Manual 2009

MindMapper2009HelpManual
TableofContents
1. CHAPTER1GETTINGSTARTED...........................................................................................................6
1.1.
MappingConcept................................................................................................................................................6
1.1.1.
WhatisMindMapping?.........................................................................................................................................6
1.1.2.
WhydoIneedMindMapping?.............................................................................................................................7
1.1.3.
WhataretheBasicPrinciples?...............................................................................................................................7
1.1.4.
MindMapElements...............................................................................................................................................7
1.2.
MindMapBenefits..............................................................................................................................................9
1.2.1.
Benefits..................................................................................................................................................................9
1.2.2.
Applications...........................................................................................................................................................9
1.3.
MindMapperScreenLayout...............................................................................................................................10
1.3.1.
QuickAccessToolbar...........................................................................................................................................11
1.3.2.
MindMapperButton............................................................................................................................................11
1.3.3.
RibbonMenu.......................................................................................................................................................11
1.3.4.
ScheduleWindow................................................................................................................................................12
1.3.5.
Background..........................................................................................................................................................12
1.3.6.
LegendWindow...................................................................................................................................................12
1.3.7.
DocumentTab......................................................................................................................................................12
1.3.8.
NotesWindow.....................................................................................................................................................12
1.3.9.
ClipartWindow....................................................................................................................................................12
1.3.10. OutlineWindow...................................................................................................................................................12
1.3.11. ScenarioWindow.................................................................................................................................................13
1.4.
MenuMappingforMindMapper2008Users.....................................................................................................13
1.5.
TutorialMap.....................................................................................................................................................15
1.6.
MindMapperUpdates.......................................................................................................................................16
2. CHAPTER2CREATINGAMINDMAP................................................................................................17
2.1.
StartingaNewMap...........................................................................................................................................17
2.1.1.
StartinganewmapwithpredefinedStyles........................................................................................................17
2.1.2.
StartingwithaBlankNewMap...........................................................................................................................18
2.2.
AddingTopics....................................................................................................................................................18
2.2.1.
AddFirstLevelTopics...........................................................................................................................................18
2.2.2.
AddingMultipleTopicsQuickly............................................................................................................................18
2.2.3.
AddingMultipleTopicswithTopicLevels............................................................................................................19
2.2.4.
AddingSiblingTopics...........................................................................................................................................20
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2.2.5.
2.2.6.
AutoPastingTopics..............................................................................................................................................20
FloatingTopics.....................................................................................................................................................22
2.3.
EditingTopics....................................................................................................................................................23
2.3.1.
ChangeTopicText................................................................................................................................................23
2.3.2.
Cut,CopyandPaste.............................................................................................................................................23
2.3.3.
UndoandRedo....................................................................................................................................................23
2.3.4.
WordWrapping...................................................................................................................................................23
2.3.5.
AddingTopicNotes..............................................................................................................................................24
2.3.6.
AligningTopics.....................................................................................................................................................26
2.3.7.
SpacingBetweenTopics.......................................................................................................................................26
2.4.
ViewingandNavigatingMindMapper................................................................................................................26
2.4.1.
Zooming...............................................................................................................................................................26
2.4.2.
Panning................................................................................................................................................................27
2.4.3.
RollUp/RollDown..............................................................................................................................................27
2.4.4.
LocalCentering....................................................................................................................................................28
2.4.5.
FullScreenMode.................................................................................................................................................28
2.5.
SavingyourMaps..............................................................................................................................................29
2.5.1.
Save......................................................................................................................................................................29
2.5.2.
Image...................................................................................................................................................................29
2.5.3.
WebPage.............................................................................................................................................................30
2.5.4.
ImageMap...........................................................................................................................................................30
2.5.5.
MindMapper2008,5.0,3.04.5Map...................................................................................................................30
2.5.6.
PDF.......................................................................................................................................................................30
2.5.7.
XPS.......................................................................................................................................................................30
2.5.8.
OtherFormats......................................................................................................................................................30
2.5.9.
PasswordProtect(Encrypt)yourMap.................................................................................................................30
2.6.
PrintingyourMaps............................................................................................................................................31
2.6.1.
PrintPreview........................................................................................................................................................32
2.6.2.
PageSetup...........................................................................................................................................................33
2.6.3.
Print.....................................................................................................................................................................34
2.6.4.
DivisionPrint........................................................................................................................................................35
2.6.5.
PrintArea.............................................................................................................................................................36
3. CHAPTER3ENHANCINGYOURMINDMAP....................................................................................37
3.1.
BasicMapStyles................................................................................................................................................37
3.1.1.
PostItNotes........................................................................................................................................................37
3.1.2.
MappingDirection...............................................................................................................................................38
3.1.3.
Branch..................................................................................................................................................................41
3.1.4.
FontStyle.............................................................................................................................................................41
3.1.5.
Line.......................................................................................................................................................................41
3.1.6.
Fill.........................................................................................................................................................................42
3.1.7.
Shape...................................................................................................................................................................42
3.1.8.
Boundary..............................................................................................................................................................42
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3.2.
ApplyingColorsandThemes..............................................................................................................................43
3.2.1.
PalletWindow......................................................................................................................................................43
3.2.2.
ColorTheme.........................................................................................................................................................44
3.2.3.
MyPen.................................................................................................................................................................45
3.2.4.
MindMapperBackground....................................................................................................................................46
3.3.
LegendIcons.....................................................................................................................................................47
3.3.1.
UsingLegendIcons..............................................................................................................................................48
3.3.2.
ChangeLegendDescriptions................................................................................................................................49
3.4.
ClipartsandPictures..........................................................................................................................................49
3.4.1.
Cliparts.................................................................................................................................................................49
3.4.2.
MicrosoftClipGallery..........................................................................................................................................52
3.4.3.
Images..................................................................................................................................................................53
3.5.
RelationsandTies.............................................................................................................................................53
3.5.1.
Relations..............................................................................................................................................................53
3.5.2.
Ties.......................................................................................................................................................................54
3.5.3.
FlowCharts..........................................................................................................................................................56
3.5.4.
ConceptMaps......................................................................................................................................................57
3.6.
AutoNumbering................................................................................................................................................57
4. CHAPTER4USINGMINDMAPS.........................................................................................................58
4.1.
IdeationMeetings.............................................................................................................................................58
4.1.1.
RadiantAssociation..............................................................................................................................................58
4.1.2.
Brainstorming......................................................................................................................................................58
4.1.3.
AttributeListing...................................................................................................................................................59
4.1.4.
ProcessPlanning..................................................................................................................................................60
4.1.5.
Cause&Effect(Fishbone)....................................................................................................................................61
4.1.6.
BackwardThinking...............................................................................................................................................62
4.1.7.
SWOTAnalysis.....................................................................................................................................................62
4.1.8.
IdeationOptions..................................................................................................................................................63
4.1.9.
Clock.....................................................................................................................................................................64
4.2.
HomeMap........................................................................................................................................................64
4.2.1.
AssignaHomeMap.............................................................................................................................................64
4.2.2.
OpenaHomeMap...............................................................................................................................................64
4.3.
SpellCheckingwithThesaurus...........................................................................................................................65
4.3.1.
SpellChecker........................................................................................................................................................65
4.3.2.
Thesaurus.............................................................................................................................................................66
4.4.
Hyperlinking......................................................................................................................................................67
4.4.1.
InsertingWebPageHyperlinks............................................................................................................................67
4.4.2.
InsertingFileHyperlinks.......................................................................................................................................71
4.4.3.
InsertingFolderHyperlinks..................................................................................................................................72
4.4.4.
InsertingEmailHyperlinks...................................................................................................................................73
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4.4.5.
4.4.6.
4.4.7.
4.4.8.
HyperlinkOptions................................................................................................................................................73
ManagingMultipleHyperlinks.............................................................................................................................74
RepairBrokenHyperlinks.....................................................................................................................................75
RemoveHyperlinks..............................................................................................................................................75
4.5.
SplittingandConsolidatingMindMaps..............................................................................................................75
4.5.1.
Split......................................................................................................................................................................76
4.5.2.
Consolidate..........................................................................................................................................................77
4.6.
PackandDelivery..............................................................................................................................................77
4.7.
UsingOLEObjects..............................................................................................................................................78
4.8.
SettingupMindMapper....................................................................................................................................79
4.8.1.
MapStyle.............................................................................................................................................................79
4.8.2.
DefaultStyle.........................................................................................................................................................79
4.8.3.
ChangingDefaultTemplate.................................................................................................................................80
4.8.4.
MapProperties....................................................................................................................................................81
5. CHAPTER5ADVANCEDTOPICS........................................................................................................82
5.1.
ManagingaProject............................................................................................................................................82
5.1.1.
Schedules.............................................................................................................................................................82
5.1.2.
Resources.............................................................................................................................................................85
5.1.3.
AchievementRate................................................................................................................................................87
5.1.4.
ExportingyourMaptoMicrosoftProject............................................................................................................88
5.2.
PresentingYourWork........................................................................................................................................88
5.2.1.
ScenarioWindow.................................................................................................................................................88
5.2.2.
DefaultScenario...................................................................................................................................................88
5.2.3.
RunPresentation.................................................................................................................................................88
5.2.4.
OtherPresentationFeatures...............................................................................................................................89
5.2.5.
ExportingyourMaptoMicrosoftPowerPoint.....................................................................................................89
5.3.
IntegrationwithMicrosoftOffice.......................................................................................................................90
5.3.1.
MicrosoftWord....................................................................................................................................................90
5.3.2.
MicrosoftPowerPoint..........................................................................................................................................92
5.3.3.
MicrosoftProject.................................................................................................................................................94
5.3.4.
MicrosoftExcel....................................................................................................................................................97
5.3.5.
MicrosoftOutlook................................................................................................................................................99
5.3.6.
MicrosoftOneNote............................................................................................................................................100
5.4.
SharingyourMindMapswithOthers..............................................................................................................100
5.4.1.
SendasMapAttachment...................................................................................................................................101
5.4.2.
SendasImageAttachment................................................................................................................................101
5.4.3.
SendasPackAttachment...................................................................................................................................101
5.4.4.
SaveasWebPage..............................................................................................................................................101
5.4.5.
SaveasImageMap............................................................................................................................................101
5.4.6.
SaveasPDF........................................................................................................................................................101
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5.4.7.
SaveasXPS.........................................................................................................................................................101
5.5.
PersonalKnowledgeManagementSystem(PKMS)..........................................................................................101
5.5.1.
ExtractTopics.....................................................................................................................................................102
5.5.2.
SearchMaps.......................................................................................................................................................105
5.5.3.
SearchInternet..................................................................................................................................................106
5.5.4.
CreateFolderMap.............................................................................................................................................108
5.5.5.
SortTopics.........................................................................................................................................................110
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1. Chapter1GettingStarted
1.1. MappingConcept
1.1.1. WhatisMindMapping?
Mindmapissimplyavisualizationtoolwhichhelpsyouthinkandlearnmoreproficiently.A
mindmapisagraphicdiagramusedtorepresentyourthoughtsandideas,tasks,orotheritems
linkedtoacentralkeyideaortheme.Itisusedtogenerate,visualize,structureandclassify
ideas.Mindmapsareusedasanaidinstudy,organization,problemsolving,anddecision
making.MindMappingisthemosteffective,brainfriendlywayforyoutoturnyour
unorganized,linear,fleetingideasandthoughtsintoastructured,visualmap.MindMap
representsthebestofbothworldsbyresemblingthevisualaspectsofaflowchartandthe
organizationalstructureofanoutline.
Mindmapisanimagecentereddiagramthatrepresentssemanticorotherconnections
betweenportionsofinformation.Bypresentingtheseconnectionsinaradial,nonlinear
graphicalmanner,itencouragesabrainstormingapproachtoanygivenorganizationaltask,
eliminatingthehurdleofinitiallyestablishinganintrinsicallyappropriateorrelevantconceptual
frameworktoworkwithin.
Mostoftenthemapinvolvesimages,words,andlines.Theelementsarearrangedintuitively
accordingtotheimportanceoftheconceptsandtheyareorganizedintogroupings,branches,or
areas.Theuniformgraphicformulationofthesemanticstructureofinformationonthemethod
ofgatheringknowledgemayaidrecallofexistingmemories.
