How to create and edit Mind Maps in InLoox PM 7

Click Mind Maps to open the Mind Map page. On this page you will find the following features:

• Add new node  On the Edit tab in the Node group click New Node. You can name it directly in the mind map view or by right-clicking the mouse an choosing Edit in the context menu.

  For more information see Create a node.

• Edit a node  On the Edit tab in the Node group click Edit Node to add further information to the selected node.
• Remove a node  On the Edit tab in the Node group click Delete Node to remove the selected node from the mind map.
• Copy and paste  Create quickly child nodes with the help of Copy and Paste in the Node group on the Edit tab.
• Set a progress to the node  On the Edit tab in the Node group click Progress and choose the percentage figure from the drop-down list.
• Mark the node  On the Edit tab in the Node group click Flag and select a color from the drop-down list.

• Create a new mind map  On the Edit tab in the Mind Map group click New Mind Map.

  For more information see Create a new mind map.

• Edit a mind map  On the Edit tab in the Mind Map group click Edit Mind Map to add further information.
• Remove a mind map   On the Edit tab in the Mind Map group click Delete Mind Map to remove the selected mind map.

• Copy mind map to planning  On the Edit tab in the Mind Map group click Copy To Planning to transfer all nodes and the structure to the planning.

  For more information see Copy a mind map to planning. 

• Print a mind map view  On the View tab in the Common group, click Print to start the quick print feature of the mind map view.

  For more information about printing, see General features and print of the project list, in the Print in the project list area.

• Expand or reduce the mind map view  Change the view with the help of Expand All or Collapse All in the Common group on the View tab to make clear the mind map view.
• Restore the mind map view  On the View tab in the View group click 1:1 to set back the original zoom level.
• Enlarge or reduce the mind map view  On the View tab in the View group click Zoom In or Zoom Out to change the zoom level of the view. 

• Show resources  On the View tab in the Resources group click Resources to check the resource utilization.

  For more information see Open and manage resources.

• Load the existing data of one mind map  On the Templates tab in the Templates group click Load Template and choose the needed format from the drop-down list.
  You can also load a template from the gallery view in the InLoox PM Templates group.

  For more information see Load a mind map template.

• Save an existing mind map as a template   On the Templates tab in the Action group click Save Template to save a mind map, in order to insert it as a picture or in other format to PowerPoint, Word or in the other project.

  For more information see Save a mind map template.

• Send mind map vie email  On the Templates tab in the Action group click Send Template by Email, to send a mind map e.g. to your colleagues.
• Format the mind map  On the Format tab in the Format group you can customize font, background and frame color of the selected node.
• Format the child node  On the Format tab in the Format group click Format Child Elements to apply the selected format of the mind map to the child nodes.
• Add a symbol to the node  Select one node from the mind map and choose symbole from the Symbols gallery view on the Format tab.