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Viewing ICOM paths with mouse-over highlighting (NAF)
You can highlight the complete flow of ICOM arrows in and out of operational activity nodes on an OV-5 diagram using the mouse-over highlighting feature. When enabled, the line or symbol node that you move your mouse over is highlighted, presenting it in a different color than lines on the rest of the diagram.
Mouse-Over Highlighting is particularly useful when examining a multiplexed flow on a context diagram, which can be very difficult to digest on a cluttered diagram. Another advantage to Mouse-Over Highlighting is that it eliminates the need to actually highlight a line by clicking it. If you are forced to click a line to highlight it, the chances that you may accidentally reposition it are greater.
1 Click View > Mouse-over Highlighting.
2 Select one of the following options:
Symbol
Highlights any symbol on a diagram that is moused over (default color is blue).
Symbol + Connected
Highlights any symbol on a diagram that is moused over (default color is blue) and also highlights connected lines and/or symbols (default color is green).
Symbol + Connected + Next different color
Highlights any symbol on a diagram that is moused over (default color is blue) and also highlights connected lines and/or symbols (default color is green) and also highlights next connected symbol or line (default color is red).
You can turn off mouse-over highlighting by clicking View > Mouse-over Highlighting, and then clearing the selected highlighting option.
See also
Working with ICOM arrows