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1.1.2. WhydoIneedMindMapping?
Theprocessofgettingyourthoughtsorganized.
Theabilitytoarrangeinformationfrommanysourcesinalogicalorderhasbecomethesingle
mostimportantfactorforbusinesssurvivalinthemodernworld.
Theoldlinearpatternofthinking,byreadinganddescribingfromlefttorighttoptobottom
createsmanyproblemswhenitcomestoorganizingtheinformationwereceive.Onereasonis
thatmuchofourinformationinputcomesthroughoursenseseyes,ears,etc.Thenthe
informationhitsthebrain.
Thehumanbrainhasleftandrighthemispheres,eachwithitsownnatureandfunctions.We
haveanincredibleabilitytoprocessinformationwhichinitiallyappearstohavenopatternor
order.Thismakesthethinkingprocessverypowerfulbutitalsomakesitverycomplex.
Thebraincanprocessvisualinformationinahighlyefficientlymanner.Thismeansthat,ifyou
can'see'yourthoughtsinsomewaysuchasamapyoucanunderstandandreorderthe
relationshipsbetweendifferenttopics.
1.1.3. WhataretheBasicPrinciples?
Thebasicprinciplescanbedefinedas:
Thinkasyouwork.Thismeansgettingideasdownonthepage,withoutmuchconcernfor
hierarchyandflowinthebeginning.
Breakbigtopicsintotheirlogicparts,andcreatetheseassubtopics(branches).
IftherearelogicalflowsinaMapprocess,reflecttheminthestructureoftheMap.This
maymeansometimesgoinglinearinsteadofradialwiththeMapdesign.
Addnotes,iconsandgraphicstomaketheMapasinformativeaspossible.Ifyouaddnotes
asyouthinkofthem,you'relesslikelytoforgettheinformationlater.
If a Map is for a project plan, add schedule information to create clear time frames for
appropriatetopics.
RemembertosaveandbackupimportantMapfiles.Mappingisaniterativeprocesswhich
meanstheideasbuildandgrowfromotherideas.'Brainstorming'cangenerateabrilliantset
ofideas;theseideasmayneverhappeninthesamewayagain,sodon'tlosethem!
1.1.4. MindMapElements
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1.1.4.1.
Title
Themaptitleisthemaintopicofthecentralideathatyouwanttocreateasamap.Itis
thecentralpoint,andeverythingelsebranchesfromit.
1.1.4.2.
Topic
ATopicisthebasicunitofaMindMap.Whenyouaddatopictoatopic,youcreatea
newbranchthatleadsoutaleveltoanewsubtopic.
1.1.4.3.
Branch
Abranchisasmallbutcriticalelementinamap.Branchlinesconnecttopicsbetween
twoadjacentlevels,showingtheirrelationship.Thereisnolimittothenumberof
branchesateachlevel.
1.1.4.4.
Level
Thisisthehierarchyofbranches,astheyaremappedaroundatopic.Youhaveprobably
seentheringsinthecrosssectionofasawnlog,ortheripplepatterncreatedbyan
objectthrownintoapond.Theyradiateoutfromthecenter.Thesametheoryappliesin
theformationofamap,asthoughtsspreadoutfromthemaintopic.Thenumberof
levelsmightbelimitedbythememorycapacityofacomputer,butthereisnolimitin
theory.Inthesamplemapabove,LevelOneconsistsofthreebranches(Topic1,Topic2,
andTopic3).ThesevensubbranchesdefineLeveltwo.
1.1.4.5.
OtherElements
LegendsaresmallpicturesymbolsthatareusedtoputMaptopicsintocategories.This
makesiteasytoreadwhichtopicsintheMapgotogether.
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Graphics,intheformofClipArtpictures,canbeeasilyadded.Theirmainpurposeisto
improvethelookoftheMap.Picturescanalsohelpreaderstounderstandthemeaning
ofsectionsoftheMap.
BoundaryandShapecanaddemphasistoyourtopics.
TieLinesandRelationLinescanshowadditionalrelationshipswithinamap.
1.2. MindMapBenefits
1.2.1. Benefits
Scholarshaveclaimedthatthemindmapisavastlysuperiornotetakingmethodthanthe
traditionalmethods.Mindmappingutilizesthefullrangeofleftandrighthumancorticalskillsto
tapintotheunusedmentalpotential.
Researchershavealsoshownthatgraphicalorganizershavesuperiorrecallthantextoutlines.
MindMapBenefits
Learning
Overview
Concentrating
Memorizing
Organizing
Presenting
Communicating
Planning
Meetings
Training
Thinking
Negotiating
Brainstorming
Reducethosetonsofwork'.Feelgoodaboutstudy,
revisionandexams.Haveconfidenceinyourlearning
abilities.
Seethewholepicture,theglobalview,atonce.
Understandthelinksandconnections.
Focusonthetaskforbetterresults.Usingallofyour
corticalskillsattractsyourattention.
Easyrecall.See'theinformationinyourmind'seye.
Beontopofallofthedetailsforparties,holidays,
projectsoranyothersubject.
Speechesareclear,relaxedandalive.Youcanbeat
yourbest.
Inallformswithclarityandconciseness.
Orchestratealldetailsandaspectsfrombeginningto
endononepieceofpaper.
Fromplanningtoagenda,tochairing,totakingthe
minutesthejobsarecompletedwithspeedand
efficiency.
Frompreparationtopresentationtheymakethejob
easierandmuchfaster.
Havingamethodtoanalyzethoughtsalmostaway
station'forthem.
Alltheissues,yourpositionandmaneuverabilityin
onesheet.
Randomthoughtsaregeneratedandappropriately
assessedinrealtime
1.2.2. Applications
Mindmapshavemanyapplicationsinbusiness,educational,andpersonalenvironments.
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1.2.2.1.
ProfessionalBusinessEnvironment
ProjectManagement
Planning
Collaborating&Communicating
Brainstorming
Meetings
Training
Negotiating
Clarifyingthoughtsandideas
1.2.2.2.
AcademicEnvironment
Notetaking
ReportOrganizing
Presentations
Examstudy
1.2.2.3.
SmallBusinessorPersonal/Familyenvironment
Tasksandtodolists
Personalprojects
Organizing
Problemanalyzingandsolving
Clarifyingthoughtsandideas
1.3. MindMapperScreenLayout
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1.3.1. QuickAccessToolbar
QuickAccessToolbarhasyourmostbasiccommandsforOpeningandSavingafile.Youcan
customizetheQuickAccessToolbarbyrightclickingonthetoolbar.
1.3.2. MindMapperButton
MindMapperButtonissimilartoFilemenuinatraditionalmenustructure.Theentirefile
Open/Saveoperationscanbefoundhere.Alsotheprogramoptionsarelocatedhereaswell.
1.3.3. RibbonMenu
1.3.3.1.
HomeTab
Hometabcontainsthemostbasicandpopularcommandsyouneedtoconstructamind
map.
1.3.3.2.
InsertTab
Inserttabcontainscommandstoinsertvariousitemsintoyourmindmap,suchas
imagesandothertext.
1.3.3.3.
OrganizeTab
WiththeOrganizetab,youcaneasilymodifyandenhancethemindmapthatyou've
alreadycreated
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1.3.3.4.
IdeationTab
TheconceptofIdeationisnewtoMindMapper2009.Thistabcontainsfeatureswhich
allowauseroragroupofuserstocomeupwithdifferentideasbasedonapredefined
setofmeetingstyles.
1.3.3.5.
ScheduleTab
ForProjectManagersandotherwhowishtoutilizetheSchedulingfeature,the
commandsarefoundhere.
1.3.3.6.
PresentationTab
NoneedtoexporttoPowerPointtogiveyourpresentation.Youcanpresentyourmind
mapdirectlyfromwithinMindMapper.
1.3.3.7.
ShareTab
MindMappersupportsdiversemeansofsharingyourmapswithothers,suchasMS
Officeintegration,SavingasImage,SavingasPDF,etc.
1.3.3.8.
ViewTab
Withthistab,youcancontrolthescreenfunctionsofMindMapper,suchasZooming
andPanning.
1.3.4. ScheduleWindow
ScheduleWindowshowsthedefinedSchedulesandResources.Thiswindowcanbetoggled
withF4button.
1.3.5. Background
BackgroundisyourmainworkingareaofMindMapper.
1.3.6. LegendWindow
LegendWindowshowsdifferenticonsyoucanusetoenhanceyourmindmap.Theyare
differentthanclipartsinthattheyaremuchsimplerandcannotberesized.
1.3.7. DocumentTab
Documenttabshowsallthecurrentlyopenedmaps.Youcanquicklynavigatebetweenthemby
clickingoneachdocumenttab.
1.3.8. NotesWindow
Noteswindowshowsadditionalcommentsornotesyou'veenteredforagiventopic.Eachtopic
hasitsownnotes.NoteswindowcanbetoggledwiththeF3button.
1.3.9. ClipartWindow
ClipartWindowshowsmanydifferentpredefinedimagesandsharesorganizedintodifferent
categories.ThiswindowcanbetoggledwiththeF2button.
1.3.10. OutlineWindow
OutlineWindowshowsyourcurrentmapinatraditionalOutlineform.Thiswindowistoggled
withtheF8key.
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1.3.11. ScenarioWindow
ScenarioWindowshowsthedefinedslidesinpreparationforaPresentationusingMindMapper.
1.4. MenuMappingforMindMapper2008Users
UsethishandycharttolocateyourMindMapper2008menusinournewRibbon
ToolbarfoundinMindMapper2009
LocatingMindMapper2008MenusinMindMapper2009
MindMapper2008
MindMapper2009
New
Open
Import
Close
Save
SaveAs
SaveAll
SaveAsImageMap
File
SaveasWebPage
Send
Export
PageSetup
Print
PrintPreview
Properties
RecentDocuments
Exit
Undo
Redo
SelectTopic
SelectArea
Edit
Cut
Copy
Paste
PasteSpecial
DeleteTopic
RemoveProperty
Find
Replace
SortTopics
ExtractTopics
SplitwithHyperlinks
MindMapperButton/New
MindMapperButton/Open
MindMapperButton/Import
Sharetab/Import
MindMapperButton/Close
MindMapperButton/Save
MindMapperButton/SaveAs
MindMapperButton/Save
Sharetab/SaveAs
Sharetab/SaveAs
MindMapperButton/Send
MindMapperButton/Export
Sharetab/Export
MindMapperButton/Print
MindMapperButton/Prepare
MindMapperButton
MindMapperButton/ExitMindMapper
QuickAccessBar
QuickAccessBar
Hometab/Edit
Hometab/View
Viewtab/Zoom
Hometab/Clipboard
Hometab/Clipboard
Hometab/Clipboard
Hometab/Clipboard
Hometab/Topic
Hometab/Edit
Hometab/Edit
Hometab/Edit
Organizetab/Management
Organizetab/Search
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Consolidate
SaveClipart
Links
GoTo
Zoom
Pan
View
Scope
FullScreen
Window
Toolbar
StatusBar
Animation
Topic
AutoPaste
Note
TopicShape
Hyperlink
Insert
Relation/Tie
Boundary
Schedule
Resource
Format
Tools
Picture
Object
MappingDirection
BranchStyle
ImagePosition
Spacing
Style
Topic
AutoNumbering
CheckSpelling
Search
CreateFolderStructure
Resource
PackandDelivery
RepairHyperlinks
Organizetag/Management
Inserttab/Image
Inserttab/Image
Homeicon
Hometab/View
Viewtab/Zoom
Hometab/View
Viewtab/Zoom
Hometab/View
Viewtab/Scope
Viewtab/Window
Viewtab/Pane
QuickAccessBar
N/A
N/A
Hometab/Topic
Inserttab/Topic
Inserttab/Topic
Hometab/Topic
Inserttab/Text
Hometab/Topic
Inserttab/Illustration
Hometab/Topic
Inserttab/Link
Hometab/Topic
Hometab/Topic
Hometab/Task
Scheduletab/Schedule
Hometab/Task
Scheduletab/Resource
Inserttab/Image
Inserttab/Text
Hometab/Format
Hometab/Format
Inserttab/Image
Hometab/Format
Hometab/Format
RightMouseClick/Format
Hometab/Format/Style
Organizetab/Proofing
Organizetab/Search
Hometab/Task
Scheduletab/Resource
MindMapperButton/Send
Inserttab/Link
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Shape
Customize
Options
Theme
Order
Group
Align
RunPresentation
ViewScenario
DefaultScenario
Presentation
SetupPresentation
SlideTransition
CaptureSlide
Window
Help
Close
CloseAll
Cascade
TileHorizontally
TileVertically
ArrangeIcons
SwitchDocuments
HelpTopics
TutorialMap
HotKeys
CheckforUpdates
MindMapperontheWeb
AboutMindMapper
QuickAccessBarrightclick/Customize
MindMapperButton/MindMapperOptions
Hometab/Format/Style
Hometab/Format/Arrange
Hometab/Format/Arrange
HomeTab/Format
Hometab/Task
Presentationtab/Run
Hometab/Task
Presentationtab/Scenario
Hometab/Task
Hometab/Task
Hometab/Task
Hometab/Task
Viewtab/Window
Viewtab/Window
Viewtab/Window
Viewtab/Window
Viewtab/Window
QuestionIcon
QuestionIcon
N/A
/Support
/Support
/Support
1.5. TutorialMap
TutorialMapisreadilyavailablebyclickingthesmalldownarrowtotherightoftheQuestionbutton,
thenchoosingTutorialMap.
