Basic operations in editor (EasyMind 3.11.0 & 1.0.40-AC)
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Basic operations with mind maps
Once a new mind map editor is open, you can see a default Central Topic. This will be your mind map root Topic.
Selecting Topic
You can select a single Topic by left-clicking on it or multiple Topics by Ctrl/Cmd + right-click and drag or Ctrl/Cmd + left-click on it.
For more information about keyboard shortcuts visit this page.
Adding a new Topic / Subtopic
You can use the button for adding Subtopic or button for adding new Topic from the top menu, or directly on the node. You can use the Enter or Tab keyboard buttons too:
Edit existing Topic in the mind map
You can rename any Topic by selecting it and then start typing.
After you finished editing just press Enter (or click anywhere in the editor) and all changes are immediately visible.
Your Topic can have multiple lines, just press Shift + Enter.
Moving Subtopics
You can move subtopic from one Topic to Another by dragging it.
Copy and Paste Topic(s)
Select Topics, press Ctrl and Drag for copying under the target Topic
Deleting Topic
You can use Remove Selected button or you can press Delete / Backspace button on selected Topic. This operation will also delete all Subtopics.
Other operations with the mind map
Copy and Paste text
With the selected Topic, you can Paste any text from various applications as a new Subtopics. The structured text will create a new Subtopic for each paragraph or list item (all Subtopics will be inserted on the same mind map level).
If you Copy several Topics and Subtopics from the EasyMind editor, you can Paste them as a structured list into any other text editor.
If you copy mind map above as the text, the output is:
Other operations with mind map
Saving your work
Click "Save" button to quickly save your work
Click "Save & Exit" button to save your work and exit the edit mode
You can use "Ctrl/Cmd + S" to save your work
Zooming in / out
You can use your mouse to zoom in/out the screen
You can press +/- to zoom in/out your screen
You can use gestures to zoom in/out the screen
Undo / Redo
Use buttons in general menu
Press Ctrl/Cmd + Z or Y
Navigating in the mind map
Select the topic and use arrow buttons to navigate in the mind map