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1. FILE HOME INSERT FORMAT VIEW EXCHANGE PRESENT PLAN FORMAT X ia 7 A 2 ma a Se 4 p oS agr amp B Rm ae Generate Add Add Change Preview From From Show Panels Scenes Scene Animationy Transition Scene Beginning Current Scene Present Views Animations Panel x 3 zs Fade Out Oms 3 pe ea Rea es Fade In 1000 ms C Concept Maps Focus Oms 7 m p C Concept Maps a 3 o Present Sequence 1 p Eia e 2 ee ed B Present Sequence 2 w i 5 lt q 2 Present Sequence 3 a ER Animation f Fade In i adi D Effects None g 3 gt Start On After Previous Present Sequence 4 Start After ms 0 Dih i lt y Duration ms 1000 E B T gt W A e 7 Figure 79 A scene with applied animations to topics in the Scene For our example want to add new Zoom n and new Zoom Out animation to starting idea main idea of the concept To add a new animation in the Animations Panel in the existing scene you can do the following steps Select the starting point of the Concept Map main idea 2 Drag it to the Animations Panel to an empty part or between two animations For our example drag the topic after the second animation Fade In in the image above 3 Drop it between the Fade In and Focus animations New Animation with Focus has been added in the Animations Panel Set the following Animation Properties for the newl
2. FUN Range Cell 1 Range Cell X Ex SUM B1 B3 Insert Spreadsheet A B 1 Value 1 2 2 Value2 35 3 Value3 6 4 SUM 13 Ex AVERAGE B1 B3 111 Add various elements to the map Insert Spreadsheet A B 1 Value 1 2 2 Value 2 S 3 Value 5 5 4 AVERAGE 4 33333 Ex COUNT B1 B3 Insert Spreadsheet A B 1 Value 1 2 Value 2 3 Value 3 4 COUNT Ex MIN B1 B3 _ Insert Spreadsheet A Bo 1 Valuel 2 2 Value2 5 3 Value 6 J 4 MIN Ex MAX B1 B3 Insert Spreadsheet A Bo T Value1 l2 2 Value2 5 3 Vale3 amp 4 MN 6 l l 112 Stylized Map Layout Stylized Map Layout Balance Map Balance Map feature allows you to align the topic in the map Sometimes during your work on the map you will relocate the sub topics around the parent topic Make space for the new topics add missed topics are few examples how the symmetry of the map can be disturbed To fix this issue and have visually nice and esthetical map you can use the Balance Map feature Using this IMindQ element the child topics will be equally distributed around the parent topic Let s see this trough example From several reasons the symmetry in our topic s sub tree is disturbed by adding several new topics Custom Colors Figure 98 Unbalanced map To balance the map and bring order in the sub tree perfor
3. Make a Flowchart in iMindQ e Standard The Standard calendar reflects the traditional western work schedule From Monday to Friday from 08 00 A M until 5 00 P M with and hour break between 12 00 A M and 1 00 P M e Night Shift The Night Shift calendar is scheduled from Monday night to Saturday morning from 11 00 P M until 08 00 A M with and one hour break from 03 00 A M to 04 00 A M e 24 Hours The 24 hours calendar characterizes with continues work 24 hours a day 7 days a week Very often project plan required modifications of the working times working days You can customize them using the steps that are described below 1 From the Plan ribbon click on the Change Working Time icon Fe 2 Once the new dialog is opened choose the base calendar for which you want to insert custom week presented on the image below with number 1 3 Click on the Work Week tab presented on the image below with number 2 Insert the name of the exception along with the Start and Finish dates 5 Once the exception is created click on the Details button presented on the image below with number 3 156 Make a Flowchart in iMindQ C Change Working Time Base calendar Standard Legend Click on a day to see its working times ee rps February 2015 apy Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 26 27 28 29 30 B41 14 gt ie a k ave kaiii TEE 4 4 5 6 7 a This is no
4. Meetings Insert as New Topic Calls Modify Delete Rename Expenses Tuesday Work Days Wednesday Thursday Work Days y Add selected topic s Figure 102 New Map Part inserted in the map Rearrange topics in the map Mind map is dynamic system The represented idea task or projects evolves and the number of sub topic topics and branches increase Thus sometime during map s creation or before important presentation you need to re arrange the topics or branches in order to emphasize particular idea or path You can also apply different spacing between topics The following rearrangement process refers to a balanced map In the rearranging process the main point is to follow the red indicator that appears under the selected topic and informs you about the current position and the final result of the moving procedure if you release the mouse button in that moment To show you how easy is to rearrange topics and branches in iMindQ the following examples will be presented Example 1 The generic mind maps Is created and it is presented on Figure 103 118 Stylized Map Layout Subtopic 1 Map Main Topic 1 h ee j Subtapic 2 g S Map Main Topic 2 Map Main Topic 5 Central Topic a Subtopic 3 1 Map Main Topic 3 hH Subtopic 3 Subtopic 3 2 N Subtopic 3 3 Map Main Topic 4 Subtopic 4 Subtopic 4 1 Figure 103 Map before rearrangement As it can be seen form the image the left sid
5. Colored Task Bars in the Gantt Chart View Manage the visibility of desired Task Information At different times you need different Task Information to be visible in the map space depending for which purpose you use specific Task Information You can manage whether the Task Information shall be visible or not and which specific information shall displayed within the task in the map space To display the needed Task Information in a specific document do the following steps 1 Click on the Plan ribbon 2 From the Project group click on the Show Task Info button To manage which Task Information shall be visible within one task in the document follow these steps 1 Click on the Plan ribbon 2 From the Project group click on the Show Task Info dropdown menu 159 Make a Flowchart in iMindQ 3 From the dropdown menu click on the Display Options feature The Display Options dialog shall open and here the user can select which Task Information shall be visible and can also specify what shall be the default value for the Priority Display Options Show task info Display task info in Mind Map Start date Finish date Duration Work Complete Priority Resources Show year in dates Task default values Priority Priority 5 GEE carce Figure 161 Display Options dialog 160 Collaborate with IMindQ Integration with SharePoint Online Microsoft SharePoint Online or commonly referred as SharePoint 36
6. Info Time ties sheet Parts Map Map Elements Topic Elements Map Figure 13 Insert ribbon in iMindQ The available subset of functions placed in the Home ribbon classified in groups is presented below Map Elements group Map Elements group is presented on the figure below Topic Subtopic Parent Callout Relation Boundary Topic ship Map Elements Figure 14 Map Elements group in Insert ribbon Different types of topics such as subtopic floating topic or callout can be added in a map by using the features from the Map elements group The following actions are available Feature Description kz Topic Insert sibling topic topic on same level of the selected l topic m Subtopic Inserts child topic to the selected topic ara Parent Topic Inserts topic between the parent and child topic 37 iMindQ User Interface Feature Description Floating Topic Inserts topic that has no relationships with the with the topics that are under the Central topic 7 Callout Inserts descriptive topic in the map ri Relationship Inserts a link between two topics in the map a Boundary Inserts visual group of selected topics in the map Topic Elements group The Topic Elements group is presented on the figure below gt Ux SOB Notes Hyperlink Attach icon Image Task Date amp Proper Spread Info Time ties sheet Topic Elements Figure 15 Topic Elements group in Insert ribbon In the
7. Organized res earch Figure 135 Spider Concept Map 132 Make a Flowchart in iMindQ Figure 136 Flowchart Diagram Concept Maps vs Mind Maps Because of the different origins and purpose of each Mind Maps and Concept Maps have complementary strengths e Mind maps can grow much larger than Concept Maps Concept maps networks get exponentially more awkward as they scale up whereas trees can scale up very well because they encapsulate larger amount of information mind mapping term collapse branch e Mind Maps are used mainly to generate ideas more quickly e Mind Maps are much better at visually and mentally dividing things up into different contexts and areas of focus A Concept Map is more usually considered as a whole which is another reason that Concept Maps tend to remain smaller e Concept Maps are designed to be clearly read one proposition at a time whereas many Mind Maps can only be skimmed to give a flavor of the subject or even just visually appreciated as a work of art 133 Make a Flowchart in iMindQ e Mind Maps work well as a reminder for those in the know Concept Maps are self contained and self explanatory so are better suited to sharing real knowledge with non authors without a limited shelf life e Concept Maps visualize systems something that is hard to do in tree diagrams Create a Flowchart diagram A flowchart is a type of diagram that represents an algorithm or process showing t
8. Rectangle es Summary Elbow Transparency 0 Cancel OK Width lpt Pattern Color BB Automatic Figure 88 Format boundary dialog Add objects to the topic Several types of objects can be attached to each topic from the map These objects can be images from the iMindQ library different documents hyperlinks or notes Every object is visually 102 Add various elements to the map presented with different icons in the topic and you don t not need extra time to find out which topics have hyperlinks notes or images Insert Notes All comments explanations descriptions and details for one topic can be inserted in it using the Topic notes feature In the notes area you can insert text associated with the topic select the appropriate font and font size text and highlight color align and outline the text etc You can access the Topic notes by 1 Select the topic that you want to have notes 2 Click on the Home ribbon tab 3 In the Topic Elements group click on the Notes button Example for topic s notes is presented on the figure below Ey Subtopic i Subtopic Subtopic Topic Notes Lucida Grande B 7 U ab i Subtopic Motes feature In the notes area you can an Ae B E amp amp iil has gi Wet Ay insert tent associated with the topic select the appropriate font amd font size text and highlight color align and outline the
9. 1000 gt M 4 P OW Welcome to iMindQ Untitled Map 1 Figure 76 Flowchart diagram presentation flows 87 Present your maps and diagrams At the end of each presentation the presenter always wants to show the audience the big picture of what was discussed during the presentation and how everything is connected In order to present all the elements of the Flowchart diagram you will have to use the Show All Elements Template scene Follow these simple steps 1 Click the Present Ribbon tab S 2 From the Scene group click on L the Add Scene dropdown menu 3 Choose the Show All Elements template scene Note You can add Show All Elements template scene directly from the Scenes Panel Make a right click on empty part of the Scenes Panel and from the contextual menu go to New Scene gt Show All Elements Here is how the custom presentation scenario for the example Flowchart diagram looks like in the Scenes Panel by using Template Scenes 88 Present your maps and diagrams Scenes Panel x E Ea E Ea Focus on Topic s 0 Present Sequence 1 Present Sequence 3 Present Sequence 4 E E E E Show All Elements 5 Figure 77 Generated presentation scenario for Flowchart Diagram Present your Concept Map With concept maps you can visualize complex ideas and the interrelationships between them They can be also used for knowledge sharing with others by giving m
10. 15 x Finish 21 05 15 Constraint None Date 13 02 15 Percent complete 17 Priority 5 ne Figure 152 Task Information dialog Work with Constraint Dates Constraint means restrictions While creating a project plan you can set a restriction on task s start or finish date This means that some specific task must start on or finish no later than a particular date There are three types of constraints e Flexible constraints e Semi flexible constraints e Non flexible Inflexible constraint Flexible constraints doesn t content specific date Using these constrains users can start the project tasks as early as possible or as late as possible as long as the tasks with constraint dates ends before project s finish date 148 Make a Flowchart in iMindQ Semi flexible constraints requires an association with dates that controls the earliest or latest start or finish date of the task Tasks with semi flexible constraints can finish at any time as long as it meets the start or finish deadline of the project plan Non flexible constraints requires an association with dates that controls the start or finish date of the task These constraints are used when there are many external factors that are associated with the task project plan All constraints that are implemented in iMindQ are presented in the table below Description Schedules the task to start on or after a specified date Use this constraint to ensure th
11. 1x Default 2x 200 4x 400 8x 800 and 16x 1600 from the default spacing The spacing is applied to the entire map if the central topic is selected or to a specific branch To manage the spacing between the topics do the following steps 1 Select a topic 2 Go to Format Topic Format ribbon tab 3 From the Adjust group click the iL Spacing button and choose a vertical horizontal Spacing option s from the dropdown menu These are the combinations of the different horizontal spacing if the selected topic is the central one Main Topic Main Topic l Main Topic Central Topic Main Topic Main Topic Main Topic Figure 112 Default 1x Horizontal Spacing applied to the Central Topic l Main Topic i Main Topic Main Topic Central Topic Main Topic Main Topic i i Main Topic Figure 113 Horizontal 2x Spacing applied to Central Topic Main Topic n i Main Topic l Main Topic Central Topic Main Topic l Main Topic l Main Topic 122 Stylized Map Layout Figure 114 Horizontal 4x Spacing applied to Central Topic Main Topic Main Topic Central Topic Mai n Topic Main Topic Main Topic Main Topic Figure 115 Horizontal 8x Spacing applied to Central Topic Main Topic Main Topic Main Topic Central Topic Main Topic Main Topic Main Topic Figure 116 Horizontal 16x Spacing applied to
12. 4 2 Develop Project Kg Charter kd Submit Project Charter 1 4 Review Project Charter Project Charter L na Signed Approved ad 5 3 Update 8 olmy 3 3 Design System Files Records Update Project as Management Plan h 3 4 Procure 2 Gain Formal 2 1 Hardware Software Acceptance 4 3 Risk Management 54 Archive Install Development 5 ka Files Documents System 5 co ne 3 3 6 Testing Phase Install mt Live System ad 3 8 User Training 3 9 Go Live Figure 68 Flow of automatic presentation for WBS in iMindQ To play the next scene animation in the Full Screen Presentation View you can click on right mouse click 5 the Right Arrow key or Space To exit the Full Screen Presentation View and end the presentation you can press Esc If you want to switch the Full Screen Presentation Window to a second monitor do the following steps 1 Use the shortcut Cmd amp Right Mouse click 2 From the contextual menu click on Leave Full Screen option The size of the window will be restored and you can move the Presentation Window to another Monitor Display Generate predefined presentation scenario for your mind map To generate predefined presentation scenario for your mind map you will have to do the following steps 1 Click the Present ribbon tab 2 From the Scene group click on the ES Generate Scenes bu
13. Central Topic The figures that follow are the combinations of the different vertical spacing if the selected topic is the central one Main Topic e Main Topic Main Topic i Central Topic Main Topic Main Topic Main Topic Figure 117 Default 1x Vertical Spacing applied to the Central Topic Main Topic Main Topic Main Topic S Main Topic Main Topic _Main Topic Figure 118 Vertical 2x Spacing applied to the Central Topic Main cad Pac Topic Main Topic Central Topic Main Topic Main Topic l i Main Topic Figure 119 Vertical 4x Spacing applied to the Central Topic Main Topic Main Topic Main Topic Central Topic F Main Topic Main Topic _Main Topic Figure 120 Vertical 8x Spacing applied to the Central Topic 123 Stylized Map Layout Main Topic L Main Topic Main Topic Central Topic Main Topic Main Topic Main Topic Figure 121 Vertical 16x Spacing applied to the Central Topic Alignment of Topics The alignment of topics is available only when you work with White Board space and with Freestyle Map Layout To enable this functionality you have to select more than one topic The alignment will be applied to the last created topic There are several alignment options Align Left Align Center Align Right Align Top Align Middle and Align Bottom To align specific topics you need to the following step
14. Closes all opened tabs except the tab that thee user is working Closes all opened tabs in the application Opens the next tab to the currently opened one Returns to the predecessor tab of the currently opened tab Presents the topics that are transformed into task in Gantt Chart view Opens new tab Outline view with all topics and subtopics arranged by their outline level code Open the Scenes and Animation Panels Saves part of map containing the selected topic and its subtopics Opens the Task info tab on the right side of the working area for inserting project management properties to the topic Apply different visual styles from the iMindQ library into the map Opens the Library docking window for inserting icons images shapes and patterns Add note to the selected task 17 iMindQ User Interface Help The Help menu contains features for starting application s help and search through map s terms The look of the Help menu with all available actions is presented on the figure below Help Search x What s New in iMindQ iMind Help The following features are available in the Help menu Feature Description Search Search through items inside the application What s New in iMindQ Opens up the What s New page of the context help which lets you quickly access information about the new features implemented in iMindQ iMindQ help Opens up the Contents menu of the context help which lets you to navigate the
15. HTML Map HTML Web Page Esu Microsoft Excel CSV Microsoft Project Exports the information in a textual comma delimited format The exported file can be opened in Microsoft Excel or any text editor This format exports the task or resource information in raw table format with no formatting or outline information Exports the map information as Microsoft Project file Common for exporting into all types is that you have to save the mind map set the exporting settings for exporting to image Microsoft Project and Microsoft Outlook and then select the location and the name of the output file Save Map as File iMindQ uses the dmmx file format to save the mind maps In case you want to share information with people that have older version of iMindQ DropMind or another mind map application you can work in compatibility mode or to save the information in the third party applications file formats The following file formats are available Feature Description dmmx dmm dmms dmmt dmmw Default file format in which iMindQ saves the mind maps Old file format in which iMindQ saves the mind maps iMindQ file format for saving maps styles The styles in the file can be edited and then imported and applied in the map iMindQ template file format This file can be used as a base when starting preparing mind maps iMindQ workspace file format This file can be used as a start point when working w
16. Map P E ee B pp i n E E a a kal ka Sunny Day Figure 87 Insert Boundary in map Note If you select topic that has sub topics then all elements will be inside the boundary 101 Add various elements to the map After you have inserted the boundary you can edit the style of the boundary You can change the style of the boundary the line color weight and pattern as well as the fill color and transparency This can be done in two ways from the Format Boundary dialog or from the dynamic Format ribbon for Boundary The Line Color in the Relationship Format ribbon DLine Group after you have applied a custom line color to a map element shall display the last applied Line color If you have a relationship selected and click on the Line Color dropdown menu the line color of the selected relationship will be displayed The Fill Color in the Boundary Format ribbon gt Fill Group after you have applied a custom fill color to a map element shall display the last applied fill color If you have a boundary selected and click on the Fill Color dropdown menu the fill color of the selected boundary will be displayed The same logic applies to the Boundary Shape option in the main Format ribbon gt Formatting group and in the Home Ribbon gt Map Elements group a OO Format Boundary Style Line e2 Straight Lines Color Automatic gt Curved Lines Scallops e3 Waves i35 Zigzag Fill Rounded Rectangle
17. Scientists Research 39 1 47 95 Computer Programmers 35 19 28 07 Figure 173 Example 1 for Import as Topics Import as Outlined The functionality Import as Outlined uses different logic from the previous functionality To better present how this functionality inserts the data in the map we will use data from Table 2 and Table 3 172 Import and export map information Table 3 Here are the rules that apply to the logic of this functionality which you need to know in order to properly insert the wanted data in the map e The data from the first column in Table 2 will be inserted as subtopics with level X to the selected topic in the map e Each cell with data within one column should be the only cell in the specific row filled with data e In order to present a child topic with level X 1 to a certain topic with level X the data should always start in the successor column and in the successor row To insert data in the map with the functionality Import as Outlined perform the following steps 1 Select a topic in the map to which you would like to insert the selected data 2 Select data from the Excel Importer In our example we have selected the data from Table 2 3 Choose Import as Outlined from the dropdown menu in the bottom of the panel Note You can also choose this functionality from the context menu on right click to the made selection 173 Import and expor
18. Secure core reso 1 00 day s ie e Fs Set HR Manager 6 Scope complete 0 00 day s 5 3 F r Fri Feb 13 2015 7 4Analysis Softwar 14 00day s 8 M io 11 2 3 14 8 Analysis complete 0 00 day s i A ELA A E A 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 4 gt H Software Development Plan _ 1 2 3 4 5 6 Figure 150 Edit task using Gantt table Edit task using the Gantt Chart The easiest and the fastest way to edit a task is to use the Gantt chart Point the mouse cursor at the day that will be start date of the task click on the left mouse button and draw the length of the task as it is presented on figure below 146 5 Analysis Software Requirements Make a Flowchart in iMindQ foe e 5 Obtain approval to proceed Analysis complete JE Design complete vV D Review functional specifications D H ind 2 Task Name Duration Start Finish Predecessors AE wItlFls 15 ee 5 wItlFlsis H wITtlFls i ms E wItlt 0 4Software Developm 74 50 day s 2 6 2015 5 21 2015 1 4 Scope 6 00 day s 2 6 2015 2 13 2015 2 Determine Projec 1 00 day s 2 6 2015 2 6 2015 3 Secure Project S 2 00 day s 2 9 2015 2 10 2015 2FS 4 Define preliminar 2 00 day s 2 11 2015 2 12 2015 3FS 5 Secure core reso 1 00 day s 2 13 2015 2 13 2015 4FS 6 Scope complete 0 00 day s 2 13 2015 2 13 2015 5FS Fri Feb 13 201 Task 7 4 Analysis Softwar 14 00 day s 2 13 2015 3 5 2015 Am 8 Analysis
19. The following steps allow you to insert image in the topic 1 2 2 4 Select the topic to which you will add an icon Click on the Home lnsert ribbon tab In the Topic Elements group click on the 8X Icon button From Image tab select a specific folder from which you will insert your icon to the topic or in an empty space but in that case you will skip step one 108 Add various elements to the map Library Icons v amp Icons anal Professional P Business P Project fita My Imported Add Icon Add Marker al ei Sf ei ay sf ef a ef el 55 ki O S A M E Ratings Ai AMi Mi ail al all wil S Weather S Departments Beg ats a at i n P A T eet hi O D o jagi 32 e e ir sia Ee Ba S Continents 7A Avr YY S Single icons S ap w E hi u Ha GHAX oxo gsn E E le we E Figure 96 Add icon to topic Add Custom Properties If you want to add extra information for the topic you can use the Custom Properties functionality Date time text or number can be inserted as custom properties for any topic on your map These properties can represent company s standards or your personal notification To insert custom properties in the topic perform the following steps Select the topic from the map Click on the Insert ribbon tab In the Topic Elements group click on the Properties button i a a From the Custom Properties panel select the type of the inserted properties as we
20. Topic Elements group the following features are available Feature Description Notes Add note to the selected task Hyperlink Insert hyperlink to web page map s topic map on web external documents for the selected topic Attach Add external file to the selected topic RY Icon Insert icon from the IMindQ s library in the selected topic Image Insert image from the IMindQ s library or from specific file in the selected topic Task Info Opens the Task info tab on the right side of the working ig area for inserting project management properties to the topic ES Date amp Time Insert date and time in the map s topic amp Alert Insert alert to the map s topic EEE Spreadsheet Inserts spreadsheet in the topic Custom Properties Inserts the following types of custom properties in the topic text boolean number date time and date and time Notes Add note to the selected task 38 iMindQ User Interface Map group The look of the Map group in the Insert ribbon is presented on the figure below Build as Map Map Figure 16 Map group in Insert ribbon Saving map parts and creating new maps from different branches of the master map is performed with features located in the Map group The following features are available in this group Feature Description Map Parts Saves part of map containing the selected topic and its subtopics Build As Map Create a new map where the selected topic from
21. add animation in two ways to the selected item depending on what you want to be animated with the selected element You can add animation e On selected item s Only the selected topic s are animated and included in the scene without their child topics e On child items The selected branches are animated in the same time including their child topics You can change how the animated topic should be treated either as Parent Item or as Single Item If you treat the animated topic as Parent Item the parent and its child topics will be animated in the same time The child topics will be animated only if you have previously expanded the parent branch If you treat the animated topic as Single Item only the parent or the selected item will be animated without its child topics To change how a topic is treated in the animation do the following steps 1 Double click on the desired Animation in the Animations Panel to view the animated topics Make a right mouse click on the desired topic 3 Go to the Treat As option in the contextual menu Choose one of the desired options Parent Item or Single Item 80 Present your maps and diagrams Fan Out 800 ms t Board of directors L__ Supervisory committee Glow 200 ms amp Solid 200 ms Figure 70 Animation applied on Child Items Te Glow 200ms errr rrr ererr rr re rerirrer re rrr rire rit ir irr rte rrr rrr ir irr rrr eri r rr rrr rrr rrr ey __ S