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TutorialMapcontainsthefollowingimportantlinks:
TutorialsgetquicktrainingonusingMindMapper
OnlineManualSeetheonlineversionofthismanual
SampleMapsseealldifferenttypesofmindmapsyoucancreatewithMindMapper
What'sNewinv2009seeallthenewfeaturesinMindMapper2009
KeyboardShortcutsseeallthekeyboardshortcutsthatcouldreduceyourkeystrokes
1.6. MindMapperUpdates
YoucancheckforMindMapperupdatesinthesamemenuastheTutorialMap
Newupdateswillhavebugfixesandsmallfeatureadditions,sobesuretoperiodicallycheckthislink.
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2. Chapter2CreatingaMindMap
2.1. StartingaNewMap
2.1.1. StartinganewmapwithpredefinedStyles.
Tostartanewmap,presstheMindMapperbutton,then
New.OryoucanpressCtrl+Shift+n
You'llseethisNewMapwindowappear.
MapStyleThistabshowsdifferenttypesofMindMapsyoucancreate.Nomatterwhichstyleyou
startwith,youcanalwayschangeitlater.
MapTemplateThistabshowspreinstalledtemplatesyoucanuse
MapSamplesThistabshowsthesamplemapsthatyoucanuseasaguideforyourownmap
RecentFilesThistablistsyourrecentlyopenedfiles.
YoumayaddmoreMapStylesandTemplates.YoucaneveneditanyoftheStylesorTemplatestofit
yourownmappingneeds.
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2.1.2. StartingwithaBlankNewMap
Youcanalsochoosetostartanewmapwiththe
defaultstyleshippedwithMindMapper.Thiscanbe
startedwiththekeyboard,Ctrl+n,orbyclickingonthe
NewiconintheQuickAccessToolbar.
2.2. AddingTopics
2.2.1. AddFirstLevelTopics
AfteryouhavecreatedanewMindMapandenteredthenameofthemaintopicfortheMap,
yournextstepistoaddthefirstlevelofbranchingtopics.Thesemaybethemajortasksfora
project,orthemainpartsofaprocessorplan.
Bedefault,newtopicsarecreatedassubtopicoftheselectedtopic.IftheTitleisselected,each
addedtopicwillbecomethefirstleveltopics.Ifafirstleveltopicisselected,theneachadded
topicwillbeasecondleveltopic.
Toaddtopics,simplyselectaTopicbyclickingoncewiththemouse.Theselectedtopicwill
haveadottedoutlinearoundittoshowthatitisselected.Thenyoucanchooseanyofthe
followingmethods:
PresstheSpaceBar.Anewbranchwillappear.Nowyoucanstarttyping
PresstheNewTopicbuttonintheHomeTab
Thesimplestwaytoaddatopicistojuststarttypingaftertheparenttopicisselected.
2.2.2. AddingMultipleTopicsQuickly
Withthekeyboard,pressingShift+<number>willautomaticallycreatemultiplebranches
matchingtheinputtednumber.Thebrancheswillbeempty,soyouwillneedtofillineach
branchbydoubleclickingeachbranchtoenteratextvalue.Seesection2.3EditingTopics.
Example:PressingShift+7whentheTitleisselectedwill
producethefollowingmap:
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Anotherwaytoquicklyenter
multipletopicsisbyclickingMultiple
SubTopicsmenu.Thiscommandis
alsoaccessiblebypressing
Ctrl+Space
You'llseeInsertMultipleTopics
window.Justtypeinmultipleitems
andpressEnteraftereachitem.
WhenyoupressOK,you'llhavea
mapwithmultipletopics
2.2.3. AddingMultipleTopicswithTopicLevels
Theaboveexampleshowsaddingmultipletopicsthatareallonthesametopiclevel.Youcan
usetheInsertMultipleTopicsdialogboxtoaddtopicsofdifferentlevelbyindentingeachline
withaspaceormultiplespaces.
Inthisexample,Apples,Oranges,Carrots,
Cucumbers,andCeleriesareindentedwith
onespace.
FujiandGoldenDeliciousareindented
with2spaces.
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Andthisshowstheresult:
2.2.4. AddingSiblingTopics
Bydefault,MindMapperwilladdnew
topicasachildofthecurrentlyselected
topic.Toaddasiblingtopicinsteadofa
childtopic,pressSiblingbuttoninthe
Topicgroupmenu.
2.2.5. AutoPastingTopics
AutoPastingletsyouquicklyaddtopicstoyourmapwithouttediouslytypingeachtopic.
InAutoPastemode,anytextyouhighlightwithyourmouseinanotherapplication,suchas
InternetExplorerorMicrosoftWord,automaticallygetspastedintoMindMapperasatopictext.
AutopasteModebuttonisinTopicgroupofInserttab.
KeyboardShortcut:F6
Whenyouclickthisbutton,MindMappergoesintoAutoPastingMode,and"StopAutoPasting
(F6)"buttonappearsinthetopleftcornerofyourwindow.
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TocancelAutoPasting,clickthatbuttonorpresstheF6key.
2.2.5.1. AutoPasteOptions
AutoPasteoptionsarefoundintheMiscellaneoustaborOptionsDialog(MindMapper
Button,MindMapperOptions)
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HideMindMapperwhenAutoPasteison:Whenthischeckboxischecked,MindMapper
windowautomaticallyminimizeswhileAutoPasteison.WhenAutoPasteisturned
off,MindMapperwindowreappears.
AutoPasteafterSearchInternet:Whenthischeckboxischecked,MindMapper
automaticallystartedAutoPastemodewheneverSearchInternetfunctionisinvoked.
SeeSection5.5.3forSearchInternet.
2.2.6. FloatingTopics
Floatingtopicsservertwopurposes:
1)Havetext"floating"onthebackground,notconnectedtoanytopics
2)Haveanothercentraltitlesoyoucanhavemultiplemapsonthepage.
Toenterafloatingtopic,pressFloatingbuttontheTopicgroupofInserttab.
MouseShortcut:JustclickanywhereontheBackgroundwhereyouwantthetext,andtype
away.
Examplebelowshowstwofloatingtextsinthemap.
Thisexampleshowsasecondmindmapspawningfromafloatingtext
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2.3. EditingTopics
2.3.1. ChangeTopicText
TochangetheTitleoranyoftheTopictext,simplydoubleclickthetopic.Doubleclickingwill
highlightthetopictextsoyoucanmakeanymodifications.
YoucanalsoopenEditTextdialogboxbyselectingatopicandpressingShift+Enter.
2.3.2. Cut,CopyandPaste
AswithmostapplicationsrunningonWindows,MindMappersupportsCut,CopyandPaste.
Youcanfindthesecommandsinthemenus,orusethekeyboardshortcuts,Ctrl+x,Ctrl+c,and
Ctrl+v.Youcanevencopy&pastefromMindMappertootherapps,andalsofromotherappsto
MindMapper.
2.3.3. UndoandRedo
UndoandRedobuttonsarefoundontheQuickAccessToolbar.Youcanundoanymistake,so
don'tbeshyexperimentingwithMindMapper.MindMappersupports99levelsofUndo.
2.3.4. WordWrapping
MindMappernowprovides3differentmethodstobreakalongtopicintomultiplelinetopics.
PressCtrlEnterwhereyouwanttolinebreaktooccur
Selectthetopic,andthenuseoneofthesizinghandlestodragthetextbox.Thetextwillwrap
accordingly
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SetyourdefaultlinewrappingfromtheOptionsmenu
WordWrappingandSizingOperations
ShiftDoubleclickanytextsizinghandlestocancelwordwrapping
Doubleclickleftorrightsizinghandlestoremoveextrahorizontalspaces
Doubleclickupordownsizinghandlestoremoveextraverticalspaces
Doubleclickanycornersizinghandlestoremoveallextraspaces
Youcanselectmultipletopicsforsizingoperations
2.3.5. AddingTopicNotes
ConceptofMindMappingistojustenterfewkeywordstohelpyourememberandrecallthe
associatedinformation.However,noteveryonehasaphotographicmemory,andtherewillbea
needtorecordmorethanjustafewkeywords.UsingtheNoteswindow,youcanaddfull
sentences,paragraphs,orevenpicturestohelpyouorganizeyourthoughts.
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NotescommandisintheTextgroupoftheInserttab.Oryoucanusethekeyboardshortcutof
F3totoggletheNotesWindow.
YoumustselectatopicfortheNotescommandtobeenabled.
WhenyoutoggletheNoteswindowbypressingNoteorpressingF3,theNoteswindowwill
appearatthebottomoftheMindMapperWindow.
YoucanthenentertextorevencopypicturesintothisNotesWindow.Whenyou'refinished,
justclickanywhereinthebackground.You'llnoticethatyourtopicnowhasasmallyellowNote
icon,indicatingthatithasanote.
ThissampleshowsthattopicEggs
hasaNoteassociatedwithit.The
Noteis"Eggscomeindozen
cartons"
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2.3.6. AligningTopics
AligncommandisintheFormatgroupoftheHometab.
Selectmultipletopicsthenchooseoneofthealigning
commandstomakeyourmindmapneatandorganized.
2.3.7. SpacingBetweenTopics
Youcanalsocontrolspacingbetweensiblingtopicsor
betweenaparentandachild.
BetweenParentswillincreaseordecreasethebranch
length,thuschangingthelengthbetweenaparentand
achild
BetweenSiblingswillincreaseordecreasespacing
betweensiblingtopics
2.4. ViewingandNavigatingMindMapper
2.4.1. Zooming
2.4.1.1. ZoomControls
Youcanzoominanoutofyourmapmanydifferentways.
WithyourMouse:
HoldCtrl,thenusetheScrollWheeltozoominandout
WithyourKeyboard: "="tozoomin,""tozoomout
WithyourMenu:
Viewtab,Zoombutton
2.4.1.2. ZoomArea
ClickZoomArea,andthenselectanareaonthescreenusingyourmouse.Programwill
zoomintotherectangularareaselectedwithyourmouse.
2.4.1.3. FittoWindow
Youcanalsozoomtoseeyourentiremap.ThiscommandiscalledFittoWindow.
KeyboardshortcutisCtrl+F5.Inthemenus,it'sintheZoommenu
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2.4.2. Panning
YoucanalsoeasilyPan,ormoveyourMindMaparoundsoyoucanseeotherpartsof
yourmap.
WithyourMouse:
Rightclickthebackgroundareaanddragthemouse
WithyourMenu:
ClickthePanbuttonthenuseyourleftmousebuttontodrag.
ClickPanbuttonagaintoturnoffthefeature.
