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|*To insert other words that are connected, you can enter them as child nodes. <br>
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*To insert other words that are connected, you can enter them as child nodes. <br>
*To enter these nodes, you can use the "Enter" key or "Insert" key after
*To enter these nodes, you can use the "Enter" key or "Insert" key after
selecting the node to which the child nodes must be added. <br>
selecting the node to which the child nodes must be added. <br>
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|You can keep adding child nodes to any node. <br>
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*You can keep adding child nodes to any node. <br>
*For example you can add child nodes to the node called environment by
*For example you can add child nodes to the node called environment by
selecting and using "Insert" key. <br>
selecting and using "Insert" key. <br>
*You can also add a sibling node to environment by selecting the
*You can also add a sibling node to environment by selecting the
node environment and using "Enter" key. <br>
node environment and using "Enter" key. <br>
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"Plants" and "Animals" are child nodes for "environment" <br>
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*"Plants" and "Animals" are child nodes for "environment" <br>
and "agriculture" is sibling node for "environment.<br>
and "agriculture" is sibling node for "environment.<br>
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|*When you discuss concepts, we notice that sometimes concepts are connected,<br>
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*When you discuss concepts, we notice that sometimes concepts are connected,<br>
and we want to link them to study in detail. <br>
and we want to link them to study in detail. <br>
*For doing this we can add a graphical link (an arrow) to connect two nodes. <br>
*For doing this we can add a graphical link (an arrow) to connect two nodes. <br>
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|*We will also see that sometimes these concepts are very large <br>
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*We will also see that sometimes these concepts are very large <br>
and we may want to create a new mind to study them. <br>
and we may want to create a new mind to study them. <br>
*For example, in this mind map we may want to create a new mind map
*For example, in this mind map we may want to create a new mind map
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|*To do this, you select the node to which additional information
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*To do this, you select the node to which additional information
is to be added and click on "Insert". <br>
is to be added and click on "Insert". <br>
*Under Insert, click on "Hyperlink - Text field".<br>
*Under Insert, click on "Hyperlink - Text field".<br>
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|*You can also add notes to a node to add more description to a node.<br>
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*You can also add notes to a node to add more description to a node.<br>
*To to this, you need to go to "View" and select "Note Window".<br>
*To to this, you need to go to "View" and select "Note Window".<br>
*This will open a box where you can enter text. <br>
*This will open a box where you can enter text. <br>
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|*The completed mind map with links and notes will look like this below.<br>
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*The completed mind map with links and notes will look like this below.<br>
*You can select the Format and Navigate to change colours.
*You can select the Format and Navigate to change colours.
*You can select layout and also to move the nodes around.
*You can select layout and also to move the nodes around.
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Once you create a mind map, you can view and edit it as a mind map. You can also export it as a text document or an image. You can click on "File" and click "Export". And then choose from the various exporting formats.