You can edit maps from SharePoint or a Web location in the same way that you edit other maps: by opening the map, editing it, and then saving it.
In addition, you can check out and edit SharePoint maps "offline" - that is, you can continue to edit and save the map even if you do not have a connection to the server.
If the map you are opening is currently locked or checked out by another user, you will be alerted. You can still open a read-only copy of the map.
You can open a MindManager map from the server in one of three ways: for editing, for viewing only, or as a copy.
In the MindManager Open dialog, click the Open button pull-down to select the method you want to use:
Open locks the file on the server so you can edit it. Other users cannot edit the map while it is locked.
You can also open and lock a map by double-clicking on its name in Windows Explorer.
Open as
Read-Only does not lock the file on the server, and opens the map
as a read-only file that you can view, but not edit. You will see a Map
Status indicator in the upper-left mapping window indicating that the
map cannot be edited. You
cannot edit this map.
Open as Copy creates a new, unnamed map by duplicating the original from the server. This new map is independent of the original. You can edit the map and save it wherever you choose.
If the map you are opening is locked or checked out by
another user, you are given the option to open the map in read-only mode.
In this mode, you can view, but not save the map.
If you open a map from the SharePoint web page, a local copy of the map
is created and opened in MindManager. If you edit this map, your changes
will only be saved to the local copy of the map.
Once you have opened a map for editing from a SharePoint server, you may want to check out the map so that other SharePoint users will see that you are editing it.
When you edit the map that you have checked out, your changes are saved locally by default. This is called offline editing. This can make editing your map faster, and allows you to edit it even if you don't have an internet connection (for example, if you are on a plane). The edited map is saved back to the server only when you check it back in, so other users will not see your changes until you do this.
You can configure options for offline editing to specify where the drafts of your maps are stored locally , or to disable offline editing so that maps are always saved back to the server.
To check out the map:
Click the MindManager button .
Click Server, and then click Check Out.
In the upper-left mapping window you'll see that the map is checked
out: .
Other users cannot edit the map when you have it opened for editing. When you are finished editing, you must Save the map or check it in (SharePoint maps) to send the changed map back to the server.
You can save your map at any time and continue to work on it, or save and close it if you are finished editing.
To save your changes to the server, but continue working on the map, do one of the following:
Click the MindManager
button , and then click
Save.
Click Save
on the Quick Access toolbar.
Press CTRL+S.
If you are finished editing, you can close the map. You will be prompted to save your changes. When the map closes, it will be unlocked on the server.
The Offline editing option controls where your checked-out map is saved:
If you have the offline editing option configured to save drafts locally (the default), your changes are saved locally when you save the map. You must check it in to save your changes to the server.
If you have chosen to save drafts to the document management server, your changes are saved to the server both when you save the map and check it in.
To save your changes but continue working on the map, use the Save option to save the map in the same way as a map that is not checked out.
To save your changes to the server, but continue working on the map:
Click the MindManager
button , click Server,
and then click Check In .
You will be prompted to enter a comment for this version of the file.
Check the "Keep the document checked out after checking in this version" checkbox.
The map stays open and checked out.
If you do not check the "Keep the document checked out after checking in this version" checkbox, the map is checked in and unlocked, but the map remains open in read-only mode. You can view, but not edit this map.
If you are finished editing, you can close the map. You will be prompted to check it in. When the map closes, it will be checked in and unlocked on the server.
If you have a map checked out, you can continue to edit the map even when you don't have an Internet connection.
To edit the map offline, open it from the SharePoint Drafts folder, and save it back to this folder. When your Internet connection is restored, you can check in the map to send your edited map back to the SharePoint server.