2.4.3. RollUp/RollDown
Asyouaddmoretopicstoyourmap,it'sinevitablethatsomemapswillbecomequitecomplex
withmanytopicsandmanylevelsofbranches.
YoucanuseRollUp/Downcommandstomakeyourmaplooksimpler.Andyoucanusethese
commandstoworkononeareaofthemapatatime.
RollUp/DowncommandsarelocatedintheScopegroupoftheViewtab.
2.4.3.1. RollUp
RollUpcommandwillhidethelastshowingbranchleveloftheselectedtree.Ifthe
maintitleisselected,alllastlevelbrancheswillbehidden.Ifonlyasubtreeischosen,
thenonlythelastlevelbranchesinthissubtreewillbehidden.
YoucanpressRollUprepeatedlyuntiltherearenomoretopicstoshow.
WhenyouRollUp,youstillhavetopicsattached,buttheyarejusthidden.
ThisexampleshowtheFruitstopicshasit'schildtopicsrollup.Thecirclewiththecross
symbolsignifiesthattherearechildtopics.
PressingFullRollUpwillcloseallchildtopicsatonce.
MouseShortcut:
Hoveryourmousebetweentheparentandchildtopicswhere
thebranchlinesconverse.Yourmousecursorwillswitchtoa
squigglycursor.Clickleftmousebutton
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KeyboardShortcut:
Alt+UpArrow
2.4.3.2. RollDown
RollDowndoestheoppositeofRollUp.IfyouhavechildtopicshiddenwithRollUp
Command,thenRollDowncommandwillagainshowthechildTopics.
TheaboveexampleshowsFruitstopicsisnowRolledDown,showingitssubtopics.
MouseShortcut:
Clickonthecirclewithasmallcrosssymbolnexttothetopic
KeyboardShortcut:
Alt+DownArrow
2.4.4. LocalCentering
LocalCenteringisusedtohideallothertopicsexceptfortheoneyouwanttoview.Thisis
especiallyhelpfulifyouwanttoconcentrateworkingononetopicofyourcomplexmap.
Clickononeofthesubtopics,andthenclickLocalCentering.You'llnoticethatnowyouonly
seethesubtopicsyouhadselected.
PressAllTopicstogobacktoviewingallTopicsagain.
2.4.5. FullScreenMode
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2.4.5.1. FullScreen
Ifyouwishtomaximizeyourmonitor'srealestatespace,pressingFullScreenwill
maximizetheMindMapperwindowandalsohideallmenusandtoolbarssoyouhave
themostoptimalspacetoworkonyourmaps.
PressESCtoreturntonormalmode.
2.4.5.2. FullWindow
FullWindowissimilartoFullScreenexceptyourMindMapperwindowisnotmaximized.
Instead,thewindowsizeiskeptthesame,butthemenusandtoolbarswillbehiddenso
youcanmaximizeyourcurrentwindow.
PressESCtoreturntonormalmode.
2.5. SavingyourMaps
2.5.1. Save
ChoosingSavewillsaveyourmapindefaultMindMapper2009format.Ifyou'resavingyour
workforthefirsttime,you'llbepromptedtochoosethefolderwhereyouwishtosavethefile.
2.5.2. Image
Saveyourcurrentmapasanimagefile.YourimagechoicesareJPG,BMP,EMF,GIF,TIF,and
PNGformats.
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2.5.2.1. SaveasJPGusingLogicalPartitioning
InsteadofsavingyourlargemapintoasingleJPGimagefile,youcannowlogically
divideyourmapandsavethemintomultipleimagefiles.
Selecting"Yes"willsavefileintooneimagefile(aswithpreviousversionsof
MindMapper).
Selecting"No"willsplityourmapandsavethemintomultipleimagesthatare
automaticallynumbered.
2.5.3. WebPage
SaveyourcurrentmapasaWebPage(HTMLdocument)soyoucanpublishontheWebServer.
Thelinksyouhaveinyourmapsarepreserved.HoweveronlytextportionofyourmapisSaved,
thegraphicaldesignofyourmindmapisnotsaved.Tosavethegraphicaldesign,pleasesee
"SaveasImageMap"
2.5.4. ImageMap
SaveyourcurrentmapasaWebPage(HTMLdocument)whilepreservingthegraphicaldesignof
yourmindmap.Thisisespeciallyhelpfulwhenyouwishtoemphasizethegraphical
relationshiporflowofyourmindmap.
2.5.5. MindMapper2008,5.0,3.04.5Map
Ifyouhavecolleaguesstillusingourlegacyversionsandyouwishtoshareyourmapswiththem,
youneedtosaveyourfileasoneofthepreviousversionsforcompatibility.
2.5.6. PDF
SaveyourmindmapasaPDFdocument.PDFistheglobalstandarddocumentformat.Youcan
saveyourmindmapsasPDFfileandmosteveryonewillbeabletoviewyourmindmap.
2.5.7. XPS
XPS,orXMLPaperSpecification,isanotherstandardforsavingdocumentsinXMLformat.If
yourcolleaguesupportsXPS,thenyoucansaveyourmapsinthisformat.
2.5.8. OtherFormats
Text Saveyourmapastextfile,preservingonlyyourtopictext
RTF
SaveyourmapasRichTextFormatfile
XML SaveyourmapaseXtensibleMarkupLanguagefile
2.5.9. PasswordProtect(Encrypt)yourMap
Youcanapplyapasswordtoyourmapcontainingconfidentialinformationsootherscannot
openthefile.
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ToaccessthePassworddialog,pressEncrypt
DocumentinPreparesectionofthe
MindMappermenu.
Enterthepasswordandconfirmitbyentering
itagain.
Pleasebesuretorememberyourpassword.
Filewithpasswordcannotbeopenedifyou
forgetthepassword.
WhenopeningthePasswordProtectedfile,
you'llneedtotypeinthepassword:
ToRemovethePassword,openthefile,the
gotothePasswordDialogboxandanderase
yourpassword.
2.6. PrintingyourMaps
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2.6.1. PrintPreview
Beforeyouactuallyprint,youcanalwaysseeaPrintPreviewwhatitwouldlooklikeonpaper.
YoucanPreviewyourMap,Text,Schedule,ResourcesorSlides
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2.6.2. PageSetup
2.6.2.1. MapSetup
UsethisPageSetuppagetosetdefault
printingoptionsforprintingMaps,
suchas:
PaperSize
Orientation
Descriptionprinting
IndexPrinting
2.6.2.2. TextSetup
UsetheTextPageSetupOptionsto
setupyourpageforMapprinting.
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2.6.2.3. ScheduleSetup
UsetheScheduleSetupwindowto
customizehowyourSchedulewould
printonpaper.
2.6.3. Print
PrintdialogboxshouldlookfamiliartomostusersusingtheWindowsoperatingsystem.There
areafewdifferencesthatwillbeoutlinedhere.
2.6.3.1. PrintType
Youcanchoosetoselectwhichinformationyouwishtoprint.DefaultisMap,butyoucan
alsoprintText,Schedule,ResourceandSlide.
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2.6.3.2. Partition
Bydefault,MindMapperwillattempttoprintyourentiremapintoasinglesheetofpaper.
Forsmallermapsthisisperfectlyfine,butforlargeandcomplexmaps,you'llgetatiny
printoutwithlettersbarelylegible.
Toresolvethisissue,youcanusePartitiontomakeyourprintoutmoremanageable.
2.6.3.2.1. PhysicalPartition
Physicalpartitionletsyouchoosehowmanypagesyouwanttomaptobeprinted
across.MindMapperwillfittheprintouttothenumberofpagesset.
Forinstance,ifyouchooseHorizontal2,andVertical2,yourmapwillprintoutin4
sheetsofpaper,2acrossby2down.You'llneedtotapeorgluetheprintout
togethertoviewtheentiremap.
YoushouldalwaystryPreviewfirstbeforeyouprint.
2.6.3.2.2. LogicalPartition
LogicalPartitionbreaksyourmapintologicalpieces.Eachlogicalpieceisonetopic
(andallofitssubtopics)inyourmap.Thisonetopicwillbeprintedononesheetof
paper.Eachsheetofpaperwillhaveaseparatetopicprintedonit.
YoushouldalwaystryPreviewbeforeyouprint.
2.6.3.3. Range
Ifyou'reusingeitherPhysicalorLogicalPartitioning,thenyou'llhavemultiplepagesto
print.YoucanspecifywhichpagesyouwishtoprintbyenteringvaluesinthePagestext
box.
2.6.4. DivisionPrint
Youcaninstantlyprinttheentiremap
orjustasubtreebyrightclickingany
topicandselectingDivisionPrint.
Thismenulet'syouquicklyprintany
portionofyourmapforreview.
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2.6.5. PrintArea
Youcanalsoselectanareainyourmapforprinting.
ChooseSelectAreainEditgroupof
theHometab
Useyourmousetoselectanareaby
clickingonecorneroftheprintarea,
thenmovingyourmousetothe
oppositecorner.
Whentheareaisselected,you'llseea
rectangulardottedareatoindicatean
areaisselected.
Nowpresstherightmousebutton
andchoosePrintArea.Thiswill
launchthePrintDialog.
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3. Chapter3EnhancingYourMindMap
3.1.BasicMapStyles
3.1.1. PostItNotes
3.1.1.1. AddPostItNotestoyourMindMap
MindMapper2009addsnewtopic
stylecalledPostItNotes.Youcan
createaPostItNotebypressingthe
Shiftthenclickingthemouseleft
button.
Youcanchangethenotecolorsby
selectingthenote,thenscrolling
themousewheel.
3.1.1.2. GroupingNotesTogether
Createnotes,andthenselectmultiplenotesbydraggingthemouse.
ToGroupnotestogether,pressShift+LeftMouseButton,thenenteraTitlefortheGroup.
ChangethelocationofGroupTitlebyselectingthetitlethenpresstheArrowkeysto
movetheGroupTitlearound.
3.1.1.3. AddPostItNotestotheMindMap
ToattachaNoteGrouptoatree,simplydragtheGroupTitlenexttoatreeuntilyouseea
blackarrowappear,thendropthegroup.
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3.1.2. MappingDirection
DefaultmappingdirectionisRadial.Howeveryoucan
changethemappingdirectionfortheentiretree,ortojust
asubtree.
MappingDirectioncommandisintheFormatgroupofthe
Hometab.
3.1.2.1.
Radiation(HandDrawn)forArtisticLook
NewfeatureforMindMapper2009,thisstyleemulatesthehanddrawnstylethe
originalmindmapsweremeanttobe.Addingcolorstobranchesenhancestheartistic
lookofthemindmap.
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3.1.2.2.
Fishbone
NewfishbonedesignisintroducedinMindMapper2009.
RightwardFishbone
LeftwardFishbone
3.1.2.3.
BiDirectionalHierarchy
ThisstyleisnewinMindMapper2009.
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3.1.3. Branch
DefaultbranchstyleisMerged.Other
branchstylesgiveadistinctivelookforyour
map.
Forexample,combiningMappingDirection
ofToDownwithBranchstyleofRectangle
willgiveyouatypicalOrganizationChart.
3.1.4. FontStyle
TheFontgroupoftheHometabgivesyouthefamiliar
formattingfunctionsforyourtopictext.
3.1.5. Line
SelectingLinecommandwillopenadialog
boxwithmultiplelinestyleoptions.
Youcaneasilychangethebranchcolorby
selectingoneofthecolors.
Youcanalsochangethelookandfeelofthe
linebychoosingtheThicknessandPattern.
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3.1.6. Fill
Fillisusedinavarietyofways.
IfyouclicktheBackgroundandchooseFill,
you'resettingthebackgroundcolor.
Ifyouselectatopicofmultipletopics,then
you'resettingthebackcolorforthe
selectedtopics.
Ifyouselectedshapeorshapes,thenfillwill
painttheshapeswiththechosencolor.
3.1.7. Shape
ShapeisintheIllustrationgroupoftheInserttab.
Shapeisusedtodrawashapearoundatopicfor
addedaccent.Onceadded,theshapecanhave
differentfillandlinecolors.
3.1.8. Boundary
Shapeisusedtoaccentasingletopic.Boundaryisusedtoaccentawholesubtree.