22. center of the page select the Horizontally and Vertically check boxes in the Center on page frame Click on the Header tab 25 iMindQ User Interface O Page Setup Page Margins Footer Preview Center Right AHATA SIH N ka General Map Name Add Set To Default Settings Cancel S 10 To select the font of the Custom header click on the Font button 11 To insert an image in the Custom header click on the Image button 12 To select the alignment of the header s text or image click on the Right Center or Left button 13 Click on the Footer tab le e at Page Setup Page Margins Header geri Preview Left Center Aight General Map Name Add Set To Default Settings Cancel OK 14 To select the font of the Custom header click on the Font button 15 To insert an image in the Custom footer click on the Image button 26 iMindQ User Interface 16 To select the alignment of the footer s text or image click on the Right Center or Left button Before printing a map or chart in addition to the page setup options you can specify print options such as the printer and its properties the print range for pages the number of copies and the date range 1 In the File tab click on the Print sub tab 2 From the Printer drop down menu select the appropriate printer 3 Inthe Settings portion of the Print sub tab select the page orientation paper size and the map s part mind map outline o
23. children topics that are previously hidden Visually hide the topic and its children topics from the map Apply filter in the map to view different details in the map Remove the applied filter from the map Automatically places the selected topic in the center of the screen Automatically places the central topic and entire map appropriately in the center of the screen Zoom the map to the level that occupies the entire working area on the screen Enlarge the view of the map Reduce the view of the map Window The Window menu contains features for manipulating application s tabs and features for inserting topic elements in the map In addition this menu contains several views allowing user to switch from task management view Gantt Chart into Outline mind mapping view The look of the Window menu with all available actions is presented on the figure below 16 Feature Minimize Zoom Close tab Close All but Active Close All Tabs Show Next tab Show Previous tab Gantt Chart Outline Presentation Panels Map Parts Task Information Map Style Library Notes iMindQ User Interface Minimize AM Zoom Close Tab Close All Tabs Gantt Chart Outline 4 Presentation Panes a Map Parts Task Information Map Style Library Notes The following features are available in the Window menu Description Minimize the application to doc Zooms the content of the map Closes currently active map
24. color or the fill color is set to None than these tasks in the Gantt Chart View shall be represented in the Gantt Chart View with the predefined style for each type of task accordingly The transparency of a certain Fill color applied to a task will be ignored and the task bar in the Gantt Chart View shall be colored with the basic Fill Color to which the transparency was applied Do the following steps 4 Click on the Plan ribbon tab 5 From the Project group click on the Color Gantt Chart H button 158 Make a Flowchart in iMindQ Here is an example of how your tasks will be visualized in the Gantt Chart View after choosing the option to use the Color Gantt Chart option iia Home Insert Format View Exchange Present Plan Topic E F m Summary a gt z m fra l i 2 5 _ Gantt Project Task Outdent Indent Project Change Working Color Gantt Risk Past Due Show Task informati Task Tables Hide Char f info Time Chart Task Task I Notes Subtask view Insert Schedule Project Task Data 5 Analysis Software Requirements E a ee a b A a a n 5 Develop delivery timeline p giiia eee i P z O S __ a Secure Project Sponsorship 2 S 2 CGC n n T j a ye eo oe Define preliminary resources Ja ne T 5 Secure core resources m m oe oe oe Pian 1
25. complete 0 00 day s 3 5 2015 3 5 2015 10FS Duration 0 Day s e Figure 151 Start editing task from Gantt chart When the left mouse button is released the task is created ready for editing and incorporating in the project plan Using this method for drawing tasks and connecting them with task dependencies presented in next section you can create entire project plan in a very short period of time All you have to do afterwards is to give a name to the tasks The final result of the editing process is presented below Edit task using Task Info dialog Now with the new Plan ribbon you can easily access everything related Tasks Gantt Open WBS create Tasks Subtasks Milestones access the Task Info and get basic Project Statistics instantaneously To edit the Task Info through a dialog do the following steps 1 Click the Plan ribbon tab 2 From the Task group click the Information button Here you can access the General Information about the task you can set its predecessors which in the same time means setting dependencies and add the necessary resources 147 Make a Flowchart in iMindQ 9 Task Information Name Secure Project Sponsorship l E Duration 2 00 S Unit day s ig ID Task Name Type Add 2 Determine Project Scope Finish To Start B Remove 8 amp Task Information Name Software Development Plan Duration 74 50 gt Unit day s Predecessors Resources Start 06 02
26. considered as exceptions for the project plan and must exists in the project calendar It very important for the project manager to take them into consideration when estimates the project deadlines Exception day with specific working time In iMindQ by default all exception days are created as non working days If you want to make them working days but with different working times perform the following steps 153 Make a Flowchart in iMindQ e From the Plan ribbon click on the Change Working Time icon z e Once the new dialog is opened choose the base calendar for which you want to insert exception day presented on the image below with number 1 e Insert the name of the exception along with the Start and Finish dates presented on the image below with number 2 e Once the exception is created click on the Details button presented on the image below with number 3 C Change Working Time Base calendar Aiie E Night Shift Legena f an td see its working times ii Working i l ra 2015 F Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun of 28 29 30 31 1 4 4 5 6 7 A This is non working day 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 18 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 26 1 Nonworking if Exception day 2 i 2 Work Weeks Delete Finish 13 02 15 13 02 15 OK Cancel Figure 156 Change Working Time dialog The newly created exception day will be colore
27. establish a connection to SharePoint Online you need to have at least one SharePoint 365 account added In order to do this perform the following steps 1 Click on the File Menu 2 Click on the Open Menu button 3 Go to the SharePoint sub menu and click on the Manage accounts option SharePoint accounts dialog should open C D SharePoint accounts Name URL Default Add Remove Properties Set as Def OK Cancel Figure 163 SharePoint Accounts dialog window Collaborate with iMindQ 4 Click on the Add button New dialog will pop up as in the image presented below Le OO Add account SharePoint URL https Save Il Cancel Figure 164 SharePoint Accounts dialog window 5 Insert all the required information in the Add account dialog Account name enter desired name for the account and SharePoint URL 6 Test the connection to the SharePoint site by clicking on the Jest button iIMindQ will notify you whether the connection to the SharePoint site succeeded or not 7 Save the account After adding the SharePoint Online account and testing the connection in the SharePoint Accounts dialog the following account information will be displayed like in the image below C SharePoint accounts Name URL Default Test Account https joco1 sharepoint com Remove Properties Set as Def OK Cancel Figure 165 SharePoint Accounts dialog window with added account Import and export m
28. feature the need of reinstalling the application in order to change the application language has been avoided You can now switch the application language by simple click on the desired language and restarting the application There are five available languages English default German French Spanish and Portuguese 180 Print Map and Project Plan In order to manage the map or the project plan effectively you will often need to share information The usual way for doing this is to print an entire map project plan or a specific parts such as map parts or the Gantt Chart view When using Print function the printout will be the currently selected view in iMindQ The Print tab contains the following sections e Print Start printing the mind map e Copies Spin box for inserting the number of printing outcomes of the mind map e Printer Drop down list containing all available printers e Page Setup Pops up the Page Setup dialog where you can adjust the printout settings such as Paper size Orientation Margins Header and Footer e Settings o Page Orientation o Paper Size o Print Mind map Gantt chart or Notes You can start the Print function from the File menu File gt Print from the Standard toolbar by pressing on the Rico or from the Standard Quick bar Page Setup After selecting the Page Setup option from the File menu new dialog form Page Setup dialog box will pop up allowing you to make the necessary pr
29. for creating projects in iMindQ but instead organizing entire process in your mind and writing it on a piece of paper you will use views and other features for better and faster creation of projects Tasks and resource will be introduced in this chapter since they are basic elements of any project plan Gantt chart view is the most used view while creating project It gives tabular and graphical presentation of the tasks in the project plan Gantt chart view consists of two parts Gantt Table which is located on the left side of the application and Gantt chart on the right side Gantt Table or Gantt Sheet consists of columns that contain information for the tasks Depending on which table you are working different columns will be presented in the Gantt Sheet A default table for the Gantt chart is the Entry table Task s attributes can be entered in the Gantt Sheet by typing the appropriate information in the cells selecting from the drop down list in the cell or by using the Task Info window Make a Flowchart in iMindQ The look of the Gantt chart view is presented on the figure below ita Home insert Format View Exchange Present Plan Topic i Cambria gt 2B A a a a Si Seder 10t v DE dp icon Pt T z AAA i m mm Tie lpt X ac ver Bring to Front From Tie i a g Ubay Types A wh Topic Split Spacing Bi U A da n 7 Structure Topi 15 Numbering gt Sh Sena to Back ext and Color S
30. iMindQ User Interface Scene group The look of the Scene group in the Present ribbon is presented on the figure below Generate Add Add Change Preview Scenes Scene Animation Transition Scene Scene Figure 29 Scene group in Present ribbon The following features are available in this group Feature Description Toor Generate Scenes Automatically generate scenes for a mind map organic Ly Mind Map WBS and organizational chart with predefined animations ETa Add Scene Adds scene in the Scenes Panel for the selected topic s The Le Add Scene menu contains Template Scenes that contain dynamic predefined animations r u Add Animation Adds animation to the selected topic s as a selected single i item or as parent topic including the child topics Change Transition Changes the Transition to the selected Scene s or acts as a default Transition for a new created Scene if there is no selection in the Scenes Panel Two transition effects Pan and Jump To Preview Scene Preview of the selected scene 6 Present group The look of the Present group in the Present ribbon is presented on the figure below woe From From Beginning Current Present Figure 30 Scene group in Present ribbon The following features are available in this group Feature Description From Beginning Automatically plays a presentation for a Mind Map Organic Mind Map WBS and Organizational Chart if there are no ml 46 iMindQ Use
31. in the map to view different details in the map Remove Filter Remove the applied filter from the map Show Branch Alone Presents the selected branch alone without the central topic and the other branches Show All Branches Present the map with all branches after Show Branch Alone feature was selected 44 iMindQ User Interface Zoom group The look of the Zoom group in the View ribbon is presented on the figure below M Zoom In S4 Zoom Out 3 Fit Map Zoom Figure 27 Zoom group in View ribbon The following features are available in this group Feature Description Fit Map Zoom the map to the level that occupies the entire working area on the screen Zoom In Enlarge the view of the map Zoom Out Reduce the view of the map Present ribbon In the Present ribbon in iMindQ the user can make an automatic or custom presentation for mind maps WBS organic maps and organizational charts The user can also make presentation for Flowchart diagrams and other types of maps by using Template scenes with predefined animations FLE Home insert Format View Exchange Present Plan Topic agru w B amp B amp H Generate Add Add Change Preview From From Show Panels Scenes Scene Animations Transition Scene Beginning Current Scene Present Views Figure 28 Present ribbon in iMindQ The available subset of functions placed in the Present ribbon classified in groups is presented below 45
32. new topics around the central one It is a special type of topic that cannot be copied inside the same map Only one central topic exists in the map You can also delete it from the map There is no restrictions in positioning the central topic anywhere you want in the map space Main Topic Main topic is the second level of the map It connects the central topic with the rest of the map presented trough sub topics and it is starting point of branching your ideas Main topics can be added or deleted copied and paste inside the existing map or in new one Although they differ visually from the central topic as its predecessor and the subtopics as successors they possess same characteristic like the other topics in the map Subtopic All other topics that are entered in the map after the main topic can be named as sub topics Depending from the position inside the map they can take different shapes but like the conclusion for the main topic they have same characteristic like the other topics in the map Floating Topic Floating topic is a topic that can be inserted without connection to the existing map It can be considered as new central topic It has the same properties as any other topic except for the fact that a sibling topic cannot be added from it Floating topic can have subtopics and callouts and 96 Add various elements to the map can be moved through the map space If you want you can attach the floating topic somewhere i
33. or chart in addition to the page setup options you can specify print options such as the printer and its properties the print range for pages the number of copies and the date range 187 In the File tab click on the Print sub tab From the Printer drop down menu select the appropriate printer In the Settings portion of the Print sub tab select the page orientation paper size and the map s part mind map outline or notes To print the map or chart click on the Print button 188
34. parts of your mind map depending on the interaction and communication with the audience For the first time the concept of a screen play is presented in the mind mapping world where your presentation is the screenplay the scenes view of a part of the maps in which different topics actors have their own animation role to play Present your map automatically with one click At the end of a meeting you might want to directly present what was concluded from the meeting in a form of a mind map to all attendees You might need to present the Project WBS to the project team in order to convey the main objectives of the project and what is expected as a project Deliverable You can do that in iMindQ with just one click To present your mind map automatically do the following steps 1 Click on the Present ribbon tab E gt 2 From the Present group click the DA From Beginning button You can also use the shortcut key F5 to play the presentation automatically from beginning An automatic presentation will be played in a Full Screen Presentation View The flow of the presentation is represented in the figure below J _ Requirement Managewent Plan y 10 _ Prepare WBS Cha pa _ 4 WBS Chart d Prepare WBS Dictionary _ 2 Plan Scope Management LJ Accepted Deliverables Z 7 Prepare Requirement Documentation p C 2 Collect Requirements g wooo ees ee marik lan Chan S
35. placed in the ribbon In case the desired shape is not in the gallery you can add custom shape to the topic using the From Library functionality Line group The Line group is presented on the figure below E Border 2 25 pt Tie 2 25 pt Tie Types Line Figure 45 Line Group in Format Topic ribbon The following actions are available Feature Description J Tie Types Define the tie types between the map s topics Border Define the topic s width Tie Define the tie s width Structure group Structure group with the implemented functionalities is presented on the figure below 53 iMindQ User Interface dbo Topic Split oa layout Topic Numbering x Structure Line Figure 46 Structure group in the Format Topic ribbon The following actions are available Feature Description EHAE Topic Structure Arrange the map s topics around the central topics using one from the available predefined map s structure ZH E E Split Topic Split the text in the topic either as topic as subtopic as multiple topics or as multiple subtopics D Icon Placement Select the location where the appropriate icon will be placed in the map s topic Image Placement Select the location where the appropriate image will be placed in the map s topic L Numbering Add numbers to the topics and subtopics according predefined numbering scheme Adjust group Adjust group with the implemented fun
36. tent etc Figure 89 Insert Topic notes Note The same action can be achieved using the same feature from the nsert ribbon or clicking on the Task Notes tab from the docked tabs Insert Image in Notes To insert an image in the notes you shall do the following steps 1 Select the desired topic 2 Click on the Notes Panel on the right side of the application 103 Add various elements to the map 3 Click on the Image button in the Notes editor 4 Specify the correct file location 5 Click OK You can also change the size of the image you have already inserted in the Notes area Make a right click on the image and click on the Size option ae Image Height ai Width 609 Lock aspect ratio Figure 90 Image Size dialog in the Notes Editor Insert Table in Notes To insert a table in the notes area of a specific topic you shall do the following steps 1 Select the desired topic 2 Click on the Notes Panel on the right side of the application 3 Click on the Table option 4 Specify the number of columns and rows of the table Note The Display Column Headings and the Display Row Headings options are not included in the total number of columns and rows that you specify ae Spreadsheet Properties Spreadsheet Size Number of Columns Number of Rows Heading Display Display Column Headings _ Display Row Headings Figure 91 Spreadsheet Properties dialog in Notes Editor You can also a
37. the line style and weight for the selected relationship or boundary 40 iMindQ User Interface Feature Description Icon Placement Select the location where the appropriate icon will be placed in the map s topic Image Placement Select the location where the appropriate image will be placed in the map s topic Numbering Add numbers to the topics and subtopics according u predefined numbering scheme Styles group Styles group with the implemented functionalities is presented on the figure below SW Style Background Styles Figure 20 Styles group in Format ribbon Changing map s style topic s shape color background color and pattern can be done using the features from the Styles group The following features are available in this group Feature Description Apply different visual styles from the iMindQ library into the map as well as manage styles both new and existing ones Add gradient color to an entire branch Create mind map with spectrally colored ties Background Insert one of the available patterns from the iIMindQ s library into the map and change map s background color Adjust topic group Resize topic group with the implemented functionalities is presented on the figure below P es P _ mn Ta Bring to Front ia Se nd to Back Adjust Spacing Figure 21 Adjust group in Format ribbon Changing topic size topic s width topic s height or both can be done using the featur
38. the selected text with fix step Decrease the font size of the selected text with fix step Make text bold Make text italic Underline the selected text Draw a line through the middle of the selected text Change the color of the selected text Change the color of the topic boundary and the connector line Change the color of the topic s inside Change the position of the selected text Delete all custom settings and return the default settings The look of the Formatting group in the Format ribbon is presented on the figure below oo m Topic Topic Layout Shape m a a Tie Line Types a Numbering Formatting Figure 19 Formatting group in Format ribbon The following features are available in this group Feature Description iy pi mj Topic Layout Topic Shape Relationship Shape Boundary Shape Tie Types Line Arrange the map s topics around the central topics using one from the available predefined map s structure Change default topic s shape using the shapes from the IMindQ s library or use your own shape or edit topic s fill color border color or transparency Format the shape color pattern style of the existing relationships between the topics in the map Format the shape style line color line pattern line weight fill color and transparency of the existing boundaries in the map Define the tie types between the map s topics Edit
39. topics that are under the Central topic Inserts descriptive topic in the map Inserts a link between two topics in the map Inserts visual group of selected topics in the map Inserts icon from the iMindQ s library in the selected topic Inserts image from the iMindQ s library or from specific file in the selected topic Adds external file to the selected topic Insert hyperlink to web page map s topic map on web external documents for the selected topic Add note to the selected task Opens the Task info tab on the right side of the working area for inserting project management properties to the topic Insert date and time in the map s topic Inserts the following types of custom properties in the topic text boolean number date time and date and time Inserts soreadsheet in the topic 13 Format iMindQ User Interface The File menu is divided into four sections containing features for editing topic s text font type font size alignments and etc location of the images and icons as well as the overview of the map in term of map s structure and map s style and background The look of the Format menu with all available actions is presented on the figure below View Present Pili Font Text lcon Placement Image Placement Topic Shape Topic Structure Relationship Shape Boundary Shape Tie Types rrTrTrTrr Tro Tr x Numbering x Map Style Background gt Format Topic The following
40. want a topic to be sent to back behind all topics do the following steps 1 Select the topic s in the map 2 Click the main Format ribbon or the dynamic Topic Format ribbon appears when the topic is selected 3 From the Adjust group click the button Ta Send to Back Tip The same thing can be done on right click on a selection from the contextual menu a a Figure 132 Sent topic to Back If you want a topic to be sent one level backward do the following steps 1 Select the topic s in the map 2 Click the main Format ribbon or the dynamic Topic Format ribbon appears when the topic is selected 3 From the Adjust group click the button E5 Send Backward Tip The same thing can be done on right click on a selection from the contextual menu 128 Stylized Map Layout Figure 133 Sent topic Backwar 129 Make a Flowchart in iMindQ Make a Flowchart in iMindQ Make a Flowchart in iMindQ Mind Map What is map Map is a set of topics linked and arranged around one key word It is visualization graphical presentation of your ideas thoughts or tasks Topics inside your map are connected in different ways forming a radial net with several branches and the central topic as connection point for all branches Each branch from the map can be relocated to another position in the map reattached to another topic or presented as separate ma You can create different types of maps with iMindQ such as Ba
41. will just focus the presented topic branch in the screen view If you skipped several scenes from the Presentation and played one that was interactively selected by using the Left Up arrow shortcut keys you can continue from your last played scene While you are presenting in Full Screen Presentation View you can open links and attachments in the default application of what is being opened You can also view the Notes of a topic while you are presenting To do so click on the Notes icon of the desired topic and a pop up window will be displayed like in the image below To close the Notes pop up window click anywhere on the screen except the Notes window area Performance far exceeded expectations due to exceptionally high quality of work performed in llessential areas of responsibility resulting in an overall quality of work that was superior and either 1 included the completion of a major goal or project e or Le W 5 E e Exc 2 made an exceptional or unique contribution in support of uni nit department or University objectives This rating is achievable by any employee though iven infrequently Level 4 EE Excee Level 3 ME Meets Expectations Level 2 I Imorovement Needed Level 1 U Unsatisfactory Ratings z l e K Review Info Figure 72 View Topic Notes while presenting Play Presentation Interactively To play a scene of a branch that is forward in the pre
42. 5 is a web application platform developed by Microsoft Corporation It is integrated with your company s document management and content management systems however the latest versions have significantly broader capabilities In order to open or save a map file on SharePoint Online open the iMindQ File menu and select the Open or Save from SharePoint as it is shown on the figure below iIMindQ Open A gt SharePoint A Recent Maps 7 Use SharePoint feature to access your files from anywhere and share with anyone i Computer Import Export Preferences Manage Accounts Figure 162 Open Submenu in the main File Menu The following features are available in the SharePoint Online sub menu Feature Description amp Browse Browse a folder to open or save your map on the SharePoint Online site that you are currently logged on oy Sign In Login to SharePoint Online Site with your credentials Manage Accounts Opens the Manage Accounts dialog where you can specify new connection edit the existing ones or deletes the accounts that are not in use any more Before you open or save a file to your SharePoint Online account you need to add your SharePoint Online account and connect to that account The necessary steps for managing your SharePoint Online accounts and establishing a connection are described in more details in the heading Manage SharePoint Online accounts Manage SharePoint Online accounts In order to
