Changing Existing Branch Settings

To change the settings for the selected branches, you can use all the graphic settings, and the branch palette below:

To change the shape of the selected branches to the desired shape, click on the relevant button.

You can also change the branch shape from the Branch menu using the "Change Branch To" option or the relevant hotkeys, and also you can change it from the context menu using the Shape options.

Branch Images

To set an image on the branch, you can click the Set button and select the image you would like, or you can drag an image into the image well from the Media Browser or another program such as the Finder or Safari.

You can set whether the text on the branch appears above, below, or centered vertically in relation to the image.

Dragging on an image directly on to the Mind Map (from the Media Browser, Finder, Safari, Firefox etc)

As well as dragging images onto the image well, if you already have a branch selected and drag an image onto the Mind Map it will attach the image to the selected branch as the "branch image". You can also achieve this by dragging the image over an existing branch and it will be added to that branch.

By holding down the Control key and dragging the image over a branch or selecting a branch then dragging the image, it will be "attached" to that branch as an attached graphic and not as the branch image.

If you hold down the key while dragging over a branch or while there is a single branch selected, it will create a new child branch with the image as the branch image.

In addition to the above, if you hold down the Option key in conjunction with the other options, it will proportionally resize the graphic to 120 pixels maximum dimension in order to make it easier to work with large images.

Other settings

The connection setting allows you to set the line style of the connection between this branch and its parent. This is only applicable where the branch is a second level branch or below.

When you check the Show Boundary checkbox, a boundary will be shown around the selected branch and all its sub-branches.

To enable outline numbers on the children of any branch simply follow these steps:

1. Select the branch on which you want the children to have outline numbers (make sure that the branch you select has visible children)

2. Click on the 'Show children outline numbers' check box in the green Branch palette.

Advanced Options

To see the advanced options, click on the right arrow icon at the top of the palette. The advanced options look like this:

If you have a boundary on the branch, the boundary margin setting allows you to set the space between the branch and the boundary.

If you want to constrain the text width on the branch, you can turn on the Constrain setting, and set the width - the text on the branch will be automatically wrapped when it reaches the length you specify.