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ThissampleshowsTrumpetshapeBoundarywithScallopsLinearoundtheFruitssubtree.
3.2. ApplyingColorsandThemes
3.2.1. PalletWindow
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PressingPalletbuttonintheFormatgroupwillopenthe
PalletWindow.
ApplyTo:
Font: Colorisappliedtothetopictext
Line: Colorisappliedtothelines,suchasbranchline,
shapeline,etc.
Fill: Colorisappliedtofilltheshape
ThemeColors:
Theseareyousamplecolors.YoucanchangetheTheme
colorsbypressingChangeTheme.
YoucanalsochoosemorecolorsbypressingMoreColors.
LineProperties:
Youcanalsochangelinepropertiesthickness,types,
shapes,andarrows.
3.2.2. ColorTheme
ColorThemesallowyoutoquicklyapplyvariouscolorstoyourmapandbackground.
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Bymovingyourmousearoundthedifferentcolorthemes,yourmapwillchangetothosecolors
inrealtime.Clickonthecolorthemthatsuityoutomakethechange.
Belowexampleshowtwodifferentcolorthemesappliedtothesamemap.
3.2.3. MyPen
MindMapper2009includesMyPenfeaturethatemulateshighlightedtextinyourmapping
canvas.
UseMyPenSettingstosetyourhighlightcolor:
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ThenturnMyPenOnandcreatea
newbranchoratext.
Newlycreatetextwilldisplayin
highlightedmode
3.2.4. MindMapperBackground
YoucansetaspecificfillcolorfortheMindMapperbackgroundorsetapictureasthe
backgroundimage.
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TolaunchtheBackgrounddialogbox,right
clickanyplaceintheBackground,andthen
chooseBackground.
ThislaunchestheBackgrounddialogbox.
ToChooseBackgroundcolor:chooseColor.
ToChooseBackgroundImage:choose
ImageSelect
3.3. LegendIcons
MindMapper2009includesmoreLegendiconsandanimproveduserinterface.
LegendwindowislocatedintherightedgeoftheMindMapperwindow.Thewindowcanbe
expandedtoshowfullsetof90legendssimultaneously.
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3.3.1. UsingLegendIcons
Legendsareusedsimplytoidentifyorgrouptopicstogether.
Theiruseispurelysubjecttoeachindividualuser.
BelowexampleshowsomeuseofLegends:
NoticeyoucanusemorethanoneLegendiconpertopic.
ToRemoveLegendIcons,simplyselectthetopicandpressthesameLegend
IconfromtheLegendwindow.
TochangethepositionoftheLegends,youcansetthesettinginMiscellaneous
sectionoftheMindMapperOptionswindow.Youcandesignatewhetherthe
LegendiconsgoLeftorRight.
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3.3.2. ChangeLegendDescriptions
WhenyouhoveryourmouseoveraLegendIcon,apopup
willgiveyouadescriptionoftheIcon.
YoucaneasilychangethispopupdescriptionintheLegend
Options
JustenteranewDescriptiontextthenpressApplytomakethechange.
3.4. ClipartsandPictures
3.4.1. Cliparts
ClipartsaresimplepicturesthatshipwithMindMapper.YoucanuseClipartsinyourmapsto
addanadditionaldesignelementandenhancetheoveralllookofyourmap.
YoucantoggletheClipartswindowbypressingClipartbuttonintheTopicgroup.
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KeyboardShortcut:F2key
3.4.1.1. ClipartWindow
ClipartWindowhasmanydifferentCategories.Thefollowingshows"UserFolder1"
category
Thisshowsdifferentcategoriesyoucan
ThisshowstheClipartsinUserFolder1
category.
choose.
3.4.1.2. InsertingCliparttoTopic
OpentheClipartwindowandthenselectatopicwhereyouwanttoapplytheclipart.
Thensimplychooseandselecttheclipartyouwishtoinsert.Theclipartwillbe
automaticallyinsertedtotheselectedTopic.
InsertingCliparttoMainTitle:Bydefault,ClipartPositionwillbe"Background"forthe
maintopic.
InsertingCliparttootherTopics:Bydefault,ClipartPositionwillbe"Right"wheninserted
intootherTopics.
3.4.1.3. ClipartPosition
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OncetheclipartisinsertedtoaTopic,
youcanchangethePositionofthe
Cliparts.
Down:
Up:
Right:
Left:
Background:
3.4.1.4. RemovingCliparts
ToremovetheClipart,simplypresstheClipartbuttonandchooseRemoveClip.
3.4.1.5. InsertingCliparttoBackground
InsteadofinsertingaCliparttoatopic,youcanhaveClipartsintheBackgroundasfree
floatingobject.
ToaddaCliparttotheBackground,justclickanddragtheclipartfromtheClipartwindow
totheBackgroundarea.
OnceplacedintheBackground,Clipartscanbemovedaroundwiththemouse,orresized
bydraggingoneofthesizinghandles.
ThissampleshowsafreefloatingClipart:
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3.4.2. MicrosoftClipGallery
IfyouhaveMicrosoftOfficeinstalled,thenyoucanalsousetheClipGallerysuppliedby
Microsoft.
ToopentheMicrosoftClipGallery,presstheGallerybutton:
ThiswillopenyourMSClipGallery.
*ThiswindowmightdifferdependingonyourversionofMicrosoftOffice.
ToaddMicrosoftcliparttoyourMindMap
Background:Copytheclipartyouwishtouse,and
thenPasteitintoMindMapperbackground.
ToaddMicrosoftcliparttoyourMindMapTopic:
Copytheclipartyouwishtouse.Thenin
MindMapper,selectthetopicwhereyouwanttoadd
to.UsethePastecommandinMindMapper,and
thenchooseClipart.
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3.4.3. Images
YoumayalsoinsertanypictureyouhaveintoMindMapper.Thesecanbepicturesyoutook
withyourdigitalcameraorotherpicturesyoudownloadedfromtheInternet.
ToaddImagetoMindMapperBackground:ClicktheMindMapperbackgroundthenclickFiles
buttoninImagegroup.You'llseeafamiliarOpenDialogwindowwhereyoucansearchforyour
picture.
ToaddimagetoMindMapperTopic:Clickatopicwhereyouwanttoplacetheimage,thenclick
Filesbutton.You'llseeafamiliarOpenDialogwindowwhereyoucansearchforyourpicture.
3.5. RelationsandTies
3.5.1. Relations
Asyourmindmapsbecomemorecomplex,you'llfindinstanceswherethesimpleparentchild
relationshipsuppliedbythedefaultmindmapisnotsufficient.Sometimesyou'llseearelation
betweentwochildtopics,eachwithadifferentparenttopic.
YoucanuseRelationLinestodesignateaspecialconnectionbetweenanytwotopics.
3.5.1.1. AddRelationLine
ToaddaRelationLine,ChooseRelationbuttoninIllustrationgroup,andchooseoneof4
types.
Nowchoosethefirsttopic.Asyoumoveyourmousearoundatopic,you'llseepink/red
snappoints.Chooseone.
Nowchoosethesecondtopic.Again,you'llseethepink/redsnappoints.Chooseone.
You'llseearelationlineappearbetweenthetwotopics.
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Youcanalsoentertextforthisspecialrelation.
BelowexampleshowsarelationbetweenAppleandCelery
3.5.1.2. FormatRelationLines
Oncethelineisinplace,youcaneasilystylethelinetofityourneeds.
SimplyclickonthelineandanewFormatmenuwillappearinthemenubar.
YoucanchangetheshapeoftheRelationlinebychoosingoneofthe4types:Rounded,
Rectangle,Straight,orBezier.
Stylemenugrouphascommandstochangethelinetype,linethickness,linepattern,and
arrows.
Also,youcanstretchtheRelationLinesbyclickinganddraggingtheTextportionofthe
relationline.
TodeleteaRelationline,simplyclickitandpresstheDELbutton.
3.5.2. Ties
WhereasRelationshiplinescanonlyconnectto2topicsatatime,Tiecangroupmanytopics
together.
3.5.2.1. AddTies
ToaddaTieLine,ChooseTiebuttoninIllustrationgroup,andchooseoneof5types.
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Nowchoosethefirsttopic.Asyoumoveyourmousearoundatopic,you'llseepink/red
snappoints.Chooseone.
Nowchoosethesecondtopic.Again,you'llseethepink/redsnappoints.Chooseone.
You'llseeatielineappearbetweenthetwotopics.
Youcanalsoentertextforthisspecialrelation.
Belowexampleshowstwotielines:
3.5.2.2. FormatTieLines
Oncethelineisinplace,youcaneasilystylethelinetofityourneeds.
SimplyclickonthelineandanewFormatmenuwillappearinthemenubar.
YoucanchangetheshapeoftheTielinebychoosingoneofthe54types:Rounded,
Rectangle,Straight,BezierorBrace.
Intheaboveexample,FirstTieisusingBeziershapewiththickbluelinesanddouble
arrows.
SecondTieisusingBraceshape,withreddottedlineandnoarrows.
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Stylemenugrouphascommandstochangethelinetype,linethickness,linepattern,an
arrows.
Also,youcanstretchtheTieLinesbyclickinganddraggingtheTextportionoftherelation
line.
TodeleteaTieline,simplyclickitandpresstheDELbutton.
3.5.3. FlowCharts
YoucancreateFlowchartsbyutilizingFloatingTextandStraightRelationLines.
First,createyourflowchartshapesbycreatingaFloatingtext,thenaddingShapes.
PleaseseeSection2.2.5foraddingFloatingText,andseeSection2.4.6foraddingShapes.
Oncethebasicshapesareinplace,useStraight
RelationLinestoconnecttheshapes.Use
RectangularRelationLinesforangledlines.
Youcanleavethetextportionblankonmostof
yourRelationlines.
Hereisasimpleexampleontheright.
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3.5.4. ConceptMaps
Usingthesamebasicprinciplesas
FlowCharts,youcaneasilycreate
ConceptMaps.
Hereisanexampleofasimple
ConceptMap
Allthenodesarefloatingtopics.
ThelinesbetweenthemareStraight
RelationLines
3.6. AutoNumbering
YoucanuseAutoNumberingfeaturetoquicklyidentifytheorderandthedepthofeachtopicinyour
map.
AutoNumberingbuttonisinStylemenuofFormatgroup
Chooseoneofthe5stylesforAutoNumbering.ToremoveAutoNumbering,selectRemove.
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4. Chapter4UsingMindMaps
4.1.
IdeationMeetings
MindMapper2009introducesIdeationmeetingtemplates.Thesetemplatesaredesignedtomake
yourmeetingsmoreefficientandproductive.
4.1.1. RadiantAssociation
SelectMenu>EnterTitle
Topleveltopicswith3subtopics
eacharegeneratedautomatically.
4.1.2. Brainstorming
Thismenuletsyoueasilystartand
executeaBrainstormingsession.
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SelectMenu>EnterTitle>automaticallychangetoFullScreenMode
==>DefaultmappingdirectionisRightward.
IdeascanbewrittenusingPostItstylenoteswithvariouscolors.
*Alsoseesection3.1.1PostItNotes.
4.1.3. AttributeListing
==>Rightwardtreecontains3topics
withNouns,Adjectives,andVerbs.
Eachalsocontains3subtopics.
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4.1.4. ProcessPlanning
SelectMenu>EnterTitleandfirstlevel
Topics
==>EachMainTopicislistedwith5subtopics
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4.1.5. Cause&Effect(Fishbone)
SelectMenu>EnterEffectandmainfactors
RightwardFishbonemapis
producedwiththe
CategoryofCausesasthe
firstleveltopics.
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4.1.6. BackwardThinking
SelectMenu>EnterGoalandDescriptions
==>LeftwardProcessTreeiscreatedwiththeDescriptionsasthetopleveltopics.
4.1.7. SWOTAnalysis
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Strengths,Weaknesses,
Opportunities,andThreats
areplacedunderAnalysis.
StrengthOpportunities,
WeaknessOpportunities,
StrengthThreats,and
WeaknessThreatsare
createdunderStrategies.