43. 7 D Project Schedule g Mm Supporting Plans 2 E gt E E Jan 15 25 Jan 15 1 Feb 15 8 Feb 15 3 H Ind 2 Task Name O Duration Start Finish amp Resource Names MITIWIT Fisis MIT Wit FISTS MITIWI T F S S M TIW TIF E 0 4 Project Branch 1 00 day s 21 01 15 21 01 15 1 Project Deliverables o 2 Project Goals g 3 Project Summary and Des 4 Project Schedule 5 Supporting Plans g M 4 gt H MyMap_ stylet My Map Untitled Map 1 Untitled Map 2 Untitled Map 3 Untitled Map 4 4 Figure 148 Transform a Branch into a Project Branch Edit Task You can edit tasks parameters in your project in several ways e Using the Task Info panel e Using the Gantt table e Using the Gantt Chart e Using the Task Info dialog Use the method that is most appropriate for you Edit task using Task Info panel Using the Task Info panel you can define and edit the Start and Finish Date of the task update task s progress through Complete and prioritize the task using the Priority field This information is as much as necessary to create one task The required values can be entered using the calendar for Start and Finish Dates a symbol near fields for increasing or decreasing the value or by typing the value in the field The look of the Task Info panel is presented on the figure below 144 Task Info Name Priority Priority 5 Start Date Duration Resources Constraint Type
44. 74 Import and export map information Import as Custom Property There are two business rules connected with this functionality You cannot import data as custom property if you have selected more than two columns or only one column The latter applies only when you haven t defined the property identifiers This functionality allows you to insert the selected data in the form of Property Name ID in a left side column and the property values in right side column In the case when there is no data in the table that are marked as property id s the selected data of two columns will be inserted as the Property ID Property Value We also allow you to define which data from the panel will be considered as property identifiers default rule This can be done be selecting the data that you want to define as property id s and right click on the selection Mark as property identifier Mark as Property Identifier You can mark data from one column or one row as property identifiers To insert data from the panel as values they will have to match the marking Import as Topics Import as Outlined Import as Spreadsheet Import as Custom Property Mark as topic identifier Mark as property identifier Clear Current Selection Clear All Selections a If you ve marked data from one column as property identifiers than you have to select data from a column that fits the range of the marking If you ve marked dat
45. 89 INTRODUCTION sissssiseaceaines anassunnean hoe cdiean tase snseaiwsGnas Guaissinus bats ad saab saeneabaiesaeselisesedes ous eduasavanseau seuss pnanbeusesuans 96 BALANCE MAP ssicossicstunninasswnesanusatnassadeonszoseassinssenmesnas scons eiaseaesbadtenbiasieabsnaseedebsetesauaseedGenbiosienseatoaNaes 114 FOCUS ON TOPIC csissssnsosiincsawndandesnsboacatsenwedsewtitnsaiassuadesusbsunsdaumoeddesineecuiesiusdatasihansiisooudisswaseuenseronednies 115 CENTIER MAP siicssvisscnssvnsvensesines nas sinad otiedausoss vas bensentsbdusesviedsiasthudsdeleenessiusend ussnsbedndeulassuseusitestanteudodenne 115 BUILD AS MAP ssisacsnssssaateiab oasusesacdadsestansutins tances uuassiabnaaisansebsiusiedhaesiNiesuaeuminesuabeuasensaseuhcssudesbusetensaNaes 115 MAP PART Siissisesunnvsniasnsisesinnontinl a aaa aaa 115 REARRANGE TOPICS IN THE MAP cssicssiscssusesnasacasocsassissennsnscanetiemensesina aA a 118 SPACING BETWEEN TOPICS siciniss siscsvesuinssndesdadosssnsasesauacssnsasosinisdeiaedaiassuamsiassteisneaesuieedusesuaseudestNiesnsas 122 ALIGNMENT OF TOPICS isiissssncsssncesvnesuiwsdescenesuuassesissupesasesunsb andes tsiss css siesnu aussie duusvabisseusesnsesevesendoveusaties 124 DISTRIBUTION OF TOPICS HORIZONTALLY AND VERTICALLY csessececcccsrccceccccsceccecescececceces 126 Z ORDERING OF ELEMENT Ss sscsssscovsssvstonnssetvasssansnsnesasdsnnssanadevassutdosuswesusiuvsesdavsnsusdinesendvonesmrwssunmeeudes 127 MAKE A FLOW CHART IN IMIN
46. DO ssisssssscsnssosvusasies snsestansnnnssbusmsinsSeusnsussssaicnstausuessudesunnssuasesussuabonsvonsaes 131 INTRODUCTION iiincssisvecssenasenindeniesutinssndosnusstnnsbucesaniebuabesutins a E 138 GANTT CHAR sisnisnssicnssnnisciainstnnsuuiegnasuiiddssesissiensswieeun a suduedabe dul senswsNiseendosiasstnasaNvosuen s 138 TASK desist sinssinsn co sniissinas swanied uaibainins s uss sna seam vausogunvaiedestasssiige a 139 DEPENDENCIES cineri a a soeetuleaseooiia sbanseuresvnes 140 CREATE TASK INININDO a sasieciedice cence i a cad aawsnentenaateensieslecdenanwcedaneannccenesinadereaed cansuaicenat 142 EDIT TASK ssistasssatsossiostunpinasowmesanusstnassadeonszoseasdiusbenmesnaissensetaseaessadtenbiasieabsnaasebsetesanasuaedeenbiosiesoeameaNNes 144 WORK WITH CONSTRAINT DATES wrsisessicsnasssunsssacsaissnndssvadnnndsvaesssecsuieenssodnndetaesnacdisoorssouessenesseiaessies 148 INTEGRATION WITH SHAREPOINT ONLINE csececcecccccceccccsccccececcececcecescccescccecescecessscescesesosees 162 IMPORT FROM MICROSOFT EXCEL vivscctcictutsconssceratuctvunssdctumaswssiviecucstusnsnactaanerdviuweaissdvbianesssussnacteebet 171 IMPORT ssscssnsnssassiesiniaeaniieaviinssinn sancesusas suse siubeeneissnaisosnian iea aaaea 177 EXPOR T isssisissnssessincinvidssiavuesdiss vse sieasesinsslvusiesinisdscinusleslieios walgntieaeusint svams snes saw sista uslsstlsoGuussiluewnineduibosuaseaeusaNtsaiues 178 LANGUAGES dasscssscinasndadavaseddieeateca
47. Diagram To create a presentation for a Flowchart diagram you will need to use the following three Template Scenes e Focus on Topic s hides all map elements and focuses on the one s you have selected e Present Sequence fades in the selected topics in a sequence e Highlight Presented Sequence fades in the selected topics in the sequence and highlighting them as they fade in e Show All Elements shows all elements in the map so the user can see the whole picture Here is an example flowchart diagram that we are going to use to create a presentation 84 Present your maps and diagrams Select version to buy Pay with credit card or PO Enter Order Details Register Product Figure 73 Example Flowchart Template in iMindQ You can add a Template scene to a topic topics in the following ways By using the Add Scene menu in the Present ribbon By using drag and drop of topics to the Scenes Panel To add a template scene by using the Add Scene dropdown menu in the Present ribbon do the following steps 1 2 3 4 Select the starting topic of the Flowchart diagram Click the Present ribbon tab o From the Scene group click on EF the Add Scene dropdown menu Click on the Focus on Topic Template scene To add a template scene by using drag and drop of topic s follow these steps 1 2 3 Drag the starting topic of the Flowchart diagram Drop the topic to the Scenes Panel From the conte
48. Forecast xlsx 1 2 Downtown Internet Caf 3 First Quarter Forecast 4 5 JAN FEB MAR 6 Sales 7 Espresso 13300 13600 514200 8 Drip Coffee 5800 6000 56200 Figure 172 Excel Importer Panel You can insert data from the imported file in a map by using one of the following functionalities e Import as Topics e Import as Outlined e Import as Spreadsheet e Import as Custom Property e Import Topics with Properties Import and export map information Import as Topics The functionality Import as Topics uses the following logic each value in a new column is a subtopic to the value in the predecessor column but in the same row For example we can use the data from the following table to show you exactly how selected data will be inserted in the map East Job Title Mid West states West States Computer and Information 39 1 47 95 Scientists Research C t Programmers Table 1 Do the following steps 1 Select a topic in the map to which you would like to insert the selected data 2 Select a column or columns with data from the Excel Importer In our example we will use selection of three columns 3 Click Import as Topics from the dropdown menu in the bottom of the Excel Importer Panel Note You can also choose this functionality from the context menu on right click to the made selection Job Title Mid West States North East States E Computer and Information
49. None Complete Finish Date Unit day s man day s Date 14 02 15 Clear Figure 149 Edit task using Task Info 145 Make a Flowchart in iMindQ Make a Flowchart in iMindQ Edit task using Gantt table Another option for editing tasks is by typing the tasks names or values directly in the sheet For this purpose you can use the Gantt table part from the Gantt Chart view You can edit task s names Start and Finish dates Duration and Predecessors Part of the editing process of the task example Start Date is presented on the figure below T pp 5 D 5 Analysis complete 5 Develop delivery timeline Secure required resources Obtain approvalsto proceed Incorporate feedback on software specifications Review software specifications budget with team f Conduct needs ana ysis I Develop preliminary budget i iminary software Draft preliminary software specifica H Ind ra Task Name Duration Start Finish Predecessors as WAS ae i wWITlFls amp IE WESE k Mu B WITIE 0 4Software Developm 74 50 day s 2 6 2015 5 21 2015 1 4Scope 6 00 day s 2 6 2015 2 13 2015 2 Determine Projec 1 00 day s 2 6 2015 2 6 2015 3 Secure Project S 2 00 day s B 9 2015 lv 2 10 2015 2FS Marketing Manager 4 Define preliminar 2 00 day s K February 2015 gt PA Manager Product Manager R amp D Manager 5
50. Photos New Folder Cancel Open Figure 94 Add attachment to topic Insert Image iMindQ helps you to visualize your ideas your toughs This visualization can be used not only for the entire map as one entity but also for its elements topics You can for example unify the use of images and icons for presenting common property for the topics These images and icons can be inserted from the iMindQ image library or imported You can also drag and drop images from external and from the internal iMindQ browser either to a topic in the map or an empty map space The following steps allow you to insert image in the topic Select the topic to which you will insert the image Click on the Home ribbon tab In the Topic Elements group click on the Image button From the Library docking window Image tab select the location from which the image will be imported into the topic or just drag and drop the desired image o NS 107 Add various elements to the map Library Icons Images All Images Topics e449 gt E Ort BS E sl bo O F BOP DSA W E gt my Figure 95 Add image to topic Insert Icon The same explanation that is given for inserting images is valid for inserting icons Once again you can choose icon from one of the six available predefined icons packs Number Signs Smileys Office Tasks and Other or to work with the icons from the Professional folder
51. Relationship Format e Boundary Format Working space After installing and starting iMindQ you will see user interface as it is presented on the figure below iMindQ File Edit Insert Format View Window Help amp Frig 5S5am SeavusProducts Q ee amp Untitled Map 2 iMindQ Home insert format View Exchange Present Plan Topec z M H Lucida Grande S fia JJA E pe Bir Icon RA Hypertink B amp F Task info 2 Topic ws seed e Relationship Hy image Attach CD DateaTime o of Tie Types F spelling Paste ra ubt otes To amp Bs Dae d c M B 2 Bound di Properes E pructure E Numbe Xa Text and r lements Elem rmatting Editing 8 E v E i ry v 2 Ss 2 D es g gt lt B z Q 8 Central Topic feal eo Q M4 gt H Software Development Plan Untitied Map 1 Untitled Map 2 Figure 5 iMindQ Working space The main elements of the working space in iMindQ user interface are e Ribbons containing all commands available in iMindQ grouped by the type of action Detail explanation of the commands is given later in this chapter e Application menu containing features for starting new maps opening already created maps printing and synchronizing with Web IMindQ e Working area space where the map is created edited and viewed e Backstage View File Menu 32 iMindQ User Interface Walkthrough IMindQ ribbons Home ribb
52. User f iIMindQ think gt invent visualize present gt act m L CI 50 vs Take a Tour Y i iMindQ Family F rn Not Only pa Mind Maps m Map rc Templates Contents INTRODUCTION ssisssisssinsinastvabstareatessansgnbasesiasaiwesdswietaweatnstuncdnbestssesuansudnebeder eases iausembesensanssesutoabassaunsenies 6 WHAT S NEW IN IMINDO 7 0 wscencssicsucnccasncandenstussnccnstecuranansecunnocuadvartssaweoscvesusunendeursuednedsavasaiecanseatwenbel 6 APPLICATION MENU ssssssisssivacesnsedti sssuins obasnnvdesins svivas ednseid aaia iai oaeiai aia 9 BACKSTAGE VIEW FILE MENU UICK ACCESS TOOLBAR AND QUICK TOPIC MENU se000 18 RIBBONS wissesnisesunavcnnssintinsiinws ana biislnsins esau a wind siusin dite aib sudies duane vemsiuls a a ai 31 WALKTHROUGH IMINDO RIBBONS siisccasiccectstes inoars inako a ia 33 WAANS A MAP in a ed vn ol sto sino ba ai so nines alas Sisal Da ba Dalai AnS EOE 60 CREATE YOUR FIRST MAP wicssscosscssscesissocuscenasetivedsieweseaeanadsias seuss snaesiniibedssowedoewassiueesiseswasetasiudessiwssanesuas 60 PRESENT YOUR MIND MAP ssicsisvsnnsscsinesuniesntovsas vnansieususunes dnisenuesdubosiash a a 76 PRESENT YOUR FLOW CHART DIAGRAM iccccccssssssnscadesansesaswvsvenecusenunsavnsdsvdeswasssasesinnsadceseessdswessvoensesesss 84 PRESENT YOUR CONCEPT MAP ivcssssssnssovsiocsasansasennaanavenansdiussinansbuesannsetsesnssetanbsnnbentnssiavousasdviomiveewawanaes
53. a from one row as property identifiers than you have to select data from a row that fits the range of the marking To mark specific data as property identifiers do the following steps 1 Select data from one row and several columns 175 Import and export map information 2 Right click on the selection and choose Mark as Property Identifier To import data as custom property to a selected topic in the Map perform the steps 1 Select a topic in the map Select data from the panel that fall into the range of the marked property identifiers 3 Right click on the selection and choose Import as Custom Property Note You can also choose this functionality from the context menu on right click to the made selection In the case when no marking is done then any data selected from two columns can be imported as custom properties You can select data from two consecutive columns or from two different columns Import Topics with Properties For this functionality you will need to mark two things Topic identifiers and Property Identifiers You can mark data as Topic identifiers only by columns This column will be the last left column from the data that you would like to insert in the map You can see here how to mark data as Property Identifiers Mark as Topic Identifiers In order to mark data as topic identifiers you need to do the following 1 Select data from a specific column 2 Right click on the selection and f
54. a ie Ig lt gt gt i See 1 5 Scope complete E a i I m I Banas 8 Feb 15 16 Feb 16 _ 22 Feb 15 _1 Mar 15 8 Mar 15 Li my Task Name Duration Stan Finish amp Resource Names Completed Predecessors TIFIS SIM TIWITIFIS S M TIWITIFIS S M TIWITI FIS SI MITIWITIFTS S MT IWITLF 0 4 Software Development Plan 74 50 day s 06 02 15 21 05 15 18 1 4 Scope 6 00 day s 06 02 15 13 02 15 21 gt E S 2 Determine Project Scope 1 00 day s 06 02 15 06 02 15 Product Manager 75 E Product Manager 3 Secure Project Sponsor 2 00 day s 09 02 215 10 02 15 Marketing Manager 25 2s 25 E Marketing Manager 4 Define preliminary reso 2 00 day s 11 02 15 12 02 15 PA Manager Product Manager 0 35 0 PA Manaaer Product Mananer R amp D Manager 5 Secure core resources 1 00 days 13 02 15 1302 15 HR Manager o ts 0 ta HR Manager 6 Scape compete 0 00 day s 13 02 15 13 02 15 0 SPS Fri Fob 13 2015 7 4 Analysis Software Req 14 00 day s 13 02 15 05 03 15 0 0 8 Analysis complete 0 00 day s 05 03 15 05 03 15 0 10PS 8 Develop ceivery timene 1 00 day s 03 03 15 0403 15 PA Manager Product Manager 0 12FS 10 Secure required resour 1 00 days 05 03 15 05 03 15 HR Manager 0 LFS LE Obtain approvals to or 0 50 day s 04 03 15 04 03 15 PA Manager 0 ors 12 Incorporate feedoack o 1 00 day s 02 03 15 03 03 15 PA Manager O 13FS Figure 160
55. and drop the topic in the empty al map space Create relationship where the start topic is the selected one n Add Relationship Drag and drop the end point of the relationship to another Sl E topic from map or drop it in the empty map space This will i create a new Floating topic g Format Topic Open the format topic dialog 30 iMindQ User Interface Introduction iMindQ is software designed to work with Ribbon user interface where application s functionalities are placed in tabs in a tab bar By its definition Ribbon is a single tab bar that contains graphical elements as representation for different functionalities Several application s controls with similar functionalities can form a Group inside the Ribbon The iMindQ Graphic User Interface consists of Application menu where all features from the File menu from the Standard GUI are placed and Ribbons containing the other viewing features 600 Home Insert Format View Present Exchange F E Lucida Grande lja Je aw Paste r _ifaal a L Bru ae 2 1 3 Clipboard Text and Color Figure 4 Ribbon elements Ribbon overview IMindQ contains six standard ribbons e Home e Insert e Format e View e Present e Exchange e Plan Detailed description of the IMindQ ribbons is given in the Walkthrough iMindQ ribbons section IMindQ contains additional three dynamic ribbons selection dependent e Topic Format 31 iMindQ User Interface e
56. ap change Background color add different Patterns in the Background from 64 Create a Mind Map iMindQ library or insert Background Image All these things are accessible via the Format Background dialog To open the Format Background dialog do the following steps 1 Right click on empty Map Space 2 From the Background context menu click on the Format Background button Add Patterns to Background In order to add Patterns to the Background you have to use the Library Do the following steps 1 Click the Library panel on the right side of the space 2 Choose the Pattern tab 3 From the different folders select a Pattern of your preference Note If you want to remove the Pattern from the Background click on the Clear Background Image of Map button in the Library Panel gt Patterns Tab Insert Background Image You can add Image to the Background by using the Format Background dialog Here you can change the Position options of the image Center Fit and Tile change its transparency and size The image size can be enlarged by 10x more than its actual size and diminish it 10x less its actual size a a Background Preview Color i Select Color Image Select Image Remove Image Position Transparency 13 Image Size 122 Add Image Frame i Apply Cancel OK Figure 60 Edit Background Image 65 Create a Mind Map Create your own Map Style Map styl
57. ap information You can add multiple SharePoint Online accounts from which you can set one as your default Set as Def account either by clicking on Set As Def button or clicking on the checkbox in the Default Group You can remove an account from the list by doing the following steps 1 Select the desired account from the SharePoint Accounts dialog 2 Click on the Remove button If you need to edit the information of an existing account select the specific account from the list and click on the Properties button To test the new edited account information follow the steps from 5 to 7 Log In to SharePoint Online Once the necessary account information has been edited and tested if you want to share your maps on SharePoint 365 you need to establish a connection by signing in with your desired SharePoint account In order to login in to SharePoint 365 perform these steps 1 Click on the File Menu 2 Click on the Open Save As Menu 3 Click on the SharePoint submenu 4 Click on the Sign In button E Oo Login to SharePoint SharePoint account Test Account Figure 166 Login to SharePoint dialog 5 Click on the Connect SES button if you have previously chosen the desired account to which you like to login SharePoint Login dialog will be opened 165 Import and export map information x Login Sign in Sign in with your work or school account joco joco1 onmicrosoft com _ Keep me signed in Eo Can t acc
58. are creating your map As you type specific terms in the map iMindQ Research searches the information instantly and the searched results are presented to you in the preview window If you need to search additional information for an existing topic just select it and open the Research Panel iMindQ will do the rest for you You can filter your search by choosing one of the available options e Google Search e Google Images e OpenClipart e Twitter To do that you shall open the Research Panel positioned on the right side of the application window The research panel is consisted of the following options e Backward and Forward options to switch between already made searches e Choose the desired search service Google Search Google Images OpenClipart or Twitter e Type what you search for in the edit box positioned in the top of the Research Panel e Preview of the searched results e Drag and drop desired content from the search results to the topics in the map space 73 Create a Mind Map Figure 66 Research Panel in iMindQ 74 Present your maps amp diagrams Present your maps and diagrams Present your Mind Map IMindQ allows you to present your mind maps in a new and unique way as well as in a very easy and fast manner You can make an automatic presentations for your mind maps with just one click or make a custom presentations for specific audiences You will be even able to interactively present different
59. at a task does not start before a specified date Finish No Earlier Than Schedules the task to finish on or after a specified date Use this constraint to ensure that a task does not finish before a certain date Start No Later Than Schedules the task to start on or before a specified date Use this constraint to ensure that a task does not start after a specified date Finish No Later Than Schedules the task to finish on or before a specified date Use this constraint to ensure that a task does not finish after a certain date Must Finish On Schedules the task to finish on a specified date Sets the early scheduled and late finish dates to the date that you type and anchors the task in the schedule Must Start On Schedules the task to start on a specified date Sets the early scheduled and late start dates to the date that you type and anchors the task in the schedule Set Constraint Date iIMindQ works with Semi flexible and Non flexible constraints Constraint Date and Constraint Type are located in the Task Information window in the General tab Setting Constraint Date and Type to the task is very easy and it can be done in several steps 1 Select the task in the Gantt Chart Double click on the cell in order to open the Task Information window 3 In the General tab click on the Constraint drop down list to assign a Constraint type to the task 149 Make a Flowchart in iMindQ 4 In the General tab click on the Date d
60. at is project According the PM Body of Knowledge project is temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product service or result PRINCE 2 methodologies define the project as a management environment that is created for the purpose of delivering one or more business products according to a specified business case If you search the World Wide Web you can find more definitions for project or project plan You don t need to know all these terms in order to make or to manage one project plan Just remember that project is something that has start and finish and deliver material or nonmaterial goods One good example for project is shopping at the local supermarket Although it seems too trivial as example actually you will find that it is not as simple as it looks like At the beginning you are defining the timeframe for the shopping keeping in mind the supermarket s working hours and the time needed for going to the mall and for shopping Next you are writing on a piece of paper the product that you will buy and prioritize them The last step is planning the budget i e how much money you are planning to spend for shopping Of course there is always a backup plan in case something goes wrong After fulfilling these steps you are ready for spending some money As you can see this example contains the main characteristics for one project timeframe planning prioritizing budgeting and backup plan You can use the same technique
61. atterns from the iMindQ s library into the map and change map s background color Changes the topic s shape fill parameters line parameters image shape and alignment The features implemented in the View menu will allow users to expand or collapse maps branches to filter the map according specific criteria and to use different zooming functionalities in order to emphasize specific topic or branch The look of the View menu with all available actions is presented on the figure below Present Plan Winc Gantt Chart Outline Full Screen Details gt ceo Balance H Show Selected Topic Hide Selected Topic T Advanced Filter amp Focus On Topic Center Map Fit Map amp Zoom In 48 amp Zoom Out 15 Feature Details Collapse All Select All Select Branch Balance Map Show Selected Topic Hide Selected Topic Advanced Filtering Remove Filter Focus on Topic Center Map Fit Map Zoom In Zoom Out iMindQ User Interface The following features are available in the View menu Description Expand Collapse the subtopics in the branch according the selected outline level Collapse all subtopics for which parent is the selected topic Expand all subtopics for which parent is the selected topic Automatically selects all subtopics for which parent is the selected topic Automatically distributes the topics around the central topic for visual balance Visually present the topic and its
62. ca of the cell s data in the cell s temporary storage area Format Painter Format topic s fill color border color shape and text color Text and Color group Text and Color group with the implemented functionalities is presented on the figure below 33 iMindQ User Interface Text and Color Figure 8 Text and Color group in Home ribbon The topic s text in the map can be changed using the features from the Text and Color group group The following actions are available Feature Description Font Type Font Size Change the font type of the selected text Change the font size of the selected text A Increase Font Size Increase the font size of the selected text with fix step a Decrease Font Size Decrease the font size of the selected text with fix step E Bold Make text bold T Italic Make text italic U Underline Underline the selected text abe Strikethrough Draw a line through the middle of the selected text Change Font Color Change the color of the selected text Line Color Change the color of the topic boundary and the connector line Ll Fill Color Change the color of the topic s inside Alignment Change the position of the selected text Clear Formatting Delete all custom settings and return the default Map Elements group settings Map Elements group with the implemented functionalities is presented on the figure below subtopic m P callout Relationship Boun
