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Creating Outcomes

Last updated 1 year ago

To create a new Outcome card in Map View, do one of the following:

  • Creating a stand-alone Outcome

    1. Double click on an empty space on the canvas

    2. Write down an Outcome Statement.

    3. Hit Enter or click away on the canvas to finish creating the Outcome.

  • Creating a connected Outcome

    1. Hover over an existing Outcome card on the canvas.

    2. Two purple connection points appear at the top and the bottom of the Outcome card.

    3. If wanting to create a Child Outcome, click and drag from the bottom purple point and release.

    4. If the Outcome card does not does have a Parent, you can create a new Parent Outcome by clicking and dragging from the top purple point and release.

    5. Write down an Outcome Statement.

    6. Hit Enter or click away on the canvas to finish creating the Outcome.

Scope of a New Outcome

When creating a new Outcome, the Scope of that outcome is Unknown by default when it is created, and in Expanded View you can change the Outcome's Scope. you can check the Small Scope checkbox when creating the Outcome to make that Outcome small in Scope from the get-go and save time.

When creating a new Outcome, the default Scope will be Unknown, but you can check the Small Scope checkbox to make that Outcome small in Scope from the get-go.