HP Network Direr Software Products manual Manual Layout of Map Items, Automatic Relayout of Maps

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If you want to change the layout of a map, you can either lay out the map manually, or request an automatic relayout of the current map.

Manual Layout of Map Items

In order to change the layout of map items select the map item that you wish to move, click and hold the mouse pointer over one of the selected map items, drag the selected items to their new location on the map and release the mouse button. While you drag the selected items their outlines will be shown on the map to indicate where they would be placed if you released the mouse pointer.

Changes to the layout of your map are saved as part of the map file. The map will retain your changes next time you open it. For more information see“Saving and Opening Maps” on page 206.

Automatic Relayout of Maps

You may wish to relayout an entire submap, perhaps due to changes you have made to the map contents. 3Com Network Director can perform the relayout automatically for you. To perform an automatic relayout of the currently viewed submap select View > Relayout Map.

For more information about changing the map contents see “Manually Modifying the Map Contents” on page 202.

If you rediscover portions of your network, or discover a new portion of your network, within an existing map, 3Com Network Director will add newly discovered map items to the map, laying them out automatically. In addition, if you have not altered the position of any of the existing map items then 3Com Network Director will automatically relayout those map items too. Otherwise, 3Com Network Director will warn you that it has not performed a full relayout: