Automatically Style Mind Maps
A mind map is a powerful tool for developing and organizing ideas, and using color to differentiate topic levels makes your mind map easy to read and understand. But having to mess around with formatting can derail your train of thought and bring your brainstorming session to a halt. That’s why SmartDraw 2009 automatically formats your mind map for you as you create it.
Here’s how automatic mind map formatting works:
Step 1
Create your mind map using the single-click “Add Topic” commands in the SmartPanel.
Step 2
Notice as you ad subtopics to the main topics that they are automatically colored a different shade.
Step 3
Add more subtopics to one of your original subtopics. These new “3rd level” boxes all share a new color style, making your mind map easier to read. The color changes with ever new subtopic level.
Step 4
Drag a set of subtopic boxes from one area of your mind map to another. Notice how the boxes change style to reflect their new place in the topic hierarchy.
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