Add main topics

Main topics (level 1) branch off the central topic of your map. These should be the major ideas or issues that make up your map's theme. You can add main topics in Map view or Outline view.

To add a main topic (level 1) to your map:

1. Do any of the following:

• Press Enter

• Click the Insert Topic toolbar button.

• Click the Insert - Topic command

Note: if you have a subtopic selected these commands will just add another topic at the same level.

Shortcut: To add a main topic at a specific location double-click on the map background where you want a new main topic. You must have this option enabled.

2. Enter the new topic's text. (When the new topic appears on the map it remains selected so you can edit it right away.)

Hint: Press Shift+Enter to create line breaks as you enter the topic text.

3. Press Enter when you are finished.

Hints:
The placement of topics is controlled by the map's growth direction.
You can control how new main topics are distributed on the map as you add them with the Balance new main topics option.
To quickly create a new main topic in front of (as the parent of) an existing main topic right-click on the topic and choose Insert - Parent Topic

Note: You can also paste text from other applications into MindManager to create topics. See Import content.