Format Menu

The Format menu contains commands that affect the appearance of individual items in the map. Items can be either devices (routers, servers, hosts, etc.) or networks (drawn as ovals, by default.)

Menu Command Description
Icon... Choose an icon for the selected items.
Label... Modifies the label of one or more items from the map. Devices and networks have text labels that identify the item. These labels may be generated automatically from information gathered from the device, or contain static text that you enter.
Label Position (submenu) Change the position of the label relative to an item.
Align... Align the selected objects to each other.
Rotate... Rotate the positions of the selected objects in relation to each other.
Scale... Scale the positions of the selected items in relation to each other.
Arrange (submenu) Rearrange the selected items into a cycle, bus, or star.
Context menu Set the Font, Size, and Style of the selected devices from the context menu

Icon

Use the Icon command to select an icon for a device or network as it appears on your map. The Select an Icon window appears.

For more information, see Custom Icons.

Built-in Shapes

Use the icons in the Built-in Shapes icon group.

Note: Except for the Wire icon, all Built-in Shapes stretch to enclose the specified label text.

Rectangle and Oval

Rectangles and Ovals contain the text label within them.

Rectangle is the default shape for a device.
Oval is the default shape for a network.

Wire

The Wire item is drawn as a straight line. Connections to the wire are drawn at right angles to the wire if possible.

  • Drag the ends of the wire to resize it or change its orientation (angle).
  • Choose from the Label Position submenu to position the label at one of nine positions.
Cloud

Cloud items contain the text label within them.

Text

The font, style, and color are controlled by the other choices in the Format menu. The border of the item appears only when the item is selected.

Icon

Choose from a set of default icons or create your own. See Custom Icons to learn more about adding icons to InterMapper's set.

Label

Each item in your map has a label. Use the Label... command from the Format menu to edit labels for the selected items.

Default Labels 

The Edit Device Label window

The example below shows the window for editing an item's label.

To insert a variable into the item's label: 

In the top pane, place your cursor where you want to place the variable.

In the Lower-left pane, double-click variable you want to insert. The variable appears in the top pane, enclosed in <...>.

Tip: To move text or a variable to a new line, place the cursor where you want the new line to start and press Enter.


Editing a Device label.


Editing a Network Label.

Label Variables

Use label variables to help you see the item information you consider most important.

Device Variables

  Smart Name (default) The device's DNS name, SNMP SysName, or IP address, tried in that order.
  Short, Smart Name The leftmost part (up to the first ".") of the device's Smart Name (except for IP addresses).
  DNS Name The full DNS name for the device (not the sysName or IP Address).
  Short DNS Name The first part of the device's DNS Name.
  NBP Name The device's Name Binding Protocol name.
  SNMP SysName The name of the device as reported by the 'sysName' variable.
  SNMP SysDescr The hardware and software information reported in the 'sysDescr' variable.
  SNMP SysContact The contact person as reported by the 'sysContact' variable.
  SNMP SysLocation The location of the device as reported by the 'sysLocation' variable.
  SNMP EnterpriseID The enterprise ID of the device as reported by the 'EnterpriseID' variable.
  SNMP EntSerialNum The serial number of the device as reported by the 'EntSerialNum' variable.
  SNMP EntMfgName The manufacturer name of the device as reported by the 'EntMfgName' variable.
  SNMP EntModelName The model name of the device as reported by the 'EntModelName' variable.
  Address The network address of the device.
  MAC Address The MAC address of the device
  Probe Type The probe type used to test the device.
  Comment The comments associated with the device in its "Get Info" window.
  TCP Port The TCP port number that is being monitored, if the device is using a TCP-based probe type.
  WINS/NetBIOS Name The device's WINS/NetBIOS name.

Network Variables

 

