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This tutorial refers to Freeplane 1.2, which is under development but is available as a preview.
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=Quick reference 1.2.9=
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[[File:FreeplaneTutorial_en.jpg|thumb|right|[http://www.kioo.nl/freeplane/tutorial_en Quick reference] ]]
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Freeplane 1.2 is under development. This Quick reference gives a preview to its most important features. To view and navigate the reference, click on the link "Quick reference" below the image on the right. The reference is also available in menu Help of Freeplane 1.2, under Getting started. But before this, view this [http://www.kioo.nl/freeplane/tutorial_en/navigation '''Instruction for viewing mindmaps in Freeplane'''].
  
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''Note that when viewing the reference through the Internet the look and feel is less and some features are not available (e.g. the predefined filters and the Freeplane menu's). If you use the reference from the Help, the look and feel is optimal, but the options are restricted to read only. Only if you load the reference as a .mm file in Freeplane, alle functionality is present.''
  
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The Quick reference does not give an introduction to the WHY of mind mapping. Below is a short introduction and are some didactic examples. Please contribute by giving your opinion and by providing more didactic examples. The place to contribute is the Freeplane forum [https://sourceforge.net/apps/phpbb/freeplane/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=37].
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[[File:IndexTutorial.jpg|thumb|right|[http://www.kioo.nl/freeplane/IndexTutorial Index tutorial - Beginner] ]]
 
 
=Introduction=
 
=Introduction=
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The Freeplane tutorial consists of a [[Tutorial_Freeplane#Quick_reference|''Quick reference'']] describing how to use the basic Freeplane functions, didactic examples of use cases and concrete instructions how to make these. The Quick reference is devided in parts for the ''Beginner'', ''Advanced user'' and ''Professional user''. The examples below are labelled in a similar way helping to indicate the level of difficulty if you want to make the map yourself. It is no problem if the beginning user wants to navigate a map for the advanced or professional user.
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==Take the Freeplane...==
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Freeplane is free and open source mind mapping software. It can be used for knowledge and project management, notetaking, presentations, and writing essays, books and theses. This manual will provide an introduction to the software and help you understand some of the many ways it can be used.
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==What is Mind Mapping==
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A mind map is really just a generic tree diagram to which you can add colours, icons and pictures as visual aids. It has a central topic or idea from which other topics and ideas branch out in a hierarchal fashion. This provides a remarkably easy and useful way to work with many kinds of information. Computer mind mapping, in particular, allows for easy manipulation and reorganization as well as clear presentation of information. Besides it allows integration with other tools like agegenda's to make working a pleasure.
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==What Freeplane is Not==
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Freeplane is not an all purpose visualisation or diagramming tool. There are many different ways to represent information, and many different tools are available. Freeplane is not a concept mapping, or "network mapping" tool in which any node can be placed anywhere and connected in any way. Freeplane is not a tool for drawing flowcharts. It may be contorted to do some of these things; but many free specialised tools do a better job.
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==What Freeplane is==
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Freeplane is a mind mapper; a generic tree editor, outliner and visualization tool with strong emphasis on knowledge management, presentation and manipulation. Essentially it's a knowledge/information management environment for people, not computers - that is, the aim is to make the information maximally comprehensible and manageable for the user.
  
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=Didactic examples Freeplane maps=
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==Why Freeplane?==
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==What is mind mapping==
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Freeplane aims for maximum ease and speed of use. Occupying the middle ground between an editor and a diagramming tool, Freeplane allows the user to add content as quickly and naturally as they would in a text editor, yet producing structured content that can be manipulated as easily as a diagram. The workflow is unimpeded by the need to think about and manually place each piece of information; the user can intuitively input content as paragraphs and headings, and easily reorganise at a later stage.
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[[File:WhatIsMindMapping.jpg|thumb|right|<mm>[[:WhatIsMindMapping.mm |applet|Mind mapping - Advanced]]</mm>]]
 
