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- Introducing MindMapper Professional v5.0 - - Notice to MindMapper Pro v4.0 ~ v4.5 registered users - Upgrading to MindMapper Pro v5.0 is FREE for users registered to versions 4.0 through 4.5. By clicking on "Help" option located on your main tool bar menu within your existing MM v4.x installation, then by clicking-on "Software Updates" in pop up menu, follow the multiple default dialogs to complete the upgrade process to MindMapper Pro version 5.0. - What's New in MindMapper Pro v5.0 - 1. All new look and feel,
including many enhancements Under Theme, there typically exists Native XP,
Office XP and Office 2003 Styles. The default setting has now been
adopted for Microsoft Office 2003 style set as well. 2. Improvements in User Interface What's been added since version 4.5 ?
Menu
Under Edit, for Paste special option, Hyperlink has been added as well as Select - Level. Also added are; View, a Full Window and Insert, outline. Format menu, the new Mapping Direction Fishbone diagram, has also been added. You will also note that Topic Outline has now been deleted. Under Tools Menu, note the following new features; Repair Hyperlinks, Image Map and Theme have also been added. Under Tools menu, Fishbone tab under Options has been additionally added. Toolbar Icons
Under Toolbar Icons, Additions and Modifications have been made. Outline has been added, as well as Text Align as a pull down style menu and has been incorporated. Excel Exportation has been added. Auto Paste Mode and Insert Topic Outline have also been deleted. New Pop Up Menu Feature
A window will now pop up once a user Right mouse click's on a blank section of their work area. If Delete option is selected within this pop up menu after a Topic is selected, it will now position itself at the top without children option. >>Screen Shot Background dialog box has been added as well, and under
Topic Properties, Outline Tab has been Deleted. Windows Manipulation All new and important features that has been added to MindMapper Pro v5.0 includes an all new Clipart gallery, Note window, Outline options and a Scenario Window. These new Windows are minimized at the left pane section and can be restored on the right side for ease of viewing. 3. Multiple Main Topic Mind Maps This new feature is one many primary features offered in version
5.0 compared to our previous version 4.5. It improves the presentation
of various thoughts which now allows multiple mind maps. More
than one independent map can now be created and displayed by adding
branches to a Floating Topic just like a main topic map.
The screen shot below illustrates an example of a multiple main
topic mind map. If a main topic with a Title is dragged
into position, then the sub-topics are now automatically moved,
in conjunction. 4. Outline Normally, to visualize a topic, most any clip art
image can be added to a topic, as a background or in its neighborhood
as also seen in the previous versions. Now with Mind Mapper Pro
v5.0, a shape can be added to a topic as an outlining tool for better
recognition without taking up unnecessary space. These new shapes
now include; Rectangles, Rounds, Eclipses and Diamonds. Line thickness
within the Outline option is set to 1 by default in Line Weight
and can be edited within the tool bar Menu options. Here´s a how
to so to better utilize the above options:
5. Fishbone There is an effective tool that can be used to solve many problems by logically organizing all by branches. This is also called the Cause and Effect diagram and/ or the Ishikawa diagram. Or, otherwise known as a "fishbone pattern". The direction of generating branches resembles a fish bone. Fishbone mode of operation can be applied only to the main topics ( Note: It cannot be applied to any sub-topics.). Note that only Straight line type Branches is allowed and the tail size is adjusted proportionally to the Head size. Also, (The first level Topics cannot have clip art or Outlines.) Once the thickness of line at the head of the fishbone is set, the same will follow for all the branches and sub branches. It is important to note that a fishbone pattern is independent from existing style settings. New first level topics are generated in order of one up and one down. The biggest blank space will be filled first and it does not support the local focusing feature for its Topic. In a fishbone pattern, a Boundary, like the one shown in screen shot below, can be applied by selecting a boundary while focusing the Head of the Fishbone. You can however set the head image for the fish by selecting Tools - Options.. - Fishbone Tab from Main Menu. Once a head image for each direction is set, then it will be applied accordingly whenever a new fishbone is created. Please refer to the screen shot below for any changes or additions. The primary purpose of including Fishbone diagrams, is to include helping users visually organize causal relationships with complex ideas or events. Secondly, to increase awareness of cause and effect as a priority. And thirdly, to develop the ability to organize material learned. Some suggested uses for Fishbone include Fishbone Mapping 6. Excel Exportation Now with Excel Exportation, a mind map created can now be converted
into an MS Excel file with the Excel Export function. In addition,
Hyperlinks and Schedules can also be included. To use, simply click
"Export to MS Excel" from the Excel icon from main toolbar menu.
