EdrawMind User Guide

What is EdrawMind?

EdrawMind is a cross-platform, multi-functional mind mapping software under Edraw Software. It is a comprehensive solution to help anyone become a mind map design expert in the shortest time possible! EdrawMind has both free trial and professional versions, enabling access to beginners and experts. The software provides a wealth of intelligent layouts, diverse display modes, combined with exquisite design elements and preset theme styles, and strives to help users achieve efficiency. Since its launch, it has been welcomed by the majority of users and has been widely used in problem solving, time management, business strategy and project management.

Features of EdrawMind 10.0

1. Rich Templates: EdrawMind comprehensively covers all relevant fields. Novel designs and diverse styles have become the core competitiveness of EdrawMind.

2. Gantt View in Task Management: The Task Management feature allows users to manage project tasks in both mind map mode and Gantt chart mode.

3. Slide-based Presentation: The slideshow feature offers the perfect combination of mind maps and presentations. It allows slideshow pages to be created automatically with just one click.

4. Styles and Themes: EdrawMind provides a variety of beautiful themes and layouts for users to choose from. Fonts, shapes, colors and line sizes etc. are carefully designed to suit different styles.

5. Powerful Toolbar :

• Relationship Line: Users can insert relationship lines between two subjects to establish an informal relationship. EdrawMind will automatically adjust the position of the arrow direction, and the user can modify the shape, color and description text of the relationship line.
• Callout: A callout represents additional information on a specific topic that can form its own branch.
• Outer Frame: Outer frames are used to emphasize the connection between topics and subtopics, and outlines are inserted around an area on the map to group specific topics to emphasize specific content. EdrawMind provides different styles of frames for users to choose from.
• Summary: This feature summarizes a set of subtopics into a single profile topic and allows that topic to expand again.
• Icon: Icons use unique visual elements to help explain the subject content, giving the mind map a vivid viewing experience. EdrawMind has many preset icon groups, and users are also able to create custom icon groups to suit their styles.
• Clip Art: EdrawMind’s clip art gallery contains 700+ professionally designed clip arts to help users make mind maps with breathtaking visual experience.
• Picture: Users can select any picture from the computer and insert it into the mind map. Oversized images can be compressed to fit the size of the mind map while still preserving its quality and clarity.
• Hyperlink: Hyperlinks act as external files, including URLs, other files, specified graphics or pages of the current file, and folders. Use hyperlinks to avoid cluttering the mind maps when inserting or copying information. Users will also be able to see the updated file or page every time they click a hyperlink.
• Appendix: Users can insert external documents into the topic as part of the mind map.
• Notes: Mind maps are readable because they are concise and to the point. For topics that require more detail, comments can be inserted to supplement the information, and this feature also supports formatted text and images.
• Comment: Users can choose to insert comments in subtopics to prompt the topic.
• Label: In the Task Management function, users can insert tags into topics to mark task information, and the tagged text will be displayed below the topics.
• Formula: EdrawMind supports the insertion of LaTeX formulas and EdrawMath formulas to meet academic needs.
• Sheet: Insert tables directly in the topic, and customize the color, font size, etc. of the table.

6. Rainbow Color: The Rainbow Color function allows users to switch the color-matching mode of the mind map easily.

7. Hand-Drawn Style: EdrawMind allows users to switch maps from conventional styles to hand-drawn styles with just one click.

8. Outline Mode: Outline Mode enables users to understand mind map content at a glance in text outline format.

9. Document Encryption: EdrawMind file encryption protects files from being infringed and viewed at will.

10. Drill-Up / Drill-Down: Collapsing or expanding topics with the drill-down feature helps mapmakers focus on a specific topic without getting distracted by other topics.

11. File Recovery: If the software is closed unexpectedly and the file is not saved in time, EdrawMind can still restore unsaved mind map files.

12. Sharing: Users can post mind maps directly to social media via a shareable link.

13. Import: EdrawMind allows users to import mind maps made by other software, such as MindManager, FreeMind and Edraw, etc. It also supports Word, HTML, Markdown and other formats to quickly generate maps.

14. Export: EdrawMind supports exporting files to various image formats, as well as file formats such as PDF, Word, Excel, PPT, Html, SVG, and MindManager.

15. Hot-Keys: Various and complete shortcut key operations will greatly improve the user's drawing efficiency.

16. Brainstorming: The Brainstorming feature provides a platform for creative collection for teams as well as an immersive creative environment for individual users.

17. Mapping Community: The map community brings together tens of thousands of original mind map works, which are convenient for users to refer to.

The APP can be searched and downloaded in major app stores, and it supports iOS and Android systems. Just log in to the same account, and the Edraw Mind Map APP can synchronize the cloud files of the computer client in real time, supporting editing and sharing anytime, anywhere.

In the network environment, users can use the online collaborative version by visiting https://www.edrawmind.com/app/create. The online collaboration version has three major advantages: automatic saving, multi-person real-time online collaboration, and team management.

After the software is installed successfully, enter the user’s name and product key and click the "Activate" button to activate the software.

If the user has not obtained the product key, they can go to the official website https://www.edrawsoft.com/edrawmind/ and click "Buy Now" to get it.

The operation steps are as follows:

1. Run EdrawMind.exe on the computer as Administrator.
2. Click "File" in the menu bar, and then click "Account" in the lower left corner.
3. Click the “Activate” button in the “Account” menu.
4. Enter a username (any name will do) and the product key.
5. Click “Activate” to run the Activation Wizard.

