Apply Custom Classes
Apply Custom Classes
This section contains a short guide on how to apply custom classes to concept schemes, concepts and collections in your PoolParty project.
You can assign custom classes using the context menu. There are different ways of assigning custom classes:
That way multiple classes can be assigned to a concept. Assigned classes are displayed below the title and URL of a concept or top concept in the concepts Details View. Hover your cursor over a class to show context information for the applied class.

Apply Custom Class Specifically to a Selected Concept
Right-click the node of the concept you want to apply the class to.
In the context menu that opens, select Apply Custom Class. In the Apply Custom Class dialogue you can select the Custom Scheme and the Custom Class you want to apply.
Make sure the Apply on Subtree checkbox is deselected.
Click Save in the Apply Custom Class dialogue so that the concept will receive the selected class.
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Note
You can only apply one class per concept from this dialog.
Apply a Custom Class on All Sub-concepts of a Concept Scheme or Subtree
Right-click the node of the concept scheme you want to apply the class to.
In the context menu, select Apply Custom Class.
In the Apply Custom Class dialogue select the Custom Scheme and the Custom Class you want to apply.
Make sure the Apply on Subtree checkbox is checked.
Click Save in the Apply Custom Class dialogue so that all sub-concepts will receive the respective class and all concepts created or moved to this concept scheme will have the class applied.
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Note
You can only apply one class per concept scheme or subtree.
Apply a Custom Class on All Members of a Collection
In your opened PoolParty project, expand the Collections node at the bottom of the tree and right-click the node of the collection you want to apply the class to.
In the context menu, select Apply Custom Class.
In the Apply Custom Class dialogue select the Custom Scheme and the Custom Class you want to apply.
Click Save to confirm.
Note
You can only apply one class per concept scheme or subtree.
This step will produce the following result: all members of the collection receive the selected class and all concepts added to this collection will have the class applied.
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