Create Mindmap

A mindmap can be created within any Confluence page, provided you have permission to edit the page.

Mindmap by AmyMind can be inserted like any other macro, using the macro browser. Click the drop down menu in the toolbar with the plugin icon, then click on “Mindmap by AmyMind”.

If “Mindmap by AmyMind” is not directly in this menu, click on “Other macros” or “View more” and then enter “mindmap” in the search field at the top right of the dialog.

The macro is pre-populated with a default mindmap data as below:

Edit Mindmap

Editing the node

1. Editing the text in the node
   Select the node, typing directly. Another way to do so is by double click the node.

   Should you want to add text in the following line of the node, press Shift + Enter.

2. End editing the text in the node
   You can end editing the text in the node by clicking or tapping on the canvas (outside the node) or pressing Enter on a hardware keyboard.

3. Adding mark
   Select the node, and you can see the Node toolbar at the bottom. Hover the “face” icon, you will see many icon, click it to marking the node.
   

   

4. Adding notes
   Select the node, and you can see the node toolbar at the bottom. Click the “document” icon, the note panel will show on the right side of page, and you can noting something for the node.
   

   

Creating new node

1. To adding new child nodes, one way is hover the node and click the “add” button. Another way to do so is by pressing the Tab key when a node is selected.

2. To create nodes at the same level, aka sibling nodes, press Enter with a node selected.
   

   

Deleting nodes

To delete a node, you can now press Backspace key or select Delete Node from the node tool bar at the bottom of page.

Organize

1. Reconnecting nodes
   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 and hold a node, drag 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.
   

   

   
   

2. Changing the nodes order
   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.
   

3. Fold/Unfold branches
   When your structure gets more complex, it can be super helpful to hide parts of your mind map that you might not need to see right now but want to come back to later.

   To fold and unfold branches, follow these steps:

   1. First, go ahead and select the last parent node you want to see.

   2. Once you select the node, the node tool bar at the bottom of the page will appear. You will see the “brach“ icon on the tool bar, once you’ve decided where you want to fold, go ahead and click. You’ll now see that once the branch is folded, there’ll also be a fold indicator next to the node that lets you unfold the branch again.
      

      

Others

1. Undo/Redo
   To undo, press ctrl + z. To redo, press ctrl + y.
   

2. Change the canvas size
   Click the PEN icon below the macro to enter the edit mode. You can set the mindmap height.

View Mindmap

Navigating

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

To select multiple nodes at once, you can click the canvas and drag your mouse across the nodes you want to select.

You’ll see that the text in your nodes will be highlighted. Now, you can drag and drop or edit the selected nodes in whatever way you like.

Zoom Out / Zoom In

There is two ways to zoom mind mapping size.

• Press and hold ctrl key, and scroll the mouse wheel.

• Click the zoom button at the left bottom of the window.

Move the Mindmap

There is two ways to move the mind mapping in the canvas.

• Click and drag the main node.

• Press and hold the space key, and the mouse cursor will became pointer, then you can click and drag the canvas to change mind mapping position.

Fit Mindmap size to window

To make the mind mapping size fit the window automaticlly, you can click the “Fit to window“ button at the left bottom of the window.

Save Mindmap

When you finished editing, Mindmap by AmyMind will save it automaticlly.

so, you needn’t save it manually.

Export

The content you created by Mindmap is yours, so you can export it to text by click the “Copy to Text“ button at the left bottom of the window.