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Mind mapping is developing and describing the plot of a story in a visual map. The act of developing the map supports clear reasoning. The plotting of the map helps to clear the mind and facilitates  remembering. The result of the map can be used for sharing knowledge and as a support for decision making. The mind map on the right summarises and describes the details of this plot.<br><br>
 
  
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Some people prefer paper based maps; others prefer electronic maps. Some of the advantages and disadvantages are presented in the mindmap, as hidden information. Click the link below the picture to open the map. Then click the topic help ''Navigation'' for learning how to unhide hidden information. <br><br>
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Freeplane allows for granular presentation at any level of detail, as each piece of information is a unit in a hierarchy, any level of which can be displayed or hidden with a single click. Thus Freeplane allows a synoptic overview of any project as well as the ability to focus in on the small details.
  
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==Map as index==
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Advanced information management features such as metadata tags and filtering options allow for alternative views of a project. Strong import and export options and an open file-format means your work is never locked into the application.
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[[File:FreeplaneWiki.jpg|thumb|right|[http://www.kioo.nl/freeplane/freeplaneWiki Index wiki - Beginner] ]]
 
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[[File:freeplaneFunctions.jpg|thumb|right|[http://www.kioo.nl/freeplane/functions Index functions - Advanced] ]]
 
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[[File:FreeplaneOverview_en.jpg|thumb|right|[http://www.kioo.nl/freeplane/TasksWithFreeplane Index applications - Professional] ]]
 
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'''Beginner.''' One way to bring structure in a linear text is by using categories as in this wiki. A limitation of these categories is that hierarchical relations cannot be displayed in a simple way. A mind map is better suited for this, as is shown by the example map on the right.
 
  
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In this particular case the categories of the wiki are represented as underlined hyperlinks. The pages of the wiki are represented by red-arrow hyperlinks. The latter are created simply by dragging the page address (URL) of a wiki page onto a node and then editing the title of the node. If you clik on the hyperlink under the image, the mind map opens and you can click the links to jump to the pages of the wiki.
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=Examples=
  
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'''Advanced.''' An index can have many different forms. The map on the right displays all Freeplane functions. These functions are described in more detail in two maps called ''Quick reference'' and ''Documentation'' respectively. The map contains two solutions for linking a function to the two descriptive maps. The functions on the left half have the two hyperlinks themselves, but they are hidden until the  mouse cursor is hovering the function (tool tip). The functions on the right half of the map have an external pointer - the nodes with the question mark. These external pointers contain the hyperlinks, which again are hidden until you hover with the cursor over the question mark.
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==Personal environment==
  
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'''Professional.''' The map on the right is an index map for the use cases of this tutorial. Unlike a classical linear index the indexed items can be displayed in any order and relations between them can be displayed. The map uses most of the functionalities of Freeplane in one map.
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===Dashboard===
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Click the link under the image and open the mind map.  Then read the node called ''Caption'' to learn how to navigate the map and unhide hidden information.
 
  
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==Meeting support==
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[[File:Action-dashboard_en.jpg|thumb|right|[http://www.kioo.nl/freeplane/ActionDashboard_en Action dashboard] ]]
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[[File:meetingBeginner_en.jpg|thumb|right|[http://www.kioo.nl/freeplane/meetingBeginner Meeting support - Beginner] ]]
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When ''Freeplane'' opens it starts with a standard mind map. This map can be modelled into a dashboard with direct access to the most important information at home and on the Internet. You can do this by simply dragging hyperlinks into your map. Besides you can add (hidden) content to hyperlinks to remember their meaning. Alo you can set signals to remember when you have to give attention to this information. This makes Freeplane paricular supportive in implementing [http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getting_Things_Done Getting Things Done]. To view and navigate the map, click on the link below the image.
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[[File:meetingAdvanced_en.jpg|thumb|right|[http://www.kioo.nl/freeplane/meetingAdvanced Meeting support - Advanced] ]]
 
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Freeplane is very suited to do rapid and easy [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Notetaking note taking] during meetings. In fact Freeplane can support the whole meeting process. This process starts with designing and distributing the topics of the agenda, keeping the attendants list, adding notes to the topics of the agenda and finally producing the decisions and action list of the meeting. Besides Actions can be supported with time signals. It is even possible to include the incoming and outgoing information in the map, either as hyperlinks or in a special area (Notes). And last but not least, part or all of the information can be password protected.
 
