bullet3 Branch Style and Notes

bullet2 Code, Color, and Highlights

Your map will look more interesting, more clear, and be easier to remember if you add Colors and Codes.

The color and highlight toolbars to the left of the screen let you apply color (for showing a group of related branches) and highlight (for emphasis).

  

To apply Color or Highlight:

1
Select the Branch.
2
Click on the Color and/or Highlight you want to use for the Branch in the toolbars on the left side of the screen.

The Custom Color and Custom Highlight buttons let you select from all the available colors.

Color is automatically applied to all the Sub-branches of the selected Branch, but you can also choose different colors for individual branches. If you use the Reset Color button, the branch will revert to the color of its parent.

Use Options - Mind Map Format to control whether the text gets colored along with the branch lines or stays black.

To add Codes:

Select the Branch and click on one or more Codes in the Codes Toolbar on the right side of the screen.

You can turn individual Codes on or off by clicking on the toolbar buttons. The X button at the bottom of the toolbar removes all Codes from the Branch.

Advanced Hint: You can transfer the style (Color and Highlight) of a branch to another branch. This can be useful if you need to change the style of several branches at a time.
To transfer the branch style:
•   Click on the source branch.
•   Hold down the Alt key, then click on each target branch.
The target branches will appear in the new style.


bullet2 Curved Lines, Colored Text, and Fonts

Click Options - Mind Map Format to choose from the following options:

Color Text
Check this if you want Color applied to both the Branch lines and the text. Otherwise the text is drawn in black.
Curved Branch lines
Angular lines are used otherwise.
Fonts
Titles, Main Branches, Branches.
Set Default
Saves the current settings and saves them in the Standard Mind Map so they are used for each new map.


bullet2 Branch Notes


Shortcut: Ctrl+T
Toolbar:


Branch Notes are short pieces of text that "pop up" when you point to the Branch. You can enter Branch Notes on their own or as an explanation for a Hyperlink.

To add a Branch Note:

1
Select the Branch and right-click.
2
Click Edit Notes and enter the text in the Notes field.

Use Shift+Enter to break lines in the Notes.

Export Notes:

Line breaks in the Notes will be removed if you use the Edit - Copy Map or File - Export as Text File options to export the map text.

Avoid using line breaks in Notes if you plan to export your map as a clickable imagemap (File - Export as Web Page). On export, the Notes are converted to the Alt text that is displayed when you point to the image. Some browsers do not support line breaks in the Alt text.