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How do I expand or collapse a subtopic or child topic in the spider diagram?

  • May 25, 2020
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kumartian

I would like to not see every single item in my chart (spider) at once. I would like to click a dot and expand or collapse it as I work so that I can focus on one part at at time. Is this possible?

Best answer by Shanna H

Hi Kumartian

Thanks for posting in Lucidchart Community.

Unfortunately it is not currently possible to expand and collapse subcategories/child topics in spider diagrams. If this is a functionality you'd like to potentially see added to Lucidchart in the future please share in the product feedback area of the community. Our team uses this to categorize like requests from users and present them to our Product team.

As a workaround I would recommend using Layers so that just the sections you want to focus on at a given time will be visible. With the use of Hotspots you can toggle between the layers to see just the sections you want at a given time. For more details on how to set up and use those features please check out Create Multi-Layered Diagrams.

Thanks in advance for your request and I hope this helps! 

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Shanna H
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  • May 26, 2020

Hi Kumartian

Thanks for posting in Lucidchart Community.

Unfortunately it is not currently possible to expand and collapse subcategories/child topics in spider diagrams. If this is a functionality you'd like to potentially see added to Lucidchart in the future please share in the product feedback area of the community. Our team uses this to categorize like requests from users and present them to our Product team.

As a workaround I would recommend using Layers so that just the sections you want to focus on at a given time will be visible. With the use of Hotspots you can toggle between the layers to see just the sections you want at a given time. For more details on how to set up and use those features please check out Create Multi-Layered Diagrams.

Thanks in advance for your request and I hope this helps!