Link to a file or web page

Use this option to link to an existing file (including another map) Web page or folder.

To link to a file, web page or folder:

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

  2. Do one of the following:

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

  2. In the Link to field enter the file name and path, the hyperlink address, or the folder path.
    If you are unsure of the location use the browser buttons for File, Web and folder to find the destination. (For a Web page copy and paste the url from your browser into the Link to: field.)

    If you enter the name of a MindManager map file in the Link to: field

  1. For a file, you can choose whether the hyperlink path is stored as absolute or relative to the location of the parent map.

  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 icon appears; if you link to a Word document, the Word icon appears, etc. Some web addresses may use favicons (custom icons) when you link to them.

Note: If you use favicons, MindManager will attempt to connect to the internet whenever you open the map. Use the Tools - Options - Visual Effects - Show Favicons for Web Hyperlinks option to disable this behavior.

Shortcuts for creating hyperlinks:

To create a hyperlink to a file drag it from Windows Explorer and drop it into the map.
To create a hyperlink from within your browser, click the Send to Mindjet MindManager button in the browser toolbar to create a new topic with a hyperlink to the page you are viewing or you can  drag and drop a link.
 

  1. Navigate to a web page or file in your default browser or in Windows Explorer.

  2. In the browser, click the link icon on the address bar.

  1. Drag it to the MindManager task on the Windows task bar at the bottom of your screen and pause. (Don't drop yet!)

  2. When MindManager pops up, drag it to the desired location on your map and drop it. 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.

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

 

Relative vs Absolute Hyperlinks

Hyperlinks to files are stored as either Relative or Absolute.

Relative links use the location of the map as a base and show the path to the document from there. Absolute links use the entire path name. For example:

Map is stored in C:\My Documents\My Maps\map1.mmap

Picture is stored in C:\My Documents\My Pictures\picture1.jpg

Relative link to picture would be:  ..\My Pictures\picture1.jpg

Absolute link to picture would be:  C:\My Documents\My Pictures\picture1.jpg

The default setting for new links is determined by your selection in the Map Properties dialog, but can be set individually for each link as you create it.

Moving maps with relative hyperlinks

If you move a map with relative hyperlinks using Windows Explorer you will be asked if you want to update the hyperlinks the next time you open the map.

  1. If you enter the name of a MindManager map in the Link to: field