Proof and prepare a map

To finalize a map, you may want to add comments about why the map was created and what it is used for in the Map Properties dialog, check for spelling errors using the Spell Check feature, and check the links to other files with the Repair Hyperlinks command. If you need to find and change specific topic text, use the Find and Replace command.

Set the map properties

Every map contains a set of Properties that provides information about the map. You can update the Map Properties at any time while you work on the map. In addition, you can configure MindManager so that the first time you save a map or a Map Template you are automatically shown the Properties Summary dialog: Use the MindManager Save option: Prompt for map properties on first save.

Change map properties

You can also enter properties when you modify Map Templates and Style templates.

Spell check a map

The spell check feature in MindManager is like most standard spell checkers so it should be familiar. You run the spell check to check through all the topic text and notes text on the map. You can also use the auto-spelling feature to check spelling as you type text and the Auto-correct feature to automatically replace typically misspelled words with their corrected versions.

Start Spell Check

The spell check checks all topics in the map (regular topics, callouts, and floating topics) and their attached notes, even if they are collapsed. Collapsed topics are expanded only when misspelled or repeated words are found.

The Spelling dialog opens and the word appears in the Not in dictionary field.

If the word is misspelled you can:
Choose to replace it with any of the Suggestions shown (click the suggested word)
Type the corrected word in the Change to box.
Then click:
Change to change it
Change All to correct all the occurences of the word on the entire map.
AutoCorrect to change the word and add the misspelled word and its corrected version to the AutoCorrect list.
Or, you can correct the word directly by editing the topic text. Then, click Resume in the Spelling dialog to resume the spell check.
If the "Not in dictionary" word is correct, you can:
Add it to the dictionary. Select the dictionary file under Add words to then click Add to Dictionary.

If you add words to the CUSTOM.DIC dictionary (a Microsoft Office file) any words added to it in MindManager will also be used by your Office applications.

Click Ignore once to leave the word unchanged and continue, or Ignore All to leave all occurrences of the word unchanged for this spell check session. (If you want to ignore the word permanently you must add it to the dictionary).

The Spelling dialog opens and the word appears in the Repeated word field.

Select Ignore once to ignore this instance
Select Delete to remove the repeated word.

Check spelling as you type

When the Auto-spelling feature is enabled, the text you enter is checked as you type. Misspellings and doubled words are noted by a red underline. You can right-click on the word to correct it. A context menu appears with a list of suggestions at the top.

Right-click on the misspelled word.
In the context menu that appears, do any of the following:

- Select from the list of suggested words at the top of the menu to replace the misspelled word.
- Select Ignore once or Skip once to ignore this instance of the word.
- Select Ignore all to ignore this word on the entire map.
- Click Add to Dictionary to add the word to the default dictionary (to add to a different dictionary, click Spelling to open the Spelling dialog with more options). It will not be counted as a misspelling on any maps you subsequently open.
- Click Spelling to enter your own correction.
- Click AutoCorrect and select one of the suggested words. The misspelled word and its corrected version are added to the AutoCorrect list. (Click AutoCorrect options if you want to add this or other entries manually.)

Right-click on the doubled word.
In the context menu that appears, do any of the following:

- Select Delete repeated word to remove the duplicate word
- Select Ignore to leave both words in place
- Click Spelling to see the Spelling dialog with more options.

Customize AutoCorrect list entries

You have the option of adding entries to the AutoCorrect list while you are doing a spell check, based on the misspellings and replacements you choose, or you can update this list manually at any time.

Languages and Dictionaries ▼

The spelling dictionary language is determined by the document language. To change the language for the current map, on the Review tab, in the Proofing group, click Set Language.

Click the Default button to make this the default language used for all new documents. You can also change the default language for new maps (but not the current map) in the MindManager Spelling options dialog.

Custom Dictionaries

MindManager comes with its own dictionaries for all supported languages. To expand the list of known words you have the option to add custom dictionaries to the spelling process.

MindManager uses the standard MS Office CUSTOM.DIC dictionary, and you can set options to use additional custom dictionaries in the Spelling Options dialog. A custom dictionary is a simple text file (file extension is *. DIC) that contains a list of correct words (each word in one single text line) with a blank line at the end. The spelling engine recognizes those words as correctly spelled.

The spell checker uses all custom dictionaries at the same time, when checking for misspelled words. When the user adds new misspelled words to the custom dictionary, they are added only to the dictionary selected in the Spelling dialog Add words to field.

Repair the map's hyperlinks

If you move, rename or delete a document that is a link destination all hyperlinks to it will be "broken". You can check the map for broken links to files and folders.

Add comments to the map

You can add short remarks to your map in the form of comments. These can be used like "sticky notes" as short temporary notes or reminders. For larger, more detailed amounts of text, you can use a topic note.

Comments are primarily used during the Review process, but you can add them casually, without conducting a formal review.

Successive comments are added to topics as a list. Each includes the author's User Name (as defined in the MindManager User Information options) and the date and time they were added so you can track their origin.

Add a comment to a topic

You can see the comments for a topic when you rest your pointer over the Comments icon

. The list of comments will pop up.

Modify the comments list for a topic

After you add a comment, the Comments window remains open. If you close it you can click a topic's comments icon to re-open it.

Use the buttons at the top of the window or the commands in the Review tab, Comments group to: