Adding Branches to your Mind Map

This topic describes how to add branches to your Mind Map using the palettes, hotkeys, and context sensitive menus.

Adding branches using the Add Branches palette:

On the palettes, you will see a palette like the one below (if you are using NovaMind Pro or Platinum, you may have dragged this off to be a floating palette).

Just drag the branch icon on to the Mind Map and drop it on the branch you want it attached to.

Adding branches using the Suggesterator:

If you have the Suggesterator installed (it is available for free download from the NovaMind downloads page), and it has some suggestions for branches to add, then they will appear in the Suggesterator palette. You can select the items you would like to add, and click the Add Child Branches button to add the branches. If you would like to have the definitions of the words added to the branch notes for the new branches, check the Add Definitions checkbox.

Adding branches using the Tool Palette:

The tool palette gives you a quick way to add multiple child or sibling branches, or to use BranchStorm mode to add branches quickly. Please see the separate topic on using the Tool Palette for details.

Adding branches using hotkeys:

You can add a sibling branch of the default type by using +j.

You can add a child branch of the default type by using the +k hotkey.

Adding branches using the context menu:

Please see the section of the manual on Context Sensitive Menus.

Adding branches using the main menu:

Use the Branch menu, and select either "Add Branch" or "Add Child Branch".

Adding branches using the Mouse:

+Click - add new child branch to the selected branch at the location where you clicked. If no branch is selected, the new branch will be created as a top level topic attached to the Mind Map title.