Organize Library resources and Map Parts

You can use the MindManager Library task pane to organize a variety of elements that you can add to your maps like images, shapes, etc., referred to generally as resources. Map Parts are also considered resources: Use the Map Parts task pane to organize them.

The panes' primary purpose is to help you keep these resources organized. As a convenience, you can add any of these elements to your map directly from the task panes, but you can also add them in other ways.

View the Library pane

On the Status Bar, click Task Panes, then click Library.

The Library has categories for all the following resources:

These categories are listed at the bottom of the Library pane. Resources are stored in folders by theme (e.g. Medicine). When you click on a folder, previews of the resources it contains are shown in the lower half of the pane.

The Search field appears at the top of the Library Images pane to let you locate images by their keywords. See Add images for more information on using the Search option. Information on editing keywords follows below.

View the Map Parts pane

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.

Do one of the following:

On the Status Bar, click Task Panes , then click Map Parts.
On the Tools tab, in the Templates group, click Map Parts.

The Map Parts pane has a design similar to the Library pane. It contains folders for both static and Smart Map Parts.

Add, remove or rename a folder

Right-click on any folder.
Then, do one of the following:

Select New Folder, and enter the new folder's name.

You can add content to the folder by moving or copying elements from other folders or add an item from disk.

Select Delete to remove the folder. The folder and its contents will be removed from the Library or Map Parts pane and from disk.
Select Rename then enter the new name for the folder.

Add new resources

You can add resources to any Library or Map Parts folder from files on disk:

Right-click on the folder in the Map Parts or Library task pane.
Click Add resource (where resource is the type of resource you are adding).

Click Add Image, Add Icon, or Add Shape above the Library preview pane.

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

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

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

Organize resources

You can reorganize existing resources using drag and drop, and by using commands in each resource's menu.

When you rest your pointer over a preview image in the lower pane you'll see an arrow for a pull-down menu. This menu contains a set of standard commands common to all resources, and some commands that are specific to that element type. The commands are divided into groups:

Add resource commands

The first command group lets you add the resource to the map in one or more ways. In some cases you must select a topic to activate these commands.

Modify resource commands

The Modify or Open in command allow you to modify the resource within MindManager (for Map Parts) or open the resource in the application associated with it on your system so you can edit it and save it (for example, in an image editor).

To edit a resource it must be associated with an application on your system. If this application can edit the file, you can modify it. If the application can only view the file, you cannot modify it.

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

Organize resources commands

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

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

Delete - Removes the resource from the task pane, and from disk.

Rename - Lets you change the file name of the resource.

Resource type-specific commands

Resource type	Command	Actions
Icons	Shortcut key	Assign a shortcut key to the icon (you can choose from CTRL+1-9)
Images	Add to Favorites	Adds the image to the Favorites folder for quick access.
	Edit keywords	Edit the keywords used by the Library pane's Search function.
Shapes	Edit content margins	Adjust the area used for text inside any shape.