Export maps

 

You can export your map (or in some cases just the selected topics) to a variety of other formats. You can also create Mindjet Viewer standalone interactive maps.

You can export your map using the commands found on the Home tab's Share drop-down, on the File tab's Export dialog, or by choosing a format in the Save As dialog Save as type list.  

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Which export option do you want to use?

Export options

What is created

Export a Mindjet Viewer file
(PDF or SWF)

Interactive Mindjet Viewer file in PDF or SWF format. Topics can be expanded or collapsed by the person viewing the file, but topics hidden by a filter are not included.

Export as Image

Bitmap image in BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG with choice of color depth, size and resolution
Vector image in EMF or WMF formats

Pack and Go

ZIP file of .mmap files, with option to include linked maps and documents, and password protection

Export to Spreadsheet (CSV)

A CSV (comma-separated-value) spreadsheet file that can be opened by many popular spreadsheet programs, including Microsoft Excel.

Export slides as a Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation
See Work with Microsoft PowerPoint

Single slide or complete presentation with topics as an outline with bullet points, or as PowerPoint objects

Flowcharts cannot be exported to PowerPoint.

Export to Microsoft Word
See Work with Microsoft Word

Microsoft Word document with choice of outline settings, map elements, Word template, link, graphics and header / footer options

Export to OPML document

Map is converted to an OMPL document. Resulting OMPL map is grey-scale; icons and other visual markers are removed.

Export as Web Pages

Collection of HTML pages from a template or custom settings

Flowcharts cannot be exported to Web Pages.

Export Task Info to a Microsoft Project file

See Work with Microsoft Project

Microsoft Project file with choice of task and priority settings

Mindjet online features
You can export maps in other formats to Mindjet Files online by using the Save As command on the File tab. See Save a map as a different file type in Mindjet Files for more information.

 

Export a Mindjet Viewer file

When you create a Mindjet Viewer file, MindManager exports the current map to a file in PDF or SWF format that can be viewed independently from MindManager. The exported map is self-contained and interactive: Viewers can orient it, expand and collapse topics, read topic notes, search for text, and print selected topics or the entire map.

Mindjet Viewer does not support some map elements. You can exclude topics from the Viewer file by hiding them with a filter, but all other supported map elements are included, even if they are hidden.

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  1. Do one of the following:

     

    On the Home tab, click the arrow next to the Share button. In the Share drop-down, select Send as Mindjet Viewer.

    OR

    Click the File tab, click Share, then under Export, select Export as Mindjet Viewer (PDF), or Export as Mindjet Viewer (SWF).

    OR

    Click File, Save As, and in the Save as type list, choose Mindjet Viewer Maps - PDF (*.pdf) or Mindjet Viewer Maps - SWF (*.swf)

The PDF format file requires Adobe Reader to view. If you use another PDF Viewer, it must support PDF's with embedded Flash content.

The SWF format file requires a browser with a Flash plugin or another application that can display Flash files.
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  1. Choose the location for the exported file, and enter its name.  
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Export the map as an image file

MindManager can export maps to various graphics formats:

BMP       GIF       JPEG       PNG       WMF       EMF

This command exports the entire map. If you only want an image of a part of the map you can copy topics then paste them as a bitmap in the target application.

  1. Do one of the following

    On the Home tab, click the arrow next to the Share button. In the Share drop-down, select Export as Image. OR Click the File tab, click Share, then under Export, and then click select Export as Image.
  2. In the Save As Type list, click the image format you want to export.

  1. Choose a folder, enter the File name, then click Save.

  1. An option dialog is shown where you can define the color resolution, transparency, and size for bitmap files.

Copy map or topics as a bitmap

In many applications you can paste your map, or selected topics, as a bitmap image:

  1. In MindManager, select the central topic (copies the whole map) or the topics you want to copy, and then press CTRL+C.

  2. Switch to the target application, then use the Paste Special command to paste the map or topics as a bitmap.

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Pack and Go

The Pack and Go command is used to add maps, and optionally, linked documents to a ZIP file. A Wizard guides you through the steps to package the maps. You can use this command to package a single map and its linked documents in Map View or for multiple maps in Linked Maps View. This makes it easy to move the map to a different location (for example, to a central location on your intranet, or to a different system if you are doing a presentation on a different computer).

These same steps are used to create an archive when using the Send feature to email a map or maps.

Package maps and documents

  1. Click the File tab, click Share, then under Export, select Pack and Go.
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  1. The Pack and Go wizard starts.

  1. When the packaging is complete, a message appears, and you can open the archive, open the target folder or close the wizard.

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Export to Spreadsheet (CSV)

You can export your entire map or only a portion of it to a CSV (comma-separated-value) file that can be imported by Excel and many other popular spreadsheet programs.

Export an entire map to a CSV file

  1. Open the map.
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  1. Do one of the following:

    Click the File tab, click Share, then under Export, select Export to Spreadsheet (CSV). Or Click the File tab, click Save As, and in the Save as type list select Comma-Separated Values.

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  1. The default name for the document will be the map name, but you can change this and the location where it is saved. Click Save.

  2. The Export to Spreadsheet (CSV) Settings dialog appears, so you can tailor the export to your liking. Options

  1. Click Export when you have set the options to your liking.

  2. A message appears when the export is done. You can Open the file to check it, Open Folder where it was saved, or Close to return to MindManager.

Export selected topics to a CSV spreadsheet

  1. In MindManager, open the map and select the topics you want to export. (The export will include the subtopics the topics you select.)

  2. Right-click on one of the topics, click Send to, and then click New Spreadsheet (CSV) File.  
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  1. Select the export options in the  Export to Spreadsheet (CSV) Settings dialog. Options

  2. A message appears when the export is done. You can Open the file to check it, Open Folder where it was saved or Close to return to MindManager.

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Export to OPML document

You can export your entire map or only a portion of it to an OPML document.  Because OPML is a very simplified format, the resulting OMPL map will be grey-scale with  icons and other visual markers removed.

Export an entire map to an OPML file

  1. Open the map.
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  1. Do one of the following:

    Click the File tab, click Share, then under Export, select Export to OPML. Or Click the File tab, click Save As, and in the Save as type list select Outlines-OPML.
  1. The default name for the document will be the map name, but you can change this and the location where it is saved. Click Save.

Export selected topics to an OPML document

  1. In MindManager, open the map and select the topics you want to export. (The export will include the subtopics the topics you select.)

  2. Right-click on one of the topics, click Send to, and then click OPML Document.

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Export as Web pages

  1. Click the File tab, click Share, then under Export, select  Export as Web Pages. The Save as Web Pages dialog appears and shows you a preview of a generic page using the current style.
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  1. Optional Click Select Template to choose a different look and feel for your pages.

  2. Optional  Click Customize to change the options for the export.

  3. Optional Choose an Export folder for your html files. Click Delete Folder if you want to remove an older version of this folder (e.g. from a previous export).

  4. Click Save.

The pages will be exported and you can display them immediately in your browser by clicking Open.
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If you want to customize the output, MindManager offers an interface to many of the design parameters that are used by each template, for example you can enter your user info (email address, web site, etc.), include headers and footers, edit the navigation labels, and more.

For even further customization, you can edit the files that make up the template directly. Depending on what you want to change, this may require knowledge of the use of cascading style sheets (CSS) and HTML, and familiarity with MindManager macro files.

The Web page export information is saved with the map when it is saved. You can also save the customized web template for re-use on other maps.
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Customize Web export ▼

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