Comments on: How to create a master map – and boost your productivity

By: Birgit

Birgit — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 10:24:31 +0000

In Xmind you can add nodes by drag and drop from the explorer window, maybe this works in MindManager as well.
Great article – I would never have thought of this myself, but I find it very useful.

By: Roger C. Parker

Roger C. Parker — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:59:12 +0000

Dear Chuck:
Is the original MindManager map available for download somewhere?

I’m trying to get a handle on the whole “dashboard” process.

Roger

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:31:57 +0000

Great idea.
It has helped me get to grips with my whole library!

By: Liz Tufte

Liz Tufte — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 06:18:04 +0000

Multimap view and the smart parts don’t work with Mac, correct? Suggestions, ideas, for good workarounds?

Thanx,

Liz

By: JIm Benvie

JIm Benvie — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:05:13 +0000

Great article,
I use several master maps for different aspects, but the main one is for organising my projects at work. However since these are changing I use the manual hyperlink.(Because things change out and I only want current active projects on the master map) However I am going to look deeper into the suggstions.
Matthew’s suggestion is a great on – I am going to try incorporate my “daily scaffold”. I think I will try the Excel import for that, because they will be on the map but can be collapsed.

Enjoyed the article and the comments

Jim

By: Simon

Simon — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 05:19:44 +0000

When creating a master map it would be useful to have it accessible from anywhere. Mindjet Connect has the “in the cloud” functionality going.. does anyone know about the usabiility on pda/smartphone/etc.. so that updates can be done anywhere/anytime(as opposed to when one gets back to desktop).

It would also be great if it supported “wiki-like” functionality so if I have a topic named “Topic1″.. at anytime if I used “Topic1″ it would self-reference the map that had “Topic1″ in it.

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By: Matthew Lang

Matthew Lang — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:55:32 +0000

My master map not only contained links to other maps but also contained my daily scaffold. This was my routine of tasks in the morning and then my routine of tasks before I leave work. Having it on the master map not only allowed me to see it at all times, but also allowed to develop this as a habit.

By: Edwin Yip | Mind Mapping is as Effortless as Typing

Edwin Yip | Mind Mapping is as Effortless as Typing — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:17:14 +0000

Great article!

When managing your master map, I’d suggest also utilize the find and filter functions to locate/filter out specific subordinate maps quickly.

For example, In MindVisualizer the Find-as-you-type (inspired by Firefox) function is efficient to locate a topic in a map:
1. Press and the search bar showed;
2.As you are typing the search string, the “focus” will be jumped to the desired topic instantly.
3.When done, you press to hide the search bar.

The filter-as-you-type function is similar to to the find function, the difference is that it will hide mismatch topics instantly as you type, instead of jumping.

By: krpopper

krpopper — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:11:27 +0000

“quantum leap in productivity” stated twice…
“power of linked sub-maps”
“streamline your work”
“personalized, organic repository”

You know, I find mindmaps helpful, but the hyperbole and cliched language, on this site and others devoted to mindmapping, exasperating.