4.1.8. IdeationOptions
YoucansetIdeationMeetingOptionsbypressingOptionsintheSettingsgroup
ThiswillopenthefollowingOptionsbox
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4.1.9. Clock
BrainstormingSessionscanuseaClocktotime
themeeting.TheClocksettingisenteredby
pressingClockbutton.
4.2.
HomeMap
YoucanassignonemapyouusefrequentlyasHomeMap.Onceassigned,youcanopenthismap
quicklyjustbypressingtheHomeicon
4.2.1. AssignaHomeMap
ToassignamapaHomeMap,openthemap.Thenrightclickthedocumenttabforthismap
andpressSetasHomeMap.
4.2.2. OpenaHomeMap
ToopenyourHomeMap,presstheHomeiconintheupperrightportionoftheMindMapper
window.
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4.3. SpellCheckingwithThesaurus
SpellcheckerisimprovedwithanupdatedSpellCheckerengineforMindMapper2009.Also,an
integratedThesaurusisnowanincludedfeaturewithMindMapper.
4.3.1. SpellChecker
4.3.1.1. StartSpellChecker
Selectthetopicyouwishtocheckspelling,thenpressSpellingbuttonintheOrganizetab.
KeyboardShortcut:F7
Ifyouselectthemaintitle(roottopic),thentheentiremapwillbecheckedforspelling.If
youwishtojustspellcheckonesubtree,justselectthemaintopicofthattree.
IftheSpellCheckerdoesnotfindany
spellingerrors,thenitwillreturnthe
followingdialogbox.
4.3.1.2. CheckSpellingDialogBox
Belowexampleshowsamisspelledword"SPEL"thatshouldbechangedto"SPELL".
Choose"SPELL"fromthelistofSuggestion,thenclickChange.Yourmapisupdated
immediatelywiththecorrection.
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Ignore:
Thiswordisspelledcorrectlyorintentionallymisspelled.Soignorethiserror.
IgnoreAll: Ignoreallotherinstancesofthisword
Add:
Addthiswordtoyourpersonaldictionarysoitwon'tbeflaggedasanerror.
Dictionary: OpensyourpersonalDictionarywhereyoucanaddyourownwords.
Option:
DictionaryOptions
4.3.1.3. DictionaryOptions
MindMapper2009shipswith3different
dictionaries.Theycanbeselectedfromthe
MainDictionaryLanguagedropdown.
Youchoicesare:
AmericanEnglish
BritishEnglish
German
4.3.1.4. PersonalDictionary
ClickingDictionaryfromtheCheckSpellingopenstheDictionariesdialogbox.
Youcanaddyourownwords,or
deletewordsfromthelist.
Youcanalsochooseanewfileforyour
listofwordsfromthisdialogbox.
4.3.2. Thesaurus
MindMapper2009alsoincludesanintegratedThesaurusfeature.Tousetheintegrated
thesaurus,simplyselectatopic,andthenclicktheThesaurusbuttonontheleftwindowpane.
TheThesauruspanewillopen.
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SelectthecorrectdefinitionfromtheCategorieslist,thendoubleclickthetermyouwouldlike
tousetoreplaceyourwordwithanyofthecandidateterms.
4.4.
Hyperlinking
Hyperlinkisawonderfulthing.Itmakesyourdocumentcometolifewithlinkstoexcitingweb
pages,multimediacontent,pictures,spreadsheetanddocuments.Withhyperlinking,yourmapis
notconfinedtothepresentdataset.
Youcanhyperlinkwebpages,otherfiles(Word,Excel,pictures,musictonameafew),afolderin
yourharddisk,andemails.
Samplerightshowsamapwith
manyhyperlinks:
4.4.1. InsertingWebPageHyperlinks
4.4.1.1. InsertWebHyperlinkUsingDragandDrop
EasiestwaytoinsertahyperlinkintoMindMapisbydraganddrop.Toperformthis,you
needtoopenbothyourMindMapperandyourbrowser,suchasInternetExplorer.
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1) OpenMindMapper,andalsoopenInternetExplorernexttoyourMindMapper
Window
2) NavigatetothewebsitewhereyouwanttoattachthelinkinMindMapper.Below
exampleshowsGooglewebsite.
3) ClicktheiconleftofthewebpageURLanddragittoatopicinMindMapper.Asyou
hoveryourmousewhereyouwishtodropthehyperlink,thetopicwillshowdotted
lines.
4) Dropthehyperlinkbyreleasingthemousebutton.You'llnoticeablueglobeicon
showingyouhavealink.
5) Verifythelinkbyclickingit.You'llseeInternetExplorerstartwiththeGoogle
Websites.
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6) YoucanalsoverifybylookingattheHyperlinkProperties.ClickHyperlinkbuttonin
InserttabtoshowtheHyperlinkDialogbox.
Thedialogboxcorrectlydisplayslinktowww.google.com.
4.4.1.2. InsertWebHyperlinkusingHyperlinksDialogBox.
YoucanalsoinserthyperlinkstoatopicusingtheHyperlinkdialogbox.
1) FirstselectatopicinyourMindMap,andthenpressHyperlinkintheInserttab.
Hyperlinkdialogboxwillbeblankinitially:
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2) ClicktheInternetAddressButton.InternetExplorerwillstartautomatically.Inthis
example,webpageisnavigatedtoMSNhomepage.
3) NowclicktherightarrowbuttonintheHyperlinksdialogbox.Thewebaddresswill
automaticallybecopied.
4) PressOKtoacceptthewebaddress.
5) YourtopicwillshowablueballtoshowithasaHyperlink.Clicktheblueballtoverify
thehyperlink.
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4.4.2. InsertingFileHyperlinks
4.4.2.1. InsertFileHyperlinkUsingDragandDrop
TolinkafiletoatopicinMindMapper,simplydragthefilefromWindowsExplorertoa
topicinMindMapper,andthendropit.TheMindMappertopicwillshowanicon
indicatingthatalinkispresent.Youcanverifythelinkbyclickingtheicon.
MicrosoftOfficeapplicationsareautomaticallyrecognizedandaspecialiconrepresenting
eachapplication(Word,Excel,andPowerPoint)areplacedasHyperlinkicons.Allother
files,suchasPicture,Music,PDF,etcareshownwithagenericHyperlinkicon,theblue
ball.
4.4.2.2. InsertFileHyperlinkUsingHyperlinksDialogBox
1)TolinkafiletoatopicinMindMapperusingtheHyperlinksdialogbox,firstselectthe
topic,thenclickHyperlinksbuttoninthemenu.
Thedialogwillbeemptyinitially.
2)NowclickLocalFile,andWindowsExplorerwindowwillopenautomatically.
3)NavigatetheWindowsExplorerwindowtolocateyoufile,thenclickOpen.The
Hyperlinkdialogboxnowisfilledwithyourfileinformation:
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4)ClickOKtoacceptthefile.
5)Yourtopicwillshowaniconshowingithasahyperlink.Clicktheicontoverifythelink.
4.4.3. InsertingFolderHyperlinks
4.4.3.1. InsertFolderHyperlinkUsingDragandDrop
Theconceptoflinkingfolderisidenticaltolinkingafile.Onlydifferenceisyoucandraga
folderinsteadofafiletoatopicinMindMapper.Whenyouclickthehyperlinkin
MindMapper,thefolderwillopen.
4.4.3.2. InsertFolderHyperlinkUsingHyperlinksDialogBox
YoucanfollowthesameguidelineasInsertingaFileHyperlinkUsingHyperlinkFolderto
insertafolderlink.ReplaceclickingLocalFilewithFolderinthedialogbox.
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4.4.4. InsertingEmailHyperlinks
Youcanaddanemailtoatopicsuchthatamouse
clickcanopenyourclientwiththeassignedemail
address.
Selectthetopicwhereyouwishtoattachan
emailaddress,andthenpresstheHyperlink
button.
IntheAddressline,enteranemail.i.e.
bob@xyz.com,thenclickOK.
Note:Youcanalsoinsertanemailhyperlinkby
pressingtheEMailbutton.Thisbuttonis
activatedonlyifyouareusingtheWindows
AddressBook.
Yourtopicwillshowablueicontoshowthatyouhaveahyperlink.
Toverifythelink,clickontheblueicon.Youremailclientwillstartwithbob@xyz.comintheTO:
field.
4.4.5. HyperlinkOptions
4.4.5.1. Description
YoucanenteradescriptivetitleinDescriptiontextbox.ThisdescriptionwillshowasPop
Uptextwhenyouhoveryourmouseoverthehyperlink,orwhenyouclickthehyperlinkin
casewhereyouhavemultiplehyperlinks.
4.4.5.2. UseRelativePathforHyperlinks
Whenyoulinkfilesorfolders,youhaveanoptiontosetwhetherthefilepathisrelativeto
thefoldercontainingyourlocalmap,orabsolute.Werecommendturningthecheckbox
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onwhenyou'resendingthefilestoanotherperson,becauserelativepathswillpreserve
thehyperlinks.
4.4.5.3. CurrentMapActiononHyperlink
Youhaveanoptiononhowthecurrentmapwillbehavewhenyouclickahyperlink.
DoNothing:Thisisthedefaultbehavior.Yourmapstaysonthescreen.
CloseCurrentMap:Whenyouselectthisoption,thecurrentmapwillclosewhenyou
clickthehyperlink,showingonlythenewlinkedfileonthescreen.
4.4.6. ManagingMultipleHyperlinks
Youmayhavemultiplehyperlinksattachedtoasingletopic.Thetopicwillonlyshowone
hyperlinkicon,butwillpreserveallthehyperlinksyouhaveassignedtoit.
Whenyouclickonatopicwithmultiplehyperlinks,you'llseethelistofhyperlinksandyoucan
chooseone.ExamplebelowshowstheAllLinkstopichaving5hyperlinks.
Toseeallthehyperlinksandtomanagethem,simplyselectthetopicandopentheHyperlinks
window.
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4.4.7. RepairBrokenHyperlinks
YoucanchecktheintegrityofyourhyperlinksbypressingRepairBrokenHyperlinks:
MindMapperwillgothrougheachhyperlinkinyourmapandverifythelinkisvalid.
Ifanerroroccurs,you'llseeadialogboxwhereyoucaneitherremovethelinkorfixthepathto
restorethelink.
4.4.8. RemoveHyperlinks
SelecttheTopiccontainingthehyperlinkthatyouwishtoremove.ThenopentheHyperlink
DialogboxbyclickingHyperlinkbuttoninInserttab.
ClickRemovebuttontoremovetheHyperlink.
4.5.
SplittingandConsolidatingMindMaps
Asyourmapbecomesricherandcomplex,workingfromasinglefilemightnotbethebestidea.It
mightbemoreefficienttobreakupyourlargemapintosmallermaps.
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4.5.1. Split
ToSplitalargemapinto2ormoremaps,clickthetopicthatyouwishtobreakoff,thenclick
Splitbutton.
Thisexampleshowsatopiccalled
"TechnicalSupport"thathasoutgrown
itssiblingtopics.
Tosplitthisportionofthemap,click
TechnicalSupportandclickSplit.
You'llseeaSavewindow.Savethenew
filecontainingjusttheTechnicalSupport
subtree.
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DetachedFile:
OriginalFile:
TechnicalSupportsubtreeisgone,butreplacedwith
ahyperlink.Whenyouclickthehyperlink,thenew
filesopens.
Thenewfilenowcontainsonlythe
TechnicalSupportsubtree.Ifyouclick
thehyperlinkintheMainTitle,thenyou
gobacktotheoriginaldocument.
4.5.2. Consolidate
ConsolidateisthedirectoppositeofSplit.Consolidatewilltakesplitfilesandcombinethem
intoasingfileagain.
4.6.
PackandDelivery
Whenyouhavemanyhyperlinkedfilesinyourmapandyouwishtosendyourmaptosomeoneelse
forreview,thenjustsendingthemapitselfwillnotbeenough.Yourrecipientwouldbemissingall
thelinkedfiles.
Tomakesureallyourlinkedfilesareincluded,usethePackfeatureinMindMapper.
Packwillcombineyourmapwithallthehyperlinkedfilesandcreateanarchivedfile,suchas*.zipor
*.rarfile.Thearchivecanbesenttoanyoneandtheywillhaveallthelinkedfilesfortheirviewing.