The needed dialog boxes (as shown in the following screen shot)
will then be displayed one by one. The saved folder location and
file name can be specified within the first dialog box. From the second dialog box (as shown in the following screen shot
below), an export type can be chosen among Topic arrangement types
including the Horizontal Topic Arrangement, Vertical Topic Arrangement
and Text Tree located under "Choose export type". Choose items to
be included in the resulting Excel export by selecting each item
box located under Choose item to be included in the result. From the third dialog box (as shown in the following screen shot
below), check the box if you want to launch the result Excel file
after the exportation. Otherwise, UN-check it. Excel Horizontal Topic Arrangement Excel Vertical Topic Arrangement Excel Text Tree 7. Text Alignment of Topics The previous MindMapper Pro version 4.5 only supported center alignment for text content of a topic. Now with MindMapper Pro v5.0, users can choose Left, Center and Right alignment, and text of topic for a better look and feel overall. To change the text alignment, select the topic(s) and then select one of the following. - Select the text alignment toolbar menu icon to set the topic
alignment or, 8. Level Selection A batch selection of branches in the same level is now supported.
To use, simply select one Topic with mouse and choose it either
from Select - Level after clicking the right mouse clicking on or
from Edit - Select - Level from main tool bar Menu. 9. Pasting Hyperlinks to a Topic While continuing to produce mind maps, you may encounter instances whereby you may need hyperlinks of the same website, or within the same files of a different Topic. In MindMapper v5.0, this can be done simply by copying a Topic with hyperlinks and pasting them into another Topic by selecting option labeled Paste Special - hyperlink. Here´s how you use it: - Copy a Topic with hyperlinks, using keyboard press CTRL+C to
copy. \10. Schedule icons reflect task achievement rate Schedule icons can now reflect task achievement rates. Hence, overall
achievement rates can be determined by the look and feel of schedule
icons. The portion of pink color to light blue represents the rate
of work completed as shown in screen shot below. 11. Saved mind map file size reduced The physical file size of a mind map created using MindMapper version
5.0 has been significantly reduced from that of its predecessor,
version 4.5. Hence, portability is greatly improved for e-mail and
for portable storage devices. 13. Open currently working map file folder as a pop-up This function saves you substantial time in locating a currently working mind map file folder, by opening your active mind map file. It does this by popping up within Windows, thus, revealing the folder and its contents. Here´s how you use it: - Right mouse click on the mind map's window title tab at the bottom.
14. Full Window Mode A currently working mind map can now be shown in Full screen mode
by selecting the full window option. A currently working mind map
will be shown in full screen mode by selecting "Full Window" option
after Right mouse clicking on any blank spot of your screen. To
go back to normal viewing mode, simply select "Full Window" option
again. 15. Auto correction of broken hyperlinks When hyperlinked files are removed or moved to other locations, this feature saves substantial time from otherwise searching for broken hyperlinks. How to use: - Click on Tools - select repair hyperlinks from Menu and then
a window below will pop up to show the list of hyperlinked files
removed or moved from the current mind map. It will do this one
by one, if any exist. The purpose of this option, is to reestablish
broken links, establish new links or delete discontinued ones. - Users can either establish or delete links within the pop up
window. This can be also done when you click on a hyperlink icon
of a topic with any missing hyperlinks. This is illustrated within
screen shot shown below: 16. The 10 most recently used fonts listed at the top -The 10 most recently used fonts are now listed at the top of the font list. 17. Default Alignment settings for every clip art folder -Picture alignment can now be set for each clip art folder. For example, if the Frame folder was set as Background, then any picture in Frame folder can now be applied as a Background when it is selected. - The process of inputting a number from below to your "config.txt" file in each clip art folder is now simplified as illustrated below.
18. Background Images You can now add a background image to your mind map from your own image files. Enhance the look of your mind map for dramatic graphic effect. How to Add/Modify/Remove: To apply a background image, select an image that you want from dialog box. Select the Background option by right mouse clicking on any blank spot. If desired, you can use your own images as a background while you set the background format. Bear in mind that it should be subdued in content or by using transparency mode to fade your image.
19. Feature enhancements, for Roll-up/Roll-down option From MindMapper v5.0, the rolling position for each branch is also recalled so that it works like a file manager. It will remember the current status of all the child branches when a branch is collapsed. And then it will redisplay all exactly and current status of all child branches stored before a branch was expanded. When you have a number of branching levels, they can be difficult to see what you're currently trying to view. To simplify your Mind Map viewing, you can now hide certain levels by 'rolling them up'. When you want to see them again, you simply roll them down. - The following (screen shot shown below) illustrates a different
icon indicating that there are some branches rolled up as some shown. Drag & drop function enhancements 2. Navigate to a web page or file within your default browser or
in Windows Explorer. Drag and drop link or, highlight link and use
Windows Copy/Paste method of inserting a hyperlink. See screen shot
below for example. 3. Drag it to MindMapper and to the desired location on your mind
map and drop it. A visual cue shows you how the link will be added.
