Edit a map from SharePoint or a Web location

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.

Open 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.

Open locks the file on the server so you can edit it. Other users cannot edit the map while it is locked.

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 is read-only. 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.

Check out 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:

  1. Click the File tab.

  2. Click Info, and then click Check Out.

  3. The first time you check out a SharePoint map, MindManager shows you where it will store the local copy of the map, and gives you a chance to change the Offline editing options for SharePoint servers.

In the upper-left mapping window you'll see that the map is checked out: .

Edit the map

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.

Save the map

You can save your map at any time and continue to work on it, or save and close it if  you are finished editing.

Maps that are not checked out

To save your changes to the server, but continue working on the map, do one of the following:

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.

Maps that are checked out

The Offline editing option controls where your checked-out map is saved:

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 (see above). You changes will be saved depending on your offline editing option settings: wither locally or to the server.

To check in changes to the server, but continue working on the map:

  1. Click the File tab , click Info, and then click Check In .

  2. You will be prompted to enter a comment for this version of the file.

  3. Check the "Keep the document checked out after checking in this version" checkbox.

The map stays open and checked out.

When 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.

Offline editing

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.