1. Double Click blank place to create floating topic
  2. How to Map?
    1. Press
      1. To create Topic at the same level
      2. To create Subtopic
    2. Input
      1. Double click / Press "Space" key
    3. Enrich
      1. Drag your document/pic directly to this topic
    4. Structure
      1. 12 different kinds of structures to choose
        1. @ Properties View
    5. Beautify
      1. @ Properties View
        1. Wallpaper
        2. Font
        3. Shape
        4. Color
        5. Line
    6. Try these two keys while selecting a topic
  3. Basic Toolbox
    1. Summary
      1. a brief description and is used to highlight the major points
      2. help quickly grasp the purpose of the map topics
      3. Summary
        1. Subtopic 1
        2. Subtopic 2
    2. Relationship
      1. customized line between two topics or boundaries
      2. to show they have relationships to each other
    3. Boundary
      1. to emphasize some content
      2. double click the boundary to add direct word description
    4. Label
      1. used for simple annotation and categorization
    5. Drill Down
      1. Press this little green icon
        1. Make you can Focus on only one topic
        2. Enable viewers to see the topic's details without being distracted by the rest of the map
        3. When you drill down, the focused branch will be displayed as the central branch on the map.
    6. Marker
      1. Spice up your maps
        1. Priority
        2. Smiley
        3. Task Complete
        4. Stars
        5. …………
    7. You can easily find the icons on the tool bar
  4. Click Tab key To create a floating topic
  5. Import/Export
    1. Export
      1. Microsoft Office
        1. Word
        2. Excel
        3. PPT
      2. PDF
      3. Image files
      4. SVG files
      5. Text files
      6. Mind Manager files
      7. Freemind files
    2. Import
      1. MindManager files
      2. Freemind files
      3. Word files exported by XMind
  6. Useful Shortcut
    1. Shift
      1. Keep it as a floating topic
    2. Command
      1. Move Main Topic to the place you want
      2. valid while the structure is "Map"
    3. Option
      1. Duplicate
    4. Try "/" & "*"
      1. Extend all / Collapse all
  7. Little but powerful Feature
    1. Alignment
      1. Select the topics you want to align
      2. Choose from menu "Modify → Alignment/Sort"
    2. Multi Branch Colors
      1. Click blank place on the map
      2. Select "Multi Branch Colors" in the properties view
    3. Map Shot
      1. Press "F7" to start