Highlighting
As a job file grows to hold more objects and measurements, it may become somewhat difficult to distinguish objects in the graphical view. While hiding items not of concern is probably the most common solution to this, often times it is faster to simply select an object by name in the tree and highlight it. Highlighting an item does two things: it changes the item in the graphical view to the current Highlight Color, and it also colors the item in the tree a bold blue. Doing this enables you to pinpoint the selected object while keeping all objects of interest visible. In addition to individually highlighting objects, you can also highlight points, collections, instruments, and folders. (Highlighting a collection or folder highlights everything in-side that collection or folder).
To Highlight a Point, Object, Instrument, Collection, or Folder:
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Right-click the item in the tree or graphical view and select Highlight
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Navigate to the Display section of the Home Tab and select Highlight Objects this option provides the ability to highlight multiple items at once.
There are also cases in which simply hiding items does not provide sufficient information. For instance, you can right-click a relationship and ask it to highlight its associated points or objects in order to identify which entities are associated with that relationship. This is information that cannot be revealed by simply hiding objects.
To Highlight the Points or Objects Associated With a Relationship:
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Right-click the relationship in the tree and select Highlight Entities.
To Clear Highlights:
The highlight status of a particular point or object is saved. To clear the highlighted status you can either right-click and toggle the status of the object or return to the Display controls and select Clear All Highlights.
Enable Hover Mode
Another helpful way to identify items of interest is to use select Enable Hover Mode from the tree right-click menu. Right-click in the empty space beneath the last tree item to access this option:
With this option enabled any item you hover the courser over in the tree will be highlighted. This allows you to move the mouse from item to item in the tree and see the highlight status change dynamically as you do so. This can be quite helpful when working with GR-Features.