Display data on a process map
On a process map, you can arrange data on a shape and decide
whether to show or hide the data or its labels.
Select and arrange data fields on a shape
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Select a shape, and then choose
.
Data Display menu
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In the
Select and Arrange Shape Data dialog box, drag a
data field from the list to the shape, and then release the mouse when you
determine a location.
Select and Arrange Shape Data dialog box
A red line indicates where the data will be displayed beside the shape on the map.
- If necessary, select and arrange additional data fields.
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Click
OK.
Data appears beside the shape only if the selected data fields have
values.
- If the data field does not appear, then enter a value for it in the task pane. Go to Add data to a shape.
- If the data field is not in the task pane, then you must add it. Go to Manage data fields from the task pane.
After you arrange the data on a shape, you can save it as a data format that you can apply to other shapes. For information about data formats, go to What is a data format?.
Show or hide data
When you add data to a shape, the process map displays the data label and its value beside the shape. You can hide only the data labels for a selected shape, or you can hide all shape data on the map.
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To hide only the data labels, select a shape, and then choose,
.
In this example, only the data labels, X and Y, are hidden.
Data labels shown
Data labels hidden
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To hide all shape data, choose
.
In this example, the data labels, X and Y, and their values, are hidden.
All data shown
All data hidden