Modify the map markers list

You can modify the current map markers list in the Map Markers pane. You can:

• Rename groups or markers

  You can change the name of any marker group or marker (named or unnamed).

  To rename a group or marker:

  1. Right-click on the marker name or group name.

  2. Click Rename.

  Shortcut: Right-click directly on any icon on the map and choose Modify, then enter the new meaning for the icon.

  3. Enter the new name for the marker or group.

  Note: You may not change the name of the General Icons group, but you may change the names of the markers it contains. When you name these markers, they are automatically moved to the Single Icons group.

• Make markers within groups mutually exclusive

  Each group has a tag to indicate whether the markers within the group are mutually exclusive  (only one marker from this group can be used on a topic) or not (multiple markers from this group can be used on a topic). You can change this attribute only for user-defined (non-default) icon groups. For default groups this icon is grayed.

  To change whether markers are mutually exclusive:

  1. Right-click on the marker group name.

  2. Click Mutually exclusive.

• Modify markers

  You can change a marker's icon, text or color or assign the marker to a different group. Dynamic icons and Dynamic text markers cannot be modified in this way. However, you can re-name them and/or drag them to another marker group.

  To modify or re-assign a marker:

  1. Right-click on the marker.

  2. Click Modify.

  3. Do any of the following:

  • Select a new group for the marker.

  Note: You may not re-assign markers from or to mandatory groups (Task priorities, Task Complete (%), Single Icons, General Icons, General Text Markers, Font Colors, Fill Colors).

  Shortcut: Drag the marker to its new group.

  • Enter a new name for the marker.

  • Select a new icon, fill color or font color for the marker.

  Note: You will be restricted to choosing from the markers allowed within the current group for all markers in the mandatory groups. For example, you can only choose a different priority icon when you modify a marker in the Task Priorities group. The change will be reflected in your map immediately.

  Hint: To quickly replace a marker on your map with a new (not yet used) marker, simply modify the original marker to show the new icon, text or color.

• Sort Text Marker groups

  To sort a group of text markers:

  1. Right click on the group name.

  2. Click Sort Markers.

  The group will be sorted in ascending alphanumeric order.

  Text markers are available in the Mindjet MindManager Pro edition only.

• Delete markers or marker groups from the list

  You can delete entire groups of markers from the list, or individual markers from any group. If the deleted marker(s) is not used on the map, it is deleted from the list. If the marker is used on the map, it is changed to an unnamed (general) marker.

  To delete a marker or marker group from the list:

  1. Right-click on the group or marker.

  2. Click Delete.

  Note: You cannot delete any of the mandatory marker groups (Task priorities, Task complete, Resources, Single icons, General icons, General text markers, Fill colors, Font colors)

  If you delete an icon or text marker group but have used some of its markers on the map, the "orphaned" markers will be added to the General icons or General text markers groups.