Note Talkers » Using The Prize Package http://www.notetalkers.com Note-taking software from a user's perspective. Thu, 26 Apr 2007 19:34:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Using the Prizes: Part 2 – Brainstorm and Export http://www.notetalkers.com/2006/04/23/using-the-prizes-part-2-brainstorm-and-export/ http://www.notetalkers.com/2006/04/23/using-the-prizes-part-2-brainstorm-and-export/#comments Sun, 23 Apr 2006 12:07:42 +0000 AdminID http://www.notetalkers.com/2006/04/23/using-the-prizes-part-2-brainstorm-and-export/ Start Brainstorm…) which helps you enter a bunch of topics and then group them. Just dump all your thoughts about a subject and then organize it. So you created a few Mind Maps and have a bunch [...]]]>

One of the things I like to do with MindManager is brainstorm. It has a “Brainstorm Mode” (Tools -> Start Brainstorm…) which helps you enter a bunch of topics and then group them. Just dump all your thoughts about a subject and then organize it.

So you created a few Mind Maps and have a bunch of great information, but what do you do with it? It’s different than your existing processes/applications and no one else in the office has MindManager (yet). Some “quick wins” for supplementing your existing processes is to export the data…

  • MS Word – Creates an outline with Numbering, Indenting, and more. Everyone will be impressed with how well you formatted the document.
  • MS Visio – Create a Flowchart or Org Chart.
  • MS PowerPoint – Add a great visual to your boring slideshow. People will be intrigued by the Mind Map and may actually pay attention!
  • MS Project – (I love this one) Whip up a Project file for your boss in no time without the tedious New Project Wizard.
  • MS Outlook Tasks – Create (and Sync) Tasks in Outlook.
  • PDF and Image – Share your maps
  • Pack and Go – Create a Zip file and password protect it.
  • Save as Web Pages – Lots of options (Templates)…
    • Dynamic Outline – Sidebar navigation using a dynamic Javascript outline control. Should be used for exports that require page navigation deeper than 2 levels.
    • Single Page – Single page export with all topics listed together, and a Table of Contents at the top of the page.
    • Presentation – Images-only export for displaying a map as a sequenced presentation in a browser. Best suited for Intranet, local disk or high-speed connections due to the number of image files.
    • Static Outline – Sidebar navigation using a static HTML outline. Designed for smaller maps that only require page navigation 1 or 2 levels deep.
    • Clickable Imagemap – Single-page clickable imagemap containing the map as currently viewed. Also creates the image file and raw HTML code for use in other web pages. (Example)
    • Simple Outline – Single page export with all topics listed together and a Table of Contents at the top of the page.

That should get you started. Later we’ll explore how to stay in MindManager and some tools to enhance it (ResultsManager, KnowledgeLink Pro, & DecisionMill).

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