  
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The maps for the beginner and advanced user display the same meeting information, but differently "formatted", with the different components available in Freeplane (node core versus node details, attributes, images, styles, etc.). Click on the hyperlinks below the images to open and navigate the respective maps. In ''Meeting advanced'': hover the nodes (texts) to see hidden text like notes.
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===Vault===
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[[File:MyVault.jpg|thumb|right|[http://www.kioo.nl/freeplane/MyVault My Vault] ]]
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If you have information that needs protection, you can password protect it. It is possible to protect the whole mind map and/or protect a (sub)tree of nodes. The example tot the right contains a protected mind map MyVault. Within this protected map are branches for finance and for websites. These are separately protected.  
  
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An instruction (animation) how to make and use the beginner meeting support is available [http://www.kioo.nl/freeplane/CoreMeeting '''here''']. When the example is stripped from its specific information, the remaining structure could be used as a template for meetings in general.
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Open the mind map by clicking ''My Vault'' under the picture. Then find the unlock icon in the menubar and click it. Enter the password "MyVault". Now the mind map opens (unfolds) and you see the branches for websites and for finance. Select creditcard of one of the banks, click the unlock menu button and enter password "creditcard". Now the creditcard information unfolds. You can do the same with the other creditcard. Then go to the websites and select the Freeplane open forum, click the unlock button and enter "Freeplane" as a password. Now the information for login unfolds. Note that an explanation of each node is presented below the node titel.
  
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==Organize your collection==
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==Work environment==
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[[File:CollectionBeginner.jpg|thumb|left|[http://www.kioo.nl/freeplane/Collection/Beginner Collection - Beginner] ]]
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===Meeting support===
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[[File:CollectionAdvanced.jpg|thumb|right|[http://www.kioo.nl/freeplane/Collection/Advanced Collection - Advanced] ]]
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[[File:meetingBeginner_en.jpg|thumb|right|[http://www.kioo.nl/freeplane/meetingBeginner Meeting support: Beginner] ]]
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With Freeplane you can order, index and describe your collections, being it images, audio files or other  information. It is especially easy to select a group of files and copy it in one action to a mind map. In that case these files appear as a clickable arrows (hyperlinks) in separate nodes, as shown in de mind map on the left(''Beginner collection''). Once in the mind map, you can rename and sort the nodes.  In case of image links, you can turn the links to images which are visible in the map.  
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[[File:meetingAdvanced_en.jpg|thumb|right|[http://www.kioo.nl/freeplane/meetingAdvanced Meeting support: Advanced] ]]
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One of the things for which Freeplane is frequently used is rapid and easy note taking during meetings. In fact Freeplane can support the whole meeting process. This process starts with designing and distributing the topics of the agenda, keeping the attendants list, adding notes to the topics of the agenda and finally producing the decisions and action list of the meeting. Besides Actions can be supported with time signals. It is even possible to include the incoming and outgoing information in the map, either as hyperlinks or in a special area (Notes). And last but not least, part or all of the information can be password protected.
  
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Of course it is possible to build a collection item by item too. And it is possible to add additional information and format it the way you want, as in the mind map on the right (''Advanced collection''). If you hover over the names, you will see additional information about location and time, which appear in a table of attributes. Or you can click the name of an image, which makes the image appear or disappear (fold).
 