Deactivation is mandatory if the user wishes to move the EdrawMind software to another computer. Please note that deactivations can only be done once every 30 days.

The deactivation steps are as follows:

1. Under the "File" - "Account" menu, click "Deactivate".
2. Once deactivated, the EdrawMind software currently on the user’s computer will be converted to an unlicensed version that can now be activated and used on other devices.

Users can register an EdrawMind cloud account and log in to use or share their mind maps.

The software currently supports multiple ways to register and log in, including Google Account, Facebook, Twitter, etc.

1. Click "File" in the menu bar, and then click "Account" in the lower left corner.
2. "Check for Updates" in the "Account" menu.
3. EdrawMind will automatically check and update the software to the latest version.

EdrawMind is the place to create and edit maps. Start Edraw Mind Map and click on "Blank Template" to enter the drawing window. The figure below shows the complete interface of the drawing window, including the start menu, the quick access toolbar, the ribbon, the right sidebar and the bottom status bar.

The user interface supports two styles, either light or dark.Users can toggle this option in the upper right corner of the new page.

Dark Style

Light Style

EdrawMind 10.0 supports setting frosted glass effects.

Click "Options" - "General" in the lower left corner of the new page, and Select “Frosted Glass Opacity”. Users can set different opacity of the frosted glass effect.

The Quick Access Toolbar gives users quick access to frequently-used tools.

From this toolbar, users can also use the functions of “Undo/Redo”, “Create New Map”, “Open File”, “Save”, “Print” and “Export File”. They can opt to hide or customize any of the Quick Tools buttons by clicking the down arrow on the right, and choose to place the Quick Access Toolbar at the top or bottom of the ribbon.

From the “Start” menu, users can insert topics, relationship lines, callouts, icons, outlines, clip art, pictures, formulas, hyperlinks, attachments, notes, comments or labels. Outline Mode can also be found here.

In the “Page Style” menu, users can set the format and style of the mind map, including setting the topic, customize topic, topic font, topic color, rainbow color and hand-drawn effects, map background and custom watermark.

In the “Slideshow” menu, users can create slideshows page by page, or they can leave it to EdrawMind to automatically generate slideshows based on branches.

After the slideshow is generated, the content in the page is editable, and users can export the slideshow to PPT or print it out.

In the “Advanced” Menu, users can create, edit and export Gantt charts, as well as set the margin and width of the topic. It also supports setting operations for the different version history of the file, recovery status, encryption status, etc. Document spell-checking is also available from this menu.

In the “View” Menu, users can choose to display the mind map in different views, whether to show a topic or branch individually. They can also zoom in or out on the map, and fit the map to the interface size with one click.

In the “Help” menu, users can easily find relevant guides for reference, including novice guides, graphic tutorials, video tutorials, shortcut keys, intelligent customer service etc.

There are five toolbars in the right panel, namely the Page Style Bar, Topic Style Bar, Icon Bar, Clip Art Bar and Version History Bar.

In the Page Style Bar, users can change the overall style of the map, including layout, color, theme, and rainbow colors. They can also set the map background and watermark to switch the map to a hand-drawn style.

In the Topic Style Bar, users can set fonts, borders, branches, colors, shadows, rounded corners, etc. for their topics. That way, users can edit their own central topic and branch topics as they like, and they can also add numbers to branch topics.

In the Icon Bar, users can see common icons for mind maps, such as priority, progress, arrows, flags, and stars. Inserted icons can also be customized and grouped by clicking the icon management button in the upper right corner of this bar.

To use Clip Arts, users can search by category in the clip art library, or they can enter a keyword search in the search box at the top of this bar.

In the Version History Bar, users can see the previous versions that have been automatically saved in the past, and they can also manually create new versions. That way, users will need not worry that their files will be lost.

(Note: The Version History function only supports cloud files.)

Build multiple pages into a mind map file, making the content of the file richer and more systematic.

• Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10
• Mac OS X 10 and above
• Linux (Debian, Ubuntu, Mint , Deepin Linux , Kylin OS)
• At least 1 GB RAM
• At least 400 MB free hard disk space

Should there be any additional questions, please send an email to support@edrawsoft.com.

Subtopics can be inserted in three ways:

1. Select a topic and press the "Tab" key, "Insert" key or "Ctrl + Enter" key on the keyboard.
2. Select a topic and click the "Insert Subtopic" button under the "Home" menu.
3. Use the “Insert Multiple Topics" button.

Independent topics that are not related to the structure of the mind map can be inserted in the following ways:

1. Press the “Alt + F” on the keyboard and place the cursor on the place to insert the floating topic.
2. Under the "Home" menu, click the "Floating Topic" button.
3. Double-click on the page to add floating topics directly. (If users do not need to generate the floating topic effect through double-clicking, they can turn off this setting in "Options" - "General")

If users want to insert multiple topics at once, they may consider using the "Insert Multiple Topics" function.

1. Under the "Home" menu, click the "Insert Multiple Topics" button, or press "Ctrl+M" on the keyboard.
2. In the pop-up "Insert Multiple Topics" dialog box, enter the topic text of the corresponding topic in each line. Press the "Enter" key on the keyboard to wrap the line or press the "Tab" key to indent the level.
3. After entering all the subject text that needs to be inserted, click "OK".

