Hyperlink to a file or Web page

Use this option to link to an existing file (including another map), Web page, or folder. Mindjet Catalyst users can also link to a workspace or workspace document. If you link to another map, you can select a specific topic to link to.

1. Select the topic or click the location in a topic note where you want the link.

2. Do one of the following:

• On the Home tab, in the Topic Elements group, click Hyperlink.

• Right-click the topic and click Add Hyperlink .

• • Press CTRL+K

3. In the Add Hyperlink dialog click Existing File or Web Page.

4. Do one of the following:

• Link to a file, folder, or web page ▼

  In the Link to box enter the file name and path, the hyperlink address, or the folder path.

  If you are unsure of the location, click the browser buttons for File, Web and folder to find the destination. (For a Web page copy and paste the URL from your browser into the Link to box.)

  You can choose whether the hyperlink path is stored as absolute or relative to the location of the parent map.

• Link to another map ▼

  Enter the name of a MindManager map file in the Link to box.

  Optional Select a specific topic to link to

  • • Click Select Topic then click a topic or label.

  If you link maps together you can use Multimap View to see all the linked maps at once, execute commands to open, print and export them, or combine the linked maps into one large map.

• Mindjet Catalyst - Link to a workspace or workspace document ▼  

  Use the workspaces browser button to select the target workspace or workspace document.

  Click the workspaces browser button to select the target workspace. To select a specific document, click Select a Document.

  To follow the link, you must be connected to Mindjet Catalyst, and you must be a member of the target workspace.

5. Click Options to set special options used when you export your map to another document format or to a web page, or when you want to pass arguments with the hyperlink.

6. A link icon appears on the topic, reflecting the type of link you've added - for example if you link to a map, a map link icon appears; if you link to a Word document, the Word icon appears, and so on. Some web addresses may use favicons (custom icons) when you link to them.

Links to workspaces and workspace maps (created using Mindjet Catalyst) display distinct link icons.

To see the link's destination, point to it.

If you create a map with web page hyperlinks, favicons are displayed for these links by default, and MindManager will attempt to connect to the internet whenever you open the map. Use MindManager's Visual Effects options to disable this behavior.

Create hyperlinks automatically

Here are some shortcuts for creating hyperlinks:

• Copy and paste a link to a map:
  In the mapping window right-click on the map's document tab at the bottom of the window, and then click Copy as Hyperlink. You can then paste the link into a MindManager map or another document. In MindManager, right-click on a topic, and then click Paste Hyperlink. In other applications, select a location in the document and use the Paste command.

• Paste a link to a file or web page:
  Copy the location text, for example C:\My Documents\myfile.doc or http:\\www.mindjet.com\.
  In MindManager, right-click on a topic, and select Paste Hyperlink.

• Send a link to a from the internal or external browser to your current map:
  If you are viewing a Web page or file within the MindManager browser, on the Browser task pane toolbar, click the Add to Map button.
  To create a hyperlink to a Web page from your external browser, click the Send to Mindjet MindManager button in the browser toolbar to create a new topic with a hyperlink to the page you are viewing

• Drag and drop links to files or web pages:

• • To create a hyperlink to a file, drag it from Windows Explorer or other external source (like the desktop, or a dialog with a file list) and drop it into the map. Alternatively, you can add it as an Attachment.

  • To create a hyperlink to a web page, drag the link icon from the browser address bar and drop it into the map.

A visual cue ▼ shows you how the link will be added.

• Copy and paste links to topics:
  To link to a map topic, in Map View or Outline View right-click the target topic and select Copy as Hyperlink, then right-click on a topic and select Paste (pastes source text and link) or Paste Inside (pastes only the link).
  You can also paste the link into another document or into an email or chat message.

• Mindjet Catalyst
  Copy and paste links to workspaces and workspace documents:

• 1. In the Workspace Manager window, select a workspace or document.

  2. Do one of the following:

  • • On the Workspaces tab, in the Workspaces group, click the Copy arrow, and then click Copy Workspace as Hyperlink.

    • On the Workspaces tab, in the Documents group, click the Copy arrow, and then click Copy Document as Hyperlink.

  3. Right-click on a topic and select Paste (pastes workspace or document name and link) or Paste Inside (pastes only the link).

Use the built-in Browser

You can display supported hyperlink targets in the MindManager Browser pane. Supported targets include any files (such as HTML files) that can be opened by the browser.

To use the built-in browser to view hyperlinks:

• On the Home tab, click the Hyperlink arrow, and then click Use Built-in Browser for Hyperlinks.

The Browser uses your system's Microsoft Internet Explorer security settings.

If you navigate to a different page, and you want to add the link to your map, on the Browser task pane toolbar, click the Add to Map button. The link is added to the map on the currently selected topic, on the Central topic if nothing is selected.

Override the Use Built-in Browser for Hyperlinks option

To open a hyperlink outside of MindManager when the Use Built-in Browser for Hyperlinks option is enabled:

• Right-click the hyperlink icon, then click Open Hyperlink Outside MindManager.

Open a hyperlink externally from the Browser window

If want to open a hyperlink target that is displayed in the built-in Browser externally in your system browser, click the Open Outside MindManager button on the Browser toolbar.

Show target files or folders in Explorer or the Workspaces window

When a hyperlink points to a file or folder on your local system or to a document in a workspace, you can show the link's target in Windows Explorer or in the Workspaces window.

• Right-click the hyperlink icon, and then click either Show in Explorer or Show in Workspace.