Work with Microsoft Office

MindManager provides a variety of ways to integrate data from Microsoft Office applications into your maps, or add map content to new or existing Office documents:

Excel

Create an active link from a map topic to a range of Excel data.

Outlook

Query Outlook for matching items and create an active link from a map topic to one or more items; create new Outlook items in MindManager to create a map topic linked to the new item

PowerPoint

Export your slides as presentation with topics displayed as a bulleted text outline, or as PowerPoint objects.

Project

Import tasks from a Project file to a map, or export tasks from a map to Project

Word

Import a Word document (or a selected portion of it) to a map as topics, or export a map (or selected topics) to Word.

The Microsoft Office integration features are provided by add-ins that are installed when you install MindManager.

Troubleshooting Office add-ins

Missing commands in MindManager

The Microsoft Office add-ins add entries in:

If you do not see the command you want to use, the add-in may be disabled, and you must enable it in MindManager.

If you do not see the add-in you want to use listed, it may not have been installed properly: Perform a repair of MindManager as detailed in our online support pages. This will attempt to re-install and re-register the add-ins in the Office programs. It is very important that all Office programs are closed at the time of installation or repairing.

In addition to having the Add-in installed, you must also have the supporting program installed on your system.

Missing commands in Office applications

The Microsoft Office add-ins add "Export to Mindjet MindManager" buttons to the interfaces of the Office applications. Depending on which version of the applications you are using, you'll see these buttons either on the main toolbar, or on the Ribbon's Add-ins tab. If these commands are missing from the Office application you want to use, the add-in may be disabled, and you must enable it in the Office application.

Check the application's add-ins

If you see Export to Mindjet MindManager listed, click to enable it and then restart the application. The add-in button should reappear on the Ribbon.

If you do not see the Export to Mindjet MindManager add-in listed, perform a repair of MindManager as detailed in our online support section. This will attempt to re-register the add-ins in the Office programs. It is very important that all Office programs are closed at the time of installation or repairing.

Additional steps for troubleshooting add-ins can be found in the Support section of our website.