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 [[image:Qs Dscan14-360.jpg|upright=1.5|center|thumb|D-scan results window]]
-A variety of filters can be set to narrow down the results of a scan. With the filter set to "All", anything that can be picked up by the scanner will be displayed, potentially creating a lot of clutter and making it hard to find the desired objects. A variety of other settings can be used to focus attention on a smaller number or more specific category of objects.
+A variety of filters can be set to narrow down the results of a scan. The filter selector in top right corner of the directional scan window opens a menu of possible filter configurations. With the filter set to "all", anything that can be picked up by the scanner will be displayed. With the filter set to "active overview" only objects permitted in the [[overview]] will be shown.
+The directional scanner can use any of your overview presets to filter the results. Note that the directional scanner does not see any information on the objects other than type and name. This means that the filtering function will not take into account any of the state settings the overview may have.
-The directional scanner can use any of your [[overview]] presets to filter the results. When you click the filter selector in top right corner of directional scan window you can select the overview to use as a filter. You can also choose to use active overview as the filter.
-When a filter is active the directional scan will only show objects that would show on the used overview. The directional scanner hovewer does not see any other info on the objects than its type and name. This means that the filtering function will not take into account any of the state settings the overview may have. This means that you can not filter the directional scan by attributes like standing, corp or alliance.
 Some common filters and their uses. These are often mixed to create filter for specific situations: