Keyboard shortcuts

To see a list of keyboard shortcuts at any time, on the ribbon's Help tab, in the Help group, click MindManager Help and select Keyboard Shortcuts from the drop down menu.

Map Documents

Navigating

Viewing

Map Window

Map Levels and Filtering

Interface

Adding objects

Topics

Elements

Editing

Selecting

Cut, Copy, Paste and Delete

Topic Text

Move Topics

Formatting

Using Help

General Windows Commands

Popular commands are highlighted in the chart below.

 

Map Documents

Create a new map

Ctrl+N

Open a map

Ctrl+O

Search for a map

Alt+Ctrl+Shift+F

Save the current map

Ctrl+S

Save as

F12

Close current map

Ctrl+W

Ctrl+Shift+F4

Print Preview

Ctrl+F2

Print the current map

Ctrl+P

Move through open maps in the order they were viewed (forward, backward)

Alt+Left arrow
Alt+Right arrow

Navigating  

Select topic above, below, left or right (maps)

Arrow keys

Nudge selected topic in direction of arrow—higher, lower, to left or to right (flowcharts)

Arrow keys

Select next topic / previous topic

Tab/ Shift+Tab

Move to top sibling topic

Move to bottom sibling topic

Home

End

Move forward / backward through topic selection history

Backspace / Shift+Backspace

Viewing

Map Window

Zoom in

Ctrl+=

Zoom out

Ctrl+- (minus)

Fit map to screen

Ctrl+F5

100% Zoom

Ctrl+0 (zero)

Scroll the map by small steps

Ctrl+Arrow keys

Scroll map by large steps

     Up or down

     Right or left

 

Page Up or Page Down ,

Ctrl+Page Up or Ctrl+Page Down

Center map and collapse all topics

Ctrl+F3

Center object

Alt+F3

View next map

Ctrl+F6

Ctrl+Tab

View previous map

Ctrl+Shift+F6 or Ctrl+Shift+Tab

Map Levels and Filtering

Focus on topic

F3

Show next level of topics

Ctrl+D

Show 1 level

Alt+Shift+1

Show 2 levels

Alt+Shift+2

Show levels 3 through 9

Alt+Shift+3     ...etc (up to level 9)

Show all levels

Alt+Shift+>

Collapse selected topic

Alt+Shift+0

Collapse entire branch

Alt+Shift+<

Collapse map

Ctrl+F3

Remove filter

Alt+Ctrl+Shift+A

Show branch alone
Show others

F4

Interface

Show the Topic Notes window

Show or hide the Topic Notes window

F11

Ctrl+T

View next topic note*

View previous topic note*

* from within Notes window

Ctrl+Shift+Page Down

Ctrl+Shift+Page Up

Show or hide the task panes

Ctrl+Shift+F1

Expand or collapse ribbon

Ctrl+F1

Show Alt keys

F10 or Alt

Show context menu

Shift+F10

Mindjet Files

Switch between the main MindManager window and the Mindjet Files window

Alt+Q

Adding objects

Topics

Add subtopic (maps)

Insert or Ctrl+Enter

Add decision topic (flowchart)

Insert or Ctrl+Enter

Add sibling topic (maps)

Enter

Add topic to the right (flowcharts)

Enter

Add sibling topic (as previous sibling)

Shift+Enter

Add topic to the left (flowcharts)

Shift+Enter

Insert parent topic

Ctrl+Shift+Insert

Add callout topic

Ctrl+Shift+Enter

Elements

Add attachment *

Ctrl+Shift+H

Manage Attachments *

Ctrl+Shift+T

Add link

Ctrl+K

Add label

Ctrl+Shift+F5

Add comments

Ctrl+F11

Add notes

Ctrl+T

Add boundary

Ctrl+Shift+B

Add icon

Ctrl+1, Ctrl+2 etc.
Note: These shortcut keys are defined in the Library pane

Remove all icons

Alt+Ctrl+0

Add priority icon (Priority 1,2,etc.)

Ctrl+Shift+1; Ctrl+Shift+2; etc.

Remove all priorities

 

Ctrl+Shift+0

Add and cycle through progress icons
forward / backward

Alt+Ctrl+P / Alt+Ctrl+Shift+P

Add Map Part

Ctrl+Shift+N

Refresh Map Part

F5

Refresh all Map Parts

Shift+F5

Insert current date and time

Ctrl+Shift+D

Insert selected date and time

Alt+Ctrl+D

* These shortcuts are not available if your system administrator has disabled attachments.

Editing

Undo the last action

Ctrl+Z or Alt+Backspace

Redo the last action

Ctrl+Y

Selecting

Select all topics and elements

Select all topic notes text (Notes window)

Select all ink (Notes window)

Ctrl+A

Select additional topics

Shift+arrow keys

Select all siblings
   Below only
   Above only

Ctrl+Shift+A
Shift+End
Shift+Home

Select all siblings and parent

Ctrl+Shift+Left arrow or Right arrow

Select parent

Ctrl+Backspace

Select topic, descendants, boundaries and relationships

Shift+F3

Select next level of subtopics

Ctrl+Shift+Right arrow or Left arrow

Move forward / backward through topic selection history

Backspace / Shift+Backspace

Cut, Copy, Paste and Delete

Copy to the Clipboard

Ctrl+C or Ctrl+Insert

Copy as link

Alt+Ctrl+C

Cut to the Clipboard

Ctrl+X or Shift+Delete

Paste contents of the Clipboard

Ctrl+V or Shift+Insert

Paste inside

Alt+Ctrl+Shift+V

Paste as next topic (sibling topic)

Alt+Ctrl+V

Paste as callout

Ctrl+Shift+V

Delete topic or object

Delete

Remove selected topic (but keep subtopics)

Ctrl+Shift+Delete

Topic Text

Begin edit mode

F2, then click inside topic

Begin edit mode with cursor at the beginning of the text

Shift+Spacebar

Begin edit mode with cursor at the end of the text

Spacebar

Commands in topic text edit mode:

 

Enter line break in topic

Shift+Enter

Move to beginning of line

Home

Move to beginning of topic text

Ctrl+Home

Move to end of topic text

Ctrl+End

Split topic at cursor location to create new sibling

Alt+Shift+Down arrow

Split topic at cursor location to create new subtopic

Alt+Shift+Right arrow

Cancel editing

Esc

Split topic as multiple topics
(based on spaces in topic text)

Alt+Ctrl+Enter

Split topic as multiple subtopics 
(based on spaces in topic text)

Alt+Ctrl+Insert

Find

Ctrl+F

Commands in Find mode:

 

Find Next

Enter

Find Previous

Shift+Enter

Enter Find text

Ctrl+G

Replace

Ctrl+H

Spelling

F7

Move Topics

Up one place

Alt+Ctrl+Up arrow

Down one place

Alt+Ctrl+Down arrow

To top

Alt+Ctrl+Home

To bottom

Alt+Ctrl+End

Reset all main topic positions

Alt+Ctrl+Spacebar

Balance map

Alt+Ctrl+B

Formatting

Toggle to bold and back

Ctrl+B

Toggle to italics and back

Ctrl+I

Toggle to underline and back

Ctrl+U

Increase font size

Ctrl+Shift+>

Decrease font size

Ctrl+Shift+<

Strikethrough text

Ctrl+Shift+S

Clear formatting

Ctrl+Spacebar

Fill color

Ctrl+Shift+C

Font / ink color

Ctrl+Shift+F

Using Help

Show Help

F1

General Windows Commands

Close a menu or dialog box

Esc

Cancel an operation

Esc

Close MindManager

Alt+F4

Display Windows Task List

Ctrl+Shift+Esc