About markers

Markers can be used to code and classify topics on your map. You add them from the Markers Inspector.

Markers come in three basic types: icons, tags, and colors.

• An icon is small image with an assigned meaning - for example, a green flag that means "Go."
• A tag is a brief notation, usually used to classify topics - for example "10-20 units."
• A color marker is a fill color or font color with an assigned meaning - for example a red font color means "Critical."

Each map contains a list of available markers organized into groups in the Markers Inspector. Some marker groups are linked to task information.

Standard Marker Groups appear in the marker list for every map and cannot be deleted. You can add or remove markers from these groups as desired:

• Task Priorities, Progress (%) and Resources markers can be assigned to topics from either the Markers Inspector or from the Task Inspector. You can create new Resources markers in either Inspector or import them from your address book.
• Single Icons are icons that have assigned meanings, but don't belong to any group.
• Fill Colors and Font Colors represent topic fill and font colors. When you apply fill and font colors to your map, unnamed markers are added to these groups. You can assign them names, and once named, they remain in the group whether or not they are used on the map (if left unnamed, they disappear when they are not used).

User-defined marker groups can be created and populated as you desire, to suit your particular needs. You can create Tag groups or Icon groups, assign meanings to Icons, and make the markers within them exclusive (only one marker from the group can be used per topic) or non-exclusive.