Paste or import content

Create a topic by pasting text or an image

You can cut or copy text or an image, then paste it into your map in Map View to create a new topic. The text or image can come from MindManager or from another application. in Outline View you can create a new topic by pasting text.

If the pasted text contains paragraph breaks, a separate topic will be created from each paragraph.

1. Copy or cut the text or image from within MindManager or from the another application (usually, select it and press CTRL+C to copy or CTRL+X to cut).

2. In Map View or Outline View, click where you want to add the new topic:

• To create a main topic, select the central topic

• To create a subtopic, select a topic.

• To create a floating topic, click on an empty space. ( In Map View only.)

3. To paste using the default formatting:
   

   On the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click Paste.

   Or

   Press CTRL+V

To paste in a different format:

• On the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click the Paste arrow, or right-click the topic, and point to Paste in the shortcut menu.

• Click the format you want to use:

Paste Inside appends the text or image to the existing topic.

Paste Unformatted Text pastes text without formatting - the default formatting is used.

Paste Formatted Text (RTF) retains the text formatting.

Paste Bitmap creates a new topic with an image.

Paste Link pastes the text as a link on the selected topic. The text should be a valid URL, email address, or document link.

Paste Notes pastes the text as a note on the current topic, retaining the formatting of the original.

Paste as Callout creates a callout on the selected topic.

Paste as Next topic creates a new sibling topic below the selected topic.

To see more formats, click Paste Special. The formats available will depend on what you have cut or copied.
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Import a map as topics

You can import an existing map as a set of topics for the current map. The imported map's central topic will become a subtopic of the currently selected topic.
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1. Do one of the following:
   

   Select a topic, then on the Insert tab, in the Branch group, click Insert Map.

   Or

   Right-click a topic on the current map, click Insert, and then click Map.

2. Choose the map you want to import.
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   If you only want to import part of a map, you can open it and copy the topics, then paste them into the current map, or simply import the whole map and delete the unwanted topics.