Keyboard shortcuts

To see a list of keyboard shortcuts at any time, on the Ribbon's Help tab, in the Help group, click Keyboard Shortcuts.

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

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 list of previously-viewed open maps (forward, backward)
 

Alt+Left arrow
Alt+Right arrow

Navigating  

Select topic above, below, left or right

Arrow keys

Select next topic / previous topic

Tab/ Shift+Tab

Move to top sibling topic

Move to bottom sibling topic

Home

End

Viewing

Map Window

Zoom in

Ctrl+Shift ++ (plus)

Zoom out

Ctrl+- (minus)

Fit map to screen

Ctrl+F5

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

Shift+Alt+1

Show 2 levels

Shift+Alt+2

Show levels 3 through 9

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

Show all levels

Shift+Alt+>

Collapse selected topic

Shift+Alt+0

Collapse entire branch

Shift+Alt+<

Collapse map

Ctrl+F3

Remove filter

Ctrl+Shift+Alt+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 Connect

Switch between the MindManager window and the Mindjet Connect  window

Alt+Q

 

Adding objects

Topics

Add subtopic

Insert or Ctrl+Enter

Add sibling topic

Enter

Add sibling topic (as previous sibling)

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 hyperlink

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

Ctrl+0

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

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

Remove all priorities

Ctrl+Shift+0

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

Ctrl+Alt+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 topic, descendants, boundaries and relationships

Shift+F3

Select next level of subtopics

Ctrl+Shift+Rightarrow or left arrow

Cut, Copy, Paste and Delete

Copy to the Clipboard

Ctrl+C, Ctrl+Insert

Copy as hyperlink

Ctrl+Alt+C

Cut to the Clipboard

Ctrl+X or Shift+Delete

Paste contents of the Clipboard

Ctrl+V or Shift+Insert

Paste inside

Ctrl+Shift+Alt+V

Paste as next topic (sibling topic)

Ctrl+Alt+V

Paste as callout

Ctrl+Shift+V

Delete topic or object

Delete

Remove selected topic (but keep subtopics)

Ctrl+Shift+Delete

Topic Text

Edit topic text

F2

Commands in topic text edit mode:

 

Enter line break in topic

Ctrl+Enter or 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

Shift+Alt+Down arrow

Split topic at cursor location to create new subtopic

Shift+Alt+Right arrow

Cancel editing

Esc

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

Ctrl+Alt+Enter

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

Ctrl+Alt+Insert

Find

Ctrl+F

Find Next

Enter

Find Previous

Shift+Enter

Enter Find text

Ctrl+G

Replace

Ctrl+H

Spelling

F7

Move Topics

Up one place

Ctrl+Alt+Up arrow

Down one place

Ctrl+Alt+Down arrow

To top

Ctrl+Alt+Home

To bottom

Ctrl+Alt+End

Reset all main topic positions

Ctrl+Alt+Spacebar

Balance map

Ctrl+Alt+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