The following subjects are covered in this topic:
Describe automatic layout
Change map layout options
Modify group layout settings
Modify label layout settings
Automatic Layout
Automatic layout automatically repositions and/or resizes groups and items as they are created, moved or resized. For example, if you place one group inside another, the parent group may grow in size, while the group inside may shrink.
To change Map Layout options
On PlanBee's Edit menu, click buzPAK Preferences. The buzPAK Preferences window appears.
Click the Layout tab. The Layout tab opens.
Under Map Layout, click one of the following options:
Automatic Layout: automatically adjusts the placement of groups and items, preventing overlap and resizing map objects for easier display.
None: layout is handled manually by the user.
When you are finished, click OK.
To modify group layout settings
On PlanBee's Edit menu, click buzPAK Preferences. The buzPAK Preferences window appears.
Click the Layout tab. The Layout tab opens.
Under Modify Settings for go to Organize Groups by.
Note: The filename for the buzPAK currently open in the PlanBee window appears beside Modify Settings for.
Under Organize Groups by, you determine how items are automatically arranged in groups as you capture webpages in PlanBee. You can choose either:
Topic: Groups are organized by topics. When you create a group its label will default to "My Topic #" (e.g., the first group created is "My Topic 1", the next "My Topic 2", etc.). After creating a group you can edit its label to display whatever you want. For example, you might change "My Topic 1" to "My Internet Stocks". As you capture webpages, the items representing the webpages will appear in whichever group is currently highlighted on the Map tab. If no group is highlighted, the items will appear in the same group as the last active item.
Domain: Groups are organized by domain name. The domain name encompasses the part of a web address that usually starts with "www" and ends with a "/". For example, "www.thoughtshare.com/products/server/" is a domain name. All webpages you capture with the same domain name in their web address will appear in that group. For example the items representing the webpages "www.thoughtshare.com/products/server/start.htm", and "www.thoughtshare.com/products/server/index.htm" will appear in the group labeled "www.thoughtshare.com/products/server/".
If you select Domain, there are two other options for organizing groups you can choose to turn on or off. The options are:
Use Full Domain Names For Groups: Click the box beside this option to turn it on or off. A checkmark in the box indicates it is on. When this option is active the labels for groups will be full domain names. For example, a full domain name might be, "www.thoughtshare.com/products/server/", and that would be the label for a group when this option is active. When this option is off, PlanBee truncates the group label so that only the top level of the domain name is used. In the case of the earlier example "www.thoughtshare.com/products/server/" would be truncated to "www.thoughtshare.com".
Create Sub-Domain as Nested Group: This option is only available if Use Full Domain Names For Groups is on. Click the box beside this option to turn it on or off. A checkmark in the box indicates it is on. When this option is active, groups representing a higher level domain will have sub-groups nest or appear inside them that represent sub-domains of the higher level domain. For example, the group labeled "www.thoughtshare.com/products/server/" would appear inside the group labeled "www.thoughtshare.com".
To modify label layout settings
On PlanBee's Edit menu, click buzPAK Preferences. The buzPAK Preferences window appears.
Click the Layout tab. The Layout tab opens.
Under Modify Settings for go to Labels.
Note: The filename for the buzPAK currently open in the PlanBee window appears beside Modify Settings for.
Under Labels you can select what information you want to appear in item and group labels. There are four selections available for both items and groups. You can choose to have none or you can select all of them to appear. The selections available are:
Numeric: In the group or item row click the box below Numeric to turn the option on or off. A checkmark in the box indicates the option is on. When active this option inserts a number in the label. Numbering starts at 1.
Title: In the group or item row click the box below Title to turn the option on or off. A checkmark in the box indicates the option is on. When active this option inserts the Title of the webpage (or website) in the label. You usually see the title of a webpage in the title bar at the top of your web browser window.
URL: In the group or item row click the box below URL to turn the option on or off. A checkmark in the box indicates the option is on. When active this option inserts the URL or web address of the webpage (or website) in the label.
Text: In the group or item row click the box below Text to turn the option on or off. A checkmark in the box indicates the option is on, and when activated a text field appears where you must type in the text you want to appear in every group or item label.
Note: If you select more than one label option, the information will appear in the labels in the following order: Numeric, Title, URL, Text. For example, "1. ThoughtShare Communications Inc. www.thoughtshare.com The best knowledge management tool for the web!" could be one very long label, if all the label options were selected.