top.

    • Bottom‑Up: Selected element appears at the bottom.

    • Left to Right: Shifts the selected element to the right.

    • Right to Left: Shifts the selected element to the left.

    • Display Text: Displays or hides element names on the screen.