63. ck on the View ribbon tab 3 Inthe Map group click on the Balance icon The look of the balanced map is presented on the figure below Export Mind Map as PPT presentation EE Black velvet Blue Petrol f Sunny Day Basic Color Custom Colors xf My Colors Figure 65 Balanced map in iMindQ tbc 71 Create a Mind Map Split text information in a topic as new topics You can split a topic into multiple topics or multiple subtopics using spaces as a delimiter When you have selected a topic the user will be enabled to split the text in the topic 3 4 As Multiple Topics to create a group of new topics all at the same level As Multiple Subtopics to create a topic from the first word with the other words as subtopics Select the topic Click on the Topic Format contextual ribbon tab From the Structure group click on the Split Topic d H option From the dropdown menu either select As Multiple Topics or select As Multiple Subtopics a Tip You can use the same Split options from the contextual menu on right mouse click on the topic You can also use the following shortcut keys To split into multiple topics press Cmd Alt Enter To split into a topic with multiple subtopics press Cmd Alt I You can split the topic at a particular location using the text to the right of the cursor as text for the new topic s When you want to split the topic at a location where you have p
64. ctionalities is presented on the figure below hee i Ta Bring to Front Spacing 3 fa Send to Back Adjust Figure 47 Adjust group in the Format Topic ribbon Changing topic size topic s width topic s height or both can be done using the features from the Adjust topics group The following features are available in this group Feature Description T Spacing Setting vertical spacing between topics from same level and or horizontal spacing between parent child topics E Align Aligns topics left right center top bottom and in the middle E by the last selected topic Distributes selected topics horizontally and vertically dividing equal spacing between the selected topics T Make Same Size Makes all selected topics with same width and height R according the topic with the maximum width and height Also you can make the same topic with same width or same height 54 iMindQ User Interface Feature Description Bring to Front Brings the selected topic s in front of all topics in the map Brings the selected topic s one level up forward Send to Back Send the selected topic s to the back behind all topics in the map Send the selected topic s one level backward behind the closest topic in the back of it them Format Relationship contextual ribbon Format relationship ribbon in iMindQ contains features for editing map s relationships All features are categorized according their similarity and functionality a
65. d blue in the calendar preview Next step is to define the working hours for this particular day 154 1 2 Make a Flowchart in iMindQ Details for Exception Day Set working times for these exceptions lt es Nonworking Working times 100AM 5 00AM c 3 rn Recurrence pattern O Daily Every 1 gt days Weekly Monthly Yearly Range of recurrence Start 13 02 15 Endafter 1 occurrences Endby 13 02 15 OK Cancel Figure 157 Details for Exception Day In the Set working times for Exceptions section click on the Working times radio button Inserts the working time using the From and To column in the table Exception days as repeating holidays National holidays are days with recurrence pattern They are not included in the application s calendar but you can add them manually 1 2 3 Work Week Repeat the first 3 steps from the previous section In the Recurrence pattern section select the recurrence of the holiday In the Range of recurrence pick how often the holiday repeats during the project time frame Based on the selected project calendar the work schedule for all project s tasks varies Their schedule depends from the working days and the working times iMindQ provides three base calendar that can be used as templates for the project plans with the following working days and times 155
66. dary Map Elements Figure 9 Map Elements group in Home ribbon Different types of topics such as subtopic floating topic or callout can be added in the map using the features from the Map Elements group The following actions are available 34 iMindQ User Interface Feature Description kz Topic Insert sibling topic topic on same level of the selected topic ma Subtopic Inserts child topic of the selected topic Callout Inserts descriptive topic in the map ri Relationship Inserts a link between two topics in the map r Boundary Inserts visual group of selected topics in the map Topic Elements group Topic Elements group with the implemented functionalities is presented on the figure below Ar lcon ed Hyperlink Task Info E Image i Attach Ea DateTime a Properties Fa Spreadsheet Topic Elements Figure 10 Topic Elements group in Home ribbon By using one of the features located in the Topic Elements group you can add new notes or edit an existing one insert hyperlinks to different objects attach files to the topics etc The following features are available Feature Description Notes Add note to the selected task Hyperlink Insert hyperlink to web page map s topic map on web external documents for the selected topic Attach Add external file to the selected topic RY Icon Insert icon from the IMindQ s library in the selected topic Image Insert image from the IMindQ
67. e feature allows you to change the outlook of your map by selecting one from the available styles or by creating your own style After applying the appropriate style you can make customizations of some topic by changing the shape color font etc Define topic style To create your own topic styles for every type of topic in the map you have to do the following steps 1 Select the topic that you want to modify for Example select the Central Topic 2 Make the necessary changes in term of modifying the font font size color etc 3 Click on the Style button located on the far right side of the working area 4 From the Style items drop down menu select the appropriate topic style for which you have made changes in step 1 we have modified the Central topic so you have to select the Central Topic Style from the drop down menu 5 Drag the mouse on the Central Topic style and from the drop down menu select the Update style to match selection 6 Save the file in dmms file format iMindQ Map Style Map Style Current Style La Insert Topics ptt LR aT Modify E Topics Color plas Items L W Central Topic Styles Central Topic Main Topic Update style to match selection Remove style SUDTOpIC Figure 61 Define Topic Style 66 Create a Mind Map Import and apply topic style To apply the style that you have created into your map first you have to import the style and then to apply
68. e file mmap Default file format for MindJet MindManager mm Default file format of FreeMind xmind Default file format of XMind 23 iMindQ User Interface Print Tab To manage mind maps effectively you may need to communicate map information to a variety of people With iMindQ you can print maps and charts that present the exact information you want The process of printing the information you need can be as simple as clicking a button or as refined as customizing and previewing the existing views No matter how simple or refined the process printing a map or chart consists of essentially the same steps 1 Select the map or chart that best presents the information you want If a predefined map or chart does not meet your exact needs you can apply different styles 2 Make display changes to the map or chart For example you may want to scale information to fit on a single page 3 Preview a map or chart before it is printed Previewing a view or report can help you verify content and display changes you made so you can adjust them again if necessary 4 Print the map or chart To make printing as efficient as possible you can specify the options you want For example you can print a range of pages defined by page numbers or dates suppress blank pages and print multiple copies You can make changes to the way a printed view or report looks by specifying page setup options such as page orientation scale or
69. e of the map is empty and contains only one branch while the right side contains four branches The map is dis balanced and the visual effect is not very good The task that you want to perform is to rearrange the map and move the branch that contains the Map Main Topic 4 on the left map s side To do this perform the following steps 1 Click on the Map Main Topic 4 and hold the right mouse button subtopic 1 J Map Main Topic 1 Map pic 1 J Subtopic 2 Map Main Topic 2 Map Main Topic 5 Subtopic 3 1 Map Main Topic 3 H Subtopic 3 Subtopic 3 2 subtopic 3 3 Map Main Topic 4 Central Topic 2 Subtopic 4 Subtopic 4 1 Figure 104 Select topic 2 Move the branch toward Map Main Topic 5 and position it above it i Subtopic 1 4 Map Main Topic 1 H gt s i subtopic 2 Map Main Topic 2 Map Main Topic 5 Central Topic Subtopic 3 1 5 J Map Main Topic 3 H Subtopic3 Subtopic 3 2 subtopic 3 3 Map Main Topic 4 gt Subtopic4 Subtopic 4 1 Figure 105 Move the topic across the map 119 Stylized Map Layout 3 Release the mouse button subtopic 1 Map Main Topic 1 p oP subtopic 2 Map Main Topic 2 Map Main Topic 5 Central Topic Subtopic 3 1 J Map Main Topic 3 H Subtopic3 Subtopic 3 2 subtopic 3 3 Map Main Topic 4 gt Subtopic 4 Subtopic 4 1 Figure 106 Rearranged map Example 2 The second example is little complica
70. eaning to the connections between what the presenter is trying to convey Here is an example Concept Map template through which the process of creating a presentation for a Concept Map will be explained You can make a presentation for a concept map in two ways by using template scenes with predefined animations of the elements or by making a custom presentation from scratch An example concept map is displayed in the image below 89 Present your maps and diagrams represents help te answer uct in ai i construc Figure 78 Concept Map Example Create a Concept Map presentation by using Template Scenes In order to create a presentation for a concept map in a very fast and easy manner we can use the following template scenes e Focus on Topics s hides all elements in the map and focuses on the topic you select as a starting point in the Concept Map e Present Sequence animated the concepts topics selected in a sequence that represents certain flow e Highlight Presented Sequence fades in the selected topics in the sequence and highlighting them as they fade in e Show All Elements Displays all elements of the concept map In order to present what s the main idea of the Concept Map you will have to use the Focus on Topic template scene To add the template scene do the following scenario 1 Select the starting topic of the Concept Map main idea 2 Click on the Present Ribbon tab 3 Fro
71. ect mpp file By selecting the Project icon from the Collaborate group in the Exchange ribbon you will import the content of the document created with Microsoft Project 2007 2010 2013 The import process is very simple When the appropriate feature is selected the Open dialog starts up from where you can specify the location of the desired file After selecting the file the imported project document will be imported in a new map Import an OPML file An OPML Outline Processor Markup Language file can be opened by choosing the mport from OPML option in the Collaborate group positioned in the Exchange ribbon iMindQ will present 177 Import and export map information the outlined content from the OPML file as a mind map If the file contains notes for a certain topic the text will be presented as plain text in the Notes Editor Only one hyperlink can be displayed per topic when importing an OPML file Export to Microsoft Project Selecting the MPP icon in the from the Collaborate group in the Exchange ribbon you will export the content from the iMindQ map into Microsoft Project 2007 2010 2013 document The import process is very simple When the appropriate feature is selected the Save dialog starts up from where you can browse the desired location where the file will be saved Export as HTML interactive Map When you export a map as single page HTML interactive map you have the advantage t
72. ed numbering scheme Editing group Editing group with the implemented functionalities is presented on the figure below A Clear Editing Figure 12 Editing group in Home ribbon Spelling the map s text and removing the objects that are inserted in the map s topics are done using the features from the Editing group The following actions are available Feature Description Style Apply different visual styles from the MindQ library into the map Create your own topic s style library and manage it or Se 36 iMindQ User Interface insert one of the available patterns from the IMindQ s library into the map and change map s background color Y Spelling Check the spelling of the selected text from the map gt 4 Clear Clear the changes that are done in the map Insert ribbon Insert ribbon in iMindQ contains features for adding different types of topics in the map edit the topics in term of adding elements such as notes images icons custom properties and other elements as well as create new map as part of the current one All features are categorized according their similarity and functionality and organized in three groups Home Insert Format View Exchange Present Plan Topic har e a S m S m A I RAD fF E E Wa W Le m baara E l Insert Icon from Library EEH Topic Subtopic Parent Callout Relation Boundary Notes Hyperlink Attach icon Image Task Date amp Proper Spread Map Build as Topic ship
73. ens the Excel Importer panel for importing Microsoft Excel file xlsx file format from which data will be presented in an iMindQ map Project Opens the content from Microsoft Project document mpp file format as IMindQ map Exports the map content in Microsoft Project document mpp file format OPML Opens the OPML Outline Processor Markup Language file from which a mind map is created Exports the map as an outline tree of the map content Export group The look of the Export group in the Exchange ribbon is presented on the figure below POF HAP HTHL RTF ESU Image PDF HTML HTML RIF Map Web Page Export Figure 34 Export group in Exchange ribbon You can export the iMindQ map content into the following file formats POF PDF Exports the IMindQ map into Adobe portable document format pdf file format Image Exports the IMindQ map as image jpg file format RTF Exports the IMindQ map rtf file format IMAP HTML Map Export the map as an interactive HTML map that can be zoomed expanded collapsed and shared HTML Web Page Exports the IMindQ map as web page in html format 48 iMindQ User Interface cau CSV Exports the WBS Work breakdown structure task information in CSV Comma Separated Value file format Plan ribbon The Plan ribbon in iMindQ allows you to easily access the Gantt Chart view as well as add different elements of a plan in the map summary task task subtask
74. ented Seque fh fa Highlight Presented Seque a mi fa H g lt Highlight Presented Seque p z A i E Highlight Presented Seque 3 CE Click Checkout Button O Show All Elements 5 Register Product Animation 7 Fade In B Effects None Start On After Previous Start After ms 0 Duration ms 500 N4 gt H Software Development Plan Untitied Map 2 Untitied Map 1 Untitled Map 3 Figure 75 Present Sequence template Scene Flowchart diagram Do the same steps until you finish presenting all the desired flows or sequences in the Flowchart diagram For the example Flowchart diagram all the sequences are presented in the image below pia HOME INSERT FORMAT VIEW EXCHANGE PRESENT PLAN w a ea eee a es BB B Fa Be Generate Add Add Change Preview From From Show Panels Scenes Scene 7 maton Transition gt Scene Beginning Current Scene Present Views Scenes Panel x Animations Panel x sio Sel rsi i eee greg Fade In 1000ms F 8 a f m Fade In 1000 ms so Focus on Topic s 0 Fade In 1000 ms m Pay with Eii R credit card Submit PO A 5 or PO ane S Present Sequence 1 2 Click E ER id Ne Receive i Checkout aveo Confirmation Button Mail B go g Register a Product a a Effects None g a Start On With Previous ia Start After ms 0 Ea y Duration ms
75. entire help through the available categories organized in hierarchy Backstage View File Menu Quick Access Toolbar and Quick Topic Menu Introduction iMindQ s graphic user interface is based on Microsoft Office 2013 ribbon interface which includes ribbons instead of standard menus quick access toolbar as replacement for the toolbars and application menu as an alternative for the File menu Also three new dynamic ribbons are added that are selection dependent IMindQ contains a cluster of ribbon bars and inside the ribbon bars are placed all application s functions Detailed explanations of every ribbon and its features is given in Walkthrough IMindQ ribbons heading in this manual The quick access toolbar can be treated as repository place where the most used functions such as New Undo amp Redo Save are placed For more information regarding the quick access toolbar go to the Info part of this document 18 iMindQ User Interface Backstage View The Backstage view is the first ribbon in iMindQ viewing from left to right It consists of functions and tabs arranged in vertical order Named as File it is a place where you can manage your maps and diagrams Through the Backstage view you can open close different types of maps take a closer look of what has been created using the print preview or make printout of the Map Gantt Chart or Map Outline Export and Import features are placed inside the Backstage vi
76. eparation before printing In terms of selecting the page orientation paper format inserting header and footer and etc The Page Setup dialog box has a tab structure and contains 4 tabs Page Margins Header and Footer Page Tab Page tab presented on the figure below allows you to adjust the page layout before printing project information You can select whether the project printout will be Portrait or Landscape printed on A4 A3 or Letter paper size etc Default values are Landscape and A3 for Page Orientation section and resolution of 600 px 1 27 cm for all margins in the Margins section 182 Margins Tab The Margins tab allows you to defining the space where the map will be displayed as well as the position of the map on the paper The default values are 1 inch for the Top and bottom margin and 0 75 inches for Left and Right Margins The map is horizontally and vertically centered on the page Oo a Page Setup Margins Header Footer Orientation Portrait Landscape Scaling Adjust to 100 2 normal size Fit to 1 page s wide by 1 Paper size Paper size Letter Resolution 300 Set To Default Settings Cancel Figure 178 Page tab 183 S D Page Setup Page Header Footer Top 1 00 Z r lt a gt 075 0 75 Bottom f 100 Margins Unit Inch Center on page Horizontally Vertically Set To Default Settings Cancel OK Figure 179 Margin tab Header Tab Many c
77. ery in the ribbon Begin Style Define the beginning style of the relationship End Style Define the ending style of the relationship Follow Line When selected the label of the relationship will follow the shape adjustments of the relationship Format Boundary ribbon Format boundary ribbon in iMindQ contains features for editing map s boundaries All features are categorized according their similarity and functionality and organized in three groups 56 iMindQ User Interface FLE Home Insert Format View Exchange Present Plan Boundary Width lpt x W Transparency Color ai as z Color en 7 es Ke e Color Color 4 me Line Fill Style Figure 52 Format Boundary Ribbon Line group The Line group is presented on the figure below Pd Width 2 25 pt O 6Patterm 7777n Color Line Figure 53 Line group in the Format Boundary ribbon The following actions are available Feature Description Pa Color Define the boundary color Width Define the boundary s width Pattern Define the boundary s pattern Fill group The Fill group is presented on the figure below mm Transparency fo F Color T Fill Figure 54 Fill group in the Format Boundary ribbon The following actions are available Feature Description Color Transparency Define the boundary s fill color Define the transparency of the filled color 57 iMindQ User Interface Style group The St
78. es from the Resize topics group The following features are available in this group 41 iMindQ User Interface Feature Description Tt Spacing Setting vertical spacing between topics from same level and or horizontal spacing between parent child topics mrd Align Aligns topics left right center top bottom and in the middle i by the last selected topic Distributes selected topics horizontally and vertically dividing equal spacing between the selected topics Make Same Size Makes all selected topics with same width and height Tt according the topic with the maximum width and height Also you can make the same topic with same width or same height Ta Bring to Front Brings the selected topic s in front of all topics in the map Brings the selected topic s one level up forward Ta Send to Back Send the selected topic s to the back behind all topics in the map Send the selected topic s one level backward behind the closest topic in the back of it them View ribbon The View ribbon in iMindQ contains features for working with the map such as view different branches of the map expand or collapse the topics and subtopics balance the map etc All features are categorized according their similarity and functionality and organized in five groups FILE Home Insert Format View Exchange Present Flan Topic E E A ul i E co vin pr mal tad EE eo as Y nE al Zoom In i a i Show Branch Alone l Z
79. esentation for your Mind Map You can make a custom presentation for your Mind Map Organic Mind Map Organizational Chart or WBS by using template scenes and make custom modifications to the presentation For mind map presentation the following template scenes might be used e Focus on Topic shows all elements and focuses on the Central Idea Central Topic e Expand Branch es Parallel expands the selected branch es with all the child topics displayed at once and highlights each topic in sequence on click 78 Present your maps and diagrams e Sequentially Expand Branch expands the selected branch es sequentially one child topic at a time e Show All Elements display all elements of the mind map to present the big picture of the discussed topic When you start talking about certain topic you want to focus on it That s why Focus on Topic shall be used at the beginning of the presentations scenario Add a Scene Template Scene To add a template scene do the following steps 1 Select the Central Topic 2 Go to the Present Ribbon tab o 3 From the Scene group click on L the Add Scene dropdown menu 4 Click on the Focus on Topic s template scene Note You can also create a scene by dragging the selected topic s and dropping them in the Scenes Panel and from the contextual menu choose the desired template scene To present a specific branch and its child topics use the Expand Branch template scene Foll
80. ess your account Figure 167 SharePoint Online Login In dialog 6 Enter your accounts username and password T Click the Sign In button Create and upload iMindQ documents to SharePoint Online If you want to upload your newly created iMindQ document to SharePoint the first thing you need to do is to save the map locally To save the map do these easy steps FRR Click on the File Menu Click on the Save As Menu Click on the Computer submenu Click on the Browse button to specify the file location and the type of iMindQ document you desire to save Click on the Save button After saving the iMindQ document locally you can upload your iMindQ file by performing the following steps P 2 oF Click on the File Menu Click on the Save As Menu Click on the SharePoint submenu Click on the Browse amp button if you have already connected to your SharePoint account If you are not connected perform the steps from Manage SharePoint Online accounts and Log In to SharePoint Online headings 166 Import and export map information C SharePoint Explorer Shared Documents Documents E4 Form Templates E Major E Major and Minor version E No version E Site Assets 4 Style Library Upload Figure 168 SharePoint Explorer dialog window 5 Choose the desired folder on your SharePoint Online account 6 Click on the Upload button Download and Edit iIMindQ documents f
81. ew along the features for collaboration with Microsoft Outlook and other The look of the Backstage view is presented in the figure below Search for templates Available Categories Business Educational Persona My Templates NEW TEMPLATE Save As EEn lt a Print Share Mind Map Organic Mind Map White Board WBS Chart import Export Close Se Preferences Org Chart Figure 2 Backstage View File Menu in iMindQ The following features are available in the Backstage View File Menu It contains 6 tabs in the following order e Info e New e Open e Save As e Print e Share 19 iMindQ User Interface e Import Export As well 3 functions for managing project and application s preferences e Save e Close e Options Info Tab The Info tab presented on the figure below displays information of the project plan It is divided into two sections the left section consist of features for presenting detailed project information while the right sections contains project s dates such as Star and Finish date Status and Current date as well as project calendar and its priority Protect Map Properties wA Increase document security by adding password protection Size 0 00 KB Topics 33 Protect Map Map Type Open i Title Untitled Map 2 Created Save Last Modified Save As Print Share Import Export Close Preferences The funct
82. features are available in the Format menu Feature Description Font Text Image Placement Icon Placement Numbering Topic Structure Topic Shape Relationship Shape Tie Types Opens sub menu for editing the select text such as changing font type and size make it italic bold or underline Opens sub menu for setting the position of selected text Selects the location where the appropriate image will be placed in the map s topic Selects the location where the appropriate icon will be placed in the map s topic Adds numbers to the topics and subtopics according predefined numbering scheme Arrange the map s topics around the central topics using one from the available predefined map s structure Change default topic s shape using the shapes from the iMindQ s library or use your own shape or edit topic s fill color border color or transparency Change the default shape of the relationship Define the tie types between the map s topics 14 Feature Relationship Shape Boundary Shape Map Style Background Format Topic View iMindQ User Interface Description Format the shape color pattern style of the existing relationships between the topics in the map Format the shape style line color line pattern line weight fill color and transparency of the existing boundaries in the map Apply different visual styles from the iIMindQ library into the map Insert one of the available p
83. h send to Back Line Structure Adjust Format Topic Ribbon in iMindQ The Text and Color group with the implemented functionalities is presented on the figure below Lucida Grande 14 YIA a Bi i ra i U abe A T F F a Text and Color Figure 43 Text and Color group in Format ribbon The topic s text in the map can be changed using the following features Feature Description ity bm Font Type Font Size Increase Font Size Decrease Font Size Bold Italic Underline Strikethrough C C hange the font type of the selected text hange the font size of the selected text Increase the font size of the selected text with fix step Decrease the font size of the selected text with fix step Make text bold Make text italic U D nderline the selected text raw a line through the middle of the selected text 52 iMindQ User Interface Feature Description Change Font Color Change the color of the selected text s Line Color Change the color of the topic boundary and the connector line He Fill Color Change the color of the topic s inside Alignment Change the position of the selected text 2 Clear Formatting Delete all custom settings and return the default settings Shapes group Shapes group with the implemented functionalities is presented on the figure below g Zi Shapes Figure 44 Shapes group in Format Topic ribbon You can choose different shapes for map s topics from the gallery