  
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==Vault for information==
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The Quick reference described above distinguishes between three levels of expertise: Beginner, Advanced and Professional. The two images at the right demonstrate the difference between Beginner and Advanced levels. Both mind maps display the same meeting information, but differently "formatted", with the different components available in Freeplane (node core versus node details, attributes, images, styles, etc.). As a result the information at the Advanced level is displayed in a way which is better suited for the purpose of meeting support. Besides,when the advanced mindmap is stripped from its specific information, the remaining structure could be used as a template for meetings in general.
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[[File:MyVault.jpg|thumb|right|[http://www.kioo.nl/freeplane/MyVault My Vault - Advanced] ]]
 
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If you have information that needs protection, you can password protect it. It is possible to protect the whole map or protect a (sub)tree of nodes. The example tot the right contains a protected map MyVault. Within this protected map are branches for finance and for websites. These are separately protected.  
 
  
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Open the map by clicking ''My Vault'' under the picture. Then find the unlock icon in the menubar and click it. Enter the password "MyVault". Now the map opens (unfolds) and you see the branches for websites and for finance. Select creditcard of one of the banks, click the unlock menu button and enter password "creditcard". Now the creditcard information unfolds. You can do the same with the other creditcard. Then go to the websites and select the Freeplane open forum, click the unlock button and enter "Freeplane" as a password. Now the information for login unfolds. Note that an explanation of each node is presented below each node titel.
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Click on the hyperlinks below the images to open and navigate the respective mind maps. In ''Meeting advanced'': hover the nodes (texts) to see hidden text like notes.
  
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==Dashboard for GTD==
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An instruction (animation) how to make and use the beginner meeting support is available [http://www.kioo.nl/freeplane/CoreMeeting '''here''']. This instruction is a stepping stone for the instruction how to make and use the advanced meeting support.(under development)
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[[File:Action-dashboard_en.jpg|thumb|right|[http://www.kioo.nl/freeplane/ActionDashboard_en Action dashboard] ]]
 
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When ''Freeplane'' opens it starts with a standard map. This map can be modelled into a dashboard with direct access to the most important information at home and on the Internet. You can do this by simply dragging hyperlinks into your map. Besides you can add (hidden) content to hyperlinks to remember their meaning. Alo you can set signals to remember when you have to give attention to this information. This makes Freeplane paricular supportive in implementing [http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getting_Things_Done Getting Things Done]. To view and navigate the map, click on the link below the image.
 
  
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==SWOT analysis==
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===SWOT analysis===
 
[[File:SWOT_en.jpg|thumb|right|[http://www.kioo.nl/freeplane/swot_en SWOT analysis] ]]
 
[[File:SWOT_en.jpg|thumb|right|[http://www.kioo.nl/freeplane/swot_en SWOT analysis] ]]
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Mind maps can be supportive in carrying out all kinds of analyses. In this, Freeplane suports using images and arrows with labels to display concepts, which helps to keep oversight and focus. In case this is not enough, Freeplane supports using hidden text which the user can roll down or hover. Click on the small triangles, or hover the cursor over the images to see a descriptive text. To view and navigate the map, click on the link below the image.
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Mind maps can be supportive in carrying out all kinds of analyses. In this, Freeplane suports using images and arrows with labels to display concepts, which helps to keep oversight and focus. In cases these are not enough, Freeplane supports using hidden text which the user can roll down or hover. Click on the small triangles, or hover the cursor over the images to see a descriptive text. To view and navigate the map, click on the link below the image.
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[[File:SjabloonOctopus.jpg|thumb| left|  [http://www.kioo.nl/freeplane/Octopus/SjabloonOctopus.html Sjabloon spreekbeurt] ]]
 
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[[File:AntwoordenOctopus.jpg|thumb|right| [http://www.kioo.nl/freeplane/Octopus/AntwoordenOctopus.html Spreekbeurt] ]]
 
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A map can be used to provide students with an assignement for a presentation, including directions, types of questions and links to litterature. The student can click the literature links to open the literature and add answers to the questions - in the map itself.
 
