Using 6 of the MindManager Short Cut Keys in Presentations

This two minute video will show how the following short cut keys work.

Using Short Cut Keys in Presentations with MindManager

Ctrl-F5
Fit map to screen

F3
Centre focused topic

F4
Hide all except topic branch in focus
Show All

Ctrl-F3
Centre map and collapse all topics

Ctrl-D
Toggle Level of Detail

F11 or Ctrl-T
Open or Close the Notes Pane
Use Ctrl-Shft-PgDn to move to next note
Use Ctrl-Shft-PguP to move to previous note

I regularly use these in presentations.

Do you have any other favourites?

What will you start, stop, continue & investigate in 2010?

Create your own MindManager map which looks something like this and add topics.

Using MindManager to Mock Up Web Sites

Last night I went to a 80s party orgainised by the Like Minded Companies, a bunch of businesses that jointly sponsor the event and invite their friends, clients and suppliers. They are always very eclectic evenings. Last nights highlight for me was the discussion with the fiancee of someone I met at a VizThink evening several months. I won't bore you with the details but you might get the gist of the conversation about an information system requirement we discussed from the mock up I prepared with MindManager this morning.

Hot Spots

Two maps

1. Africa - A map as the background image. With a floating topic for Cairo linked to the second web export. Exported as a clickable image map
2. Cairo - Map with notes exported using the static outline template.

Will this get beyond this stage, who knows!

MindManager Training Opportunities

In December I am running the following events:

Cabre MindManager Master Class
09:00 -12:00 9th Dec - Holborn, London, UK
Classroom session covering 3 or 4 topics selected by the attendees
Fee £146 excluding VAT including refreshments

Cabre MindManager Workshop
18:00 - 20:00 15th Dec- Winchester, Hampshire, UK
Informal session. 30 mins networking. l hour Q&A. 30 mins cool down!
You can join this session on-line via Mindjet's conference tool.
Fee £30 inc VAT and a refreshment. Pay by cash, cheque or electronic transfer.
Online £30 inc VAT in UK. Excluding VAT elsewhere. Pay via PayPal or Credit Card

One to One On-Line Training
At any mutually convenient time
Fee normally £87 plus VAT where applicable
Christmas offer £67 plus VAT until 23rd December 2009 when you quote this code: "Santa Claus is coming to town"

Please email or call 07813 211451 for more information.

One Minute MindManager Tips

I have created a series (not finished) of One Minute MindManager Tips. The videos:

• Dragging and Dropping Files from Windows File Explorer to MindManager Maps
• Removing the file extension in the Topic text when you do the above
• Numbering your Topics
• Aligning Topics
• Adding an image folder to the Image Library in the Task Pane Tabs
• Removing the background of a map when printing

I hope you find these useful. If there is something you think, you should be able to do in a minute with MindManager and you would like me to show you how. Please add a comment to this blog

Group Brainstorming with MindManager

It is easy enough to do individually but MindManager's power is in quickly assembling maps from individuals.

Here is a suggested process:

Plan: Let individuals brainstorm first. Then combine into a group map for a further session of group brainstorming.

Group members creat their brainstorm map around the question, theme etc.

• Ask users to add their name as a resource to all topics on their map:
• Select All (Ctrl-A) > Task Info > Resource name (Tip: make sure they have unique name. First and surname is easy, if a little formal)

Combine the Maps

• Link individual maps to a central map. Then 0pen Mulitmap view > Select All > Combine All.
• Right click main topics and map name topic > Remove Topic.
• View > Show/Hide > Task info for anonymous session.

Start Brainstorming again either in an open session using a beamer.

Or give the combined map back to the participants and reiterate, recombine and then go to an open session. This will produce many duplicates on the combined map.

• Show Task info if further information is required from the topic owner.

Do you have an alternate or an improvement to this process?

Analysing the Strengths and Weaknesses of Mind Mapping Software Applications

You can do this as a solo effort with MindManager. You could invite a few people to your Mindjet Catalyst account to add their comments but they would mostly be MindManager users only. With MindMeister you can set up a map which can be edited by anyone as a no cost Wiki Map. If you want to edit the map below, you will need a free (and limited) MindMeister account.

There are customers for all the mind mapping applications but not all the potential customers can access all the applications or justify or need all the features of the more sophisticated ones. This is not about deciding which is best overall but which is best for your needs. Obviously I am interested in how MindManager stacks up against the rest.

Lets see what happens: