Selectively Laying Out Parts of the Graph Again
When you show the graph, NodeXL reads the workbook and lays out the graph using the selected layout algorithm. You can then lay out the entire graph again without rereading the workbook, which can save time when the workbook is large. You can also lay out a subset of the graph's vertices.
Note that if you edit the workbook (to change a vertex color, for example), you must refresh the graph to get your edits to show up in the Graph Pane. If you don't want the graph to be laid out again when you refresh the graph, set the layout algorithm to None.
To lay out the entire graph without rereading the workbook:
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In the layout menu at the top of the Graph Pane (
), select Lay Out Again.
To lay out a subset of the graph's vertices without rereading the workbook:
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Select the vertices you want to lay out.
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In the layout menu at the top of the Graph Pane (
), select Lay Out Selected Vertices Again.
To lay out a subset of the graph's vertices within their "bounding box" without rereading the workbook:
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Select the vertices you want to lay out.
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In the layout menu at the top of the Graph Pane (
), select Lay Out Selected Vertices Again, Within Bounds. This keeps the selected vertices within the bounding box defined by the outermost selected vertices.
To lay out only the graph's visible vertices without rereading the workbook:
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Select the vertices you want to lay out.
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In the layout menu at the top of the Graph Pane (
), select Lay Out Visible Vertices Again. Vertices that have been filtered using NodeXL's Dynamic Filters do not get laid out.
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