84. hapes Line Structure Adjust E Y i s 2 1 Scope 5 Analysis Software Requirements atte dehel Nhchocict alod m Analysis complete 3 ennn ni Determine Project Scope S Be e 5 Develop delivery timeli evelop delivery timeline FT TTE gt 5 Secure required resources 3 aa ee Secure Project Sponsorship Li q Dam a 4 Obtain approvals to proceed concept timeline budget oe Se een a oe Define preliminary i st pe A gt resources Incorporate feedback on software specifications m z 4 5 Review software specifications budget with team ae D SSSeeen j Secure core resources pe e 5 Conduct needs analysis g e Develop preliminary budget a Draft preliminary software specificauions we me _ eee ew oe ae oe oe had j Scope complete Bmg eree S AO eena a d Finish Resource Names Completed Predecessors rif Tg ig TIWITIFIS SIM T WITIFIS S M T WITIF S S M TIWITIFIS S MI TIWITIFIS S 0 4 Software Development Plan 74 50 day s 06 02 15 21 05 15 18 1 4 Scope 6 00 day s 06 02 15 13 02 15 21 ht eea 2 Determine Project scope 1 00 day s 05 02 15 06 02 15 Product Manager 75 Product Manager 3 Secure Project Sponsor 2 00 day s 03 02 15 10 02 15 Marketing Manager 25 25 25 lt Marketing Manager 4 Define preliminary reso 2 00 days 11 02 15 12 02 15 PA Manages Prod
85. he steps as boxes of various kinds and their order by connecting them with arrows This diagrammatic representation illustrates a solution to a given problem Process operations are represented in these boxes and arrows rather they are implied by the sequencing of operations Flowcharts are used in analyzing designing documenting or managing a process or program in various fields Flowcharts are used in designing and documenting complex processes or programs Like other types of diagrams they help visualize what is going on and thereby help the viewer to understand a process and perhaps also find flaws bottlenecks and other less obvious features within it There are many different types of flowcharts and each type has its own repertoire of boxes and notational conventions As a rule of thumb flowcharts always start either from left to right or top to bottom The reason for this is clarity iMindQ allows you to create flowchart diagrams very easy The first thing you need to do is open a Whiteboard space from the File Menu gt New All the commonly used boxes for creating a flowchart diagram are placed in a specific folder in the Library panel gt Shapes tab 134 Make a Flowchart in iMindQ Home Insert Format View Exchange Plan Present B I gt allout pee ee Tack Info He ee ee z E Trebuchet MS 10 A A ka D Callou E Icon A Hyr G T hO c Style Rasse H Rees Rela
86. iaesnacsiinadnasseies nidseiareaadesensasitea an suanssnseseaes aaa aa 180 PRINTING csccaansatioscnsssusasues viuwecwaveuasssitsadsneuens aves tise sdenteusvaussvedsbesen svn aaa suse unnsonateaties 182 PAGE SETUP civiwscsacsuussacsvacadonnsdasvedslibes anesiuies ioaeaiaed sanssuaeeaslsbscceasinnescdedaiasduansdesepeubbeaseasasstaasbaaescuaseuesaeass 182 Welcome to IMindQ Welcome to iMindQ Introduction iMindQ is a dynamic and exciting mind mapping software tool for creative thinking brainstorming visualizing ideas presenting them to other or putting ideas into action IMindQ helps you map out any information the way you want also you can improve your memorization increase productivity and creativity It is great for solving problems easier improving communication and making plans more quickly and creatively By its smooth usability and highly interactive interface it really saves time energy and effort and improves every aspect of your work iIMindQ allows users to capture all important information on a simple easy to use cross platform Follow your ideas and intuitively create friendly mind maps iMindQ guides you to clarify your thinking The flow of your thoughts creates worthy and valuable never ending story IMindQ helps you make your story streamlined in an intuitive and powerful mind map and stimulate your visual thinking iMindQ lets you create mind maps make a good representation of complex systems and p
87. ic E ra N x Subtopic Main Topic Central Topic f Subtopic p K p J Subtopic B N Subtopic g Subtopic ko ey Subtopic D Main Topic P 3 Subtopic Subtopic g Subtopic D Subtopic gt Q a o 3 G M 4 gt H Untitled Map 3 o E TE eR Figure 59 Add Topics in the map 63 Edit Topics Create a Mind Map When the map is created and it has the preliminary contour it is time to give names to all topics inside it You can use your own notification for the topics but for this exercise we will use the following names in clockwise order Level N AA PRP HR RWWWWWDN DN EN Format Topics Name Insert Modify Edit Present Topic Topic Style Color Present your Mind Map automatically Color Black Velvet Blue Petrol Sunny Day Basic Color Custom Color My Color To format a topic means to change the font of the text text size and color change the topic shape and shape color line color etc This can be done in several ways It can be done by a A e Clicking on the grey part of the Topic Menu q that appears on mouse hover in one of the upper topic s corners e Using formatting options from the dynamic Topic Format Ribbon which appears after a topic is selected e Using formatting options from the main Format ribbon Edit Map Background When it comes to editing the Map Background there are several things you can do with the Background of a M
88. iew task s duration You can use the Gantt chart for e Planning and Organizing project plans to the e Monitoring project s progress There are several symbols that represent task in iMindQ The task s bars that are used in Gantt chart view and their description can be found in the table below Bar Description 139 Make a Flowchart in iMindQ i Summary Task Task Milestone Summary Task can be graphical symbol for one group of tasks that are logically connected or can be representation for project summary task When representing one group of tasks Summary Task summarizes the information for duration progress and costs for the tasks Milestone is a task that represents achieving major point in the project Characteristic for this type of task is the duration Milestone has 0 day duration and it can hardly be considered as a task since they are point in time You can use milestones to emphasis the breaking points major releases of product starting marketing and sales campaign etc when you present the project plan in front of the upper management in your company After you entered the task you need to connect the tasks in order to get visual flow of the project plan You can link tasks on several ways by selecting tasks in Gantt Sheet and clicking on the icon in the Standard toolbar using the Link Task function in the Edit menu connect tasks using the connector in the Gantt chart as it is presented on Erro
89. ils Expand Collapse the subtopics in the branch according the selected outline level Collapse All Collapse all subtopics for which parent is the selected topic Expand All Expand all subtopics for which parent is the selected topic Select Branch Automatically selects all subtopics for which parent is the selected topic Map group The look of the Map group in the View ribbon is presented on the figure below 43 iMindQ User Interface Fo i i es F y i na ray Balance Focus On Center Topic Map Map Figure 25 Map group in View ribbon If you want to automatically place the map topic in the center of your screen or to balance the topics in the map use the features from the Map group The following features are available in this group Feature Description Balance Automatically distributes the topics around the central topic for visual balance Ga Focus On Topic Automatically places the selected topic in the center of R the screen Center Map Automatically places the central topic and entire map appropriately in the center of the screen Filter group The look of the Filter group in the View ribbon is presented on the figure below Y Filter ios Show Branch Alone Filter Figure 26 Filter group in View ribbon To view different details from the map use the features from the Filter group The following features are available in this group Feature Description Filter Apply filter
90. in the main Format ribbon gt Formatting group The label of a relationship can be added by selecting the relationship and start directly typing the context of the label When the label is entered you can decide whether you want the label to follow the shape of the relationship You can activate the Follow Line option by doing the following steps 1 Select a relationship 2 Click on the Relationship Format ribbon tab 3 From the Style group click on the Follow Line option Note The same thing can be done from the Format Relationship dialog by selecting the Follow Line checkbox 100 Add various elements to the map EONS Format Relationship Color g Begin style Width 2 25 pt Endstyle gt Line shape gt Bezier Cancel Fok Figure 86 Format Relationship dialog Insert Boundary Boundaries in iMindQ are used to group topics and visualize this group from the rest of the map The grouping can be done by various criteria such as common idea solution etc Inserting boundaries in the map Is very easy 1 Select the topic in the map 2 Click on the nsert ribbon tab 3 Inthe nsert group click on the Boundaries button 2 Tips You can use the default boundaries that are available in the drop down list from the Boundaries feature If you want to make modifications on the look of the boundary you have to use the Format Boundary dialog My First
91. indicator is positioned 3 Release the mouse button Subtopic 1 Map Main Topic1 a Lie oa Subtopic 2 Subtopic 4 1 Subtopic 4 m Map Main Topic 4 m i Subtopic 3 1 ee a E Central Topic ap Main 1 2 Subtopic3 Subtopic 3 2 Map Main Topic 5 N Subtopic 3 3 1 Map Main Topic 2 Figure 109 Final look of the map Example 3 The last example is to rearranging the sub topics in the third branch Let s rearrange them in the following order e Sub topic 3 1 e Sub topic 3 3 e Sub topic 3 2 To rearrange the sub topics inside the branch perform the following steps 1 Select the Sub topic 3 3 2 Position the sub topic between Sub topic 3 1 and Sub topic 3 2 and with the left lower corner touch the Sub topic 3 subtopic 1 Map Main Topic 1 h a eas subtopic 3 1 Figure 110 Move it to the desired location 3 Release the mouse button 121 Stylized Map Layout _ subtopic 1 Map Main Topic 1 gt Subtopic 2 Map Main Topic 3 subtopic 3 Figure 111 Final look of the branch You can rearrange topics within the same level by using shortcut keys Ctrl gt for moving a topic one place up and Ctrl lt for moving topics one place down Spacing between Topics You can manage the horizontal and vertical spacing between topics in map with five different levels of spacing in each category horizontal vertical The enumerations are
92. ion View e Relationship improvements e New Map Parts iMindQ User Interface iMindQ User Interface Application Menu Overview iIMindQ s graphic user interface is a combination of Microsoft Office ribbon interface and Menus which includes ribbon strips with actions and menus with same actions that are implemented in the ribbons iMindQ contains a cluster of ribbon bars and inside the ribbon bars are placed all application s functions Detailed explanations of every ribbon and its features is given in Ribbons heading in this manual Application menus are locate at the top of the application containing lists of same functions that are contained in the ribbon Detailed overview of the menus as well as implemented shortcuts are given in the Menus and Shortcuts headings appropriately in this manual iMindQ The iMindQ menu is divided into several sections and each sections contains a group of features that are responsible for application s behavior in general The look of the File menu with all available actions is presented on the figure below File Edit Ir About iMind Preferences ds Services b Hide Others dH Quit iMindQ HO The following features are available in the iMindQ menu Feature Description About iMindQ Opens up the About dialog for the product Preferences Opens up a dialog with configuration options for the application Services Present all services tha
93. ions that are available in the Info tab are Feature Description En Protect Map Opens up the Protect map dialog where you can insert map EE password for protecting map s information 20 iMindQ User Interface Protect Map Sometimes during your brainstorm session or map creation process you want to keep the information save available for viewing only for few people In this case you have to protect your map with password and share it with selected people Protect Map functionality inside iMindQ will help you to secure the map s information This action can be done in several steps 1 Open the mind map 2 From the File ribbon click on the Info tab 3 Click on the Protect Map button 4 In the newly opened dialog insert the password for protecting the map s information Note The password Is case sensitive information Keep it on save place because if you lose it it cannot be recovered New Tab Starting new blank map or map based on template is performed using the New tab from the File menu It contains two main sections New and Template The New section contains the five different map types that are currently available in iMindQ e Mind Map e Organic Mind Map expression e White Board e WBS Chart e Organizational Chart Selecting one of them will load the working space with the appropriate working area and elements The Template section contains map templates that can be used as base for c
94. it in the map To import the map style perform the following steps In the Style group of the Format ribbon click on the Style drop down icon Select the Manage Styles feature Click on the mport button and browse the dmms location a Tae Close the Manage Style window To import the map style perform the following steps 1 Open map 2 Click on the Style button located on the far right side of the working area 3 From the Map Style items drop down menu select the topic style that you have created Our new refreshed map is presented on the figure below HOME INSERT FORMAT VIEW EXCHANGE PRESENT PLAN FORMAT B BO Trebuchet MS 14 EA ia Bk Icon X 8 Hyperlink Task Info a Topic Shape Style teses tei rE Relationship f jimage Q Attach E DatesTime ee Tie Types F Spelling B I U ae A fp Topic Subtopic _ Notes Toe m G Z x s5 Boundary E Properties E Spreadsheet Alert Structure E Numbering XK Clear Clipboard Text and Color Map Elements Topic Elements Formatting Editing Map Style mx 8 Current Style S Citrys Mix v F i Style Items F E p m Central Topic Styles v Moc dify S Topics color ini x a pate Present your Mind Map automatically Blue Petrol n Style Black Velvet r Subtopic z Basic Color Color Custom Color z My Color B z is Subtopic ies o E Subt
95. ith several maps at time FreeMind file format in which iMindQ is capable to store the information from the mind maps 29 iMindQ User Interface Feature Description mmap MindManager default file format in which tMindQ is capable to store the information from the mind maps xmmap MindManager xml map file format in which iMindQ ts capable to store the information from the mind maps For exporting the map in one of the available file formats you have to save the latest changes in the mind map and then choose the appropriate file format Open Save the mind map From the File menu select the Import Export tab Click on the Save Map as file button Browse the location and name the output file Click on the OK button a Se SS Quick Topic Menu The Q menu is a unique IMindQ quick access menu which is available only in the map space You can find the Q menu in the upper right or upper left corner of a topic once you hover over the topic with your mouse as shown on the figure below This menu is intended to provide the user ability to add topic add relationship or format the topic on the fly while building its map Central Topic j Figure 3 Quick Topic Menu The Quick Topic Menu is divided in to three main parts that provide the following functionality Feature Description A Insert subtopic topic by single click on the plus icon or click 6 gt Add Subtopic once on the plus icon hold
96. l as the Main Topics of a Central Topic can be freely moved in a balanced map layout You can apply the same map structure mentioned above to the Floating topics too If you apply the topic structures listed below to the Floating topics they will become Central Topics Map Four Direction Map Split Tree Free Layout This way you can create multiple mind maps in one iMindQ document 69 Create a Mind Map Main Topic Main Topic Main Topic Main Topic __ Main Topic Central Topic Main Topic Central Topic _ Main Topic Main Topic Main Topic Main Topic aA Te Main Topic Main Topic V Main Topic Main Topic Main Topic Main Topic Main Topic Main Topic Main Topic Main Topic Main Topic gt Main Topic Central Topic Main Topic Main Topic You can have multiple mind maps in one iMindQ file with different map structures balanced map combined with free layout map and vise versa See the image above Freestyle Map Layout When you create a New Map it is balanced by default Here the positioning of the topics it is balanced and limited With the Freestyle layout you can change their position anywhere in the map space To apply freestyle layout to the map perform the following steps 1 Select the central topic My first Map 2 Click on the Format Ribbon tab 4 3 Click on Topic Structure dropdow
97. lanced Freestyle Mind Maps Concept Maps Flowchart diagrams and other basic types of diagrams etc A Mind Map is a diagram used to visually outline information A mind map is often created around a single word or text placed in the center to which associated ideas words and concepts are added Major categories radiate from a central topic and lesser categories are sub branches of larger branches Categories can represent words ideas tasks or other items related to a central key word or idea Figure 134 Mind Map 131 Make a Flowchart in iMindQ Concept Map A Concept Map is a way of representing relationships between ideas images or words in the same way that a sentence diagram represents the grammar of a sentence In a concept map each word phrase or idea connects to another and links back to the original idea word or phrase Concept maps are a way to develop logical thinking and study skills by revealing connections and helping people see how individual ideas form a larger whole A well made concept map grows within a context frame defined by an explicit focus question The concept maps spider concept maps flowcharts system concept map other diagrams can be created in the White Board space Do the following steps 1 Click the File Menu 2 Go to New and click on the WhiteBoard button elue ofcbnceptmap welue ofdoncept map Sea bidused D add new knowledge
98. ll as its name 109 Add various elements to the map Custom Properties x Properties Name Type es ee Coote isen Name 3 Li ti Topic Date f ke Subtopic A Subtopic Subtopic Topic Date 5 10 13 EJ Subtopic a a E Subtopic H Subtopic a Figure 97 Add custom properties to topic Insert Spreadsheet To insert a Spreadsheet in a topic you will need to do the following steps 1 Click on the Insert ribbon 2 From the Topic Elements group click on the Spreadsheet button 3 In the Spreadsheet Properties dialog specify the desired number of columns and rows You can enter basic formulas in the Spreadsheet such as Sum SUM Average AVERAGE Minimum MIN Maximum MAX Count COUNT O O O O 110 Add various elements to the map Spreadsheet Properties Spreadsheet Size Number of Columns 5 Number of Rows 2 Heading Display Display Column Headings Display Row Headings To use one of these formulas will need to select the desired range and make a right mouse click From the context menu go to the Formulas option and choose the desired formula The result will always be displayed at the bottom of the selected range If you want to get the result of a the desired formula in other cell rather than below the selected range you will need to do perform these steps 1 Select the desired cell 2 Type the following parameter values
99. llowing steps 1 Click on the Plan ribbon tab 2 Select a topic 3 Click on the Task button Note If you continue to click the same button and the same topic task is selected in the map the newly tasks will be topics tasks on the same level as the selected This is presented in the figure below Central Topic EE cenrar topic Figure 147 Create task in iMindQ from Plan ribbon Set a Mind Map branch into Project Branch In a Mind Map you can set a branch as Project Branch and make initial plans by further branching it out The Project Branch is a summary task and is directly represented in the Gantt Chart View To transform an ordinary branch into Project Branch do the following steps 1 Select the desired branch 2 Click on the Plan Ribbon tab 3 From the nsert Group click on the Project Branch button 143 Make a Flowchart in iMindQ Zz Home Insert Format View Exchange Plan Present Topic EN An a P a 1 Summary amp D re Year in Dates ae Milestone Q E amp Task Info in Topic Gantt Project Task Jutdent ndent Project Change Working Risk Past Task Task Tables Chart Branch info ime Task Due Info Notes sbta View Insert Schedule Project Task Data ete i a z Project Deliverables E3 F 7 Project Goals a iy Project Branch E Project Summary and Description m r z 7
100. lso assign different order to the topic s in the map You can assign different order to the topic s in the map having four different ordering options e Bring to front Bring the selected topic s in front of all other topics e Bring Forward Bring the selected topic s forward one level so that it s they re hidden behind fewer topic s e Sent to Back Send the selected topic s behind all other topics e Send Backward Send the selected topic s back one level so that it s they re hidden behind more topics If you want to bring a topic in front of all other topics do the following steps 1 Select the topic s in the map 2 Click the main Format ribbon tab or the contextual Topic Format ribbon tab appears when the topic is selected 3 From the Adjust group click the button E Bring to Front Tip The same thing can be done on right click on a selection from the contextual menu Figure 130 Bring a topic in front of all other topics If you want to bring a topic forward to be one level closer to the front do the following steps 1 Select the topic s in the map 2 Click the main Format ribbon or the dynamic Topic Format ribbon appears when the topic is selected 3 From the Adjust group click the button Lh Bring Forward Tip The same thing can be done on right click on a selection from the contextual menu 127 Stylized Map Layout Q gt Figure 131 Bring a topic one level forward If you
101. m the Scene group click on Le the Add Scene dropdown menu 4 Choose the template scene Focus on Topic s 90 Present your maps and diagrams To present a flow follow the recommendations mentioned below 1 Select all the topics you want to be shown in the flow 2 Drag the selected topics and drop them in the Scenes Panel 3 From the contextual menu click on the Present Sequence template scene Do the same steps for each flow you want to present in the presentation scenario After you finish with creating a scene for all the desired flows from the Concept map add the presentation scenario by adding the Show All Elements template scene Make custom modifications to the Concept Map presentation The template scenes contain predefined animation with predetermined animation properties which can be modified depending on your needs You can modify the previous scenario by doing several things e Add new animation in existing scene e Modify animation properties of existing animation e Change transition of Scene e Change the order of an animation e Change the order of a Scene Add new animation in existing scene In order to add new animation in an existing scene you will need to select the desired scene in the Scenes Panel The animations applied to the topics in the existing scene appear in the Animations Panel on the right side of the Application window See the image below 91 Present your maps and diagrams
102. m the existing map in new map with more details compared with the previous one To create new map from existing one follow then next procedure 1 Select the topic that will be the central topic in the new map 2 Click on the nsert ribbon tab 3 Inthe Map group click on the 2 Build as Map button 2 Tip If the root topic is related with other topic from its branch with a relationship that relationship will not be shown in the new map Also if the root topic is in a boundary from a parent topic that boundary will not be shown in the new map Map Parts For using same topic tree structure on several locations in the map or in another map use the Map Parts feature This feature allows you to save the selected map sub structure in the Map Parts tab from the docking windows panel and use it in the opened maps You can insert saved parts in other maps modify them rename it or delete it 115 Stylized Map Layout The Map Parts are categorized in three main categories depending on the user s need Business General and Personal In the Business category there are additional subcategories e Brainstorming e Business General e Marketing e Meetings e Planning e Project Management e Quality Assurance For example the branch will be used in several maps It is universal subtree arrangement that will represent same process idea information flow in all maps 1 2 3 4 Select the topic from the map
103. m the following steps 1 Select the topic from the map in our case 2 Click on the View ribbon tab 3 Inthe Map group click on the Balance button 4 From the drop down menu you can select whether to balance topic or subtree The result from this action is presented on the figure below Custom Colors My Colors Color Figure 99 Balanced Map 114 Stylized Map Layout As mentioned before in the introduction part iMindQ map can contain several hundred topics example My First Map If you know the topic that you want to emphasize Focus on Topic feature can help you to do that Instead of scrolling and navigating through the map and zooming with just one click the desired topic will be in the center of the screen zoomed to the appropriate level With one click on the Focus on Topic feature View tab Map group gt Focus on Topic the desired topic will be in the focus Zoomed and positioned in the center of the screen Center Map The Center Map functionality is same as the Focus on Topic Clicking on this feature located in the Map group placed in the View ribbon the focus will be put on the Central Topic i e this topic will be in the center of your screen Build as Map Build as Map feature created a new map with the selected topic as central topic and its branches as main topics and subtopics This is very suitable to use it when you want to developed one branch fro
104. milestone In the same time allows you to outline task data from the map and get quick project info The Plan ribbon is consisted of six groups FILE Home Insert Format View Exchange Present Plan Topic m a q Fe Tm S a re Ss P Milestone l Gantt Project Task Change Working Color Gantt Late Show Task Task Tables Chart Branch ime Chart Task Info Notes View Insert Schedule Project Task Data Figure 35 Plan ribbon in iMindQ View group You can see the View group in the figure below Gantt Chart View Figure 36 View Group in the Plan ribbon The following features are implemented in the View group Feature Description Fa Gantt Chart View Gives visual representation of the entire plan and plan s tasks with appropriate info sorted in columns Insert Group The elements in the Insert group from the Plan ribbon can be seen in the following figure 49 iMindQ User Interface E z J rl summary Milestone Task Insert Figure 37 Insert Group in the Plan ribbon The following features are implemented in the Insert group Feature Description Project Branch Makes the selected branch a summary task Task Adds new task on the same level as the selected one Summary The selected task s topic is set to be a summary task Turns a selected item as event that receives should receive special attention and signals the completion of a ke