Insert	Hot Key
Central Topic	Automatically Created
Subtopics (Created From A Central Topic)	Enter
Sibling Topic	Enter
Subtopic	Tab /Insert / Ctrl + Enter
Parent Topic	Shift + Insert
Floating Topic	Alt + F + Mouse Click
Multiple Topics	Ctrl + M
Subject (Before)	Shift + Enter

To move a topic, users can drag the topic to the target position with their mouse, or use the shortcut keys to move the topic up, down, left or right to the same level.

Drag and Drop to Move the Topic

Users can freely move the topics on their mind map by simply clicking and dragging it to a new position. In addition to the central topic, any topic and topic branch can be rearranged and moved under any parent or child topic.

Action	Hot Key
Move Up One Position	Ctrl + Shift + Up
Move Down One Position	Ctrl + Shift + Down
The Beginning Of The Same Topic	Ctrl + Shift + Home
The End Of The Same Topic	Ctrl + Shift + End
Move To Left Of Parent Topic	Ctrl + Shift + Left Arrow
Move To Left Of Parent Topic	Ctrl + Shift + Right Arrow

Users can delete a selected topic while still retaining its subtopics.

1. Select the topic to be deleted.
2. Right-click and choose "Delete Selected Topic" in the pop-up window. The selected topic will then be deleted.
3. The remaining subtopics will be automatically retained to the previous level.

Using the copy and paste feature, users can quickly copy a topic or branch and paste it as a floating topic or a subtopic of a selected topic.

1. Select the topic or branch to be copied.
2. Under the "Home" menu, click the "Copy" button, or press "Ctrl + C" on the keyboard.
3. Select a topic at the desired location, or click an empty space in the action window, then click the "Paste" button, or press "Ctrl + V" on the keyboard.

Notice: The topic position can be changed by "copy" and "paste".

Topic content can be edited by double-clicking on the topic shape.

Below are shortcuts to help users quickly edit their topic content.

Action	Hot Key
Start Edit Mode	F2
Start Edit Mode with Cursor at the End of Topic Text	Space
Start edit mode with Cursor at the Beginning of Topic Text	Shift + Space
End Edit Mode	Enter / Esc
Wrap Line In Topic	Shift + Enter / Ctrl + Enter / Alt + Enter
Move to the Beginning of Current Line	Home
Move to the Beginning of Topic Text	Ctrl + Home
Move to the End of Topic Text	Ctrl + End
Cancel Editing	Esc
Find And Replace	Ctrl + F
Find Next	Enter
Spell Check	F7

Topics can be selected by topic type or level. Right-click and choose the topic accordingly.

• All Topics
• All The Same Type of Subject
• All Sibling Topics
• All Parent Topics
• All Branches
• Next Level
• All Relationship Lines
• All Frames
• All Summaries
• Topics On All Profiles
• All Floating Topics
• All Callouts
• Invert Selection

Quickly find text in topics, tags, notes, or comments.

1. Use the keyboard shortcut "Ctrl + F".
2. Open the "Start" menu, click the "Find and Replace" button, enter the subject content to be searched, and click the "Find" icon on the right side of the input box.

EdrawMind supports inserting attachments, which will be automatically saved in the mind map.

1. Select a topic or subtopic.
2. Click "Insert Attachment" under the "Start" menu, or right-click the selected topic and select "Insert Attachment" in the pop-up dialog box.
3. Click the "Path" icon to select a file.

4. If necessary, users can rename the attachment in the "Name" column.
5. Click the "New" button and repeat the above steps to insert more files.
6. After selecting a file, click "Delete" to delete the attachment.

Notice:

1. After inserting an attachment in a topic, the attachment icon will be displayed on the right side of the topic. Hover the cursor over the icon to see the name of the attachment, and click the name of the attachment to open the attachment.

2. 2. Inserting Attachments Quickly: Drag the file to the canvas, and click "Add as attachment".

Click on the attachment to view the content of the attachment.

Move the cursor to the attachment, right-click and select "Edit" to edit the content of the attachment, the file name, path, file order, etc.

There are two ways to delete an attachment. Users can right-click the attachment and select Remove to remove the entire attachment. Alternatively, if users want to delete a single file in the attachment, they can do so by right-clicking and selecting “Edit” to enter the attachment editing bar and click the corresponding single file to delete it.

Hyperlinks act as external files, including URLs, other files, specified graphics or pages of the current file, and folders. Use hyperlinks to avoid cluttering mind maps when inserting or copying information, and to ensure that the updated file or page can be seen every time a hyperlink is clicked.

Hyperlinks can link to any of the following:

1. A Topic in the Current Document.
2. Files or Applications.
3. Internet URLs.
4. Folders.
5. Cloud Files or Topics of Cloud Files.

1. Select the topic to insert a hyperlink.
2. Under the "Start" menu, click "Insert Hyperlink", or right-click the selected topic and select "Insert Hyperlink" in the pop-up dialog box.
3. Select the current document.
4. Select a topic shape from the drop-down menu in the Shape column and click “OK”.
5. To insert multiple topic-shaped hyperlinks to the same topic, click the "New" button and repeat the steps above.

1. In the "Hyperlink" dialog box, select "URL" in the file category on the left.
2. In the "Address" box, type the address of a website, FTP site, or email address (starting with http://, ftp:// or mailto, respectively).
3. In the "Description" box, enter a name for the link, and this text will appear on the hyperlink icon. Click "OK".
4. To insert multiple topic-shaped hyperlinks to the same topic, click the "New" button and repeat the steps above.