Subnet List (default) A list of the subnets on the network.
  IP Subnet List A list of IP subnets on the network.
  AT Subnet List A list of AppleTalk subnets on the network.
  All Names List of interface names (for devices that have them), one per line. Devices that do not use SNMPv2c or SNMPv3 will not be shown.
  All Ports List of the device's ifIndex attached to the network, one per line.
  All Aliases List of interface aliases (for devices that have them), one per line. Devices that do not use SNMPv2c or SNMPv3 will not be shown.
  All Descriptions List of port descriptions attached to the network, one per line.
  All Device-Names List of 'device-label: interface-name' attached to the network, one per line. Devices that do not use SNMPv2c or SNMPv3 will not be shown.
  All Device-Ports List of 'device-label: ifIndex' attached to the network, one per line.
  All Device-Aliases List of 'device-label: interface-alias' attached to the network, one per line. Devices that do not use SNMPv2c or SNMPv3 will not be shown.
  All Device-Descriptions List of 'device-label: port-description' attached to the network, one per line.
  Switch Names List of only switch's interface names (for devices that have them), one per line. Devices that do not use SNMPv2c or SNMPv3 will not be shown.
  Switch Ports List of only switch's ifIndex attached to the network, one per line.
  Switch Aliases List of only switch's interface alias (for devices that have them), one per line. Devices that do not use SNMPv2c or SNMPv3 will not be shown.
  Switch Descriptions List of only switch's port descriptions attached to the network, one per line.
  Switch Device-Names List of only switch's 'device-label: interface-name' attached to the network, one per line. Devices that do not use SNMPv2c or SNMPv3 will not be shown.
  Switch Device-Ports List of only switch's 'device-label: ifIndex' attached to the network, one per line.
  Switch Device-Aliases List of only switch's 'device-label: interface-alias' attached to the network, one per line. Devices that do not use SNMPv2c or SNMPv3 will not be shown.
  Switch Device-Descriptions List of only switch's 'device-label: port-description' attached to the network, one per line.
  Port Address List of all numbered interfaces, one per line.
  IP 3rd Octet List of IP subnets on the network, one per line. Subnets are identified by their 3rd octet only.
  VLAN List of VLAN IDs on the network, one per line.
  Port List List of 'device-label: ifIndex' attached to the network, one per line.
  Interface Name List of the interface names (for devices that have them), one per line. Devices that do not use SNMPv2c or SNMPv3 are not shown.
  Port Number List of device's ifIndex attached to the network, one per line.
  Interface Alias List of interface alias (for devices that have them), one per line. Devices that do not use SNMPv2c or SNMPv3 are not shown.
  Port Name List of port descriptions attached to the network, one per line.

 

Label Position

Choose from these nine positions:

Note: The label position affects only Wire and Icon shapes.

Align

Align the selected items relative to each other. The Align ... buttons work like other drawing programs.

Changing alignment of selected items in a map.

  1. Select the items you want to align.
  2. From the Format menu, choose Align... The Set Alignment dialog appears.
  3. Choose horizontal (left to right) and vertical (top to bottom) alignment options and click OK. The selected items are aligned as specified.

Distribute:

The Distribute option spaces the devices evenly.

Check the Across range box to distribute the items evenly in the space that the items occupy.

Clear the Across range box to draw the items with a small amount of space between the icons.

The example at left shows the options for aligning items.

Rotate

Rotate the selected items (but not their icons or text labels) by the specified number of degrees.

Rotate the positions (but not the text or icons) of the selected items as a group. Items are rotated clockwise by the number of degrees specified. The example at left shows the window for rotating items.

Scale

Scaling item positions. Specify the amount (percentage) to change the positions both vertically and horizontally.

Change the relative spacing of the selected items. This is useful after arranging items in a star to increase or decrease the diameter of the circle. The example at left shows the interface.

Arrange (submenu)

If no objects are selected, Organic and Tree commands work on all objects on a map. For Star and Bus, you must select at least one object. For Cycle, you must select at least two object. All commands will work on two or more objects.

Organic

Arrange items with a minimum number of crossed links and overlaid objects.

Tree

Arrange items in a tree structure. Choose which direction the branches of the tree should go.

Tree - left Tree - right

Tree - up

Tree - down

Cycle

Move the selected items into an oval around the edge of the window. This allows you to see the interconnections between the devices of your network more easily. The Cycle example in Using the Arrange Commands illustrates the Cycle command's action.

Bus

Arrange items into a vertical column, changing the item that connects them into a vertical bus shape. This might represent a group of devices connected by an Ethernet or other broadcast medium. The Bus example in Using the Arrange Commands illustrates the Bus command's action.

Note: The Bus command affects only items that are connected to networks.

Star

Arrange items so they surround a network or device that connects them. The devices will be spaced equally around the circumference of a circle. The Star example in Using the Arrange Commands illustrates the Star command's action.

Features available only from the Context Menu

Font, Size, and Style

You can change the attributes for each label in your map.

Note: The Font, Size, and Style attributes affect all labels in the selected objects. The Color attribute affects the text color only when the shape is set to Text. These functions are also available from the Edit Device Label... dialog.