Is it possible to have different branches of one mindmap in MM-2017 follow different automatic layouy rules? If so how do I do so?
e.g. Is it possible to have part of a mindmap be a radial map, part be a right map, a different part be a tree map... } all in the same map?
Cheers
J
PS I notice various MM competitors allow this, but I can't see how to do it in MindManager.
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Maybe you want more options, but this is what I found in less than 3 minutes.

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While you are here I am confused about the different TYPES of map. Is is possible to change a map's type after you have created it?
Cheers
J
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Yes. If you haven't changed the map's layout at the main topic level or below, simply select the central topic and change the map layout on the design tab.
If you have already changed the layout at the main topic level, then changes to the layout at the central topic level won't override this; to change the whole map you will have to highlight topics down to that level as well.
It's worth playing with a few dummy maps to get the hang of it. Bear in mind that some layouts have their own inbuilt rules, for example org-chart layouts are usually applied only to the level below the central topic (or the selected main or sub-topic); below that a tree layout is applied.
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The design tab shows Themes on the left and there is a template organizer on the right.
You can create your own theme's and templates.
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You can find it all in trial and error and that takes time.
If you attend a course this will guide you and saves about 4 day's selfstudy per halfday training by one of the MIVAP members.
Check out their website. There maybe one close to you, or consider a skype OneOnOne coaching.
http://www.mivap.org/members/
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But I shall look at an videos I can find...
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One bit of feedback (with my fresh eyes) is that modifying a theme is extremely non-obvious. After battling with it for a while, it turns out the main problem is that the thing you have currently got selected is only highlighted with pale grey - and that is very hard to see for a newbie who doesn't know what all the shapes are supposed to look like yet. Worse, although the screen jumps accordingly, they are not necessarily moved to exactly the middle of the screen!
I strongly suggest what is selected needs to be indicated much more strongly.
I suggest:
- a stronger colour - e.g. jet black? or the selection blue that msOffice/Window10 seems to use.
- Wider/heavier selection outline graphics
- How about a small bright arrow that points to the item(s) that are selected but which fades out of the way after 1 or 2 seconds?
- Or maybe highlight colour should start bright red and then fade to something more neutral (e.g. pale grey)
Also while I'm here, although I used MM quite a lot a few years ago but I never did really understand the difference between: Themes / Styles / Templates [Just sayin!]
J
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