The Find command lets you enter text, then searches the current map's topic text to find matching topics. You can find the topics one by one then edit each topic individually and move between the matching topics. Or you can find all the matching topics - these are selected, so you can edit them as a group (for example, apply icons or colors to add visual cues and allow filtering), copy them, or delete them from the map.
The Replace command finds the text and replaces it with text you enter. You can step through matching topics one at a time, or replace all the matching text in the map with the Replace with text.
You can use the Options settings to::
specify which map elements to include in the search (choose topic text, notes, hyperlinks, or task info)
restrict your search to a specific part of the map (ie only subtopics of the current topic),
use more advanced options (for example, match case or whole words only)
On the Home tab, in the Editing group, click Find.
Enter the search text in the Find what box, or click its arrow to choose from the history of the last 10 searches (in the order of last used).
Click Options if you wish to further specify which map elements to search, which parts of the map to search, and criteria for positive matches. By default, only the topic text is searched.
Do one of the following:
Click FindAll to search the whole map and select all matching topics. Then you can edit the topics as a group (add icons or colors as visual cues and to allow filtering) copy or delete them from the map.
Click Find Next to find the next occurrence of the search text. Then you can do any (or none) of the following:
Edit the text in the map
Click Find Next or Enter (or press SHIFT+F4 if you've been working on the map) to resume the search starting with the current topic.
Click the Replace tab if you want to replace the text.
The ENTER key is set to the Find Next button. So by just pressing ENTER, you can search the entire map.
If no matching text is found, you'll see a message informing you that the search item was not found. You have the option to continue searching the map with new search text.
On the Home tab, in the Editing group, click Find.
In the Find and Replace dialog, click the Replace tab.
Enter the search text in the Find what box. The drop down list shows the history of the last 10 searches (in the order of last used).
Enter the replacement text in the Replace with field. The drop down list shows the history of the last 10 replacement phrases (in the order of last used).
Click Options if you wish to further specify which map elements to search, which parts of the map to search, and criteria for positive matches. By default, only the topic text is searched.
Do one of the following:
Click Find Next to find the first occurrence of the text, then either:
click Replace to replace the text and find the next match or
click Find Next to skip this text and find the next match
Click ReplaceAll to search the whole map and replace all matching text.
Map changes made by the Replace All command can be undone with one (compound) Undo.
If no matching text is found, you'll see a message informing you that the search item was not found. You have the option to continue searching the map with new search text.
If at least one replacement was made, a message box is shown with the text "MindManager has completed its search of the document and has made N replacement(s)"
The ENTER key is set to the Replace button. So by just pressing ENTER, you can change the text continuously for the whole map.
Each new search starts with the currently selected topic (if multiple topics are selected, the search starts with the primary selection) or if there is no selection, with the central topic.
When you switch between maps, MindManager "remembers" the current search topic, so that you can resume the search where you left off.