Images

Add images from the Library

Open the Library

Do one of the following:

Attach the image to a topic

1. Select the topic(s).

2. In the Library, click the Images category, then navigate to the image you want to add.

3. Click the image preview.

4. Re-size or reposition the image within the topic space if desired.
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   To search for an image enter a keyword in the Enter image keyword box at the top of the Library pane, and then click Search. The search results appear in the Library pane preview window, and you can select the image from there. You can customize image keywords.

Create a floating image

• Drag the image from the Library to the map.

Add images from files

You can attach images to topics or create a floating image.

Attach the image to a topic

1. Do one of the following:
   

   Right-click a topic, click Image, and then click From File.

   Or

   Select a topic. On the Insert tab, in the Topic Elements group, click the Image arrow, and then click Insert Image From File.

2. Navigate to the image file and click Insert.

3. Re-size or reposition the image within the topic space if desired.
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   MindManager automatically re-sizes images from files so that their largest dimension does not exceed 480 pixels. After import you can re-size the image as desired.

Create a floating image

1. Do one of the following:
   

   Right-click the map background, click Insert Floating Image, then click From File.

   Or

   Click the map background. On the Insert tab, in the Topic Elements group, click the Image arrow, and then click Insert Image From File. Click the location for the floating image.

2. Navigate to the image file and click Insert.

3. You can drag the image to fine-tune its location. Press SHIFT as you drag to prevent the image from becoming attached to a topic as you move it.  
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   You can choose whether to show images on your map using the Show / Hide command.
   
   You can add your own images from files to the MindManager Library for re-use.

   Images are not shown in Outline view.

Paste images from other applications

• You can paste existing images from other applications into map topics or paste other items (like tables from Word, data ranges from Excel, etc.) as an image.

• The Paste Special command indicates which formats are available.  
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  You can set options that determine the sizing for images are copied and pasted.

Paste an existing image

1. Copy the image from the original application (usually CTRL+C).

2. Click where you want the image pasted:

• If you select a topic, the pasted image becomes a new subtopic.

• If you click inside the topic text, the image will be pasted inside (attached to) the topic.

• If you click on the map background, the image is pasted as a new floating topic.

3. Press CTRL+V.

Paste an item as an image

1. Copy the item from the source application (usually CTRL+C).

2. Click where you want the image pasted:

• If you select a topic, the image can be pasted inside, or as a new subtopic.

• If you click on the map background, the image is pasted as a new floating topic.

3. On the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click the Paste arrow, and then click Paste Special.

4. The Paste Special As dialog shows the available formats for the copied item. Click Picture or Bitmap, and then:

• Click Paste to create a subtopic or floating image.

• Click Paste Inside to attach the image to the selected topic.
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  The Picture and Bitmap selections will only display if the item is available in that format.

Re-size, move, copy, and delete images

Re-size an image

1. Select the topic, then click the image. Handles appear to show that it is selected.

2. Drag the handles to re-size the image: corner handles maintain the aspect ratio, side handles allow stretching.
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   To return the image to its original size, right-click, and then click Reset Image Size.

Move a floating image

• Floating images can be moved freely around the map using drag and drop (hold down the Shift key as you drag to prevent the image from becoming attached).

• Attached Images stay inside their associated topics, but they can be copied or moved to another topic, or to become a floating image.
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  If you want images to snap to a grid during drag and drop, enable the Snap to grid in the  Edit options.

Move or copy an attached image

1. Select the topic with the image you want to move or copy.

2. Click the image. Handles will appear to show that it is selected.

3. Drag the image to a new location.

4. Visual cues appear to show how the image will be added: green shows it will be attached to the topic (top, bottom, left or right positions), red indicates that it will become a new topic; no cue means the image will become a floating image.

5. Drop the image at the new location.
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   Hold CTRL as you drop to copy (instead of move) the image.
   
   Hold SHIFT as you drop to create a floating image at any location.
   
   You can set options that control the sizing of images that you copy and move.

Delete an image

1. Select the topic, then click the image. Handles appear to show that it is selected.

2. Press DELETE.  
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   You can temporarily hide images in Map View using the Show / Hide command.

Export maps with images

• Bitmaps are converted to metafiles when they are exported to a Word document. You can switch off this behavior using the MindManager options settings for Notes - Export conversions ( RTF).

• During export to web pages all images are automatically converted to either 256 color GIF files (includes bitmaps that were previously metafiles, to retain their " metafile transparency") or to JPEG files (all bitmaps with color resolution > 256).

• Only PNG, GIF and JPG images are supported when you export a Mindjet Viewer file.