Find and replace text

The Find command lets you find text in the current map. You can find the topics one by one, then edit and move on to the next. Or you can find and select all the matching topics, so you can edit them as a group (for example, apply icons or colors to add visual cues and allow filtering), copy them, or delete them from the map.

The Replace command finds the text and replaces it with text you enter. You can step through matching topics one at a time, or replace all the matching text in the map.

The Find and Replace Options let you:

Find text

  1. On the top menu bar, enter the search text in the Find box , or click its arrow to choose from the history of the last 10 searches (in the order of last used).

  2. Click , click Find, and then click Options if you wish to further specify which map elements to search, which parts of the map to search, and criteria for positive matches. By default, only the topic text is searched.

  3. Do one of the following:

You'll see a message if no matching text is found.

Replace text

  1. On the top menu bar click , then click Replace.

  2. Enter the search text in the Find what box. The drop down list shows the history of the last 10 searches (in the order of last used).

  3. Enter the replacement  text in the Replace with field. The drop down list shows the history of the last 10 replacement phrases (in the order of last used).

  4. Click Options if you wish to further specify which map elements to search, which parts of the map to search, and criteria for positive matches. By default, only the topic text is searched.

  5. Do one of the following:

  6. Map changes made by the Replace All command can be undone with one (compound) Undo.

You'll see a message if no matching text is found.

At the end of the search, a message box shows that the search is complete and the number of replacements made.

Search direction, start and end points

Each new search starts with the currently selected topic (if multiple topics are selected, the search starts with the primary selection. If nothing is selected, it starts at the central topic. Topics are searched in a clockwise direction.

When you switch between maps, MindManager "remembers" the current search topic, so that you can resume the search where you left off.