HP Netsight manual Layering Items in a Map, Align Left, Right, Top, or Bottom

Creating Network Maps

Layering Items in a Map

You can arrange any map object — node icons, symbols, shapes, lines, connections, and text elements — into layers by using the Layering Tools (see Figure 6-20, page 6-27) or via the Layout—>Layermenu on the primary window menu bar. The layering position of a single object is determined relative only to other contiguous objects — not to all objects in the map.

1.If necessary, open or activate the map which contains the elements you wish to layer, then click on the element you wish to move. (Note that you can change the layer for only one element at a time.)

2.Select one of the following toolbar or menu options:

To move the object to the forefront, or top layer, select the toolbar button or Layout—>Layer—>Send to Front on the primary window menu bar.

To move the object to the background, select the toolbar button or Layout—>Layer—>Send to Back on the primary window menu bar.

To move the object forward one layer, select the toolbar button or Layout—>Layer—>Step Forward on the primary window menu bar.

To move the object back one layer, select the toolbar button or Layout—>Layer—>Step Backward on the primary window menu bar.

Align Left, Right, Top, or Bottom

1.If necessary, open or activate the map which contains the objects you wish to align. (Remember, neither the Alignment Toolbar nor the Layout menu options will be active unless a map window is active.)

2.Press and hold the Ctrl key, select the objects you wish to align. The last object you select will be the controlling object — the object to which the other selected objects will be aligned.

You can also select objects using the click-and-drag selection method, or via the

TIP Edit—>Select All options on the primary window menu bar; however, these methods do not allow you to select the controlling object. For the most precise alignment control, the ctrl-clickmethod described above is recommended.

3.Once you’ve selected the objects you wish to align, release the Ctrl key and click on the appropriate alignment tool, as follows:

To align selected objects to the left edge of the controlling object, click

on the Align Left button or select Layout—>Align—>Leftfrom the primary window menu bar.

To align selected objects to the right edge of the controlling object, click

on the Align Right button or select Layout—>Align—>Right.

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