Click the Presentation
mode button in the Views
pull-down.
Click View - Presentation.
The Presentation Mode is an alternative view that allows you to browse with a minimum of distraction. It switches from normal Map view to a full screen mode for maximum map space and hides all menus and toolbars. It also has options for automatically collapsing topics to make your presentation run more smoothly. The presentation toolbar at the bottom of the screen lets you navigate through and between maps. You can also use the shortcut keys in this mode to view, navigate, edit and even create new maps on the fly.
To start the Presentation do one of the following:
Click the Presentation
mode button in the Views
pull-down.
Click View - Presentation.
The buttons across the bottom of the Presentation screen control the view:
Start Collapses all main topics, centers the map, and switches focus to the central topic
Previous (or press Shift+Tab) moves backward (inward, then counter-clockwise) to the next collapsed topic and expands it.
Next (or press Tab) moves forward (outward, then clockwise) to the next collapsed topic and expands it.
Zoom out, in (or press Ctrl+'-' and Ctrl+'=' )
Open Map Shows a menu with a list of all open maps. Use this list to switch between open maps or open a different map.
Options
Expand... controls whether selected main topics are expanded one or two levels
Auto Collapse Automatically collapses topics when a new topic is selected. This option can make your presentation run much more smoothly with fewer mouse clicks.
Full screen - Displays only the map and the Presentation mode controls when enabled. If disabled, the map title is shown at the top of the window and the Windows task bar displays at the bottom of the screen.
Toolbars Displays the MindManager toolbars. You can turn on the toolbars if you will be editing the map during your presentation.
Transparent fade-out fades topics that are not the current focus.
Highlight Topic, Highlight Topic Frames when you hover over a topic, highlights either the topic text or the topic frame.
Show / Hide
- Check only the map elements that you want to display during your
presentation. This lets you hide elements that may prove distracting without
having to edit the map to remove them (similar to using the normal Show / Hide command).
Finish - Closes the Presentation and returns to the regular Map View.
You can still edit the map in Presentation Mode - turn on the toolbars to get access to the editing commands. A less distracting method is to use the MindManager shortcut keys. Press Enter to add sibling topics, Ins to add subtopics. Right-click on a topic to add other objects (boundary, relationship, map part, image, map markers, notes and hyperlinks etc).
In Presentation Mode the MindManager window is automatically maximized
and hides the Windows task bar.
Its a good idea to open all the maps you need in your presentation before
you start. Switching between maps is smoother (requires fewer steps) than
opening them.
Likewise, you should open any related applications you may want to switch
to during your presentation before you start. Switching to a different
application is smoother than opening one. The exception are applications
that can be launched by hyperlinks on your map. These open automatically
as soon as you click the hyperlink icon.
Since the Windows task bar is usually hidden in this mode, you must use
Alt+Tab to
switch to a different active application (Hold down the Alt
key and continue to press Tab
to cycle through all open applications.) When you return to MindManager
it will still be in Presentation Mode.
If you prefer, you can switch off the Full Screen option (click the Options button) to see the map title and the Windows task bar.
Hint: Use the Timer feature to keep track of the length of your presentation.