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Pack&DeliverytakestheabovefeatureonestepfurtherbyautomaticallystartingyourEmailclient
andattachingthePackfileasemailattachment.
4.7.
UsingOLEObjects
Besideshyperlinking,youcanalsolinkobjectsusingMicrosoftOLE(ObjectLinkingandEmbedding)
feature.
ObjectmenuisintheInserttab.
InsertObjectdialogboxwillappear
TocreateanewOLEobject,selectthe
objecttypefromthelistboxandpressOK.
Tolinkorembedandexistingfile,press
"CreatefromFile"button.
TheclickBrowsetoopentheFiledialog
andlookforyourfile.
Link:Checkthistomakealinktoyourfile.
Ifunchecked,thefilewillbeembedded.
DisplayasIcon:Checkthistodisplaythe
applicationicon.
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Yourtopicwillnowshowthe
OLEObject.
4.8.
SettingupMindMapper
4.8.1. MapStyle
CurrentmapstylesettingsareaccessiblethroughStylebuttoninFormatgroupoftheHometab.
ThisopenstheStyleDialogBox.
Allthechangesmadeinthedialogboxarefor
thecurrentmaponly.
YoucanpressResetAlltorestorealloptionsto
theirdefaultsettings.
4.8.2. DefaultStyle
Ifyouwishtochangethestylesforallyourfuturemaps,thenyouneedtoeithersettheDefault
StyleorChangetheDefaultTemplate(nextsection)
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OpentheDefaultStyleoptionsinby
clickingtheMindMapperButton,
thenpressingMindMapperOptions.
Afteryoumakethedesiredchanges,
presstheOKbutton.
Now,tostartyournewmapwiththis
style,youneedtopresstheNewicon
intheQuickAccessToolbarorpress
Ctrl+n
4.8.3. ChangingDefaultTemplate
SelectingtheNewbuttoninMindMappermenu
bringsuptheNewMapdialogbox.
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MapStyletabshowsthedefaultstylesusedforgeneratingmaps.Selectthestyleyouwishto
modify,andthenpresstheModifybutton.
Youcanmakechanges,suchasfontcolorandsize,colororshapeofthetopictext,etc.andsave
thestyleback.You'llseethechangesintheNewMapwindow.
Nexttimeyoustartnewmapwiththechangedstyled,yourmapwillshowtheappliedchanges.
4.8.4. MapProperties
OpentheMapPropertiesdialogboxbypressingPreparetheMindMappermenu.
ThisopensthePropertiesdialogbox.
SomeitemsenteredinPropertiesareusedwhenyouprintwithIndexPrintingOptionto
describeyourmap.
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5. Chapter5AdvancedTopics
5.1. ManagingaProject
5.1.1. Schedules
5.1.1.1. ScheduleWindow
ScheduleWindowsappearswhenyouaddascheduletoatopic,oritcanbemanually
toggledusingtheF4key.
TopicList:displaysthelistoftopicsinyourmapthathasanassignedschedule
SummaryPane:displaysthescheduleandthecostforthetask
ResourcePane:liststheresourcesassignedtoeachtask
SchedulePane:showsthescheduleinGanttchartform
ScaleUp&Down:Scalestheschedulepanesoyoucanviewhours,days,weeks,ormonth
intervals.
5.1.1.2. ScheduleOptions
ScheduleOptionsarefoundinMindMapperButton/MindMapperOptions.
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5.1.1.3. AddingScheduletoaTopic
YoucanaddaScheduletoatopicbyselectingthetopicandthenbyperformingoneof
thefollowingoptions:
RightMouseClickthenchooseSchedule
ClickAssigninSchedulegroupoftheScheduletabmenu.
PressCtrl+dwiththekeyboard
WhenyouAddaschedule,twothingswillhappen
You'llnoticeasmall,blueclockappearnexttoyourtopic,indicatingthistopichas
anassociatedschedule
You'llnoticetheScheduleWindowappearunderthemenus.TheSchedulewindow
willshowtheselectedtaskandautomaticallyassigntoday'sdateastheschedulefor
thistask.TheschedulewindowcanbetoggledonandoffusingtheF4key.
5.1.1.4. ChangingScheduleDates
Bydefault,theSchedulerwillassigntoday'sdateastheschedulefortheassignedtask.To
changethedate,youcanusetheScheduleWindowortheDetailsWindow
5.1.1.4.1. ChangeScheduleUsingtheSchedulewindow
ToChangetheStartDate:clickontheleftedgeoftheschedulebaranddragittothedesireddate.
ToChangetheEndDate:clickontherightedgeoftheschedulebaranddragittothedesireddate.
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ToMovetheSchedule:clickinthemiddleoftheschedulebaranddragittothedesireddate.
5.1.1.4.2. ChangeScheduleUsingtheDetailsWindow
DoubleclicktheSchedulebar,orthe
StartandEnddatestoopentheDetails
Window.
YoucansettheStartandEnddatesby
clickingthecorrespondingbuttons.
5.1.1.5. ScheduleDependency
Youcandefineschedulingdependencysuchthatiftask1isdelayed,allotherdependent
taskschedulesarepushedbackautomatically.
Toinsertadependencybetweentwotasks,firstmakesurethetaskshaveschedules
assignedtothem.ThenselectthefirsttaskandpresstheInsertDependencyButton.
Moveyourmousenearthefirsttaskandyou'llnoticepinkandredsnappointsappear.
Justclickanyoneofthem.
Nowmoveyourmousenearthesecondtaskwhichwillbedependentonthefirsttask.
Againyou'llseethepinkandredsnappoints.Pickoneandyou'llnoticearedlinewith
arrowshowingthedependency.
ThedependencyonlyshowsonyourSchedulepane.
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Redlineaboveshowstaskdependency.
IntheSchedulepane,dependencyisshownbyadarkblueline.
5.1.2. Resources
Resourcesareanythingthatisrequiredtocompleteatask,andtheyalsocostmoney.
Resourcescanbepeople,machinery,transportation,etc.Youcandefineandassignresources
foreachtaskitem.
5.1.2.1. DefineResources
YoumustscheduleatopicbeforeyoucanworkwithResources.Onceatopichasa
schedule,youcandefineandassignresources.
Todefinearesource,gotoScheduleTab,ResourceGroup,DefineResources.
ThatwillOpentheDefineResourcedialogbox.
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Clickthe"+"buttontoaddaResource.Inthisinstance,we'vedefined3people(Bob,Joe,
Mary),3Machines(JackHammer,Bulldozer,BeamProjector),and2Contractors.Youcan
alsoinputtheirrateascostperunit.NoticesomehaveunitsofHrsandsomehaveunits
ofDays.
5.1.2.2. AssignResources
OnceResourcesaredefined,theycanbeassignedtoeachtaskwithaschedule.
StarttheAssignResourcesdialogboxbyclickingtheAssignResourcebuttoninthemenu.
Youmustremembertoselectthetopicwhichwillbeassignedtheseresourcesfirst.
AssignResourceDialogboxwillappear:
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Inthisexample,forthisparticulartask,we'veassignedBobfor5HoursandaBulldozerfor
2Days.ThePlannedcostiscalculatedautomatically.
Astheprojectprogresses,theActualtimescanbefilledinbyyou.TheActualCostwill
alsobecalculatedautomatically.
Theassignedresourcesandthesummaryofthecostforeachtaskalsoappearinthe
ScheduleWindow
5.1.3. AchievementRate
Astheprojectprogresses,youcanupdatethe
Achievementrateforeachtask.Thisrate
showupintheSchedulebarsintheSchedule
pane.
TosettheAchievementrate,enterthe
DetailsWindowbydoubleclickingeitherthe
schedulebar,orthedatesintheSummary
Pan.
TheAchievementrateissetto60%inthis
case.ThisisnowreflectedintheSchedule
Panewithahatchdesign.
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5.1.4. ExportingyourMaptoMicrosoftProject
PleasekeepinmindthatMindMapperisamindmappingtoolwithsomeProjectManagement
features.WedonotcompetewithotherprofessionalProjectManagementsoftwareinthe
market.Therefore,ifyoufeelsomeProjectManagementfeaturesyourequirearelackingin
MindMapper,werecommendthatyouexportyourMindMaptoMicrosoftProject.Thenyou
cancontinuetomanageyourprojectusingaprofessionalProjectManagementpackage.Please
seeSection5.3.3formoredetails.
5.2. PresentingYourWork
MindMapperprovidesbuiltinPresentationcapabilities.Youcouldchoosetoexportyourmapoverto
MicrosoftPowerPointandpresentwithPowerPointaswell,butthisisanotheroptionforyoushould
youwishtomaintainandpresentthegraphicalnatureofyourmaps.
5.2.1. ScenarioWindow
ThescenariowindowscanbetoggledbypressingtheViewScenariobutton
WhenyoufirstviewtheScenariowindow,itwillbeempty.Whendefined,theScenariowindow
showsyourmindmaplogicallypartitionedintopresentablesections.Thinkofasindividual
slidesinyourslidedeck.
5.2.2. DefaultScenario
ClickDefaultScenariotoautomaticallygeneratetheslidedeckofyourmindmapdocument.
YourScenarioWindowwillbefilledwitheachslidedeck,familiarwithMicrosoftPowerPoint.
YoucandoubleclickeachslideintheScenariowindowtoseethedetailsofeachslide.
5.2.3. RunPresentation
OncetheDefaultScenarioisset,justpresstheRunbuttontostartyourpresentationinFull
ScreenMode.
WhileinPresentationMode,youhavethesecontrols:
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RightArrow:NextSlide
MouseButton:NextSlide
LeftArrow:PreviousSlide
ESC:CancelPresentation
Home:FirstSlide
End:LastSlide
5.2.4. OtherPresentationFeatures
5.2.4.1. CaptureSlide
IfyouwishtomodifytheDefaultScenario,youcandosowithCaptureSlideCommand.
AfteryouperformDefaultScenario,lookovereachslideintheScenarioWindowby
doubleclickingonaslide.
Fixanyslideyouwishbyadjustingthesize,RollUp/Downandotherstyles,andwhen
you'refinished,ClickCaptureSlidetosaveyoursettings.
5.2.4.2. SetupPresentation
Youcanchooseshowallorsomeoftheslides,
andalsocontrolpresentationLoopingwiththis
command.
5.2.4.3. SlideTransition
Youcancontrolthetransitionofeachslidein
thisoptiondialogbox.Selectaslidefromthe
ScenarioWindowtoenablethisbutton.
5.2.5. ExportingyourMaptoMicrosoftPowerPoint
PleasekeepinmindthatMindMapperisamindmappingprogramwithlimitedpresentation
features.Ifyourequiremorepresentationfeatures,werecommendthatyouExportyourMind
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MaptoMicrosoftPowerPointforprofessionalpresentationcapabilities.PleaseseeSection
5.3.2formoredetails.
5.3. IntegrationwithMicrosoftOffice
5.3.1. MicrosoftWord
5.3.1.1. ExportyourmaptoWorddocument
YoucanstarttheExportprocessbypressingMindMapperButton/ExportorSharetab,
Exportgroup,MicrosoftWordbutton.
ThiswillstarttheExporttoMicrosoftWorddialogbox
ClickOKtousethedefaultsettingstoconverttoMicrosoftWorddocument.Clicking
Optionswillprovidemoreoptionstofinetuneyourexportprocess.
5.3.1.2. ImportWorddocumentintoMindMap
PressMicrosoftWordbuttonintheImportgrouptostarttheimportprocess.
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TheWorddocumentyouareconvertingmustbeusingWordStyles.BestWord
documentstoimportaredocumentsinOutlineformusingstylessuchasHeading1,
Heading2,Heading3,etc.
ToseeaperfectexampleofaformattedWorddocument,simplyexportoneofyour
complexmindmapsandlookattheconvertedWorddocumentcarefully.
FirstdialogtoappearisthefamiliarOpenDialogbox.Navigatetowherethedesired
Worddocumentresides,thenclickOpen.
NextdialogistheImportMicrosoftWorddialogbox.ThisisthecriticalstepoftheImport
Process.YoumustmatchthestylesusedinyourWorddocumenttoeachlevelofyour
mindmap.
