Viewing a mind map

As your map grows, parts of it may fall outside the display area and no longer be visible.

Scrolling the map

You can use the scroll bars or your mouse scroll button to bring parts of the mind map outside the display area back into view:

To scroll your map vertically, use the vertical scroll bar or the scroll button of your mouse.

To scroll your map horizontally, use the horizontal scroll bar or press Shift while using the scroll button of your mouse.

Panning the map

You can also pan the view to reach different areas as follows:

Press the Shift key and drag the area of the view that you want to reposition within the workspace.

When you pan the view in this way, you will notice that the shape of the mouse pointer changes from an arrow to a hand.

You can also easily move the map within the workspace by dragging its root to the position of your choice.

note_color.gif In Touch Mode, you may pan the mind map by using your fingers on the touch screen of the computer. See "Working in Touch Mode" for more information.

Viewing map details

There are other viewing options available to you:

You can use the Zoom slider Zoom_slider.gif or the Zoom icons of the View tab to change the level of magnification of your map. See "Zooming in and out" for more information.

You can view the map in full screen mode by choosing View | Zoom | Full Screen Full_Screen_icon_small.gif or pressing F9. To return to normal viewing mode, choose Close Full Screen in the floating Full Screen toolbar, press Esc or press F9 again.

If you want to present your map to others, you can focus on one branch at a time while you discuss the issues related to that branch by choosing View | Detail | Focus Mode Focus_Mode_icon_small.gif or pressing F3. As soon as you click the branch you want to concentrate on, the map becomes centered on that branch. If necessary, you can select a different zoom factor for maximum legibility by clicking the lower part of the Focus Mode icon.

To recenter the map on its root so that you can select other branches that may no longer be visible, just click anywhere on the workspace.

To return to the normal mode of working at the end of your presentation, click the Focus Mode icon again to deselect it or press F3.

The Detail Level icons Detail_Level_icon_small.gif of the View tab let you collapse the entire mind map to just one level of branches, two levels, three levels or four levels. To show all levels, click the Show All Levels icon All_levels_icon.gif.

tip_color.gif You can also press Ctrl + 1 to display just one level of branches, Ctrl + 2 to show two levels etc. Ctrl + 5 shows all levels.

The Apply Branch Focus icon Apply_Branch_Focus_icon_small.gif of the View tab allows you to restrict the display to a particular branch or set of branches. See "Focusing on a branch" for more information.

The Bookmarks feature allows you to set bookmarks on your branches, in order to locate them quickly again in your map. To set a bookmark on a branch, select the branch, click the button View | Navigation | Bookmarks and choose Add Bookmark in its drop-down menu (or right-click the branch and choose Insert | Bookmark in its local menu).

The Bookmark icon appears on the branch, and the branch name is now shown in the list that opens when you click the Bookmarks button.

When you are viewing another part of the map, you can now quickly navigate to the bookmarked branch by clicking again the Bookmarks button and selecting the branch name in the list. This selects the branch, and re-centers the map on the branch.

To remove a branch from the list of bookmarked branches, select it on the map, click the Bookmarks button and choose Remove Bookmark (or right-click the branch and choose Delete | Bookmark in its local menu).

The Smart Nav feature is a small toolbar containing four convenient options for quickly navigating large mind maps. It is always displayed on top of all other elements of the MindView user interface, providing you with easily accessible navigation tools. Smart Nav is only available in the Mind Map, Top Down, Left/Right and Timeline views.

To show Smart Nav, choose View | Navigation | Smart Nav. The Smart Nav toolbar is displayed on the screen.

To move Smart Nav, simply drag it to the desired location on your screen with the mouse. To hide Smart Nav, choose View | Navigation | Smart Nav again, or click the Close button at the top right of the Smart Nav toolbar.

To use one of the Smart Nav features, click it on the toolbar:

 Click Home to zoom the map size to 100%. If any other Smart Nav tools are active, they will be deactivated when you click Home.

 Select one or more branches and click Focus Mode to focus the map on the selected branches. The focus is moved to any branch you select thereafter until you click the icon again to deactivate Focus Mode.

 Click Fence Zoom and define a rectangular area with the mouse to zoom to the defined area.

 Click Search and enter a search text in the text field provided. If you start typing a search string that matches one or more branch names in the mind map, MindView will show a list of suggestions, and the branches in question are highlighted. Use the Up, Down and Enter keys or the mouse to select a suggestion. The map view scrolls to the selected branch or branches.

The Numbering Scheme icon Numbering_Scheme_icon_small.gif of the Home tab lets you apply sequential numbers to the branches of the mind map (starting from the top right in a clockwise direction) and choose between various numbering styles.

The Filter icon Filter_icon_small.gif of the View tab lets you define criteria, and then locate the branches of your document that meet these criteria by hiding all the other branches. Using filters, you can for instance display only branches containing a specific label or timeline events starting at a specific date. You can also use the Highlight icon to highlight branches that meet the filter criteria but still keep the rest of the branches visible.

See "Filtering a mind map" for more information.

The Overview panel allows you to concentrate on particular areas of your map. See "Using the Overview panel" for more information.

Branch labels, text notes and comments can be read aloud. To do this, select the element and choose Review | Proofing | Narrate (or press F5). You can stop the narrating by clicking the icon or pressing F5 again. To resume, hold down Ctrl while clicking the icon or pressing F5.

note_color.gifThis feature is only available in the Assistive Technology Edition (AT Edition) of MindView.

Viewing map statistics

You can also find out general information about your map, such as its total number of branches, its word count and its character count. You can do this in two ways:

Choose Review | Proofing | Document Statistics, or

Click the File tab and choose Info | Properties.

The second method gives you additional information, such as the document's author, its creation date, and other document properties.