1. Select "File or Application" in the file category on the left side of the "Hyperlink" dialog box.
2. Click Browse and navigate to the file to insert.
3. In the "Description" box, enter the name of the file or application that will appear on the hyperlink icon.
4. To insert multiple topic-shaped hyperlinks to the same topic, click the "New" button and repeat the steps above.
5. Click "OK".

1. Viewing: When there is only one hyperlink, click the "Hyperlink" icon to jump to view. When there are multiple hyperlinks, click the "Hyperlink" icon to expand the hyperlink list, and click the corresponding content to jump to view.
2. Modifying: When there is only one hyperlink, right-click the "Hyperlink" icon on the right side of the topic. When there are multiple hyperlinks, right-click the "Hyperlink" icon, and modify the relevant information in the pop-up "Hyperlink" dialog box, click "OK".
3. Deleting: Click the "Hyperlink" icon in the upper right corner of the topic, select the hyperlink to be deleted in the pop-up "Hyperlink" dialog box, click the "Delete" button, and then click "OK".

Notice:

1. The hyperlink icon is on the right side of the topic. If users move the cursor to the icon, they can see the name or description of the hyperlink. Click to open the corresponding hyperlink.

2. Quickly Inserting Hyperlinks: Drag the file to the canvas, and click "Add as Hyperlink".

Inserting a comment helps to mark the topic for a later review.

1. Click the "Insert Comment" button under the "Start" menu; or right-click the selected topic and select "Insert Comment" in the dialog box.
2. Enter the corresponding comment in the text box.
3. After editing the comment content, click "Send".
4. Click “Change” or “Delete” at the bottom of the dialog to edit or delete the current comment.

After adding a comment to a thread, a green chat icon will appear in the upper right corner of the topic. Move the cursor to the icon to see the commenter's name, date and comment.

Note: Multiple comments can be inserted into the same topic.

Mind maps are known to be concise and to the point, and detailed descriptions generally do not appear in the subject text. For topics that require more detail, comments can be inserted to supplement the information, and these may come in formatted texts and images.

1. Select the topic to insert a comment.
2. Click "Insert Comment" under the "Home" menu, or right-click the topic shape and select the "Insert Comment" option in the dialog box.
3. In the pop-up "Comment" dialog box, users can input or paste the comment.
4. Click the "Picture" button to add a picture.
5. Click the "Calendar" button to add a date.

Notice:

1. Use the formatting tools in the "Comment" dialog toolbar to format the content.
2. After adding a comment to a topic, a comment icon will appear in the upper right corner of the topic shape. Move the cursor to the icon to see the content of the annotation.

3. Click on the right Thumbtack to keep the annotation above the topic. That way, even if the map is zoomed, it will not affect the display of the annotation.

EdrawMind provides a rich clip art library for users to use, and the variety includes nature, social life, education, business, technology and other fields.

1. Click the "Insert Clip Art" button under the "Start" menu, or click the "Clip Art" button in the right column.
2. Click the button of the clip art library, where different kinds of libraries will be displayed. Click the library name to open the corresponding library, use the mouse wheel to scroll through the elements in the library, and select the target clip art.
3. Users can also enter keywords in the search box of the clip art library to find the corresponding clip art.
4. Click the clip art to add it to the selected topic, or drag the clip art with the cursor to any topic shape or empty area of the map.

Notice: Clip arts can be inserted anywhere around the subject text.

F9

Icons use unique graphic elements to help explain the subject content better, giving the mind map a vivid visual experience. EdrawMind has many preset icon groups while giving users the freedom to create customized icon groups.

1. Select the topic to insert the icon.
2. There are three ways to open the icon bar: press "F9" on the keyboard; click the "Insert Icon" button under the "Home" menu; click the "Icon" button in the right column.
3. Choose the appropriate icon and click the icon to add it to the topic shape.
4. Users can add multiple icons to a topic shape by repeating the steps above.

Notes:

1. Apart from symbol icon groups, the icons within each group are mutually exclusive (only one tag from that group can be added to the topic. Multiple tags from the same group cannot be added into the topic).
2. When an icon has been added to the topic shape, other icons of the same group will appear below it. Click any icon to replace the current icon.

Users can the toggle the presentation for icon groups: 1) List display; 2) Tile display. Click on top right and buttons to switch between the two views.

Users can customize icon grouping.

1. On the upper right corner of the icon window, click to customize the icon group.
2. In the "Icon Group Management" dialog box, click "Add Group" and enter a name in the "Group Name" box:
   • If users need to define that the icons of this group are mutually exclusive, tick the box to the left of "Mutual exclusion".
   • Click "Add Icon" to navigate to the local folder, select the desired icon. and click "Open". The icon will appear in the list of new icon groups.
   • If users need to delete an icon group, select it and click "Delete Group", and select "Yes" in the "Delete Group" dialog box.
   

Click the button in the upper right corner of the icon bar to hide unused icons to minimize distractions and ensure users focus on the necessary icons.

Ctrl + G

A tag is a text annotation that displays brief information below a topic shape. Tags are often used in mind maps to mark and emphasize information.

1. Select the topic to add a tag to.
2. Enter the "Tag Management" window by:
   • Clicking "Insert Tab" under the "Home" menu.
   • Or right-clicking on the selected topic and selecting "Insert Tag".
   • In the right column, click the button in the upper right corner of the icon bar to enter the "Tag Management" window.
   
3. Click "Add Group" at the bottom left of the "Tag Management" window to name the tag group.
4. Enter the "Tag Management" window, type the tag text in the input box on the right, then press "Enter" to display each new tag. Click "Add" below to add these tags to the corresponding tag groups on the left.