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TherightcolumnshowsallthestylesusedinyourWorddocument.Clickthetextboxnext
toMainTitle,andthenchoosethestyleusedforthetitleinyourWorddocumentinthe
rightcolumn.Whenyoufindthecorrespondingstyle,doubleclickit,orjustpressthe
Arrowbuttoninthemiddleofthedialogbox.
NowclickthetextboxnexttoHeading1Topic,andthenlocatethestylesinusefor
Heading1topicintherightcolumn.MostlikelyitwillbeHeading1orLevel1.Double
clickitorpresstheArrowinthemiddleofthedialog.
YoumustrepeattheabovestepsforallthestylesyouwishtoimportintoMindMapper.If
you'resureyourWorddocumentonlygoes3Headingsdeep(i.e.Heading3),thenyoucan
stopafterassigningHeading3toHeading3Topicbox.
Onceyou'veassignedallthestyles,presstheOKbuttontoseeyourWorddocument
morphintoamindmap.
5.3.2. MicrosoftPowerPoint
5.3.2.1. ExportMindMapstoPowerPointSlides
StartingthePowerPointExportfeaturewillbringupthisdialogbox
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ClickOKtoexporttoPowerPointusingthedefaultoptions.ClickOptionstosetmore
PowerPointexportingoptions.
5.3.2.2. ImportPowerPointSlidestoMindMaps
ClickPowerPointbuttonintheImportgrouptostartthePowerPointimportprocess.As
withimportingaWorddocument,you'llseeafamiliarOpendialogbox,whereyoucan
locatethePowerPointdocumentyou'reattemptingtoimport.
YourPowerPointslidesmustbeusingthedesignstylesfeatureinPowerPoint.
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Beforeyoucompletetheimportprocess,youcanchoosetoViewthePowerPointfileby
pressingtheViewbutton.
5.3.3. MicrosoftProject
5.3.3.1. ExportingMindMapstoProject
Thisisasamplemindmapwithschedulinginformation
ToconverttoaMicrosoftProjectfile,clickMicrosoftProjectintheExportgroup:
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ThatwillshowtheMicrosoftProjectExportWindow.
ThisistheoutputinMicrosoftProject
5.3.3.2. ImportingProjectintoMindMap
MicrosoftProjectshipswithasampletemplatecalledCommercialConstruction.Inthis
example,we'llimportthatprojectfileintoMindMapper.Thisisascreenshotofthe
CommercialConstructiontemplate:
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ClickMicrosoftProjectinImportgrouptogetstarted.
LocatetheProjectfileyou'dliketoimport:
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ClickOKtoconfirmimporting
HereistheresultingProjectfileimportedintoMindMapper,includingallthetasksinMap
formplustheSchedulinginformationinGanttchart:
5.3.4. MicrosoftExcel
5.3.4.1. ExportMindMapintoMicrosoftExcelSpreadsheet
MindMapperallows3differenttypesofexportingstylesintoanExcelspreadsheet.For
thisexample,we'lltakethissimplemap.
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TostarttheExcelExportprocess,pressExcelinExportgroupofthemenubar.
ThatwillstarttheExcelExportWizard
HorizontalTopicArrangement:
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VerticalTopicArrangement:
TextTree
NotesandSchedules:IfyouchoosetoincludeNotesandSchedules,thisinformationwill
beexportedasCommentsineachExcelcell.
5.3.5. MicrosoftOutlook
5.3.5.1. ExportMindMaptaskstoMicrosoftOutlookTasks
YoucanexportyourMindMappertopicswithscheduleinformationtoMicrosoftOutlook.
TheexportedtopicswillbeenteredintoMicrosoftOutlooktasks.Theduedateforthe
OutlooktaskswillbetheenddateofthescheduleinMindMapper.
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5.3.5.2. ImportMicrosoftOutlookTasksintoMindMapper
TasksyoualreadyhaveinMicrosoftOutlookcanbeimportedasaMindMapperfileviathe
Importprocess.Taskswillimportasamindmaptreestructure,andanycorresponding
scheduleinformationwillbeaddedastheenddateoftheschedule.
5.3.6. MicrosoftOneNote
5.3.6.1. ExportMindMaptoMicrosoftOneNote
YoucanexportyourgraphicalmindmapintofreedrawingcanvasofMicrosoftOneNote.
Tostartthecommand,presstheOneNotebuttoninExportgroup:
HereisasamplemindmapconvertedtoMicrosoftOneNotedocument:
5.4. SharingyourMindMapswithOthers
BesidesconvertingyourMindMapstoanOfficedocumentforsharingwithothers,MindMapperalso
providesmorewaystosharewithyourcolleagues.
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5.4.1. SendasMapAttachment
StartyourdefaultEmailprogramandautomaticallyattachesyourcurrentworkingMindMapper
fileforsending.YourcolleaguewouldrequireeithertheMindMapperprogramora
MindMapperViewertoseethefile.
5.4.2. SendasImageAttachment
StartyourdefaultEmailprogramandautomaticallyattachesyourcurrentworkingMindMapper
fileasanImageattachment.Yourcolleaguesjustneedanypictureviewertoseeyourmindmap
file.
5.4.3. SendasPackAttachment
StartyourdefaultEmailprogramandautomaticallyarchivesyourcurrentmapwithallthe
hyperlinkedfilesintoasinglePackfile.ThePackfileisattachedtoyouremail.
5.4.4. SaveasWebPage
SaveyourcurrentmapasaWebPage(HTMLdocument)soyoucanpublishontheWebServer.
Thelinksyouhaveinyourmapsarepreserved.HoweveronlytextportionofyourmapisSaved,
thegraphicaldesignofyourmindmapisnotsaved.Tosavethegraphicaldesign,pleasesee
Section5.4.5"SaveasImageMap"
5.4.5. SaveasImageMap
SaveyourcurrentmapasaWebPage(HTMLdocument)whilepreservingthegraphicaldesign
ofyourmindmap.Thisisespeciallyhelpfulwhenyouwishtoemphasizethegraphical
relationshiporflowofyourmindmap.
5.4.6. SaveasPDF
SaveyourmindmapasaPDFdocument.PDFistheglobalstandarddocumentformat.Youcan
saveyourmindmapsasPDFfileandmosteveryonewillbeabletoviewyourmindmap.
5.4.7. SaveasXPS
XPS,orXMLPaperSpecification,isanotherstandardforsavingdocumentsinXMLformat.If
yourcolleaguesupportsXPS,thenyoucansaveyourmapsinthisformat.
5.5. PersonalKnowledgeManagementSystem(PKMS)
ThePKMSfeaturesweredesignedtoorganizeandmanageyourcollectionofmindmaps.Onceyou
startcreatingmanymindmaps,you'llfindaneedtosearchthroughyouroldmapslookingforsome
particularinformation.Thesefunctionswillhelpyoudothatandmoretotrulymakeyourcollection
ofmapsyourownpersonalknowledgemanagementsystem.
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5.5.1. ExtractTopics
ExtractTopicsallowsyoutosearch
throughyourcollectionofmindmaps
andExtracttopicswithcertain
keywords.Allthefoundtopicswillbe
collectedandcombinedintoanewmap.
ClickingExtractTopicswillopenthis
dialogbox.
Inthissample,we'lllookforalltopics
containingtheword"Saturn"under
"C:\DocumentsandSettings"folder.
Text:enterthetextyouwishtosearch
forhere.
DetailConditions:youcancheckany
otherdetailedsearchcriteria
ApplyTo:enterfolder(s)whereyouwish
tosearchforyourmindmapfilesby
clickingAdd.
Options:moresearchoptionstonarrow
yourrequirements
5.5.1.1. ExtractTopicSample
Thisdiagramshowsasampledocument.Belowdiagramsshowtheresultsofcertain
extractionoperations.
[OriginalMap]
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[ExtractedbyLegend]
AlltopicswithaLegendiconareextracted
[ExtractedbyResource]
AllTopicswithaResourceareextracted
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[ExtractedbyText]
Alltopicscontainingtext"Park","Jim"and"Charles"areextracted
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[ExtractedbyTextColor&BackgroundColor]
AllTopicswithTextColorRedandBackgroundColorYellowareextracted
5.5.2. SearchMaps
SearchMapfeaturewilldigthroughallyoursavedmindmapsandlookforconditionsthatyou
specificforyoursearchcriteria.Allmatchedresultswill
Thissamplewillsearchforthekeyword
"project"inmindmapfilescontainedin
"C:\MyDocuments"and
"C:\DocumentsandSettings\AllUsers"folders.
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Thesearchresultsarelistedinanew"SearchMap"windowatthebottomofthescreen.
Doubleclickingeachitemwillopenthatmap.
Ifyouchoosetheoption"AddSearchResultstotheCurrentMap",eachsearchlistwillbeadded
asatopictoyourcurrentmap,andwillbeautomaticallyhyperlinkedsoyoucaneasilyclickthe
topictoopenthefile.
5.5.3. SearchInternet
MindMapperallowsyoutoselectatopicandsearchtheinternettolearnmoreaboutthetopic.
Thissampleshowsthetopic"Funding"isselected.
ClickingInternetwillopenyourwebbrowserandsearch.DefaultsearchengineisGoogle,but
youcanchangethisintheOptionspage.SeeSection5.5.3.1"ChangingyourSearchProvider".
Belowexampleshowsthesamplesearchresults.
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5.5.3.1. ChangingyourSearchProvider
ThedefaultsearchproviderisGoogle.Ifyouwishtochangethesearchprovider,gotoOptions
windowintheMindMappermenu.
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SettingyourownSearchProvider
1) Launchyourfavoritebrowser(InternetExplorer,Firefox,etc.)andgotoyourfavoritesearch
site(i.e.google.com,yahoo.com,msn.com,etc.)
2) NowdoasearchonthetextTEST.Itmustbeallcapitalletters.
Copythecontentsoftheaddressbarandpasteitintothe"SearchProvider"boxshown
above.
5.5.4. CreateFolderMap
Thisfeatureallowsyoutocaptureagraphicalrepresentationofyourfolderstructureinyour
harddriveanddisplayasamindmap.Eachfileinthemapisautomaticallyhyperlinkedtothe
actualfile.
Youcanelecttoincreasethetextfontsizeifthefoldersizegetslarger,orifthenumberoffiles
inthefolderislarge.
Iftheselectedfolderstructureistoocomplexandittakestoolongtocreatethemap,youcan
pressESCtocanceltheoperation.
5.5.4.1. CreateFolderMapSample
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Thisdiagramshowsasamplefolderstructurein"E:\Temp"with4folders:Data,MM,
MyMusic,andMyPictures.
ThisistheresultingoperationinMindMapper:
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5.5.5. SortTopics
Sortingaddsmustmorepowerand
functionalityinMindMapper.Youcan
easilysorttopicsbasedonanumberof
conditions.
Theparenttopicoftheitemsyouwant
sortedmustbeselectedfirst.Iftheroot
(maintopic)isselected,thentheentire
mapissorted.
Youcansortbythepredefinedsetof
Text,Legend,TextColor,FillColor,
ScheduleorAchievement.Ifyouprefer
customizedSorting,clickCustomize:
UsingtheCustomizeoption,youcanmake
evenmorepowerfulsortingconditions.
5.5.5.1. SortExample
Letsassumewehavethefollowingdocument.Wellshowvarioussortingconditionsand
theresultingdocument.
[OriginalDocument]
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[SortedbyTopicText]
Childtopicsaresortedalphabetically.
[SortedbyLegend]
ChildtopicsaresortedbytheorderoftheLegendicons.TheorderoftheLegendiconsis
determinedbytheirplacementintheLegendToolbar.
[SortedbyTextColor]
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Childtopicsaresortedbythecolorofthetext.Whitecomesfirst,andBlackislastinthis
order.
[SortedbyFillColor]
Childtopicsaresortedbythebackgroundcolor.Inthiscase,Blackcomesfirst,andWhite
comeslast.
[SortedbySchedule]
Childtopicsaresortedbythestartdateoftheirschedule.
[SortedbyAchievementRate]
ChildtopicsaresortedbytheAchievementrateofthetasks.
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