You build a map by adding topics, and then organizing them into a useful hierarchy.
When you start a new map the central topic appears with placeholder text.
Click to select the central topic, and type your map’s theme or title.
Press Enter when you are finished.
You can add topics, subtopics, floating topics, and callouts using the keyboard, or by clicking commands on the Home tab on the Mapping window's Ribbon. Select a topic, then:
To add… |
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Mac press... |
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Topic
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ENTER |
Return |
Topic |
Subtopic |
INSERT CTRL+ENTER |
Control+Return |
Subtopic |
Callout |
CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER |
Control+SHIFT+Return |
Callout |
Floating topic* |
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Floating Topic |
* You do not have to select a topic to add a floating topic.
You can also add topics by right-clicking on a topic or on the map background.
hint: See Keyboard Shortcuts for additional information.
New topics appear with placeholder text.
While the topic is still selected, simply type to enter your own topic text.
For a multi-line topic, press Shift+Enter (Mac: Shift+Return) where you want a line break.
hint: Other ways to create new topics are to copy topics within the map, or to add topics from Web search results.
Once you've added a topic you can go back and edit its text at any time. To make a topic stand out you can format it with text and fill colors, or use a distinctive topic shape.
Click
the topic or object. A highlight appears to show that it is selected.
Hold down the CTRL key (Mac: 
key) and
click to select or de-select them.
Hold down the SHIFT key and use the arrow keys to select additional topics.
Press CTRL
+ A (Mac: +A) to select all the topics and elements
on the map.
hint: See Keyboard Shortcuts for additional information.
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To de-select individual topics press CTRL
(Mac: key) and click them.
To de-select all topics, click the map background.
Select the topic and type the new text.
You can also use the Find & Replace feature to replace text in multiple topics.
Select the topic.
Click inside the text to start edit mode.
Once you are in edit mode, you can edit the text as you do in most applications.
hint: See Keyboard Shortcuts for additional information.
To create a multi-line topic, press Shift+Enter (Mac: shift+return) where you want a line break.
You can drag the topic's sizing control 
, or its left or right edge to control the way the topic text wraps.
To return the topic to a single line, double-click the topic's left
or right edge.
You can move the topics on your map by simply clicking and dragging one or more topics to a new location.
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Select the topic(s) and drag them to a new position on the map. A red visual cue appears showing where the topic(s) will be added. hint: Hold Shift as you drag to prevent the topic from attaching to other topics. |
Do one of the following:
Select a topic, and then click Cut or Copy on the Ribbon's Home tab.
Right-click a topic, and then click Cut or Copy.
Select a topic, and then press CTRL+X
or CTRL+C (Mac:+X or +C).
Then, do one of the following:
Select another topic, or click the map background, and then click Paste on the Ribbon's Home tab.
Right-click another topic, and then click Paste Topic.
Select another topic, or click
the map background, and then press CTRL+ V
(Mac:+V).
The cut or copied topic will be pasted as a subtopic of the selected topic.
hint: You can also use the right-click commands to create links between map topics.
To delete topics, do any of the following:
Select one or more topics, and then press Del (Mac: Delete).
Select one or more topics, and then click Delete on the Ribbon's Home tab.
Right-click a topic, and then click Delete Topic.
hint: If you delete a topic in error you can click Undo on the top toolbar.
To remove a topic but keep its sub-topics, do one of the following:
Right-click the topic, and then click Remove Topic.
Select the topic, and then press CTRL+SHIFT+DEL.
See also:
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