1. Select the topic that needs to be tagged.
2. Enter the "Tag Management" window.
3. Select a previously created tag and click "OK" to add it to the topic.

1. Enter the "Tag Management" window.
2. Click "Add Group" to add a new tag group.
3. Click "Delete Group" to delete unwanted tag groups.

Ctrl + R

Some topics are not directly connected on the map, and a relationship line can be inserted between two topics to indicate the connection between them.

1. Select the two topics that need to be connected.
2. Under the "Home" menu, click the "Insert Relationship Line" button.
3. Move the cursor to another topic that needs to be connected, and click the topic to generate a relationship line connecting the two topics.
4. Double-click the text box on the relationship line and enter the relevant text.

Notice:

1. Click on the relationship line and two yellow control points will appear. Move the cursor over the control points, and the pointer will change to . Drag the yellow control point to change the arc of the relationship line.

2. 2. The text attached to the relationship line has different text styles. Users can click the "Text Style" icon in the right column to adjust them.

Alt + Enter

A callout is additional information on a specific topic that can form its own branch. Annotations can also be used as sticky notes to prompt the mind map readers, such as "Request Feedback", "Important", "Attention", etc.

1. Select the subject to insert the annotation.
2. Click the "Insert Callout" button under the "Home" menu, or right-click on the topic and select "Insert Callout". ——Any operation can generate an annotation shape.
3. Double-click the callout shape with the cursor and enter the callout text.

Notice: Like floating topics, callouts can have their own branches and subtopics, and their formatting can be adjusted in the right column.

Ctrl + Shift + B

Inserting a frame around a topic and all of its subtopics can help highlight some of the content.

1. Select the topic to insert a frame.
2. Click "Frame" on the upper toolbar to insert a frame.

Ctrl + ]

An outline helps to summarize a topic.

1. Select the Topic.
2. Click "Summary" in the upper toolbar to add a summary.

Ctrl + Shift + J

1. Click "Table" in "More" in the upper toolbar. Select the size of the table, and enter the table window.

2. The top toolbar buttons are from left to right: "Add Row Up", "Add Row Down", "Delete Row", "Add 1 Column to the Left", "Add 1 Column to the Right", "Delete Row", "Merge Cells", " Unmerge " "Cell Fill" "Cell Border Color" "Text Color" "Alignment" "Bold". Row and column editing, formatting, etc. can be performed on the table through the buttons on the top toolbar.

3. After entering the text, click OK to insert the table.
4. Double-click the table to edit the table again.

Ctrl + Shift + L

1. Select the topic or click on the blank space of the canvas, and select "EdrawMath Formula" in "Formula" in the upper toolbar.

2. Enter the characters of the formula in the pop-up "EdrawMath Formula Editor" window, or choose to insert various built-in symbols. Click "OK" after completing the input of the formula to insert the formula into the topic.

1. Select the topic or click on the blank area of the canvas, and select "LaTex Format" in "Formula" in the upper toolbar.
2. Enter the characters of the formula in the pop-up "EdrawMath Formula Editor" window, or choose to insert various built-in symbols. Click "OK" after completing the input of the formula to insert the formula into the topic.

1. Select the topic and click "Font Symbol" in "More" in the upper toolbar to insert font symbols.

2. Click "More Font Symbols..." in "Font Symbols" to select more font symbols.

Add a number to the beginning of the text in all subtopics to make the map content more concise. When topics are added, deleted or reorganized, the mind map will automatically renumber to match the corresponding topic.

1. Select the parent topic to be numbered.
2. In the "Style" column of the right panel, check "Numbering".
3. Select the numbering level and numbering style from the drop-down menus.

Notice: Numbers are automatically added in clockwise order in the map and cannot be edited manually.

1. Select the parent topic whose numbering needs to be deleted.
2. In the "Style" column of the right panel, uncheck "Numbering".

The distance between subjects has a default value of 30 horizontally and vertically. The distance between subjects can be adjusted by following these steps:

1. In the "Mind Map" column of the right panel, click the Up and Down arrows in the horizontal and vertical directions to increase or decrease the distance value, or directly enter the value in the small box to the right of the horizontal and vertical icons.
2. After adjusting the value, press the "Enter" key or click on the blank space of the page to adjust the entire map.

Notice: The maximum distance is 100 horizontal and 100 verticals, and the minimum value is 20 horizontal and 20 verticals.

The rainbow colors should be used to choose how the topic colors are assigned. It is available in 4 colorways: Monochrome, Rainbow, Symmetrical and Alternate.

Applying Rainbow Colors

Users can set the “Rainbow Color” option under the “Menu” bar - "Page Style" or the right panel "Mind Map" column.

1. Monochrome: Click the "Monochrome" button and all branches become a single color.

2. Rainbow Colors: Click the "Rainbow Colors" button to display a different color for each branch.

3. Symmetrical Colors: Click the "Symmetric Colors" button and the colors of all branches are symmetrical on the left and right sides.

4. Alternating Colors: Click the "Alternate Colors" button and all branches will use two colors alternately.

The default effect of a map is the preset style. A hand-drawn style turns the default lines and shape borders into natural wavy lines, giving the map a hand-drawn look.

1. Click the blank area of the map.
2. In the "Page Style" menu, click "Hand-drawn Effect ".
3. Click "Default" to restore the default effect.

