User Guide

Reconnecting nodes & navigating through a mind map

The great thing about digital mind mapping (rather than putting pen to paper) is that you can easily change and rearrange the structure and hierarchy — without starting from scratch. We like to call this reconnecting.

To reconnect nodes:

Click/tap and hold a node then start reconnecting by dragging the node on top of another node. Once you lift your finger, the node (and all of its child nodes) will attach to the new parent node and match the style (unless you customized the node's style).

If you want to change the order of your nodes, you can drag a node to its new place relative to other existing nodes and release it there.

You can also do this by using the Command ⌘ + Arrow keys.

When you’ve selected a node, use the arrow keys to navigate/select another node.

To select multiple nodes at once, you can do one of the following:

• Click/tap the canvas and drag your mouse/finger across the nodes you want to select via rubberband.
• Command ⌘ + click/tap: press down Command ⌘ and click/tap the nodes you want to select.
• Shift ⇧ + Arrow keys: press down Shift ⇧ and expand the selection via the Arrow keys.

Now, you can drag and drop or edit the selected nodes in whatever way you like.

If you want to detach a node/whole branch, select the nodes you want to detach. Then right-click, and the context menu will open up on your Mac; on iOS, you can use the action menu (circle with three dots) in the toolbar. Now select Node > Detach. You can also use the keyboard shortcut Shift ⇧ + Command ⌘ + D.