MindManager Help | Use Linked Maps view

Use Linked Maps view

The Linked Maps view is used to view maps that are linked together by links. Linked Maps can be created by two methods:

• By adding links to link existing maps together

• By exporting topics from a map to a new map using the Send To command

This view displays preview images of the current map and all the maps that it links to. You can choose to display only the first level maps — those directly linked to this map — or maps at the second, third, or all levels. The map's level in relation to the parent is displayed as a small number in the lower-right of the map thumbnail.

Once you have selected one or more maps in the Linked Maps view you can use the Linked Maps commands to execute perform the actions listed below.

You can encrypt multiple maps with passwords from the Linked Maps View.

To see maps in Linked Maps view

• On the View tab, in the Document Views group, click Linked Maps.

A new workbook tab will appear, with the parent map name prefixed by M:. For example, a workbook tab labeled M:My Map is created when the map My Map is displayed in Linked Maps view along with its linked maps.

In this view you can issue commands on all of the maps or on only a selected subset. Note that these maps are shown as previews: only the first map is opened unless you subsequently open the others.

To use Linked Maps view commands

To	Do the following
Open the selected map in the normal Map view so you can view and edit it	Click Open Map. You can also double-click on the preview image to open the map
Close the map but do not remove its preview from the Linked Maps view.	Click Close Map. If you made changes to the map, use the Refresh command to see a current preview.
Zip the selected maps and attaches them to an email	Click Send as Email.
Archive linked maps in a Zip file	Click Pack and Go.
Print selected maps	Click Quick Print.
Open the Search Files task pane to search the selected maps for a specific word or phrase	Click Search.
Export selected maps as web pages	Click Web Export.
Rename the selected map	Click Rename. If other maps link to this map, you will have to repair their links.
Select or deselect all maps	Click Select All or Deselect All
Refresh the thumbnail previews for linked maps	Click Refresh. If these maps have been opened, modified and then saved, you must refresh the previews to see the changes.
Display maps linked directly to the parent map (first level), or include second, third, or all levels of maps	Click Map Levels. The map's level in relation to the parent is displayed as a small number in the lower-right of the map thumbnail image.
View map thumbnails	Click Thumbnails.
Assign a Theme to all the selected maps	Click Map Themes.
Assign a Marker List to all the selected maps	Click Markers.
Combine all the displayed maps into one map that you can save with a new name	Click Combine All. This map that is created is static. It does not contain any links to the maps that were combined to create it. If the individual maps change after combining them, you will not see the changes reflected in the combined map.

Many of these are also available when you right-click on a map preview.

To encrypt maps

1 Select the map(s)

2 Click the File tab, click Info, and then click Encrypt Document.

The maps will be protected with the passwords you enter. If you want to view previews of the password-protected maps in Linked Maps view you'll need to open them first.

To troubleshoot Linked Maps

Issue
Broken links	If you delete or rename a map that is the target of a link, the link will be broken. The Linked Maps View Rename command helps you avoid broken links: it allows you to rename the selected map and automatically updates all links in the maps that link to it, so no links are broken. (You can also right-click a map and choose Rename.) When you open a map with broken links in Linked Maps View the map preview displays a broken link message. To repair the link, click on the thumbnail and either remove the link (also removes the map from the view) or update the map path to link to the correct file again. Click Refresh to see an updated view of all the maps (for example, if you edit one of the maps in Map View).
Missing Preview Image	If you see a message that there is no preview image for the map, that means the Save preview image setting (File tab > Info > Map Settings) was disabled when the map was saved. You can remedy this by opening the map, enabling this setting, and re-saving the map.
Map is Password Protected	If you see an indicator that tells you a map is password protected instead of the map preview, you can double-click on the indicator and open the map (you must provide the password), then return to Linked Maps View.