Adding and editing use the same basic process. Select a grid square, let Markup search for matching grid squares, adjust the results, then save or finish. The only difference is whether you are creating a new symbol or refining one that already exists.
When automatic detection misses a symbol, select an unassigned grid square and Markup will search every available grid square for matches. Adjust the sensitivity, include or exclude individual results if required, then save. Once the symbol is set up on one page, you can search for it across every other page.
Add or Edit?
Add a symbol
Select an unassigned grid square on the chart. Markup uses that grid square as the starting point for a new symbol and opens the matching controls. |
Edit a symbol
Select an assigned grid square on the chart, or select the symbol in the Confirmed Symbols panel. Markup opens the same matching controls with the symbol's saved settings and results. |
The Shared Workflow
Add or Edit a Symbol |
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- Selected symbol: shows the symbol you are creating or editing. When editing, it also shows the saved colour, icon, name and chart-wide count. Use the arrow to collapse the panel or the check mark to finish.
- Search sensitivity: move the slider towards Relaxed to include more possibilities or Strict to require a closer match. See Symbol Search for icon, colour and filter searches.
- Grid Squares: review the suggested matches. Select grid squares on the chart to include or exclude them manually; your choices override the automatic search. See Review and Refine Search Results.
- Actions: save or finish the symbol, refresh its search, edit its details or delete it. Some actions only appear for an existing symbol.
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What Changes Between Add and Edit? |
Saving a new symbol
Save creates the symbol and assigns all included grid squares to it. Apply to all pages can run the same search across the other chart pages. |
Finishing an edit
Done keeps the updated matches. If you change the sensitivity on a multi-page chart, Rescan All Pages can apply the revised search to the other pages. |
Editing symbol details
The Edit action opens Symbol Details, where you can change the icon, name and thread information. |
Deleting or merging
Delete removes the selected existing symbol. If two entries represent the same printed symbol, merge them instead so their grid squares and counts are combined. |
Did you know?
- Your manual choices win. If the search includes the wrong grid square or misses the right one, select it on the chart to change its included state.
- There is no generic symbol bank. Each symbol begins with the artwork in your chart, so the matching search works with what is actually printed.
- Background noise can look like a symbol. Set up and check the genuine symbols first, then use Erase View to clear any remaining unassigned grid squares.
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