Use Map Slides

Synchronize content between maps and Map Slides

Slides that are synchronized with map topics are called Map Slides. A collection of Map Slides is indicated in the Decks list of the Slides pane by Map Slide icon . Any changes you make to the slide or the map topic are reflected in the other.

Enable Map Slides

1. Click the File tab.

2. Do one of the following:
   

   To synchronize content between maps and Map Slides in new maps that you create: Click Options, click View, then check the New Files have Map Slides enabled check box in the Slides area.

   Or

   To synchronize content between maps and Map Slides in the current map: Click Info, click Map Settings, and then check the Enable Map Slides check box in the Slides area.

On the map, the topic is marked with a special icon  that indicates that this topic has a slide associated with it. If the topic has more than one associated slide, it is marked with a multiple slide icon .

A topic can appear on multiple slides, either alone, or on a sub-branch on another slide.

When you format a connected topic or modify an object in Slide or Map view, those changes are reflected in both views.  However when you reposition connected topics or objects in Slide view, their position in Map view is not changed.

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Start Slides View

• On the View tab, in the Presentation group, click the Slides arrow, then click Slides.

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Set the aspect ratio for Map Slides

You can change the aspect ratio for Map Slides. Any changes you make are applied to all Map Slides in the map. The default aspect ratio is 16:9.

• In the Slides pane, click the Slide Settings button , choose Aspect Ratio, and choose one of the following:

• 16:9

• 4:3

Create a Map Slide

Do any of the following:

• To create an empty Map Slide, click the New Empty Slide button in the Slides pane.

• To create a Map Slide from a topic, right-click a topic in the map, choose Create Slide, and do one of the following:

• To add the slide to an existing group of Map Slides or a Deck, choose the group of Map Slides or the Slide Deck.

• To add the slide to a new Deck, choose New Deck.

• To create a Map Slide for every topic in the map, do one of the following:

• In the Slides pane, click the Slide Settings button , and choose Auto Create Slides.

• On the View tab, in the Slides pull down, choose Auto Create Slides, and choose the group of Map Slides to which to add the slides.

• To create a Map Slide from selected map content, select the content, then do one of the following:

• In the Slides pane, click the Slide Settings button , and choose Create Slide from Selection.

• On the View tab, in the Slides pull down, choose Create Slide from Selection, and choose the group of Map Slides to which to add the slides.

• To create a Map Slide from a topic container and its contents, right-click the topic container and choose Create Slide, and choose the group of Map Slides to which to add the slides.

• To create a Map Slide from an object, right-click the object and choose Create Slide, and the group of Map Slides to which to add the slides.

• To create a duplicate of a Map Slide, right-click the Map Slide in the Slides pane and choose Duplicate Slide.
  You can also create a new Map Slide by dragging a piece of content from the map to an empty area of the Slides pane.

The new Map Slide thumbnail will appear in the Slides pane. Each Map Slide you create is the same size, but you can adjust the size and position of its content.

View, edit and adjust Map Slides

When you click a Map Slide thumbnail in the Slides pane it is displayed in the main window. The title bar at the top of the main window displays the name of the Map Slide you reviewing, the Pin button to unpin the boundary and adjust the size and position of the slide content, and a button to return to viewing the whole map.

To return to the full map view, click Show Map at the top of the main window when viewing a Map Slide.

Edit Map Slide content

You can change how branches are displayed (expanded or collapsed) on the Map Slide, and edit topics using the normal editing commands.

Add content from maps to Map Slides

You can add topics and objects to Map Slides, whether the Map Slide is empty or already has content, by dragging the content from the map onto a Map Slide in the Slides pane. You can also copy content from a map or a slide and paste it into a Map Slide.

Add slide-only content

You can add topics and objects to Map Slides that do not appear in the map.

1. In the Slides pane, click the Map Slide.

The view switches to Slide view.

2. On the Insert tab, use the options in the Objects group to add a floating topic, shape, Smart Shape, relationship, boundary, text box or image.

Change the size and position of Map Slide content

When you are viewing a Map Slide, the gray box indicates its boundary. The boundary is like a window through which you view the map content. Slide boundaries are fixed or "pinned" as indicated by the Pin button on the Slides view title bar. In "pinned" mode, the zoom and pan controls adjust your view of the slide. When boundaries are unpinned, you can zoom and pan to adjust the position and size of the content on each slide.