105. n drag the animation and drop it to the desired position in the Animations List in the Animations Panel Play Presentation Play Presentation Scenario To play the presentation scenario you have two options e To play the presentation from beginning e To play the presentation from the currently selected scene To play the presentation scenario from beginning do the following steps 1 Click on the Present ribbon tab Te 2 From the Present group click on the From Beginning button To play the presentation scenario From Beginning you can use the shortcut key F5 To play the presentation scenario from the currently selected scene in the Scenes Panel do the following steps 1 Click on the Present Ribbon tab 2 From the Present group click on on the From Current button You can also use the shortcut key Alt F5 to play the presentation scenario from the currently selected Scene To play next animation or next scene you have two options s e Use shortcut key Space e Right mouse click e Right Arrow or Down Arrow keys When you are Full screen Presentation View you can play the presentation by using the arrow shortcut keys 82 Present your maps and diagrams e To play next scene animation use the Right Down arrow keys e Togo back to the last played scene from your current position in the Presentation scenario use the Left Up arrow keys When you go back to a last played previous scene the application
106. n menu and choose Freestyle os You can open a freestyle map with an interesting default map style from the File Menu gt New gt Organic Map In the figure below it is presented how a freestyle map will look like 70 Create a Mind Map 0eRaQr we Tone HOME INSERT FORMAT VIEW EXCHANGE PRESENT PLAN FORMAT A arial Ju jae Bet et Relationship Clipboard Text and Color Map Elements T T Subtopic _ BI U ie n 9 L Boundary Present your Mind Map automatically Present Blue Petrol Black Velvet Basic Color Custom Color My Color My Map iMindQ 2 amp X Bay id g WrIcon 3 Hyperlink i Task Info shi BTopic Shape G Style R Fa Image a A Attach E DatesTime a N Tie Types F Spelling otes Topic iu Properties J Spreadsheet Aert z Structure E Numbering XK Clear Topic Elements Formatting Editing ag a a B a Insert A Topics 5 o c 2 My Map a 2 Q g w 3 8 Figure 64 Freestyle map in iMindQ Balance Map If we analyze the map for a bit we can see that three branches are on the right side of the central topic Insert Modify and Edit and one the Contents branch is on the left side To do map symmetrical i e to have same number of branches from the both side you need to balance your map To balance the map perform the following steps 1 Select the central topic My first Map 2 Cli
107. n the map so that it will no longer be a floating Callout Callout is a descriptive topic and has the same properties as any other topic It can be added to any element in the map except the Central Topic By default it is placed above the selected topic Also you can also add callout to external relationships when it is placed in the center of the relationship Whenever a callout is added you can immediately start writing text inside There is limit on characters added in topics Insert Topics You can insert topics in your map using one of the following methods that is appropriate for your work e Using one of the available features from the Map Elements group in the Home ribbon e Using the quick menu that appears on mouse hover on topic e Using one of the available features from the Map Elements group in the Insert ribbon e Using the keyboard s buttons Cmd Tab or Enter e Using the Insert feature from the contextual menu Enter button from the keyboard is used when you want to insert topic on the same level with the topic that you have selected Example If you want to add sibling topic to the Main Topic 7 just select it and hit the Enter button The result that you get is presented on Figure 82 Central Topic Main Topic 1 Central Topic Figure 82 Create sibling topic 97 Add various elements to the map Cmd Enter button from the keyboard is used when you want to insert child topic to the selected to
108. n the map space Task Group The look of the Task group can be seen in the following figure Information Notes Task Figure 40 Task Group in the Plan ribbon The following features are implemented in the Task group Feature Description Information Opens up the Task Information dialog for the selected task Task Notes Opens the Topic Notes tab for selected task topic Data group The look of the Data group can be seen in the following figure O Tables Hide Subtasks Data Figure 41 Data Group in the Plan ribbon 51 iMindQ User Interface The following features are implemented in the Data group Feature Tables Hide Subtasks Opens tables in the Gantt Chart specifically for Entry Summary Tracking and Usage Description Shows or hides subtasks in the map Format Topic contextual ribbon Format Topic contextual ribbon in iMindQ contains features for creating and editing map s topics plans All features are categorized according their similarity and functionality and organized in five groups Home Insert Format View Exchange Present Plan Lucida Grande 14 AA A Biu Text ac AY 2 WM aah z2 Z ii 4 Text and Color and Color group Topic a Shapes Figure 42 a Gh amp X gt E ia Border 0 5 pt d H F 1B Tie lpt v X Ma Bring to Front From Tie Topic Split Spacing Library Types Structure Topic iS Numbering 5 f
109. n working day ETE E E 9 10 11 12 L 14 15 poser a 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 31 Nondetault work week 20 2 20 ae a A 5 6 Fi 8 Exceptions Bea lt Details Name Start Finish Delete OK Cancel Figure 158 Change Working Time dialog The newly created exception day will be colored ye ow in the calendar preview Next step is to define the working hours for this particular day 157 Make a Flowchart in iMindQ a Details for Nondefault Work Week Set working time for this work week Select day s Set days to nonworking time Set day s to these specific working times a 1 8 00 AM 12 00 PM oo 2 1 00 PM 5 00 PM Friday Saturday Sunday 5 OK Cancel Figure 159 Details for Work Weeks dialog 1 In the Set working times for this work week section click on the each day from the week and insert the specific working time If you need to make some day nonworking then select the Set days to nonworking time radio button Differentiate and visualize tasks in the Gantt Chart by coloring the Task Bars In order to better differentiate and visualize the tasks from the map space into the Gantt Chart view IMIndQ enables you colorize the task bars with one single click The main rule is the specific type of task represented in the Gantt Chart View with appropriate symbol to inherit the fill color of the adequate task in the map space Each task in the map space that has white fill
110. nd Microsoft SharePoint and edit them 22 Save As Print Share Import Export Close Preferences iMindQ User Interface Open j Recent Maps You haven t opened any maps recently O Computer A gt SharePoint 365 The Open tab contains four sub tabs Recent Maps e Computer SharePoint Online iMindQ keeps track of the mind maps that you have recently opened and store this information inside the Recent maps sub menu It contains a list from recently opened maps allowing you to quickly access the desired file and start working on it The Computer sub menu contains a lists of folders that you have recently visited and opened mind maps from them case you need to open folder that is not on the list by using the Browse button you can navigate to the preferred folder where your map is saved and open it The SharePoint 365 feature allows you to import mind maps uploaded on SharePoint Online SharePoint 365 work on the map and then uploaded it In order to synchronize the information between the desktop and the SharePoint your IT administrator must grant you permissions for accessing the SharePoint Online server Feature Description dmmx Default file format in which iMindQ saves the maps dmmt Default file format for IMindQ Templates dmms Default file format for iIMindQ Styles dmmw Default file format for iMindQ Workspace where more than one map can be saved in on
111. nd organized in three groups f Width 2 25 pt oS 9 Jump to Start Begin Style s r N mas Pattern 7777 i Jump to Finish ON Fi gt m End Style Color Flip i Line Format Style Figure 48 Format Relationship Ribbon in iMindQ Line group The Line group is presented on the figure below Width 2 25 pt Fd oe Pattern 77777 Color Line Figure 49 Line group in the Format Relationship ribbon The following actions are available Feature Description ff Color Define the relationship color Width Define the relationship s width Pattern Define the relationship s pattern Format group The Format is presented on the figure below 55 iMindQ User Interface eo e Jump to Start J8 a Jump to Finish Flip i Format Figure 50 Format group in the Format Relationship ribbon The following actions are available Feature Description Flip Replace the starting and finishing point of the relationship respectively Jump to Start Put the focus on the starting point of the relationship Jump to Finish Put the focus on the finishing point of the relationship Style group The Style group is presented on the figure below Begin Style ON gt S m End Style By Follow Line Style Figure 51 Style group in the Format Relationship ribbon The following actions are available Feature Description Gallery Select the relationship style from the gall
112. ns are allowed to check in when closing the document the following Check In dialog options will be displayed 8 Oo Check In Type Select the type of version you would like to check in Major version Overwrite the current major version Figure 171 Check In Type dialog window in folder with only Major Check in type settings As you create minor and major versions the files will be saved and numbered on the SharePoint site The major version is represented by whole number once it is published while the minor version is represented as a decimal number of the whole to refer to the major version For example 2 1 is the first minor version of the file that was published twice 169 Import and Export Map Information Collaborate with iMindQ Import from Microsoft Excel Selecting the Excel icon in the from the Import group in the Integrate ribbon you will import the content of the document created with Microsoft Excel 2007 2010 2013 You can import data from an Excel file in iMindQ in several ways First thing you need to do is open an Excel file in IMindQ with the help of Excel Importer Panel To import an Excel file perform the following steps 1 Go to the Exchange Ribbon Menu and choose Excel from the MS Office Group 2 Click the button t from the Excel Importer Panel 3 Select a specific Excel file 4 Click OK Excel Importer x Source cel 2007 _Brief_Student_Data_Files ex03 Annual
113. nted on figure below mite HOME INSERT FORMAT VIEW PRESENT EXCHANGE PLAN FORMAT a o i ih A a of n7 E i oa es fo a v Z TE gt gt gt F im Gantt Outline Full Web Details Collapse Expand Select Balance Focus On Chart Screen Browser All All Branch Topic Views Detail Map Once you have done with editing the map you should save your map Go to File Menu and click on the Save Menu When you close the file the system will require from you to select what type of version to be saved on the SharePoint site as shown on the image below 168 Import and export map information 8 Ooo Check In Type Select the type of version you would like to check in Minor version draft Major version publish Overwite the current version Figure 170 Check In Type dialog window Note This option is available only if on the SharePoint Site the versioning of the documents is enabled This feature allows you to store track and restore maps in a list as they are changed Y Minor version draft create a new increment of the map to save changes while you are still working on it The minor version is not published yY Major version publish create major version once a map is ready to be published Y Overwrite the current version any changes made to the currently open map will be saved under the same version of the map If you save the changes to the opened file in a folder where only Major versio
114. ntral topic 2 Use the shortcut keys Cmd Enter to insert the topic from the next level Sub topics of the Central Topic 3 To insert new topic level 3 use the Cmd Enter button or if you want to add sibling topic use the Enter button on the keyboard You can also insert subtopic to an existing topic by using the Quick Menu which appears on mouse hover of a given topic Insert subtopic by simply click hold and drop You can see how it is done in the figure below 62 Create a Mind Map Central Topic T Figure 58 Insert Topic with Quick Menu To create the map you will insert e 4 topics in 2 level e 5 topics on 3 level e 9 topics on 4 level After several times performing the mentioned procedure you will get the following map 10 i Untitled Map 3 iMindQ jiz Home Insert Format View Exchange Present Plan Topic X aa A P T s Lucida Grande lw 12 A a ari Callout E By Icon A Hyperlink P Task Info w Topic Shape E Style Reseed tei Relationship lie Image Attach Z Date amp Time ae Tie Type SF Spelling BiUa amp 4 M 9 Topic Subtopic Notes i mo 7 i Boundary fy Properties E Spreadsheet Layout H Numberin XK Clear 7 Clipboard Text and Color Map Elements Topic Elements Formatting Editing D ke 5 D a D on x 2 fe Main Topic Subtopic E a Main Topic Subtopic Subtopic Subtop
115. o do several things with it e View the branches in depth e Position the branches where you want e Zoom in and zoom out e Play the creation of the map e Share your mind map on your blog website and in social media In order to export the map as HTML interactive map do the following steps 1 Click on the Exchange ribbon Har 2 From the Export group click on the HTML Map button Export as HTML Web Page When you export a map as HTML web page in the exported file you will get an outline of the content of the map plus an image of the exported map In order to export the map as HTML interactive map do the following steps 1 Click on the Exchange ribbon HTHL 2 From the Export group click on the HTML Web Page button 178 Import and export map information Export to OPML file An iMindQ ma will be exported as an OPML Outline Processor Markup Language file can be exported by choosing the Export to OPML option in the Collaborate group positioned in the Exchange ribbon The OPML file will contain the outline of the mind maps created in the iMindQ file Have in mind that only the first hyperlink in a topic will be exported in the OPML file The text in the Notes editor will be exported as plain text Export as pdf document Selecting the PDF icon in the from the Collaborate group in the Exchange ribbon you will export the content from the iMindQ map into pdf file format The import process is very
116. ompanies have a company template s when printing official documents One example for printing template is to have the name of the project in central position company logo on the left side of the paper and the project manager name on the right side This information should be placed in the upper part of the paper Using the Header tab can help you to establish the company s policy when printing project files in Seavus Project Planner The look of the Header tab is presented in Figure 180 Header tab has 3 tabs left center and right that refers to the positions of the inserted text in the printing paper In the fields you can enter your own text or insert previously prepared project information text such as page number total page number date time and file name 184 a D e Page Setup Page Margins Footer Preview Lett Center Right Al AS iB al e i General Map Name Add Set To Default Settings Cancel OR Figure 180 Header tab Footer tab The look of the Footer tab Figure 181 is identical to the Header tab You can insert various information that will be placed in the lower part of the printing paper under the project s legend 185 S G Page Setup Page Margins i Header Footer Preview Center Right General Map Name a Add Set To Default Settings Cancel OK Figure 181 Footer tab To manage a mind maps effectively you may need
117. on Home ribbon in iMindQ contains the most used commands for creating and editing a map such as inserting new topic in the map formatting the topic s text insert notes to the topic change the background of the map etc All features are categorized according to their similarity and functionality and organized in six groups as illustrated in the figure below ais Home Insert Format View Exchange Present Plan Topic E a Arial ill A x Callout E By Icon lt HA Hyperlink E Task Info shis G Topic Shape E Style naaal em m Relationship j Fa Image i Attach Ea Date amp Time nia S Tie Type SF Spelling Paste r fl Topic ubtopic otes 2 Topic m m B I U abe A m Q Boundary et Properties Spreadsheet Layout Numbering Clear CSi Gag yo 3 Clipboard Text and Color Map Elements Topic Elements Formatting Editing Figure 6 Home ribbon in iMindQ Clipboard group The Clipboard group in the Home ribbon is presented on the figure below p Paste Clipboard Figure 7 Clipboard group in Home ribbon The Clipboard group contains features for copying and pasting different elements from the map The following actions are available Feature Description Paste Replaces the contents of the cell s with the data that ts stored in the temporary storage area Cut Makes replica of the cell s data in the cell s temporary storage area and delete the contents afterwards Copy Makes repli
118. on Delete All Animations option To delete specific animations you have to make a multiple selection of the Animations in the Animations Panel and press the shortcut key Delete You can remove animated topics from one animation In order to see which topics fall under specific animation make a double click on the desired animation After the topics are displayed either make a right mouse click on the desired topic and select Delete Topic or use the shortcut key Delete sie de gjo BUSINESS PLAN Glow C BUSINESS PLAN Figure 81 Delete topic from an animation To change the order of an animation in the Animations list drag the desired animation and drop it to the desired position 94 Add various elements to the map Add various elements to the map Introduction What is topic Topic is the key element of the map Beside the connections that exist between all topics forming parent child relation the topic is the fundamental particle of every map With rectangular or round shape in different colors and font styles they can present an idea taught or task inside your map According topic s position within the map IMindQ has several types of topics e Central Topic e Main Topic e Sub Topic e Floating Topic e Callout Central Topic The central topic is the starting point of building your map When starting new map the central topic is already placed in the map and you start adding
119. oom Out Gantt Outline Full Details Balance Focus On Center Filter Fit Map Chart Screen Topic Map 100 Views Detail Map Filter Zoom Figure 22 View ribbon in iMindQ The available subset of functions placed in the View ribbon classified in groups is presented below Views group The look of the View group in the View ribbon is presented on the figure below x A i j Gantt Outline Full Chart Screen Views Figure 23 View group in View ribbon 42 iMindQ User Interface To present the map into outline view or to get the maximum of the working area for presenting the map you can use the features implemented in the View group The following features are available in this group Feature Description Gantt Chart Presents the topics that are transformed into task in Gantt Chart view Outline Opens new tab Outline view with all topics and subtopics arranged by their outline level code Full Screen Maximize the working area on the entire screen Detail group The look of the Detail group in the View ribbon is presented on the figure below E r tgd ao e xe lt Se Details Collapse All Expand All Select z Branch Detail Figure 24 Detail group in View ribbon For hiding or presenting different levels of the map you can use the features that are implemented in the Detail group The following features are available in this group Feature Description Deta
120. opens the Page Setup dialog for the currently active map Opens the Page Setup dialog where you can set the general page settings set the margins as well as make custom Header and Footer for the Printed pages This sub menu contains a list of applications from which IMindQ can import files This sub menu contains a list of formats and applications to which IMindQ can export the information from currently active map The Edit menu is divided into four sections containing functions for reversing repeating some actions coping and pasting elements as well as finding replacing topic s parameters 11 iMindQ User Interface The look of the Edit menu with all available actions is presented on the figure below Edit Insert Format if Undo ce i ji Delete S a Find wF Replace Advanced Search The following features are available in the Edit menu Feature Description Undo Undo the last action Redo Redo the previously undone action Cut Makes replica of the cell s data in the cell s temporary storage area and delete the contents afterwards Copy Makes replica of the cell s data in the cell s temporary storage area Paste Replaces the contents of the cell s with the data that is stored in the temporary storage area Delete Deletes map s elements topics subtopics or topic s elements attached documents icons images Find Provides an opportunity to search through the topics in the currently active map b
121. opic j y Z Add new level style K 4 gt H UntittledMapi My Mapt E 10 a Figure 62 iMindQ map with implemented Map style 2 Tips The same effect will be achieved if you use the same action located in the Format ribbon 6 Create a Mind Map Edit Map Style Map style or dmms file can be edited as ordinary map If you open a dmms file then iMindQ will open in editing mode containing only one ribbon that will allow you to make the necessary changes in the style You can edit the following items Central topic Main topic Floating topics Subtopics Callouts Relationships and Boundary To edit any of the mentioned map items perform the following steps 1 Open the dmms file where the map styles are saved 2 Select the topic that you want to modify for Example select the Central Topic 3 Make the necessary changes in term of modifying the font font size color etc 4 From the Style items drop down menu select the appropriate topic style for which you have made changes in step 1 we have modified the Central topic so you have to select the Central Topic Style from the drop down menu 5 Drag the mouse on the Central Topic style and from the drop down menu select the Update style to match selection 6 Save the modifications The look of iMindQ in editing mode for styles is presented on the figure below fejee amp My Map _ style iMindQ Map Style es Qa fa T
122. opriate for your work 2 Tips You can start a new map by using the Cmd N shortcut After performing the steps above you will see the screen presented on the figure below 61 Create a Mind Map a iMindQ File Edit Insert Format View Window Help Fri9 55am Seavus Products Q ee Untitled Map 2 iMindQ i Topic a H E Lucida Grande v 14 mN b m gt Bx Icon KA Hyperlink E Task info 9 Topic Shape Style oo Ai E Relationship _ Wi image Ara E Date amp Time oe of Tie Types SF Spelling Paste D a Topic uotopi otes Topic FET e e BT Uae A LNI t z Bounda fis Structure fg Numbering XK Clear lipboard Text and Color ents opic Ele ormatt Editing of 8 k gt 3 e E o P 2 2 S ta 2 lt D g gt lt z Q 8 Central Topic e 3 D 8 g M4 gt H Software Development Plan Ge 10x Figure 57 New Map Should be changed Insert Topics Topics are the main elements of the iMindQ map They can represent an idea wish or task process depending from the purpose of the created map Detailed explanation of the topics in term of their definition how you can use them in iMindQ how you can edit them is given in Introduction heading from this manual To insert topic sub topic of existing one i e to create parent child relationship in the map perform the follow procedure 1 Select the topic that you want to add sub topics in this case the Ce
123. ositioned the cursor the following options are available 3 4 As Topic Split the text to the right of the cursor in a new sibling topic of the topic being split As Subtopic split the text to the right of the cursor as a new child topic of the topic being split As Multiple Topics the text is split at the cursor location and then into additional new sibling topics using spaces as the delimiter As Multiple Subtopics the text is split at the cursor location and then into additional new child topics using spaces as the delimiter Make a double click inside the topic at the location where you want to split it Click on the Topic Format contextual ribbon From the Structure group click on the Split Topic E B tion From the dropdown menu select the desired splitting option Click the topic type you want to create with the text to the right of the cursor If you choose one of the Multiple options the text is split at the cursor location and then into additional new topics using spaces as the delimiter 12 Create a Mind Map 2 Tip You can use the same Split options from the contextual menu on right mouse click on the topic You can also use the following shortcut keys e To split and create a sibling topic press Shift Alt Down arrow e To split and create a subtopic press Shift Alt Right arrow Organize your researched information In iMindQ you can search an information on the web in the same time as you
124. ow these steps 1 Drag the desired branch to the Scenes Panel 2 Drop the branch in the Scenes Panel 3 From the contextual menu choose Expand Branch es Parallel template scene To display all elements of the mind map use the Show All Elements template scene Follow these steps 1 Go to the Present ribbon 2 From the Scenes group click on the Add Scene dropdown menu 3 Click on the Show All Elements template scene Change transition to a scene To change the transition of a scene do the following steps 1 Select the desired scene 2 Go to the Present ribbon tab 3 From the Scene group click on the w Change Transition dropdown menu 4 Choose the desired transition Pan or Jump To 79 Present your maps and diagrams Delete Scene s To delete a single scene select the Scene in the Scenes Panel and press the shortcut key DELETE or do the following steps 1 Make aright mouse click on the desired scene 2 From the contextual menu choose Delete Scene If you want to delete a group of selected scenes do the following 1 Makea multiple selection of topics by holding Cmd Left mouse click You can use Shift Left mouse click selection on the first and last topic of the group of scenes to be deleted 2 Press the shortcut key Delete To delete all Scenes use the shortcut keys Cmd A and press the shortcut key Delete Add Animation In a mind map organic mind map WBS or organizational chart you can
