Mindview 5 Documentation
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MindView Documentation Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 1 Trademarks ......................................................................................................................................... 1 MatchWare License Agreement .......................................................................................................... 1 Welcome .............................................................................................................................................. 5 Outlining written documents ............................................................................................................ 5 Working with timelines ..................................................................................................................... 6 Working on presentations and web sites ......................................................................................... 6 Using the ready-made templates ..................................................................................................... 6 What's new in MindView 5 ................................................................................................................... 7 Interface ........................................................................................................................................... 7 Formatting ........................................................................................................................................ 7 Presentation options ........................................................................................................................ 7 Outline view ..................................................................................................................................... 8 Timeline view ................................................................................................................................... 8 Import and Export options ................................................................................................................ 8 Important terms ................................................................................................................................... 9 MindView Installation ............................................................................................................................ 11 Stand-alone installation .................................................................................................................. 11 Administrative installation (system administrators only) ................................................................ 11 Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................................. 12 Support .................................................................................................................................................. 13 Getting help ....................................................................................................................................... 13 Online Help .................................................................................................................................... 13 The FAQ Knowledge Base ............................................................................................................ 13 Service Packs ................................................................................................................................ 13 MatchWare Web Site ..................................................................................................................... 13 Reporting a problem .......................................................................................................................... 13 Quick Start............................................................................................................................................. 14 Quick Start ......................................................................................................................................... 14 First step: Creating the mind map ..................................................................................................... 14 Entering the subject ....................................................................................................................... 15 Inserting the main branches .......................................................................................................... 15 Inserting the sub-branches ............................................................................................................ 16 Saving the document ..................................................................................................................... 17 Second step: Enhancing the mind map ............................................................................................. 17 Choosing a style ............................................................................................................................ 17 Inserting pictures ............................................................................................................................ 17 Inserting icons ................................................................................................................................ 19 Inserting a text note ....................................................................................................................... 19 Inserting comments ........................................................................................................................ 20 i MindView Documentation Attaching a file ............................................................................................................................... 20 Creating a branch connection ........................................................................................................ 21 Formatting the branches ................................................................................................................ 21 User Guide ............................................................................................................................................ 23 Setting up .......................................................................................................................................... 23 Setting up your workspace ............................................................................................................ 23 Setting up your preferences ........................................................................................................... 28 Basic tasks ........................................................................................................................................ 31 Creating a mind map ...................................................................................................................... 31 Saving a mind map ........................................................................................................................ 33 Opening a mind map ...................................................................................................................... 35 Entering a branch label .................................................................................................................. 36 Inserting branches ......................................................................................................................... 36 Designing a mind map ................................................................................................................... 39 Viewing a mind map ....................................................................................................................... 42 Zooming in and out ........................................................................................................................ 44 Inserting text notes ......................................................................................................................... 45 Inserting comments ........................................................................................................................ 50 Inserting icons ................................................................................................................................ 53 Inserting pictures ............................................................................................................................ 54 Inserting timeline data .................................................................................................................... 59 Printing a mind map ....................................................................................................................... 62 Further tasks ...................................................................................................................................... 65 Formatting a branch ....................................................................................................................... 65 Moving a branch ............................................................................................................................ 68 Focusing on a branch .................................................................................................................... 70 Filtering a mind map