A map can contain several different types of topics. The central topic appears on a new map automatically. You can then use keystrokes and menu commands to quickly add other topics in Map View or Outline View.
You can also add topics in Gantt view.
The default placement of topics on you map is controlled by the layout settings you choose.
What do you want to do?
To create: |
Keystroke |
Mouse |
Central topic |
{ added automatically } |
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Main topic |
ENTER |
Double-click the map background** |
Topic (sibling) |
Select a topic and press ENTER |
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Topic before (above) a topic |
Select a topic and press SHIFT + ENTER |
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Topic as a parent of a topic* |
Select a topic and press CTRL+ SHIFT + INSERT |
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Subtopic |
Select a topic and press INSERT or CTRL+ENTER |
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Callout topic |
Select a topic and press CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER |
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Floating topic ** |
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Click the map background and type the topic text at the cue arrow *** |
Convert a topic to a floating topic |
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Select a topic, press SHIFT, and drag it to a new location to detach it. |
* Does not apply to Central Topic
** Floating topics cannot be added in Outline View.
*** You can set options to enable this feature.
Click the topic, callout, or boundary where you would like to add a topic or callout. The selected item displays the blue topic frame and the Quick Add tabs—use these tabs to add topics to the map:
The selected topic with blue topic frame and Quick Add tabs. Click the topic's Quick Add tab to add a parent topic, topics at the same level (siblings) or subtopics (children). |
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The selected boundary with blue topic frame and Quick Add tab.
Click the boundary's Quick Add tab to add a callout topic. |
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The selected callout with blue topic frame and Quick Add tab. Click the callout's Quick Add tab to add subtopics (children) topics |
The map's Central topic has two Add Topic tabs (right and left). Use these tabs to create new main topics.
Callouts and Floating topics only have one Add Topic Tab, which adds a subtopic.
If you are zoomed out to 50% or less, the blue topic frame and the Quick Add tabs will not be displayed.
On the Home or Insert tab, in the Add Topics group, do one of the following to create a topic:
Click New Topic to add a topic at the same level as the currently selected topic - a sibling topic. (If the central topic is selected, a main topic is created.)
Click New Subtopic to add a topic at the level below the currently selected topic. (If the central topic is selected, a main topic is created, otherwise, a subtopic is created.)
Click the New Topic arrow to add a topic above the current topic (Add Topic Before)
Click Floating, and then click on the map background where you want to add the topic.
Or on the Insert tab, in the Add Topics group:
When you create a topic, a placeholder topic appears, and is automatically selected.
Type the text for the new topic and press ENTER.
To create a line break within the topic text hold SHIFT and press ENTER.
These additions ▼ to your Central Topic can help set the theme for your map.
You can add the date and / or time to any topic on the map. This information is most typically added to the central topic to indicate when the map was current. You may also insert the dates and times in topics to indicate when they were added or the date of an event.
Select the topic (info is added in place of the default topic text, or at the beginning of existing text), or select a location within the topic text.
On the Insert tab, in the Topic Elements group, click the Date & Time pull-down.
Then:
Select Insert Current Date & Time to insert the date and time using default formatting.
Press CTRL+ SHIFT + D.
Select Insert Date & Time for more options..
Press CTRL + ALT + D.
Hints:
Sortable formats let you use the Sort
command to reorganize topics.
The Task Information feature gives
you more options for working with task dates for projects: Start and
Due dates.
If you are entering or editing a Note,
the date / time will be added at the current cursor position within
the note.