Preferences

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Preferences allow you to set the way you want new documents, new Mind Maps, and new branches to appear, and a number of global options to change the operation of the program.

 

You can show the preferences by using Command+, (comma) or by selecting the NovaMind / Preferences menu item.

 

The General preferences section looks like this:

 

PrefsGeneralPro

 

Saving

If you have "Save Backup Copy" turned on, whenever you save a NovaMind document, the previous version of the file is saved as a backup.

 

When you have the auto-save feature active, NovaMind will save your Mind Map at the specified intervals. This is the normal save operation, just the same as if you had used the Save menu option. If you have not saved the document yet, you will be asked to give the file a name.

 

Check for Updates

You have three options for checking for updates:

•Only check manually - NovaMind will not ever automatically check for updates - to check for updates, you will need to come to this pane in the preferences and click on the Check Now... button.
•Check on startup - NovaMind will check for updates in the background, and notify you if there is a new version available.
•Check every X days - allows you to specify how often NovaMind will check for updates - if this time or more has elapsed since the last check next time NovaMind is running, it will check for updates.

 

If NovaMind finds a newer version, it will display details of the new version and allow you to download it.

 

caution

Point releases (e.g. 4.0 to 4.1) are free updates, but updates that increase by a full number (e.g. 4.5.2 to 5.0) are paid upgrades, and you will need to purchase an upgrade license to use the new version.

 

Documents/Maps

If you want to be prompted automatically to select a template whenever you create a new Mind Map (either as part of creating a new document, or adding a new Mind Map to an existing document), you can check the "Show templates when creating new maps" option. Note that even if you do turn this option off, you can still use the menu options to create a new Mind Map from a template.

 

If you have the Show pages in new documents, then the pagination will be shown by default in new documents, so you will not need to explicitly turn it on in the map settings before using it.

 

The font section looks like this:

 

PrefsFont

 

You can set the default fonts for the different graphic elements mentioned. Note that it is possible for styles and themes to override these settings and impose their own font settings.

 

The fonts you set are used as the initial font for any new branches created. The center font is the font used for the Mind Map title. The first level branch font is used for the main topics, and the other font setting is used for all the other branches created.

 

The branch notes font is the initial font used when you create branch notes, and the attached text graphic font is the font initially used when creating attached text graphics.