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Creating or modifying saved rules

When you choose Edit Rules in the Filter or Select pop-up menus, you see the Rules window that lists your saved rules. You can apply the rules shown here, create new rules and modify or delete existing rules.

The fastest way to use a saved rule to select or show topics is from the Filter or Select menus, but the Rules window gives you additional information and options.

Note: if the current map was created or edited with MindManager for Windows, you may also see a list of File Specific Rules in this window. You can use any of these rules, but you cannot edit them. See these tips for more information.

To see the Rules window:

  • Choose Select > Edit Rules or View > Filter > Edit Rules

  • Choose Edit Rules in either the Filter or Select toolbar pop-up menus.

To filter or select topics using a rule from the Rules window:

  1. Point to the rule name to see the Filter and Select icons.

    When you point to the Select icon, you'll see how many topics will be selected by the rule, including any topics hidden by a filter.

  2. Click the icon for the action you want to perform:

    Filter shows only the topics that meet the filter criteria.

    Select selects all the topics that meet the filter criteria.

Hint: You can also apply rules from the Action pop-up menu at the bottom of the pane. This menu offers the additional filtering option to hide topics that match the rule criteria.

To add a new rule:

  1. Click the "+" (add) button at the bottom of the Rules window.

  2. In the edit rule window that appears, enter a rule name and define its criteria, then click OK.

The new rule will appear in the selection of Saved Rules in the Filter and Select menus and in the Rules window.

To modify a rule:

  1. Do one of the following:

    • Double-click the rule name in the list in the Rules window.

    • Select the rule name in the list, click the action menu icon, and click Edit in the action menu.

    If you want to edit a copy of the rule to create a new rule click Duplicate, then select the copy of the rule and do either of the actions above .

  2. In the edit rule window that appears, modify the rule name and criteria, then click OK.

To delete an existing rule:

  • Select a rule name, and click the "-" (delete) button at the bottom of the Rules window.


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