4. Alternatively, in the "Mind Map" column of the right panel, check "Hand-drawn effect". (Uncheck to restore default effect).

Users can use a color or picture as the map background as well as add a watermark on the map background.

Background Colors

1. In the menu bar "Page Style", click "Background Color" to select a color as the map background.

2. In the "Mind Map " column of the right panel, click "Solid Color Fill" and select a color as the map background.

Background Pictures

EdrawMind has built-in rich background pictures to beautify the mind map. Users can use the software’s stock images or upload local pictures and set them as the map background.

Adding Background from the Software Gallery

1. In the menu bar "Page Style", click the "Background Image" button
2. Select an appropriate background image from the drop-down menu and click to apply to the map.

Add Background from Local Photos

1. Click the "Background Image" button in the "Page Style" menu bar.
2. Click "Browse File" and select the appropriate image from the local file. Click "Open" to use the application as the background image.

Notice: Click the "Fit to Page" option at the bottom of the "Background Image" drop-down menu, and the image will automatically resize as a single image to fit the entire page. If this option is not checked, the image will retain its original size, tiled on the background.

Adding Watermark to the Background

This function allows users to add a watermark to each page of the document to ensure document authenticity identification, copyright protection and other functions. The embedded watermark information is hidden in the host file and does not affect the readability and integrity of the original file.

1. Click the "Watermark" button.
2. Select the appropriate built-in watermark in the thumbnail of the drop-down menu.
3. If there is no suitable option in the built-in watermark, users can click "Custom Watermark" to create an exclusive watermark.
4. n the Customize Watermark dialog box, users can adjust the text content, font, size, color or layout of the watermark.
5. Click "Remove Watermark" to remove the watermark.

Removing Background

Click the "Remove Background" button to remove the map background.

Changing Fill Colors of Topic Shapes

Filling refers to filling the inside of a topic shape with color. Users can change the topic fill color by following these steps:

1. Select the topic shape.
2. In the right column, click "Fill Color" and choose an appropriate color to fill the selected shape.

3. Quickly fill the selected shape with an appropriate color in the quick color bar below the image. (The color bar is not displayed at the bottom by default. Users can go to "Options" - "General" to check the display)

Removing Fill Colors

To remove the fill color from the topic shape, uncheck "Fill Color”.

More Colors

If users would like to use a color other than the main color or standard color, click "More Colors", in the "Select Color" dialog box, they can:

1. Choose a color from the color block;
2. Select a color in the palette;
3. Click on the "Color Picker" to pick a color from the screen.

Toggle the opacity of the topic by clicking More Options and moving across the Opacity slider. Alternatively, users can enter a number in the box next to the slider, which changes the percentage of the topic opacity from 0 (fully opaque, the default setting) to 100% (completely transparent).

Click "More Options" to set the topic fill color to "Gradient Fill”. (Gradient: Gradual rise in color and tone. Options range from: color from light to dark, dark to light, slow transition from one color to another, or other shades from one color to another).

Gradient Types

To specify the direction in which the color gradient fills, first select a gradient type from the Type drop-down list. The selected type determines the available directions.

Gradient Direction

To choose different gradient directions for colors and shadows, click Direction, and then click the appropriate direction effect. The available directions depend on the selected gradient type.

Gradient Angle

The angle of the gradient fill of the shape is rotatable. To specify the angle of the gradient fill in the shape, enter the appropriate value in degrees in the box to the right of "Angle". This option is only available when "Linear" is selected in "Type".

Gradient Aperture

Gradient aperture is used to describe the position and color of transition points in a gradient, and consist of position, color, shadow/tint, and opacity values.

Opacity values only apply to gradient stops, not overall fills; Gradient stops can also create non-linear gradients. For example, if users would like to create a gradient from red, green to blue, they will need to add three gradient stops - one for each color. If they would like to create a gradient that only appears at the corners of the shape, they will need to use a gradient stop to make the gradient non-linear.

Add a gradient stop: Click the green plus sign to add a gradient stop.

Remove gradient stop: Click on the red cross to delete the gradient stop.

Location:

To set the position of the color and opacity changes in the gradient fill, move the slider on the Gradient Stop or enter a number in the Position box below the slider. Alternatively, users can increase or decrease the numerical value with the Up and Down arrows.

Color:

To get or set the color of the gradient aperture point, click "Color". If the color selected is not in the topic color, click "More Colors".

Opacity:

The gradient fill of the topic shape has an opacity slider as well.

Click "More Options" to set the topic fill color to "Texture Fill".

1. Click "More Options " in the "Shape Fill" drop-down menu.
2. In the Fill dialog box, select Texture Fill.
3. Click the "Pattern Fill" button, and select the appropriate pattern in its drop-down list box.
4. This option sets the foreground and background colors of the selected pattern.

EdrawMind provides users with a choice of shape elements, and they can change different shapes for the central topic, topic and subtopic.

1. Select the topic which shape needs to be changed.
2. In the "Style" column of the right panel, click "Topic - Shape" and select the appropriate shape.

Changing the Shadow of Topic Shapes

Select the topic shape which shadow needs to be changed. In the "Style" panel on the right column, click to check "Topic Shadow", and select the appropriate predefined shadow effect.

If there is no suitable shadow effect in the drop-down menu, click "Shadow Parameter Settings" to customize the shadow effect. This function is used to set the custom shadow color, opacity, size, blur, and angle and offset.

Shadow Colors

In the "Shadow" dialog box, click "Color" and select the appropriate color from the drop-down color list. If the desired color is not in the topic color, click "More Colors" to set it.

