Mindjet MindManager 7 Help Guide Table Of Contents Getting Started.......................................................................................... 1 Welcome to Mindjet® MindManager® 7 Work Smarter, Think Creatively, Save Time... Everyday ...............................................................................1 Get Started ................................................................................................1 Compatibility with earlier versions ...........................................................2 Contact us..................................................................................................2 Learn About MindManager and Mapping ................................................3 MindManager interface ............................................................................3 MindManager views.................................................................................4 Topic types................................................................................................5 Basic steps to mapping .............................................................................6 Help resources ..........................................................................................7 Privacy policy............................................................................................8 What Information We Collect...................................................................8 Why We Collect This Information ............................................................8 What Information We Disclose and To Whom We Disclose It .................8 Our Security Procedures...........................................................................9 Trademarks ...............................................................................................9 Creating, Opening and Closing Maps.................................................... 11 Beginning a New Map.............................................................................11 Create a new map ...................................................................................11 Create a blank map .................................................................................11 New from styles and templates ..............................................................11 New from existing map ..........................................................................12 Use map wizards ....................................................................................13 Using Map Templates.............................................................................13 Opening Maps.........................................................................................16 Open a map.............................................................................................16 Use shortcuts...........................................................................................18 Search for a map .....................................................................................20 AutoRecover ...........................................................................................20 Closing Maps...........................................................................................21 Close a map.............................................................................................21 Adding Map Topics................................................................................ 23 Add topics ...............................................................................................23 Add a topic .............................................................................................23 iii Mindjet Mindmanager 7 Help Guide Add central topic.....................................................................................24 Change the central topic text ..................................................................24 Add main topics ......................................................................................25 Add a main topic (level 1).......................................................................25 Add a main topic above another main topic...........................................25 Add a main topic in front of (as the parent of) an existing main topic ...25 Enter the new topicʹs text........................................................................25 Topic placement......................................................................................26 Add subtopics .........................................................................................26 Add a subtopic to the current topic ........................................................26 Enter the new topic text ..........................................................................26 Add callouts ............................................................................................27 Add a callout topic..................................................................................27 Enter the new topic text ..........................................................................27 Add floating topics..................................................................................27 Add a floating topic ................................................................................28 Enter the new topic text ..........................................................................28 Brainstorm...............................................................................................28 Start a Brainstorm session.......................................................................28 End the brainstorming session................................................................29 Adding Topics from Other Sources........................................................ 31 Create topics by pasting text....................................................................31 Create a topic from cut or copied text.....................................................31 Import a map as topics ............................................................................31 Import a map as topics............................................................................31 Using Map Parts ......................................................................................32 Add topics using Map Parts ...................................................................32 Use Smart Map Parts ..............................................................................33 Create or modify a Map Part ..................................................................36 Import content.........................................................................................37 Adding Extended Information ............................................................... 39 Including Detailed Notes.........................................................................39 Include detailed notes.............................................................................39 Adding Topic Notes................................................................................40 Move, remove, or copy notes..................................................................45 Print notes...............................................................................................46 iv Table Of Contents Linking to Files, Locations, or Topics ......................................................46 Add links ................................................................................................46 Link to a file or Web page.......................................................................47 Link to a topic in this map ......................................................................49 Mark topics with labels...........................................................................50 Link to a new document .........................................................................51 Link to an e‐mail address........................................................................51 Edit, copy, or remove hyperlinks............................................................52 Repair hyperlinks ...................................................................................52 Attaching Documents..............................................................................53 Attach documents...................................................................................53 Open attachments ...................................................................................54 Manage attachments ...............................................................................54 Add comments ........................................................................................55 Add a comment to a topic.......................................................................55 Modify the comments list for a topic ......................................................56 Remove comments list............................................................................56 Including Data.........................................................................................56 Add custom properties ...........................................................................56 Add a spreadsheet ..................................................................................58 Adding Visual Information.................................................................... 61 Add task information ..............................................................................61 Enter task information ............................................................................61