ConceptDraw MINDMAP: FAQs
- General
- Compatibility
- Troubleshooting
General
What is ConceptDraw MINDMAP?
ConceptDraw MINDMAP is a software for creating mind maps - visual maps of ideas. It uses the Mind Mapping® technique, that allows you to organize and communicate information more efficiently by combining words and graphics.
What makes it different from other programs?
Unlike other similar programs, ConceptDraw MINDMAP incorporates drawing tools and allows to arrange your mind maps with full freedom, as if you were drawing by hand. Besides, you may use ConceptDraw MINDMAP as a regular graphics editor for schemes, diagrams and other kinds of illustrations.
What can I use it for?
Use it for front-end project planning, business presentations, planning reports, writing articles, explaining lecture material, thinking over essays and projects, illustrating ideas in books and documentation. Applications are nearly infinite.
What's the difference between the Standard and Professional versions?
Here are some of the features, added in the Pro version: - Support for multiple maps within one document
- You can edit and create your own libraries
- Import from and export to PowerPoint
- Export to PDF
- Import tasks from MS Outlook
and more.
Do you have a trial version and what restrictions does it have compared to a full version?
You are eligible to download trial version of ConceptDraw MINDMAP 3.0. Professional. The trial version is full version. The only restriction is that it lasts 30 days from installation. You can download trial version of ConceptDraw MINDMAP 3.0 Professional.
Is there a free viewer available?
Yes. You can view and print your mind maps with ConceptDraw Viewer. It's available for Macintosh and Windows and is free to download and distribute.
I need to put my mind maps on the web. How can I do this?
ConceptDraw MINDMAP allows to export documents to HTML pages, which you can place on the Web manually or upload to an FTP server directly from the program.
How to import/export outline?
You can import a tab-delimited outline into ConceptDraw MINDMAP, and the program will generate a visual map from it. Use the Import -> Outline command from the File menu. Or you can save your existing map as a text outline, using the Export -> Outline command.
Please specify new features of ConceptDraw MINDMAP 3.0?
- Outline view lets easily switch between the map and its textual description. Any changes and additions immediately appear in both views;
- New convenient interface fine-tuned to facilitate mind mapping tasks;
- The version 3.0 is optimized to work several times faster with maps of large size.
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Compatibility
Can ConceptDraw MINDMAP read MindManager documents?
ConceptDraw MINDMAP 3.0. can't read MindManager documents.
Is there a Palm version available?
So far there's no such version available, and we don't plan to have it.
Is ConceptDraw MINDMAP compatible with outlining software?
You can use the files you created in an outliner in ConceptDraw MINDMAP. All you need to do is to export the files as tab-delimited plain text. Most outliners allow this.
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Troubleshooting
How do I change the main theme?
You can choose the Change Central Theme Image from the context menu of the Central Theme and choose an object from the libraries. Or you can draw a central theme yourself using the drawing tools, and choose the Turn Into Central Theme command from the context menu.
I need to move a branch to another position - how do I do it?
To move a branch without detaching it from its parent branch, simply drag it to a new location by its text. To attach the branch to another branch, select the branch and drag by its control point (it has red colour) to the end point of the target branch. When you release the mouse button, the branch will be attached to the new parent branch.
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