125. paper size Once you open the Page Setup dialog you can follow the steps below to specify the page and other printing options for a view or a report Note that some of the options in the Page Setup dialog available for views may not be available for the reports fejoe Page Setup Margins Header Footer Orientation Portrait Landscape Scaling Adjust to 100 normal size O Fit to 1 page s wideby 1 tall Paper size Paper size Letter Resolution 300 Set To Default Settings Cancel unaa Some options may differ between different views as well 24 iMindQ User Interface Click the Page tab in the Page Setup dialog To change page orientation under Orientation click Portrait vertical or Landscape horizontal To scale pages under Scaling click Adjust to and then type the percentage at which you want information to appear on your printed pages in the normal size box To adjust page fit some views only under Scaling click Fit to and then specify the number of pages you want in the pages wide by and tall boxes To change the paper size click the paper size you want in the Paper Size box Click the Margins tab a Page Setup Page Header Footer Top 1 00 Left 0 75 Margins Unit Inch Pe Center on page Horizontally Vertically Set To Default Settings Cancel Se In the Top Bottom Left and Right boxes type or select the new margin settings To place the map in the
126. pic create parent child relation Example If you want to add sibling topic to the Main Topic 1 Just select it and hit the Enter button The result that you get is presented on Figure 83 Central Topic Main Topic 1 Central Topic Main Topic 1 child Figure 83 Insert child topic Insert Relationships The relationship between two topics can be used for visualizing the connection between two different topics or it can be used for defining the dependency when working with task properties Project Management part in iIMindQ There are several ways how to add a relationship between two topics e Using one of the available features from the Map Elements group in the Home ribbon e Using the quick menu that appears on mouse hover on topic e Using one of the available features from the Map Elements group in the Insert ribbon e Using the keyboard s buttons Cmd Shift R e Using the Insert feature from the contextual menu To insert relationship between two topics by using the Quick menu you have to perform several steps Point the mouse cursor over the topic that will be the starting point of the relationship The topic will be rounded with gray colored border 98 Add various elements to the map Click on the Relationship option presented with the e icon hold the left mouse button pressed and point the topic that will be the final point of the relationship Placed the mouse cursor over the end point
127. pleted Start 12 02 14 Finish 18 02 15 Duration 266 day s Work 0 Priority None Complete 39 Figure 154 Get basic Project Info Importing project plan with Constraint dates in iIMindQ If you import project plan created in Microsoft Project and the project plan contains Constraint Type and Constraint date then the same information will be imported and presented in iIMindQ The symbol for Constraint Type in the Indicator column will appear in front of the task name and in the Task Information window you can view the necessary information Late Tasks Project plan is a massive structure that has many tasks involves number of resources and has costs Very often project participant projects managers and team leads need information that comes from a different part of the project plan For example they need general info for the project s schedule and the milestones or they need to view which tasks can harm the project s output Thus iMindQ has one category of marking tasks that present certain task s status in the project plan Late tasks are those tasks that are not 100 when the status date is past the task s finish date 151 Make a Flowchart in iMindQ Status Date Complete Start Date Finish Date To view which tasks are late just click on the Late Task button in the Plan ribbon and the tasks that are not fulfilling the criteria above will be colored light red at is presented on the image belo
128. pply custom formatting to the table To do so follow these steps 1 Make aright click on the inserted table 2 From the contextual menu choose the Format Table option 104 Add various elements to the map Format Table Table Column Apply to C Cells Table Cell fill color Automatic Border line color Border line width Cancel Figure 92 Format Table dialog in Notes Editor Insert Hyperlink iMindQ allows you to insert three types of hyperlinks e Hyperlink to map on the web link your topics from the map with the maps on Web IMindQ Do use this feature you will need premium account e Hyperlink to topic in map this type of hyperlink allows you to link two topics from Same map It very useful feature when you work with large maps that covered great working area and you need to navigate constantly between two topics e Hyperlink to external object link map s topics with external documents internet pages folders or e mails The procedure for inserting hyperlinks is very similar with inserting notes 1 Select the topic to which you want to add hyperlink 2 Click on the Home ribbon tab 3 Inthe Topic Elements group click on the 2 Hyperlink button In order to edit an existing hyperlink make a right click on the desired link and from the contextual menu choose the Edit Hyperlink option 105 Add various elements to the map a Hyperlink Topic Web File Mail Link To Descri
129. ption Figure 93 Add Hyperlink to topic Add Attachment If you need to attach specific file to the topic you can use the Attach feature located in the Home and Insert ribbon To attach file to some topic from you map perform the following four steps 1 2 3 4 Select the topic that you want to attach file Click on the Home ribbon In the Topic Elements group click on the Attach button In the newly opened window browse to the file s location 106 Add various elements to the map Seavus DropMind Map for User Manual Ljubisha Integrate parer ys a p Me 0 3 8 of Boundary Notes Hyperlink Attach Icon image Taskinfo Date amp Proper Spread Map Build as x Time ties sheet Parts Map Topic Elements Map yO Select Attachment lt gt E m amp Q FAVORITES Today gt All My Files Screen Sho 34 50 AM A Applications var folde Map 1 png Screen Sho 32 59 AM sx Desktop Screen Sho 25 52 AM m Documents var folde ubisha png Downloads Screen Sho 25 03 AM Subtopic rR Screen Sho 24 15 AM S RE Hr Moaes Screen Sho 23 59 AM JJ Music Screen Sho 02 42 AM sui Pictures Screen Sho 00 09 AM I Screen Sho 36 33 AM gt DEVICES Screen Sho 33 36 AM i su Remote Disc Screen Sho 31 53 AM l Screen Sho 18 07 AM j Subt MEDIA Screen Sho 24 50 AM i S Ji Music i
130. r Reference source not found If you se one of these possibilities for linking tasks they will be connected with Finish to Start dependency because this is a default dependency in iMindQ iMindQ has the following dependencies e Finish to Start FS e Start to Finish SF e Start to Start SS e Finish to Finish FF Finish to Start FS Finish to Start is a default dependency in iMindQ This means that the successor task cannot start until the predecessor task finishes The line s arrow that connects two tasks is pointed from the task that is assumed to be predecessor task s Finish Date to the task that is successor task s Start Date For example there are two tasks Task Blue and Task Red connected with Finish to Start dependency as it is presented on Figure 143 Finish to Start dependency determines that the Task 140 Make a Flowchart in iMindQ Red cannot start until Task Blue is 100 complete Also you can notice that the arrow is pointed from the Task Blue Finish Date predecessor to the Task Red Start Date successor Figure 143 Example for Finish to Start dependency Start to Finish SF Next dependency that is supported by iMindQ is the Start to Finish where the successor task cannot finish until the predecessor task starts The Finish Date of the successor task can be equal or greater than the Start Date of the predecessor task Successor Finish Date Predecessor Start Date The link tha
131. r Interface Feature Description scenes in the Scenes Panel Otherwise plays the presentation from beginning Eel From Current Plays the presentation in a Full Screen Presentation View from the currently selected Scene Views The look of the Views group in the Present ribbon is presented with the figure below Show Panels Views Figure 31 Views group in Present ribbon The following features are available in this group Feature Description B B Show Panels Opens both Scenes and Animations Panel oO Exchange ribbon The Exchange ribbon in iMindQ allows you to import data into a mind map such as data from the MS Office suite MS Excel and MS Project iMindQ allows you to export data to MS Project and other type of formats such as PDF HTML RTF etc Home Insert Format View Exchange Present Plan Topic w m O Dga ff Excel Project OPML Image PDF HTML HTML RTF Map Web Page Collaborate Export Figure 32 Exchange ribbon in iMindQ Collaborate group The look of the Collaborate group in the Exchange ribbon is presented on the figure below 47 iMindQ User Interface rd RI Excel Project OPML T Collaborate Figure 33 Collaborate group in Exchange ribbon iMindQ collaborates with the following Microsoft Office suite applications and each of them collaborates in a different manner with iMindQ explained in more details in other parts of the User Manual Feature Description FA Excel Op
132. r notes 4 To print the map or chart click on the Print button share Tab Sharing the ideas brainstorming records among team members or colleagues is useful because you want to spread the word to get your idea off the ground and to receive valuable feedbacks The Share functionality in iMindQ gives an opportunity to the users to send messages to their colleagues with entire mind map as attachment Before sending the e mail sender must save the mind map s Everyone receives separate copies of the document Send As Attachment Save As Print Share Import Export Close Preferences The process for sharing mind map among colleagues is very easy and it is performed in several steps 1 Open Save the mind map 2 From the File menu select the Share tab 3 Click on the Send As Attachment button 2 iMindQ User Interface Import Export Import Export tab is divided in four major sub tabs that allows converting information from various applications from MS Office into map in iMindQ exporting map s information in various file formats convert it into pdf file or save the map s content into different file type The implemented features in the Import Export tab are described in the sections below moe i Create an iMindQ Map based on an existing Microsoft Project file E Export Import from MS Project Create PDF Document Save As Eaa Eana Import existing
133. r views may not be available for the reports Some options may differ between different views as well Click the Page tab in the Page Setup dialog 1 oY Sy SS 10 11 12 To change page orientation under Orientation click Portrait vertical or Landscape horizontal To scale pages under Scaling click Adjust to and then type the percentage at which you want information to appear on your printed pages in the normal size box To adjust page fit some views only under Scaling click Fit to and then specify the number of pages you want in the pages wide by and tall boxes To change the paper size click the paper size you want in the Paper Size box Click the Margins tab In the Top Bottom Left and Right boxes type or select the new margin settings To place the map in the center of the page select the Horizontally and Vertically check boxes in the Center on page frame Click on the Header tab To select the font of the Custom header click on the Font button To insert an image in the Custom header click on the Image button To select the alignment of the header s text or image click on the Right Center or Left button Click on the Footer tab 13 14 15 To select the font of the Custom header click on the Font button To insert an image in the Custom footer click on the Image button To select the alignment of the footers text or image click on the Right Center or Left button Before printing a map
134. reating mind maps divided into several categories Business Educational and Personal For a quick start you can use the search option through the templates finding the most appropriate template for your map in very short period of time 21 iMindQ User Interface New Search for templates Available Categories Business Educational Personal My Templates NEW TEMPLATE Open Save f d f i Print Share Mind Map Organic Mind Map White Board WBS Chart Import Export Close Preferences Org Chart New Search for templates Available Categories Business Educational Personal My Templates NEW TEMPLATE See Save As eeen P PAN tet Print 7 ai Share SEES min Business Plan Business Processes Lifecycle Buying Process Flowchart Dia Import Export FISHBONE ANALYSIS Ey oe m id e e s s Close TEEPEE ga S a see Se x amp ad a si am Preferences y e on paR DD doa God bs aed Do S a p L a L Flowchart Diagram j ji il i i i i f Te any wry Wag Open Tab The Open section is the most visited tab in the File menu It allows users to open mind map from their PC and continue to work on them download maps from Web iMindQ a
135. rebuchet MS v 14 v A me wae a SSs525 w a eee i amp i T 5 Topic Topic Tie Line i B JI U abe A aan n Layout Shape a Types s H Numbering Text and Color Formatting Map Style x rr 5 items 5 j QO Floating Topic Styles g ges ree a x l Subtopic zi je subtopic sutapic ee Subtopic Subtopic Ol N l Subtopi Subtopi ubtopie Subtopic 8 a Subtopic ae B Subtopic subtopic FFR z pic D sete Subtopic Main Tome Main Topic Subtopic Subtopic UDTODIC l Subtopic D Subtopic i subtopic z S 6 D G S S K4 H MyM l Add new level style y Map _ style Y Figure 63 iMindQ map in Edit style mode 68 Create a Mind Map Change Topic Branch Map Structure You can change the topic or map structure in several ways To change the structure of a map do the following steps 1 2 3 Select the Central Topic Click on the Home Ribbon From the Formatting group click on the Topic Structure option Choose one of the desired Topic Structures Available Topic Structures Map Four Direction Map Split Tree Left Map Right Map Top Map Down Map Right Tree Left Tree Free Layout In a balanced map not only that you can change structure of the entire map you can also do it on the desired topic branch The Floating topics in a balanced map as wel
136. redecessor task finishes Tasks may or may not have identical Finish Date The successor task can finish at any date after predecessor task s finish Expressed with equation Succesor Finish Date Predecessor Finish Date The line arrow that connects these two tasks starts from predecessor task s finish date and pointed to successor task s finish date On the figure below are presented two tasks connected with Finish to Finish dependency Task Red can finish at any date after Task Blue is 100 complete You can see that the connection line Starts at Task Blue Finish date and ends at Task Red Finish Date Figure 146 Example for Finish to Finish dependency Create Task in iIMindQ After the introduction with the main elements of the Project Management and iMindQ project management features you are ready to create tasks from the topics and create project plans Topics are modified into tasks using the Task Info feature 1 Select the topic from the map that will be transformed into task 2 Select the nsert ribbon tab 3 Inthe Task Elements group click on the E Task Info button 142 Make a Flowchart in iMindQ 4 Inthe Task Info panel enter the Start Date for the Task These four steps are enough to create task and this task to be presented in Gantt chart View ribbon gt Views group gt Ganitt chart Now you can create tasks from the Plan ribbon too and see how they are created directly in the Gantt chart Do the fo
137. res and possibilities You will create map that contains topics floating topics change topic s shape and color rearrange the order the topics in the map The map created by you will have no more than 20 topics indented up to 4 level and 2 3 floating topics At the beginning of this tutorial you will learn how to insert topics and build a new map to modify the content and the outlook of the topics to choose and apply your own map style select the appropriate topic structure for the map and balance it In the next headings you will learn how to 60 e Insert topics e Modify topics Create a Mind Map e Create map style choose the topic structure balance the Map and etc e Balance a Map For that purpose you have to fulfill the steps that are presented on the graphic below e Topics e Floating Topics e Callouts e Relationships Insert e Style e Strucure Create Start New Map e Present Balance Map After starting iMindQ you will see the Introduction map in which are presented all possibilities of the iMindQ software In order to start working with the application and create your first map you have to begin with blank map For that purpose perform the following steps 1 Click on the File menu button Point the mouse cursor on the New sub menu 3 From the available map types Mind Map Organic Mind Map White Board Org Chart and WBS Chart select the one that is most appr
138. rocesses with a concept map and at the same time visually simplify processes with flowchart diagrams Type your idea as you think and visualize your mind in a second It provides simplicity and easiness to your visual thinking process iMindQ makes the most of the core mind mapping functionalities with a single click navigation and very intuitive user interface It offers a selection of features that provides you full advantage of the logical way of thinking Words are not as powerful on their own as when you take the time to draw them into images There are no more limitations in the map space you are the designer and manager of what you will do with it and how you will represent things What s New in iMindQ 7 0 Below is the list of new features and improvements New Features e Research on Google Google Images Twitter and OpenCliparts and drag amp drop information to Map space e Export map as an interactive HTML map e Multiple Mind Maps Multi directional Floating topics Welcome to iMindQ e mport and Export to OPML Additional Improvements e Outline View Improvements o Reposition topics tn Outline View e Notes Improvements o Insert Image to Notes and adjust its size o Insert Table in Notes and Table Formatting e Spreadsheet Improvements o Basic Formulas tn Spreadsheet inserted in topic e Hyperlink Improvements o Add Link to Topic Mail and File Folder in Notes e Presentation Improvement o View Notes tn Presentat
139. rom SharePoint Online To open and edit an iMindQ Map from your SharePoint account the first thing you need to do is to connect to your SharePoint 365 account by following the steps in the Manage SharePoint Online accounts and Log In to SharePoint Online headings To open an iMindQ document from SharePoint Online do the following steps 1 Click on the File Menu 2 Click on the Open Menu Click on the SharePoint submenu Click on the Browse amp button if you have already connected to your SharePoint account Choose the desired folder where you desired document is located Select the IMindQ document that you want to open and edit Click on the Open button a Ot 167 Import and export map information 9 D SharePoint Explorer Shared Documents te gt E3 Documents gt 3 Form Templates gt L3 Major gt 3 Major and Minor version gt L3 No versioni 3 Site Assets gt L Style Library i i Open Figure 169 SharePoint Explorer dialog window After iMindQ downloads the map locally to your PC you will receive notification that the map is opened in Read only mode and it is available only for viewing printing If you have editing permissions by clicking on the Enable editing button you will enter in editing mode and you can modify the map Otherwise if you continue to work in read only mode you will have to publish the map under a new name The SharePoint notification is prese
140. rom the contextual menu choose Mark as Topic Identifier To better explain this functionality we will use the data from Table 1 but with marked Topic and Property Identifiers Mid West Job Title a North East States States Computer and Information Scientists 39 1 47 95 Research Computer Programmers sass 35 19 Oo osan 28 07 176 Import and export map information Once the marking is done to insert the data in the map do the following things 1 Select a topic in the map 2 Select data from the panel that fall into the range of the marked data as topic and property identifiers 3 Right click on the selection and choose Import as Topic with Properties Note You can also choose this functionality from the context menu on right click to the made selection The grey color of the cells from this table signifies the data marked as Topic Identifiers and the red color signifies the data marked as Property identifiers After performing the previous steps you can see the result in Figure 176 Computer and Information Scientists Researchers Mid West States 39 1 North East States 47 95 Main Topic Computer Programmers Mid West States 35 19 North East States 28 07 Figure 177 Example 4 for Import as Topics with Properties Import from Microsoft Project In iIMindQ there will be no need to have MS Project installed on your computer in order to import a Midcrosoft Proj
141. rop down list to assign a Constraint date to the task eo koa Qe wee TE Untied Map 1 Mind Ea HOME INSERT FORMAT VIEW PRESENT EXCHANGE PLAN FORMAT e G 7 g es of a ig Aah Beeae ee ert ees BY om Gantt Oi Full en Detak Baas Foos On Center Hi At Hap Chart ren Browser Topic Mag amp i Verve etal Mag Filter foun Main Topic FNT Sat MAOA Sut aasia Finish 2 25 2004 ne Firth 222014 Stat viam Central Topic Sat evan Finish A22 h Finh 2 25 2018 arii 3 MEO die z Ea aen Erk Tr we pea re ile fil ind F Task hire Durstion Tat Finish Pe WltlFeT s anaes C rn 1 Day s 2 25 2014 O aasa IF 1 1 Day s Aasaia asadi 2 MFO l Le E SHET 4 FNET ic E Main Topic 1e Hak WH Ustitled Hapi A Al Task Info as Start date irish date aso iy E as af Shere year in dates O ag C we CO raton la Owe fF OMe Nd eH Bo TTE Name FNT General dama Nn M Finish No Earlier Than None start Figure 153 Assign Constraint Date and Type to task Get basic Project Info Once you have created planned all your tasks needed for finishing a project successfully You can open the Project Statistics dialog from the ribbon Plan gt Project group 150 Make a Flowchart in iMindQ a Project Statistic Project information for My Map branch E Completed D To be com
142. s 1 Select the topics you want to align 2 Click on the main Format ribbon tab or to the Topic Format ribbon tab 3 From the Adjust group click the z Align button and choose some of the alignment options Here are examples for each alignment functionality presented on the figures below Figure 122 Left Alignment by the last created Topic 124 Stylized Map Layout Figure 123 Right Alignment by the last created Topic gt gt Figure 124 Center Alignment by the last created Topic Figure 125 Top Alignment by the last created Topic gt Figure 126 Middle Alignment by the last created Topic gt 125 Stylized Map Layout Figure 127 Bottom Alignment by the last created Topic Distribution of topics horizontally and vertically You can also distribute topics in even horizontal or vertical distances from each other In order this function to be enabled you need to select at least three topics objects and this feature only is enabled only in White Board Do the following steps 1 Select at least three topics 2 Go to the Format Topic Format ribbon tab 3 From the Adjust group click on the z Align button and from the dropdown menu choose either Distribute Horizontally or Distribute Vertically Pa on E ee E Figure 128 Horizontal distribution of topics Figure 129 Vertical distribution of topics 126 Stylized Map Layout Z Ordering of elements You can a
143. s library or from specific file in the selected topic Task Info Opens the Task info tab on the right side of the working area z for inserting project management properties to the topic re Date amp Time Insert date and time in the map s topic amp Alert Insert alert to the map s topic Spreadsheet Inserts spreadsheet in the topic Custom Properties Inserts the following types of custom properties in the topic text boolean number date time and date and time 35 iMindQ User Interface Formatting group Formatting group with the implemented functionalities is presented on the figure below ika Topic Shape F HE Topi p Tie Types opic Structure Numbering Formatting Figure 11 Formatting group in Home ribbon For defining and editing the topic s shape and other map s elements as well as to define the map s structure use the features that are placed in the Formatting group The following features are available in this group Feature Description h Topic Layout Arrange the map s topics around the central topic using one of the available predefined map layouts HHS Topic Shape Change default topic s shape using the shapes from the iMindQ s library or use your own shape or edit topic s fill color border color or transparency k5 J Tie Types Define the tie types between the map s topics bi i Numbering Add numbers to the topics and subtopics according E predefin
144. sentation scenario do the following actions 1 Select the desired topic branch 2 Make a Right Mouse click 83 Present your maps and diagrams The presentation will be continued from the selected scene If you want to focus your view on already presented Scene just select the played animated branch topic and make a right mouse click The system will just focus your view on the selected branch topic If you want the play skipped step topic branch from the presentation scenario just select the desired topic and make right mouse click When you are Full screen Presentation View you can play the presentation by using the arrow shortcut keys e To play next scene animation use the Right Down Arrow keys e Togo back to the previous scene from your current position in the Presentation scenario use the Left Up Arrow keys When you go back to a last played previous scene the application will just focus the presented topic branch in the screen view If you skipped several scenes from the Presentation and played one that was interactively selected by using the Left Up arrow shortcut keys you can continue from your last played scene Present your Flowchart diagram You can visualize your business processes in iMindQ with a Flowchart diagram After creating the Flowchart diagram with iMindQ you can easily make a presentation for your Flowchart diagram easily by using Template Scenes Create a Presentation for a Flowchart
145. simple When the appropriate feature is selected you have to set the exporting settings Once you are done with this dialog the Save dialog starts up from where you can browse the desired location where the file will be saved Export as image Selecting the Image icon in the from the Collaborate group in the Exchange ribbon you will export the content from the iMindQ map into jpg svg or png file format The import process is very simple When the appropriate feature is selected the Save dialog starts up from where you can browse the desired location where the file will be saved Before saving the file you can set the image size and quality Export as rtf file Selecting the RTF icon in the from the Collaborate group in the Exchange ribbon you will export the content from the iMindQ map into rtf file format The import process is very simple When the appropriate feature is selected the Save dialog starts up from where you can browse the desired location where the file will be saved Export as html file Selecting the HTML icon in the from the Collaborate group in the Exchange ribbon you will export the content from the iMindQ map into html file format The import process is very simple When the appropriate feature is selected the Save dialog starts up from where you can browse the desired location where the file will be saved 179 Import and export map information With this