Shadow Opacity

If users would like to set the opacity of the topic shape shadow, they can click and drag the "Opacity" slider with the mouse or enter a value representing the transparency in the box to the right of the slider. They can also use the up and down arrows to increase or decrease the opacity. The percentage of shadow opacity can be adjusted from 0 (fully opaque, the default setting) to 100 (fully transparent).

Shadow Size

If users would like to adjust the size of the shadow, they can click and drag the "Size" slider with the mouse or enter a value indicating the size of the shadow in the box to the right of the slider. They can also use the up and down arrows to increase or decrease the size of the shadow.

Shadow Blur

If users would like to set the shadow blur, they can click and drag the "Blur" slider with the mouse or enter a value indicating the degree of shadow blur in the box to the right of the slider. They can also use the up and down arrows to increase or decrease the shadow blur.

Shadow Angle

If users would like to adjust the angle of the shadow, they can click and drag the "Angle" slider with the mouse or enter a value representing the shadow angle in the box to the right of the slider, or they can increase or decrease the shadow angle by using the up and down arrows.

Shadow X Offset and Y Offset

If users would like to set the left and right offset of the shadow, they can click and drag the "Offset" slider with the mouse, or enter a value representing the offset in the boxes to the right of "X Offset" and "Y Offset”. The offset can be increased or decreased with the up and down arrows.

Shadow X Offset and Y Offset

1. Select the topic.
2. In the "Border" column of the "Style" panel on the right column, users can adjust the line color, width, and dash style of the topic shape.

1. Select the topic or multiple topics.
2. In the “Style” panel on the right column, users can adjust the font type, font size, alignment, bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, and text color of the topic text.

Click the following buttons to apply the font effects described above:

• Bold the selected text.
• Italicize the selected text.
• Underline selected text.
• Add a horizontal line in the middle of the selected text.
• Set the alignment format for the selected text.
• Add shading to selected text.
• Change the font color of the selected text.
• Increase the size of the font of the selected text.
• After checking the box, users can modify the font style in all topics of the same type as the selected topic with one click.

Change the Style of All Branches

1. Select "Central Topic".
2. In the "Branch" column of the right column, users can adjust the style, fill color, line color, line style, connecting line style, arrow style and dotted line style of the branch.

Change the Style of Some Branches

1. Select the parent topic of the target branch.
2. In the "Branch" column of the right column, users can adjust the style, fill color, line color, line style, connecting line style, arrow style and dotted line style of the branch.

Notice: The line color of the branch changes the color of the connector lines and the line color of all themed shapes in the entire branch.

Subject Margins

1. Select a target topic or multiple target topics.
2. In the menu bar "Advanced" and "Topic Margins", users can uniformly adjust the margins of the selected topic.

Topic Text Width

1. Select a target topic or multiple target topics.
2. In the menu bar "Advanced" and "Topic Text Width", users can uniformly adjust the text width of the selected topic.

Instead of creating slideshows automatically, users can opt to create the slideshow manually and select the necessary branch or topic to add to the slideshow.

1. Under the "Slideshow" menu, click "+New Slideshow".

2. The new slideshow is created.

After creating a slideshow, users can add any branch or topic as a new slideshow page.

1. From the Slideshow Preview panel, select the slide that is to be added in the new page.

2. Select a branch or topic on the mind map and click the “Add Slide” button under the “Slideshow” menu Users can also right-click a branch or topic and select the “Create Slideshow” option.
3. After the new slideshow page is added successfully, users can preview it in the Slideshow Preview panel on the left.

Slideshow pages can be named in the following ways:

1. Select a slideshow page from the Slideshow Preview panel, click the “Rename” button, and enter a slideshow page name.
2. Double-click the current name of the slideshow page to rename it.

3. Right-click the slideshow page in the Slideshow Preview panel, then click “Rename”. Enter the new slideshow page name when the current name turns blue.

After the slideshow is created, the Slideshow Preview panel will automatically open.

Users can preview the slideshow by clicking on the Slideshow menu “View" button.

Click the slide thumbnail in the Slideshow Preview panel, and the full slide page preview can be seen in the main window.

Click the close button at the top to close the full slideshow preview

The slideshow page order can be adjusted in two ways:

1. From the Slideshow Preview panel, drag and drop slide preview thumbnails to rearrange the slide pages.
2. Right-click the slide preview thumbnail and click Move Up or Move Down.

F5 , Shift + F5

Click the "Fit to Full Page" or "Fit to Page Width" button under the "View" menu.

Users can also click the button in the lower right corner of the status bar to view maps and walkthrough all topics in full screen mode.

Click the “Slide Display” button on the Slideshow menu or the Slideshow Preview panel to start the slideshow from the beginning or from the selected topic.

Slideshow pages can be deleted in two ways:

1. Select the slideshow page in the Slideshow Preview panel and click the "Remove Current" button
2. Right-click a slideshow page in the Slideshow Preview panel, and then click “Delete Current Slideshow Page”.

An entire slideshow can be deleted in two ways:

1. Click "Remove All"
2. Right-click a slideshow page in the slideshow preview panel, and then click “Delete All Slideshow Pages”.

There are three ways to navigate slides in Slideshow View:

1. Press the Down or Right arrow on the keyboard to jump to the next slide page, and press the Up or Left arrow to return to the previous slide page.
2. Click once anywhere on the screen to jump to the next slide page.
3. Move the cursor to the lower left of the canvas and a toolbar with seven buttons will appear. Click the Up and Down arrows to navigate the slides.

