How to edit maps

Maps provide structure to documents, so editing a map is how you can change the structure of a document.

You can use Map Editor for all editing that you want to do to maps, such as:

  • Add or remove existing topics
  • Change the order that topics appear in
  • Create new topics and add them
  • Edit the title of the map

Checking out maps

To edit a map, you must check it out and open it in Map Editor. You can click Edit icon for a map anywhere you see the icon to edit the map, such as on your My Assignments page or in your Favorites side panel. If you are map Map Editor in the read-only mode, you can also click Edit to check out the map.

Views in Map Editor

You have access to the two different views in Map Editor. You can freely switch between them.

Editor Description
Content view The default view for maps. This view integrates Oxygen Web Author and has more features.

By default, the View Topic Content display mode is enabled so that you can see the content of all the topics in the map. You can also enable the View Topic References display mode to work with elements in the map.

Note: For very large maps, you may not be able to view the topic content with the View Topic Content display mode. The Content view will default to the View Topic References mode.
Structure view This view is a streamlined editor, which simplifies working with maps. You can use it to easily make simple changes to the structure of a map.