146. t are used by iMindQ Hide iMindQ Hide Others Show All Quit iMindQ File iMindQ User Interface Sends iMindQ out of user s sight It can be unhide using the Show all feature Sends all opened applications out of user s sight except the iMindQ Unhide al hidden applications and back them to user s sight Closes the main windows and exits the program The File menu is divided into several section containing actions with same starting point but different goals Using the features form the File menu you can start new map or edit already created maps Saving option is available through several features allowing you to save the map in different file formats Before printing opened mind map you can make the necessary adjustments for the printout The look of the File menu with all available actions is presented on the figure below JCE Edit Insert Format New eo New from Template i Open 20 Open Recent b Close W Close All H Save aS ES Save As E Save As Template H Save All mel Save Protected Import gt Export gt Page Setup amp Print P k4 Print Preview dol Figure 1 File Menu in iMindQ The following features are available in the File menu 10 Edit Feature New New from Template Open Open Recent Save Save As Save All Save As Template Save Protected Print Page Setup Import Export iMindQ User Interface Description This sub menu con
147. t connects the task starts from the predecessor s Start Date and ends at the successor s Start Date Figure 144 Example for Start to Finish dependency Let s see the Start to Finish dependency trough example On Figure 144 Task Red cannot finish until Task Blue starts This means that Task Red can finish on the same date when Task Blue starts or later The dependency link starts from Task Blue Start Date and ends to Task Red Finish Date Start to Start SS Another dependency in iMindQ is Start to Start dependency Definition for this dependency is The successor task cannot start until the predecessor task starts Tasks may or may not have the same Start Date The successor task may start at any time after predecessor task starts or expressed with equation Successor Start Date Predecessor Start Date The arrow that connects these tasks is pointed from predecessor s Start Date to successor s Start Date 141 Make a Flowchart in iMindQ Once again let us see the example with the Task Blue and Task Red presented on Figure 145 According to the definition Task Red cannot starts until the Task Blue starts Also you can notice that the arrow is pointed from the Task Blue Start Date predecessor to the Task Red Start Date successor Figure 145 Example for Start to Start dependency Finish to Finish FF The last dependency in iMindQ is Finish to Finish This means that the successor task cannot finish until the p
148. t map information _ TEA 1 1 9 1 1 1 Central Topic 2 21 21 1 3 341 8 344 Figure 174 Example 2 for Import as Outlined If data are not outlined as the rules specify then any selection from Table 3 will only insert the data from the first column selected from the table and will be displayed in the map as subtopics to the selected topic in the map The data that are in the same row as the data from the first selected column won t be inserted in the map at all Import as Spreadsheet You will be able to insert the selected data from panel as a spreadsheet in the selected topic You can do this in two ways from a dropdown menu in the bottom of the panel or from a contextual menu on right click of the selection Do the following steps 1 Select a topic in the map to which you would like to insert the selected data 2 Select data from the Excel Importer In our example we have selected the data from Table 2 3 Choose Import as Spreadsheet from the dropdown menu in the bottom of the panel Note You can also choose this functionality from the context menu on right click to the made selection We used the data from Table 1 to insert data in a topic as spreadsheet See the result in Figure Main Topic A B C 1 Job Title Mid West States Morth East States 2 Computer and Information Sci 39 1 47 95 3 Computer Programmers 35 19 28 07 Figure 175 Example 3 for Import as Spreadsheet 1
149. tains a list of options that allow you to create a new map Opens the library with all the available Templates in iIMIndQ Shows the Open File dialog where you can browse for and select a map dmm file to open in iMindQ Beside the native iIMindQ file format dmm file user can save the map in one of the following formats FreeMind map mm file format and MindJet map mmap file format and XMind map xmmap file format Opens a list of recently opened files from which you can choose a file to open This sub menu contains a list of options to save the currently active map Beside the native IMindQ file format dmm file user can save the map in one of the following formats FreeMind map mm file format and MindJet map mmap file format and XMind map xmmap file format Save the document in the native file format Beside the native IMindQ file format dmm file user can save the map in one of the following formats FreeMind map mm file format and MindJet map mmap file format and XMind map xmmap file format Save all the currently opened maps Save the map as template with dmmt file format Save the map as a password protected file This sub menu contains all the options you need to print the map Print Print Preview and Page Setup Print shows the Print dialog where you can choose a printer to print the currently active map Preview shows the Print Preview window for the currently active map Page Setup
150. ted compared to the first one Branch that contains Map Main Topic 3 is important and you want to relocate it between Branches 1 and 2 To rearrange the map and move Map Main Topic 3 perform the following steps 1 Click on the Map Main Topic 3 and hold the right mouse button Subtopic 1 Map Main Topic 1 Subtopic 2 Subtopic 4 1 Subtopic4 m Map Main Topic 4 p p p p Central Topic Map Main Topic 2 Map Main Topic 5 Subtopic 3 1 Map Main Topic 3 f Subtopic 3 Subtopic 3 2 Subtopic 3 3 Figure 107 Select topic 2 Move the selected branch upward and position it between the Map Main Topic 1 and Map Main Topic 2 Move the selected topic toward the Central Topic in order Map Main Topic 3 to touch it in that moment red line will appear around the Central Topic as it is presented on the figure below Subtopic 1 Map Main Topic 1 opec Subtopic 2 Subtopic 4 1 Subtopic 4 m Map Main Topic 4 l p p Central Topic Map Main Topic 2 Map Main Topic 5 Subtopic 3 1 Map Main Topic 3 f Subtopic 3 Subtopic 3 2 Subtopic 3 3 Figure 108 Place the topic on the desired position 120 Stylized Map Layout Note Working on this way you will ensure that you have relocated the topic properly If you don t touch the Central Topic the application will attach the Map Main Topic 3 on the first or second branch depending where the red
151. template in Application Import Print Fa Save Map As File Template Share Import Export Close Preferences Import The following features are implemented in the Import tab Feature Description Microsoft Project Creates iMindQ map based on existing Microsoft Project file Microsoft Excel Opens the Excel Importer panel for importing Microsoft Excel file xlsx file format from which data will be presented in an iIMindQ map Opens the OPML Outline Processor Markup Language file from which a mind map is created Exports the map as an outline tree of the map content Import Template Import existing templates dmmt file in iMindQ OPML To import Microsoft Project file you have to perform the following steps 1 Open Save the mind map 2 From the File menu select the Import Export tab 3 Click on the Import from MS Project button 4 Browse to the location where the file is placed 28 5 Load the file iMindQ User Interface Description Opens up the Protect map dialog where you can insert map password for protecting map s information Exports the current map information as a text outline for Microsoft Word rtf file format Export the map as an interactive HTML map that can be zoomed expanded collapsed and shared Exports the IMindQ map as web page in html format Export Export tab contains the following options Feature E Image Rich Text Format HAP
152. that will be copied in the Map parts library Click on the nsert ribbon tab In the Map group click on the af Map Parts button In the Map Parts library click on the Add Selected Topic s option Figure 100 Map Parts Panel and Map parts categorization Now to use this part in another map perform the following steps Select the topic from the map that will be parent topic for the saved map parts Select the map part that will be added in the new map Right click on the mouse button and select the nsert as New Topic feature from the contextual menu You can also rename an existing Map Part in two ways e Select the Map Part that you want to rename and directly start typing the changes e Click on the dropdown menu of the existing Map Part and click on the Rename option 116 Stylized Map Layout Mam tasks p 6 Task To Do List Speg Meetings l aiie To Do List Wednesday Thursday Friday Week Week l Tuesday Work Days Wednesday Thursday Work Days Add selected topic s fa O Rename Map Part New name Figure 101 Map Parts Panel and Map parts categorization 117 Stylized Map Layout Map Parts a x General y A F Human Resources mertoy Departmerts Mart eting Departments z Monns August Subtopic i z S Goals mmt ii Ongoing Tasks To Do List Meetings Main Tasks Ongoing Tasks ToDo List
153. the master map is central topic in the new map Format ribbon The Format ribbon in iMindQ contains features for editing map s topics such as topic s font size shape color and position map s structure layout background color and pattern spacing and alignment of topics ordering of topics etc All features are categorized according their similarity and functionality and organized in four groups FILE Home Insert Format View Exchange Present Plan Topic SSS SSS Arial v 11 A A nae St SSSaes a T MW Ye Ff Ta Bring to Front j 4 a Topic Topic Tie Line Style Background Spacing B I U abe A m 7 Layout Shape v v v Types iS Numbering X v me Ta Send to Back Text and Color Formatting Styles Adjust Figure 17 Format ribbon in iMindQ Text and Color group Text and Color group with the implemented functionalities is presented on the figure below Lucida Grande w 14 T A A B 7 U a Ne By Text and Color Figure 18 Text and Color group in Format ribbon 39 The text in a topic can be formatted Feature iMindQ User Interface Description SP bids wee 4 cB MS Font Type Font Size Increase Font Size Decrease Font Size Bold Italic Underline Strikethrough Change Font Color Line Color Fill Color Alignment Clear Formatting Formatting group Change the font type of the selected text Change the font size of the selected text Increase the font size of
154. tionship C J Fa nage v i Attach E Date amp Time GY S Tie Type ZF Spelling Paste A r L 5 Topic Subtopic Notes Topic z B I U ae v Se iS Boundary Properties Spreadsheet Layout iS Nu IDErIN v A Clear Clipboard Text and Color Map Elements Topic Elements Formatting Editing Library x 3 Icons z Images D Sh N D apes g on v Fa Shapes 5 Arrows T P Diagram Shapes 5 D Flowchart Shapes x al Geometric Shapes tal My Imported 2 pi Add Shape Edit Margins y A b SE lt m a k z Q ij v J 3 A qy H _My Map _ style My Map A Untitled Map 1 A Untitled Map 2 A Untitled Map 3 Figure 137 Flowchart diagram folder containing commonly used shapes The commonly used notations in a flowchart diagrams are represented in Figure 138 Document Database Decision Off page Link In i o put Preparation ext i GQ Figure 139 Meaning of the flowchart diagram shapes To insert a shape in the map space simply drag and drop a shape from the Shape Library anywhere you want in the map 135 Make a Flowchart in iMindQ To connect two shapes you can use the Topic menu like in the figure below You can put a label to the relationship as well End Process Figure 140 Connecting two shapes with an arrow relationship Figure 141 Labeling a relationship between two shapes 136 Create and track Project Plans Create and track Project Plans Introduction Wh
155. to communicate map information to a variety of people With iMindQ you can print maps and charts that present the exact information you want The process of printing the information you need can be as simple as clicking a button or as refined as customizing and previewing the existing views No matter how simple or refined the process printing a map or chart consists of essentially the same steps e Select the map or chart that best presents the information you want If a predefined map or chart does not meet your exact needs you can apply different styles e Make display changes to the map or chart For example you may want to scale information to fit on a single page e Preview a map or chart before it is printed Previewing a view or report can help you verify content and display changes you made so you can adjust them again if necessary 186 Print the map or chart To make printing as efficient as possible you can specify the options you want For example you can print a range of pages defined by page numbers or dates suppress blank pages and print multiple copies You can make changes to the way a printed view or report looks by specifying page setup options such as page orientation scale or paper size Once you open the Page Setup dialog you can follow the steps below to specify the page and other printing options for a view or a report Note that some of the options in the Page Setup dialog available fo
156. topic rounded with red colored frame and released the left mouse button Central Topic Central Topic Figure 84 Insert relationship with quick menu To connect two topics in the map you can perform the following steps as well 1 Select the topic that will be the start point of the relationship by default marked on the topic with symbol 2 Pressing the Cmd button select the topic that will be the end point of the relationship by default marked on the topic with gt symbol 3 Click on the nsert ribbon From the Map Elements group click on the H Relationship button 99 Add various elements to the map ES e E ma Create Insert Figure 85 Insert relationship between topics After you have inserted the relationship you can edit the line that connects the topics You can change the color weight and pattern of the line the styles of the beginning and ending points This can be done in two ways from the Format Relationship dialog presented with figure 58 and from the Format Relationship dynamic ribbon presented in the figure below The Line Color in the Relationship Format ribbon DLine Group after you have applied a custom line color to a map element shall display the last applied Line color If you have a relationship selected and click on the Line Color dropdown menu the line color of the selected relationship will be displayed The same logic applies to the Relationship Shape option
157. ts U des a H _ 5 Validate Scope i Project Deliverables C work Performance Information 8 C Change Requests C Acce Deliverables P C 6 Control Scope H C Work Performance Information Project Documentation Updates i iaieiiea Saat Project Exclusion Project Constraints Project Assumptions P C Project Management Plan Updates Update Project Documentation Project Documentation Updates C Organizational Process Assets updates Figure 67 Flow of automatic presentation for a mind map iMindQ 76 Present your maps and diagrams You can present an Organizational Chart Organic Mind Maps and WBS Work Breakdown Structure by following the same steps as described above with the difference in the flow for a top down layout of the maps The flow for an automatic presentation for a WBS and Organizational Chart is presented in the Image below WBS Work Breakdown Structure lt PROJECT NAME gt eS ES A Le el aw 1 Initiation 2 Planning 5 Closeout 6 i vi Evaluation amp Create Preliminary 1 Project i jd Audit a Recommendations ad a Scope Statement a Kick off Meeting ad 4 1 Project Management i a Procurement 2 Verify amp Validate Project Status User Requirements i i Document Meeting 5 2 3 Lessons Learned
158. tton 11 Present your maps and diagrams The automatically generated scenes for your mind map organic mind map organizational chart or WBS will be inserted in the Scenes Panel on the left side Each scene has a life preview of the topics animated in the specific scene BB D Untitled Map 1 iMindQ Scenes Panel x Pr F i 7 i Animations Panel D Fade Out Oms amp Fade In 600 ms Scene 0 PROIE amp Focus 600 ms ao yeng Frish 06703 E as e G e Control 5 C tE n subg dey a rr m fen ouj 4881 KI ks SJON amp KEAN lEs IFEMA Charter MPN Software Development Plan Untitied Map 2 Untitled Map 1 Animation Effects Start On Start After ms Duration ms y Fade Out 2 None With Previous B 0 0 Rewind Effect Proview Figure 69 Auto generated scenes for WBS in iMindQ The generated scenes in the Scenes Panel can be additionally modified customized in the way that best suit your presentation needs To play the automatically generated presentation scenario click on the From Beginning button if you want to play the presentation from the beginning or click the option From Current if you want to play the presentation from the currently selected scene in the Scenes Panel To play the presentation from beginning use the F5 shortcut key and to play the presentation scenario from the currently selected scene use the shortcut keys Alt F5 Make custom pr
159. uct Manager J 0 3s 0 PA Manager Product Manager R amp D Manager 5 Seaure core resources 1 00 days 13 02 15 13 02 15 HR Manager o 4 amp 5 0 HR Manager 6 Scope compete 0 00 day s 13 02 15 13 02 15 0 SPS gt Fri Feb 13 2015 7 4 Analysis Software Req 14 00 day s 13 02 15 05 03 15 0 0 8 Araysis complete Oo0caxs os o3 15 osoyis 0 LOFS Thu Mar 5 2015 9 Develop delivery timeline 1 00 days 03 03 15 04 03 15 PA Manages Product Manager 0 12P5 Manager Product Manager Senior PA 10 Secure required resour 1 00 day s 05 03 15 05 03 15 HR Manager 0 1Ps HR Manager 11 Obtain approvals to pr 0 50 day s 04 03 15 04 03 15 PA Manager o oS A Manager 12 Incorporate feednack o 1 00 day s 02 03 15 oyoy1s PA Manager 13P5 0 PA Manager dman malin nena sanai AEA Amdo mnane an Dain Ai Aasia Aa Aani nee seee noe minr DA lAnaheet DA Annheet DA Mananar Canin Figure 142 Gantt chart view in iMindQ Gantt chart contains bars that are graphical presentation of the tasks entered in the Gantt Table The length of the bar corresponds to the task s duration At the top of the Gantt chart is the timescale with two layers The bottom layer presents the working days in the week and the top layer presents the working weeks in the year The non working days are colored blue The Gantt chart has gridlines for background in order to help you in determining starting or finishing day of some particular task or to v
160. uppliers ED Solid 200 ms Figure 71 Animation applied on selected item You can add animation to selected topic s by doing the following actions 1 Select the desired topic s 2 Go to the Present ribbon tab 7 3 From the Scene group click the Add Animation button There is another alternative of how to animate topic s You will have to select the desired topic s drag them and drop them to the Animations Panel You can set desired properties to a specific animation and you have the following options e Animation Type e Effects e Start On the animation can start on click after the previous animation or with the previous animation e Start After e Duration e Rewind Effect rewinds the animation effect and returns the topic to its previous positions Delete Animation To delete an animation follow these steps 1 Make aright mouse click on the desired animation 2 From the contextual menu click on Delete Animation option To delete a group of animations do the following actions 81 Present your maps and diagrams 1 Make a multiple selection of a group of animations with Cmd Left mouse click 2 Press the shortcut key Delete To delete all animations make a multiple selection with Cmd A and press the shortcut key Delete Also you can delete all animations by making right click in the Animations Panel View and from the contextual menu choose Delete All Animations To change the order of an animatio
161. w 6 22 2015 6 22 2015 1 00 day s Figure 155 Late Task Short Example One task has duration of 5 days That means that every day assigned resource must complete 20 from the task Status date is at the 5 day or after the 5t day Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 20 20 20 That means that at the end of the 5th day 100 of the tasks must be completed If this is not a case then the task will be colored red 152 Make a Flowchart in iMindQ Status Date Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day5 DayX Change Working Time Project plans are scheduled according calendars They defined the working days in the week how many hours project participant will be spend on daily basis and etc The Standard calendar is defaulted calendar in iMindQ with working days from Monday through Friday from 8 A M to 5 P M The other two calendars that are available for scheduling are Night Shift e 24 Hours But sometimes you need to modify it You need to change the working hours to make particular day non working or to set the working weeks according the project needs For this case you will use the Change Working Time feature located in the Plan ribbon Using mentioned feature you can Insert Exceptions e Make custom Work Weeks Exceptions Exception days are days in the working week with different working time as the usual one Resource s vacation national holidays time off days can be
162. xtual menu choose Focus on Topic Template scene 85 Focus on Topic s 0 Click Checkout Button Present your maps and diagrams Animations Panel D Fade Out Oms 5 BD Fade In 1000ms 7 F a i A x z o a 2 Z 4 z J 2 B z 2 8 i Animation J Fade Out Effects None Start On With Previous Start After ms 0 an Duration ms 0 Rewind Effect Figure 74 Focus on Topic template Scene Flowchart diagram After focusing on the starting point of the Flowchart diagram we will have to present specific flow or sequence In this Flowchart diagram example our first sequence to be presented will up to the decision point To present the first flow we will have to use the Present Sequence Template scene Do the following steps 1 Make a multiple selection of topics by holding Cmd Left mouse click like in the image below 2 Drag the selected topics to the Scenes Panel and drop them 3 From the contextual menu choose the Present Sequence Template Scene 86 Present your maps and diagrams FILE Home Insert Format View Exchange Present Plan Topic i tm zp B amp B RR Res From Add e Scene Animations Transition Generate Add Chang Preview From Show Panels es Scene Beginnin e Current Scene Present Views Scenes Panel x Animations Panel x of p z puana D Fade In 500ms 7 a aa 5 a Focus on Topic s 0 a mo Ea A pd a 3 Highlight Pres
163. y added animation e Animation Type Zoom In e Start on With Previous e Duration 2000ms Do the same steps to add a second animation between the Zoom In and No Effect Animations Apply the following Animation Properties for the second animation e Animation Type Zoom Out e Start On After Previous e Start After 1000ms e Duration 1000ms 92 Present your maps and diagrams This is the list of animations once you add the two new animations Animations Panel x 8 oom OQutl000 ms after 1000 ms J Animation 3 k Zoom Out E Effects None Start On After Previous ha Start After ms 1000 Duration ms 1000 gt Preview Figure 80 The new animations Zoom in and Zoom Out with applied properties To preview the applied changes to the selected scene go to the Scene Group gt Preview Scene button If you want to preview a specific animation select the animation and click the Preview button in the Animations Panel If you want to modify certain animation properties in a specific animation select the animation in the Animations Panel and change the desired animation properties To delete an animation you can do the following steps 1 Make a Right Mouse Click on an animation 2 From the contextual menu click on Delete Animation option To delete all animations follow these steps 93 Present your maps and diagrams 1 Make a Right Mouse Click on any animation 2 From the contextual menu click
164. y deliverable Milestone Schedule group The elements of the Schedule group in the Plan ribbon are represented in the figure below Mi i Outdent Indent Schedule Figure 38 Schedule Group in the Plan ribbon The following features are implemented in the Schedule group Feature Description Indent Selected task becomes a subtask of the task above which becomes summary task Outdent Selected task is moved back to the level of the task above and it is no longer a subtask AI il Project Group The elements of the Project group in the Plan ribbon are represented in the figure below a Project Change Color Gantt Late Show Task Info Working Time Chart Task Info Project 50 iMindQ User Interface Figure 39 Project Group in the Plan ribbon The following features are implemented in the Project group Feature Description Project Info Opens up the Project Information dialog with general information for the project plan Change Working Time Change the working time for the project plan insert exception days and create custom working weeks according your needs KD E Color Gantt Chart Colorizes the task bars in the Gantt Chart View by inheriting the tasks fill color in the map space Late Task Marks all tasks that should be finished at the current date but their Complete is not 100 E Show Task Info Show Hide Task Info in topics Manage which Task Info will be visible i
165. y using different criteria Replace Replaces one topic s term with new one through entire map Advanced Search Males search through map s elements according predefined search options Insert The Insert menu is divided into several section containing features for inserting the main map s elements topics callouts relationships and boundaries as well as functions for adding topic elements such as notes hyperlinks images or attachments In addition with the features implemented in this menu you can add task properties to the every map s topic or add custom properties The look of the Insert menu with all available actions is presented on the figure below 12 Feature Topic Subtopic Parent topic Floating topic Callout Relationship Boundary Icons Images Attachments Hyperlink Notes Task Info Date Time Properties Spreadsheet iMindQ User Interface Insert Format View Wi m Topic A Subtopic 9p 43 th Parent Topic amp Callout Ee 2 Relationship R i Boundary THB Icons b Images e Attachments b a Hyperlink Notes Task Info DateTime Properties F Spreadsheet The following features are available in the Insert menu Description Insert sibling topic topic on same level of the selected topic Inserts child topic of the selected topic Inserts topic between the parent and child topic Inserts topic that has no relationships with the with the
166. yle group is presented on the figure below ec ec Style Figure 55 Style group in the Format Boundary ribbon You can choose different shapes for the topic s boundary from the gallery placed in the ribbon 58 Create a Mind Map Create a Mind Map What is a map What is map Map is a set of topics linked and arranged around one key word It is visualization graphical presentation of your ideas thoughts or tasks Topics inside your map are connected in different ways forming a radial net with several branches and the central topic as connection point for all branches Each branch from the map can be relocated to another position in the map reattached to another topic or presented as separate map using the Build as Map feature You can create different types of maps with iMindQ such as Balanced Free style Mind Maps Organic Mind Maps Concept Maps Flowchart diagrams and other different basic types of diagrams etc Depending on what you want to create in iMindQ from the mentioned above you have the following options in File Menu Available Categories Business Educational Personal My Templates NEW TEMPLATE p agi Mind Map Organic Mind Map White Board WBS Chart Org Chart Figure 56 File Menu options Create your First Map The next step after the introduction with all features and their location in the ribbons is to create a map This small exercise will be practical introduction to IMindQ main featu

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