Manage map parts

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The Map Parts pane shows the current available selection of Map Parts. These include both static map parts (topic templates) and Smart Map Parts with dynamic content linked to an external source.

The panes' primary purpose is to help you keep these items organized. You can manage the Map Parts Pane content by adding or renaming folders and map parts, moving the parts, and modifying them.

You can also create new map parts from topics on the map, or modify them to suit your needs.

 

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View the Map Parts pane

Do one of the following:

On the Status Bar, click Task Panes , then click Map Parts.

 OR On the Insert tab, in the Branch group, click Map Parts.

 

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Add, remove, or rename a folder

  1. Right-click on any folder.

  2. Then, do one of the following:

    Select New Folder, and enter the new folder's name.
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    Select Delete to remove the folder. The folder and its contents will be removed from the Map Parts pane and from disk.

    		 Or

    Select Rename then enter the new name for the folder.

 

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Add a new map part from disk

You can add a Map Part to any Map Parts folder from a file on disk:

  1. Right-click on the folder in the Map Parts task pane.

  2. Click Add Map Part

  1. Navigate to the file you want to add and click Open.

The new map part appears as the last item in the lower preview window (you may need to scroll down to see it).

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Use, modify, and organize map parts

You can reorganize existing map parts in the Library using drag and drop, and by using commands in each part's pull-down menu.

When you rest your pointer over a preview image in the lower pane you'll see an arrow for the pull-down menu. The commands are divided into groups:

Add map part command

The first command lets you add the map part to the map as a new topic. You must select a topic to activate this command.

Modify map part command

The Modify command allow you to modify the map part's formatting and content within MindManager. You cannot change the code for Smart Map Parts in this way. Please refer to the Mindjet DevZone online for more information on creating and customizing Smart Map Parts.

You can modify map parts using the same commands you use to edit a map. (You can even use this method to combine several static map parts into one part.)

When you are done, Save the map part using the Save command on the Quick Access Toolbar or in the File tab's menu. You can use the Save As command to change its name to create a new version of the part, but be sure to save the part in the same location as the original - this way it will automatically appear in the Map Parts pane.

To see the new preview of the edited map part, right-click the folder that contains it, then click Refresh.

Organize map parts commands

Copy - Copies the map part. You can paste it into another folder of the same map part type (Right-click on the target folder, and then click Paste.) or into another application.

Duplicate - Duplicates the map part in the same folder so you can modify it without changing the original. The copy will appear as the last map part in the folder

Delete - Removes the map part from the task pane, and from disk.

Rename - Lets you change the file name of the map part.

Add to Favorites - Copies the part to the Favorites folder for easy access.

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