Hyperlink to a file or Web page

Use this option to link to an existing file (including another map), Web page, or folder. Mindjet Catalyst users can also link to a workspace or workspace document. If you link to another map, you can select a specific topic to link to.

  1. Select the topic or click the location in a topic note where you want the link.

  2. Do one of the following:

  1. In the Add Hyperlink dialog click Existing File or Web Page.

  2. Do one of the following:

  1. Click Options to set special options used when you export your map to another document format or to a web page, or when you want to pass arguments with the hyperlink.

  2. A link icon appears on the topic, reflecting the type of link you've added - for example if you link to a map, a map link icon appears; if you link to a Word document, the Word icon appears, and so on. Some web addresses may use favicons (custom icons) when you link to them.

Links to workspaces and workspace maps (created using Mindjet Catalyst) display distinct link icons.

To see the link's destination, point to it.

If you create a map with web page hyperlinks, favicons are displayed for these links by default, and MindManager will attempt to connect to the internet whenever you open the map. Use MindManager's Visual Effects options to disable this behavior.

Create hyperlinks automatically

Here are some shortcuts for creating hyperlinks:

A visual cue ▼ shows you how the link will be added.

Drop location

Result

Empty space on map (no cue)

New floating topic with hyperlink;
hyperlink address is new topic text

Empty space on map (red cue)

New main topic with hyperlink;
hyperlink address is new topic text

Topic center (green cue)

Hyperlink is added to the topic;
topic text is not changed.

Topic edge (green cue)

New subtopic with hyperlink;
topic text is hyperlink address

Once the link is added you can edit the topic text. This does not effect the link itself.

To create a floating topic regardless of drop location press SHIFT while dropping the hyperlink.

Use the built-in Browser

You can display supported hyperlink targets in the MindManager Browser pane. Supported targets include any files (such as HTML files) that can be opened by the browser.

To use the built-in browser to view hyperlinks:

The Browser uses your system's Microsoft Internet Explorer security settings.

If you navigate to a different page, and you want to add the link to your map, on the Browser task pane toolbar, click the Add to Map button. The link is added to the map on the currently selected topic, on the Central topic if nothing is selected.

Override the Use Built-in Browser for Hyperlinks option

To open a hyperlink outside of MindManager when the Use Built-in Browser for Hyperlinks option is enabled:

Open a hyperlink externally from the Browser window

If want to open a hyperlink target that is displayed in the built-in Browser externally in your system browser, click the Open Outside MindManager button on the Browser toolbar.

Show target files or folders in Explorer or the Workspaces window

When a hyperlink points to a file or folder on your local system or to a document in a workspace, you can show the link's target in Windows Explorer or in the Workspaces window.