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Getting Started (tap on the cross next to a topic to reveal more information)
1. Deleting an existing map
  1. Tap on the No Entry symbol next to the target map
  2. Tap on Delete
    1. This cannot be undone
  3. Tap Edit
    1. ...or swipe across the map name
  4. Display the map list
2. Create a new topic
  1. Tap one of the topic creation buttons on the right of the toolbar - corresponding to...
    1. Add new CALLOUT
      1. This is a callout
    2. Add new SIBLING
    3. Add new CHILD
    4. Press and hold one of the buttons for more options
  2. Double tap the canvas and a new topic will be created at that point or....
3. Delete a topic
  1. If the topic has children then there will be an option to delete topic or delete branch.
    1. Delete topic will delete just that topic and reattach the children to the parent of the deleted topic.
  2. Tap on the Delete option
  3. Tap the selected topic and the cut/copy/paste/delete menu will be displayed
4. Change the shape/colour/icon
  1. Set the various attributes as required
  2. Tap the i button on the right hand side of the toolbar to display the Inspector
  3. Select the topic by tapping it once
5. Move a topic/branch
  1. Drag and drop it onto another topic
  2. Press and hold the topic until the link to its parent disappears
6. Create a new map
  1. Tap the + icon on the (left hand end of the) toolbar
7. Edit an existing topic
  1. Double tap the topic and the keyboard will be displayed
8. Add a note
  1. Flick the tab upwards to close.
  2. Pull down the tab just below the title on the toolbar to open the note view window - tap on it to edit.
    1. The + and - symbols can be used to adjust the font size of the note
  3. Select the topic by tapping it once
9. Change the text size
  1. Tap on the finger to reset the font size and width to the default
  2. The width and font size will be displayed as numerical values next to the topic during resize
  3. Drag the pointy finger horizontally to change the topic width and vertically to change the topic size
10. Insert an image
  1. Choose one of the 'stock images' or select the bookmarks button on the lower toolbar to select a photo from the album
    1. To copy an image FROM a topic (eg extract from an imported map) select + from the lower toolbar
  2. Once inserted, drag the pointy finger to resize the topic/image
  3. Select Images from the lower toolbar of the Inspector window (adjacent to the Icons button)
  4. Select the Images tab
  5. Open the Inspector
11. Re-centre the map (it's disappeared off the screen)
  1. Double tap the map title in the toolbar to re-center on the root topic.
  2. Tap on the map title in the toolbar to re-centre on the currently selected topic.
12. Import/export maps
  1. 4 methods
    1. Email
    2. Browser/WiFi
    3. iTunes
    4. Cloud (box.net/ Dropbox/ MobileMe/ WebDAV)
    5. Press me to visit the website for more details
13. Undo/Redo
  1. To redo an operation (after having undone it) press and hold the Undo toolbar button then select Redo.
  2. To undo the previous operation tap on the toolbar button named undo
14. Link from one map to another
  1. To follow the link PRESS on the topic with the link
    1. A PRESS is longer than a tap but shorter than a long press...!?
      1. For example, PRESS this topic to jump to the What's New map
  2. After jumping to a link, press the back button to return to the original map (the map picker toolbar button will change to a back button automatically)
    1. To open a map when the toolbar is showing the back button press and hold the back button.
  3. Browse to the map to link to and its path will be added to the link field (it's case sensitive)
    1. Links can also be 'relative'
  4. Open the link tab in the Inspector
Futures?
1. More online collaboration
2. Outline View
3. Search/Filter
4. Calendar and ToDo sync
5. Attachments
6. More desktop formats
Quick Tips
1. Keyboard shortcuts?
  1. Hit BACKSPACE 3x in an empty topic to delete it
  2. Hit SPACE/RETURN 3x in the middle of a topic to split it.
  3. Hit RETURN 3x to create a new sibling
  4. Hit SPACE 3x to create a new child
    1. Must be quick - 3 in under a second
2. Relationships (links between topics)
  1. To create...
    1. To cancel the operation tap anywhere on the canvas
    2. Tap the second topic (and a relationship will be created)
    3. Tap the 'chain link' icon on the toolbar
    4. Tap the first topic
  2. To edit/remove
    1. Tap the 'chain link' icon on the canvas
    2. Tap one of the linked topics
3. Paste Tricks
  1. Paste Style
    1. Choose which topics to apply the style to (select, children, siblings etc.)
    2. Choose the individual styles to paste
    3. Select another topic then 'Paste Style'
    4. Copy a topic which has attributes that you'd like to propagate
    5. ...enables 'template topics'
    6. Great way to assign resources and other task info to a group of topics
  2. Copy text from another app and...
    1. Paste onto a topic itself - resulting in child topics being created to contain the information
      1. New child topic for each newline
    2. Paste directly into a topic text
  3. Paste a branch and then...
    1. ...provides a way to move a bunch of sibling topics
    2. Tap the pasted topic and select 'Delete' and then 'Delete Topic'
  4. Copy images from the web
    1. Open up iThoughts then tap on a topic and choose paste.
    2. Press and hold the image in Safari
4. Take a look in the iThoughts section of the Settings App (there are lots of config options to tweak!)
  1. etc.etc.etc
  2. Change the pointy finger to something else
  3. Email outline options
  4. Turn on/off various ui elements such as tapered links.
  5. Set word/sentence capitalisation options
5. Extract images from imported maps for later use
6. To override the back button (after following a link) press and hold it - this will display the map list.
7. Double tap the expand/collapse icon next to a topic to show 1,2 or all sub topics (good for slowly revealing information)
8. Float a branch by dragging/dropping to a blank area of the canvas
9. Merge 2 topics by dragging one on top of the other
10. Press and hold one of the topic create toolbar buttons for more otions - for example to create a parent or sibling above the selected topic
11. Double tap the canvas to create a new topic
12. Single tap the canvas to cancel (or complete) what you are doing.
FAQ
1. Importing/Exporting
  1. Methods
    1. ITunes Sharing
      1. Topic
    2. Cloud
      1. Box.net
      2. Dropbox
      3. MobileMe/iDisk
      4. WedDAV
    3. WiFi/browser
    4. Email
  2. Formats
    1. Mindview 3 / 4 (Windows ONLY)
      1. Save Image to Camera Roll
    2. PNG (export only)
    3. PDF (export only)
    4. Markdown (export only)
    5. Outlook CSV
    6. MindGenius 3.71
    7. OPML
      1. Omni Outliner
      2. Scrivener
    8. ConceptDraw MINDMAP 6 / 7
    9. iMindmap v4 and above
    10. XMind
    11. Novamind 4 / 5
    12. Mindmanager v6 and above
    13. Freemind 0.8.x / 0.9.x (and Freeplane)
  3. Caveats?
    1. Unsupported/recognized attributes and data will be discarded.
    2. Not all attributes are supported in all formats.
2. Old versions
  1. Maps are auto-saved and periodically snapshot'd - previous snapshots can be recovered.
3. Cloud Synchronisation
4. Backup
  1. Do NOT rely on iTunes backups - they are overwritten each time - please take the time to backup your daily archive 'off device'
5. The crosshair - why?