You can also drag and drop an image from Windows Explorer into a
mind map as a background or as a hyperlink. Exporting too Microsoft Word Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft Project Hyperlink dialog box It is very useful when you create more than one hyperlink from
files within the same folder. This new option uses relative paths
for hyperlinks as default if the files are in the current working
folder or in the sub-folder Here´s how you use this new feature:
Click ">" above and right side from directory window. 20. NEW Feature, and needed Improvement Moving to next Topic using a mouse or arrow key Within MindMapper Pro v5.0, moving to the next Topic within a Process
Tree is now possible by clicking on one of the 2 horizontal arrow
keys pointing to the desired directions accordingly, see screen
shot below to view example. New dialog box When a new mind map needs to be created, a user can choose from
one of the ready-made mind map styles by clicking on File from main
Menu. User then can preview a selected map from Style Selection
dialog box. If no style is selected, then the Default Style will
be applied to the new map See example screen shot below. 1. MindMapper Pro v5.0 now remembers the last file open path for the following Menu selections. Add Clipart, Insert / Picture / From File..., Background / Select..., Tools / Options... / Fishbone / Browse..., Tools / Options... / Default Style / Image..., Format / Style / Image... 2. Mind Mapper also now starts with the last file saved path for the following Menu selection. Insert/ Hyperlinks... / Local File.. 3. Additional options available when opening a mind map files include;
From Open dialog box, Original, Copy, Read Only, Delete and Rename
options are also available when the option icon ( 4. Options available when saving a file within Save As. From Save
As dialog box, Password, Delete and Rename options are now available
when the option icon - Password - applies a password to a map file. Color Application Improvements MindMapper Pro v5.0 will now provide more color selections for you to choose from. In fact, the colors can be applied to Font Color, Line Color and Fill Colors as well. From the left picture shown in screen shot below, Automatic option applies the color already applied to the selected Topics. As shown in the below screen shot, no line color will be deleted. The color dialog box will appear by selecting More Colors option.
The Standard tab allows for more color selections. The Custom tab
lets you place an associated number to make your own custom color.
"Generate PPT Slides (MS PowerPoint) with presentation images" has
been added to the existing options for PPT exportation. This adds
PPT Slides in presentation mode to a PPT file after converting them
into images, see screen shot samples below. Double click on the obvious Split which now closes the schedule window When double left mouse clicking on the Split in the bottom of schedule
window, this window will now close. Multiple topics 1. The topic levels are determined by the number of blanks or tabs
when inserting Multiple Topics from "Insert Multiple Topics" dialog
box. The screen shot below shows an example of leveling by the number
of blanks entered. 2. Generating Specific number of multiple sub-topics
Copying Topic style A topic style copied from a Topic can now be applied to another/new
Topic. As in shown in the screen shot below. Select a Topic with
a style that you want to copy. Then click "copy topic style"
from main tool bar menu then using your mouse cursor, changes made
will now be immediately seen. The style will now be applied to any
Topic you click on using your mouse. (As shown in the selected Topic
in the second screen shot below) If you want to release the style
copy mode, press "Esc" key on your keyboard or right mouse click
on to take effect.. Selecting and Inserting multiple pictures Now, multiple pictures (images) can be selected and inserted into background, to do: Go to option labeled Insert - Picture - from a file located on main tool bar menu. Please note that only one picture can be selected when inserting into a topic. Initial look when opening a hyperlinked map The root Topic was positioned in the middle in prior versions, now when opening a hyperlinked map within Version 5.0, it takes an optimal position after the layout balancing, advance direction of branches and their shapes are considered. Black circle removed from Root Topic In Version 4.5 there was a black circle for a Root Topic without
any background image as shown below in the following screen shot.
. Now the black circle has been removed from MindMaqpper Pro v5.0
as shown below in the following screen shot. New line thickness, now 21 choices. Relational Link The Topics for linking always indicating aggregate at the intersection
at the center of a Topic and boundary box option has now been added
to MindMapper Pro v5.0. Relational line shapes are now differentiated
based on sub-topics of a relational subject being added or not.
Please see example screen shot below. The process works as same as before, (using your keyboard) press "Enter" after inserting some text into the relational line. In addition, it also works separately just as floating text. If (using your keyboard) press "Shift + Enter" after inserting some text into a relational line. The text part of a relational line will now work and look like a topic when keyboard Space bar is pressed. Sub-topics can be added to "Relational Link" as well. 21. Misc. Feature Changes New Roll-up Icon look Tacoma font is now used as Default Font Arrow type to all 1st level can be set Change branch color Topic link Apply Styles 1. A mind map created by selecting a map Style from the New dialog
box shows all properties of the new selected Style, located in Format
- Style...Menu. 22. Terminology Changes - Rightward Tree List has been changed to Rightward Process Tree
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