It's easiest to adjust slide content when you can see the entire slide. Before you begin, pan and  zoom the view to see all 4 boundaries of the slides you want to modify: While still in "pinned" mode , use the zoom control on the bottom toolbar, the zoom commands on the ribbon's View tab, or use zoom keyboard shortcuts (CTRL + = , CTRL + -), and use the scrollbars to pan the slide.

Unpin all Map Slide boundaries

On the Slides view top toolbar, click the Pin button

The Pin button changes to  to indicate that the boundaries are now unpinned, and each boundary is highlighted in blue in the main window.

In "unpinned" mode , you can drag the boundary to change its position, or drag its corners to resize it:

• You can drag the Map Slide boundary to change its location relative to the map content.

• Drag the corners of the Map Slide boundary to change its size relative to the map content. The aspect ratio of the Map Slide always remains constant.

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Refresh Map Slide thumbnails

To ensure that your Map Slides reflect the current state of the map, you can refresh them.

•  In the Slides pane, click the Slide Settings button , and choose Refresh Slide Thumbnails.

Export Map Slides as images

You can export a map slide to a range of image file formats.

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Export a slide as an image

1. In the Slides pane, right-click the Map Slide, and choose Export as Image.

2. In the Image Export Settings dialog box, do any of the following:

●        Export the Map Slide content without the slide background by checking the Transparent background box.

●        Specify the size of the image in the Width and Height boxes.

●        Automatically open the image file by checking the Show image after export box.

3. In the Export Slide as Image dialog, do the following:

●        Enter a file name in the File name box and location.

●        Navigate to the location where you want to save the image.

●        Choose an image file format from the Save as type drop-down menu.

4. Click Save.

Export multiple Map Slides as images

1. In the Slides pane, click the Slide Settings button  and choose Export as Image(s).

2. In the Image Export Settings dialog box, do one of the following:

• Enable the All Slides option to export all Map Slides.

• Enable the Range option, and choose which Map Slides to export.

If you want to export the Map Slide content without the slide background, check the Transparent background box.

You can specify the size of the image in the Width and Height boxes.

3. Click OK.

4. Navigate to the location where you want to save the images, and click OK.

Print Map Slides

You can print a single Map Slide, a range of Map Slides, or all Map Slides. Each Map Slide is printed on a separate page. The gray box on each Map Slide indicates the area that will be printed.

1. On the View tab, in the Presentation group, click Slides.

2. Do one of the following:
   

   In the Slides pane, click the Slide Settings button , and choose Print Slides.

   Or

   On the View tab, click the Slides pull-down arrow, and choose Print Slides.

3. In the Print dialog, under Print Range, select All Slides, Range, or Selected Slide.

4. Click Preview if you want to verify what will be printed.

5. Click OK to print the Map Slide(s).

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Display a slide show

1. Do one of the following:
   

   In the Slides pane, click the Play Slide Show button .

   Or

   On the View tab, click the Slides pull-down arrow, and choose Play Slide Show.

   Or

   Press Shift + F9.

2. Use the controls at the bottom of the screen to step through your Map Slides and zoom in or out.
   While you're displaying a slide show, you can launch the Slide Editor by clicking the Open Slide Editor button .
   Press Esc to exit the slide show.
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   You can start a slide show with any slide in your map by right-clicking the slide in the Slide pane and choosing Start Presentation Here.
   
   Your slides are dynamic in slide show mode: you can pan the slide by dragging on the background, or expand / collapse / edit topics, but changes to topics will not be reflected on all the slides until you refresh them.
   
   The underlying map is changed when you edit topic text, add or remove topics, or change topic formatting, and these changes are also shown on slides that contain the edited topics.
   
   You can hide the slide icons and other map elements when you play a slide show by using the Show / Hide command.

Manage Map Slides

• Click and drag to re-order your Map Slides.

• Right-click a Map Slide in the Slides pane, and use the context menu to Rename or Delete the Map Slide.
  Deleting a Map Slide does not remove the topics from the map.

• To remove all Map Slides from the map, click the Slide Settings button in the Slides pan, and choose Delete All Slides.