Links   

Link to a file, folder, or Web page

You can link to an existing file (including another map), Web page, or folder. If you link to another map, you can select a specific topic to link to.

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

2. Do one of the following:
   

   On the Home tab or Insert tab, in the Topic Elements group, click Link.

   Or

   Right-click the topic and click Add Link.

   Or

   Press CTRL+ Shift + K.

3. In the Add Link dialog click Existing File or Web Page.

4. Do one of the following:
   
   Link to a file, folder, or web page ▼

   In the Link to box enter the file name and path, the folder path or the URL, or click the browser buttons for Mindjet Files online  , File , Folder , and URL to find the destination. (For a Web page copy and paste the URL from your browser into the Link to box. You do not need to include "www.")

   For Files, you can choose whether the link path is stored as absolute or relative to the location of the parent map.

   If you create a map with URL links, favicons are displayed for these links by default, and MindManager will attempt to connect to the Internet whenever you open the map. Use MindManager's Visual Effects options to disable this behavior.

    

   Link to another map ▼

   Browse to or enter the name of a MindManager map file in the Link to box.

   Optional Select a specific topic to link to

   • Click Select Topic then click a topic or label.
     If you link maps together you can use Linked Maps View to see all the linked maps at once, execute commands to open, print and export them, or combine the linked maps into one large map.  Read Hint

    

5. 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 link.

6. 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 link icon appears; if you link to a Word document, the Word icon appears, and so on. Some web addresses may use favicons (custom icons) when you link to them. A topic with multiple links displays this icon: .

To see the link's target location(s), point to it.  
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Check for broken file and folder links ▼

Link to a topic in this map

You can link from one topic to another.

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

2. Do one of the following:
   

   On the Home tab or Insert tab, in the Topic Elements group, click Link.

   Or

   Right-click the topic and click Add Link.

   Or

   Press CTRL+ Shift + K.

3. In the Add Link dialog click Topic in this Map. A list of all map topics will appear.

4. If you have already created labels in the map, you can choose to see only labeled topics in the topic list. (This is useful for large maps.)

5. Click the map topic or label you want to link to.

6. 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 link.

7. The topic link icon  appears on the topic, or (on a topic with multiple links) in the link icon pull-down.
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   See Other ways to create links for more ways to create links.

Mark topics with labels ▼

In MindManager, labels are used to identify a specific topic on a map. This can be helpful when a map has several topics with similar names. When you create a link to another map you can include the label name to jump directly to that topic. Links to topics on the same map can use labels as well.

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Labeling is only available if you add the command to the Quick Access Tool bar.

Add a label

1. Click the topic that you want to label.

2. Do one of the following:

• On the Insert tab, in the Topic Elements group, click Label.

• In Outline View, click the label column for the topic.

3. Press CTRL+SHIFT+F5.

3. By default, the label name uses the topic text, but you can change this by entering a new name.
   Label names cannot contain spaces, numbers or special characters - these are converted to underline characters.

4. Click Add. Read Hints

   You can use the Power Select and Power Filter commands to select and filter topics that have labels attached.
   
   You can choose whether to show Labels using the Show / Hide command.

Modify or remove a topic label

1. Do one of the following:

• Click the label icon .

• On the Insert tab, in the Topic Elements group, click Label.

• Press CTRL+SHIFT+F5.

2. Click the label in the list of labels.

3. Do one of the following

• To remove the label click Remove.

• To modify the label, enter new text for the label name and click Modify.

• Right-click the label icon, then click Modify Label or Remove Label. Read Hint

  To remove several (or all) labels, select the topics (press CTRL+A to select all topics). On the Home tab, click the Delete button, and then select Labels.

Link to a new document

You can link to a new document that is created at the same time as the link. Add content to the new document immediately or edit it later.

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

2. Do one of the following:
   

   On the Home tab or Insert tab, in the Topic Elements group, click Link.

   Or

   Right-click the topic and click Add Link.

   Or

   Press CTRL+ Shift + K.

3. In the Add Link dialog click New Document.

4. Enter the file name in the Name of new document box. Use an appropriate extension such as .docx for a Word document or . xlsx for an Excel spreadsheet.

5. Full path shows where the document will be stored. Click Change to specify a different location.

6. Click Edit now to switch to the appropriate application and add content to the file immediately, or click Edit later to just create an empty document.

7. Choose whether the link path is stored as absolute or relative to the location of the map.

8. 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 link.

9. The document link icon appears on the topic, or (on a topic with multiple links) in the link icon pull-down.

Link to an email address

Use an email address link to automatically create an email message each time you click on it.

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

2. Do one of the following:
   

   Right-click the topic and click Add Link.

   Or

   On the Home tab or Insert tab, in the Topic Elements group, click Link.

   Or

   Press CTRL+ Shift + K.

3. In the Add Link dialog click Email Address.

4. Enter the address, or click it in the list of Recently used email addresses.

5. Enter a Subject to use for messages created by this link.

6. 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 link.

The email link icon appears on the topic, or (on a topic with multiple links) in the link icon pull-down. Click on it to begin a new email message.