Click the following buttons to achieve the corresponding effect:

• Previous Page.
• Next Page.
• Zoom In.
• Zoom Out.
• Fit to Page View.
• Close Full Screen, Exit Slideshow Mode.

The keyboard Esc key to end the slideshow, or click the Close button on the slideshow toolbar.

Click "Export PPT" button to export the slides as Microsoft PowerPoint format.

Click "Export PDF" button to export the slideshow as PDF format.

Notice: Exported pptx files are only available for PowerPoint 2013 and later.

1. Click the "Print" button on the "Slideshow" menu to see the print settings and preview interface.

2. Set print options, then click Print.

The traversal feature supports presentation of maps in a way that focuses on a topic or branch.

Click "Traverse Topic"/"Traverse Branch" under the "Slideshow" menu to traverse the map in full-screen mode. This feature supports traversal from the beginning or from the selected topic.

When traversing, press the arrow keys to display the map content by topic or branch.

Users can choose which map level to display by doing two things:

1. Under the "View" menu, click the "Show Hierarchy " button and select the level to be displayed.

2. Click "Show Branches" under the "View" menu. Each click will display the next level of branches until all of them are displayed.

F4

When presenting a mind map, users can use the "drill down" feature to focus on a specific topic and avoid being distracted by other branches of the mind map.

Drill Down

1. Click to select the topic that needs to be displayed separately, and click the "Drill Down" button under the "View" menu.
2. Alternatively, right-click the selected topic, and then click "Drill Down" in the menu.
3. Only the topic and its branches can be displayed through the above operation.

Drill Up

After the "drill down" operation on the topic, an icon will appear in the upper right corner of the topic shape. Users can either click the icon or right-click on the topic that is being "drilled down" and click "Drill down" in the context menu.

Alternatively, users can click on the largest topic on the current interface, and click the "Drill Up" button under the "View" menu.

All of the above operations can display a full-page map.

Focusing on Selected Topics

F3

This feature centers the selected topic.

1. Click to select the target topic.
2. Click the "Focus" button under the "View" menu.

Zoom Level

Ctrl + +/- OR Ctrl + mouse scroll

Users can specify the zoom level of the document in the "Zoom" drop-down list, and zoom the document in the following three ways:

1. Under the "View" menu, click the "Zoom" button and select the zoom ratio from the drop-down list.

2. On the status bar in the lower right corner of the interface, drag the zoom control to quickly zoom the document.

3. Press "Ctrl + +" on the keyboard to zoom in the document and "Ctrl - -" to zoom out. Notice: To zoom using the mouse wheel, hold down the "Ctrl" key on the keyboard.

Notice: To zoom using the mouse wheel, hold down the "Ctrl" key on the keyboard.

Full Page

Ctrl + F5

The "Full Page" function scales the page so that the width of the page matches the width of the window.

1. Click "Full Page" under the "View" menu.
2. Alternatively, click the "Full Page" button in the status bar.

Page Width

Alt+F3

The “Page Width” feature is used to scale the page so that the width of the entire shape in the document is the same as the width of the window.

1. Fit to page width" under the "View" menu.

2. Alternatively, click the "Full Page" button in the status bar.

Selecting the same type of topic

Alt+A

This feature allows quick selection of the same type of topic.

1. Click on any topic.
2. Click "Select Same Type" under the "View" menu.

Choosing More Topics

This function can choose different topics according to different needs.

Select all topics on the page (Ctrl + A): Click the upper half of the "Select All" button in the "View" menu;

To select a topic (one of the same type of topics to be selected), click the arrow below the “Select All” button in the "View" menu, and more options will appear (see below):

• Select All
• Select The Same Type
• Select The Same Level
• Select All Sibling Topics
• Select All Parent Topics
• Select The Current Branch
• Select The Next Level
• Select All Topics
• Select All Relationship Lines
• Select All Frames
• Select All Profiles
• Select Topics On All Profiles
• Select All Floating Themes
• Select All Annotations
• Reverse Selection

Adding A Topic

Select any topic and press “Enter” to add a topic at the same level. Press “Tab” to indent the level of the selected topic, or click "Indent/Unindent" at the top to change the level.

Moving and Collapsing Topics

Select the black dot on the left side of the text and drag it to the target position until a green guide line appears. Release the mouse to move the subject to the target position. Click the black triangle to the left of the text to collapse and expand the branch.

Editing Topic Texts

Select any topic to start editing the text. Select text on the outline editing page to perform basic operations such as "bold", "italic", "underline", and "font color".

Inserting Elements

Click on the topic and select "Picture" in the upper toolbar to insert a picture.
Tips: Copy the picture to be inserted, select the topic and Ctrl+V to quickly insert the picture.

Select a topic and select "Icon" in the upper toolbar to insert an icon.

Select a topic and select "Comment" in the upper toolbar to insert a comment.

Select a topic and select "Hyperlink" in the upper toolbar to insert a hyperlink.

Select a topic and select "Attachment" in the upper toolbar to insert an attachment.

Select a topic and select "Comment" on the upper toolbar to insert a comment.

After inserting the element:

On the map editing page, click "Outline" on the upper toolbar to switch between outline mode and mind map mode.

On the outline page, click "Export" on the upper toolbar to export files in four formats: "PDF", "Picture", "Word" and "HTML", all of which are supported for editing in Word.