Other ways to create links

Here are some shortcuts for creating links:

• Link to a map using copy and paste:
  In Map View right-click on the map's document tab at the bottom of the window, and then click Copy as Link. (Or, click the Copy drop-down in the Clipboard Group on the Home Ribbon, then select Copy as Link.) You can then paste the link into a MindManager map or another document. In MindManager, right-click on a topic, and then click Paste Link. In other applications, select a location in the document and use the Paste command.

• Link to a map, file, folder, or version from Mindjet Files using copy and paste:
  In the Mindjet Files window, right-click the item you want to link to and then click Copy as Link. You can copy a link to a folder from the folders list, one or more files from the Files list, or to a Version from the bottom pane's Versions tab list.
  To create only links on your map, right-click on a map topic or within the note, and then click Paste Link. To create new topics with links right-click a topic or the map background, and then click Paste.
  In other applications, select a location in the document and use the Paste command.

• Link to a map, file, folder, or version from Mindjet Files using drag and drop:
  In the Mindjet Files window, select the items you want to link to, then drag them onto a map.
  You can drag to create a link to a folder from the folders list, one or more files from the Files list, or to a Version from the bottom pane's Previous Versions tab list.

• Link to a topic using copy and paste:
  In Map View or Outline View right-click the target topic and select Copy as Link, then right-click on a topic (in the same map or in another map) and select Paste (pastes source text and link) or Paste Link (pastes only the link).
  You can also paste the link into another document or into an email or chat message.

• Link to a file or web page using copy and paste:
  Copy the location text, for example C:\My Documents\myfile.doc or http:\\www.mindjet.com\.
  In MindManager, right-click on a topic, then click Paste Link.

• Link to a Web page by sending a link from the browser:
  If you are viewing a Web page or file within the MindManager browser, on the Browser task pane toolbar, click the Add to Map button.
  To create a link to a Web page from your external browser, click the Send to MindManager   button in the browser toolbar to create a new topic with a link to the page you are viewing

• Link to a file, folder, or web page using drag and drop:

• To create a link to a file, drag it from Windows Explorer or other external source (like the desktop, or a dialog with a file list) and drop it into the map, then choose to add it as a link (or press CTRL while you drag and drop to automatically add it as a link. Alternatively, you can add it as an Attachment.

• To create a link to a folder, drag it from Windows Explorer or other external source (like the desktop) and drop it into the map.

• To create a link to a web page, drag the link icon from the browser address bar and drop it into the map.

A  visual cue ▼ shows you how the link will be added.

Manage links

Topics with single links

Edit a link

1. Do one of the following:
   

   Right-click the topic link icon (for example or ) in Map View or Outline View, or right-click the linked text or image in a topic note , and then click Edit Link.

   Or

   Click the map topic, or click the note text or image with the link. Then, on the Home tab or the Insert tab, in the Topic Elements group, click the Link pull-down, and then click Edit Link

   Or

   Press CTRL+ Shift + K.

2. Make the changes, and then click OK.

Cut or copy a link from one topic and paste to another

1. Right-click the topic link icon, and then click Cut link or Copy link.

2. Right-click the topic or location where you want to add the link, and then click Paste Link.
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   If you paste the link on the map background, a new topic is created that includes the link and the link address as the text.

Copy or move links by dragging in Map view

• To copy, drag the link to the new topic or into another application.

• To move, press CTRL while dragging.

• You can drag single and multiple links.

• For targets that already contain links, the dragged link is added to the topic's list of links.

Remove a link

• Right-click the topic link icon, or on the linked text or image, and then click Remove link.

• To remove several (or all) links, select the topics (press CTRL+A to select all topics). On the Home tab, click the Delete button, and then select  Links.  
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  You can suppress the display of link icons on topics in Map view (for example if you want to print the map without them) using the Show / Hide command.

Topics with multiple links

When a topic has multiple links, it displays this icon: . You can manage the links by doing the following:

• To remove all the links, click the multi-link icon, and then click Remove All Links.

• To add, edit, remove or re-order the links, click the multi-link icon, and then click Manage Links.
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  The first link in the list is the "primary link". Only this link is included in exports to Microsoft Project. Other exports include all the links.

Display link targets in the built-in Browser

You can display supported link targets in the MindManager Browser pane. Supported targets include any files (such as HTML files) that can be opened by the browser.

To use the built-in browser to view links:

• On the Home tab or Insert tab, click the Link arrow, and then click Use Built-in Browser for Links.
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  If you navigate to a different page, and you want to add the link to your map, on the Browser task pane toolbar, click the Add to Map button. The link is added to the map on the currently selected topic, or on the Central topic if nothing is selected.

  The Browser uses your system's Microsoft Internet Explorer security settings.
  
  If you do not see this option, check to see that you have the corresponding add-in installed and enabled.

To open a page that is displayed in the built-in Browser externally in your system browser:

• Click the Open Outside MindManager button on the Browser toolbar.

To open a link outside of MindManager when the Use Built-in Browser for Links option is enabled:

Show locations of target files

Show target files or folders in Explorer

When a link points to a file or folder on your local system, you can show the link's target in Windows Explorer.

Show target files, folders, or versions in Mindjet Files

When a link points to an item (map topic, file, folder, or version) in Mindjet Files, you can show the link's target in the Mindjet Files window.