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[[File:FreeplaneTutorial_en.jpg|thumb|right|[http://www.kioo.nl/freeplane/tutorial_en Quick reference - Professional] ]]
 
  
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''Note that when viewing the reference through the Internet the look and feel is less and some features are not available (e.g. the predefined filters and the Freeplane menu's). If you use the reference from the Help, the look and feel is optimal, but the options are restricted to read only. Only if you load the reference as a .mm file in Freeplane, alle functionality is present.''
 
  
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==Scientific environment==
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===Docear Academic literature suite===
 
[http://docear.org/details.php '''Docear'''] supports in doing all the tasks related to literature management:
 
[http://docear.org/details.php '''Docear'''] supports in doing all the tasks related to literature management:
 
* Finding new literature (searching and exploring)
 
* Finding new literature (searching and exploring)
 
* Organizing literature (reading, annotating, and retrieving)
 
* Organizing literature (reading, annotating, and retrieving)
 
* Creating your own literature (drafting, writing, referencing, and publishing)  
 
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Docear is going to be inegrated with Freeplane starting October 2011.
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[[File:SjabloonOctopus.jpg|thumb| left|  [http://www.kioo.nl/freeplane/Octopus/SjabloonOctopus.html Sjabloon spreekbeurt] ]]
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[[File:AntwoordenOctopus.jpg|thumb|right| [http://www.kioo.nl/freeplane/Octopus/AntwoordenOctopus.html Spreekbeurt] ]]
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A map can be used to provide students with an assignement for a presentation, including directions, types of questions and links to litterature. The student can click the literature links to open the literature and add answers to the questions - in the map itself.
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* [http://www.kioo.nl/freeplane/tutorial_en/navigation '''Instruction for viewing maps in Freeplane'''].
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* [http://www.kioo.nl/freeplane/tutorial_en/navigation '''Instruction for viewing mindmaps in Freeplane'''].
 
* [http://www.kioo.nl/gwr/gwr.htm '''Demonstration of Details, notes, attributes and filtering'''].
 
* [http://www.kioo.nl/gwr/gwr.htm '''Demonstration of Details, notes, attributes and filtering'''].
 
* [http://www.kioo.nl/freeplane/FreeplaneInstructie/Basisinstructie-knoopbehandeling.htm '''Making your first map'''].
 
* [http://www.kioo.nl/freeplane/FreeplaneInstructie/Basisinstructie-knoopbehandeling.htm '''Making your first map'''].
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Some very simple scripting examples
 
* [https://sourceforge.net/projects/freeplane/forums/forum/758437/topic/4542178 Dialog in script]
 
* [https://sourceforge.net/projects/freeplane/forums/forum/758437/topic/4542178 Dialog in script]
 
* [http://freeplane.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Scripting:_Example_scripts#Transpose_the_two_characters_around_the_cursor_.28for_bad_typists.29 Caret position]
 
* [http://freeplane.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Scripting:_Example_scripts#Transpose_the_two_characters_around_the_cursor_.28for_bad_typists.29 Caret position]
  
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Revision as of 22:37, 18 November 2011

Quick reference 1.2.9

Quick reference

Freeplane 1.2 is under development. This Quick reference gives a preview to its most important features. To view and navigate the reference, click on the link "Quick reference" below the image on the right. The reference is also available in menu Help of Freeplane 1.2, under Getting started. But before this, view this Instruction for viewing mindmaps in Freeplane.

Note that when viewing the reference through the Internet the look and feel is less and some features are not available (e.g. the predefined filters and the Freeplane menu's). If you use the reference from the Help, the look and feel is optimal, but the options are restricted to read only. Only if you load the reference as a .mm file in Freeplane, alle functionality is present.

The Quick reference does not give an introduction to the WHY of mind mapping. Below is a short introduction and are some didactic examples. Please contribute by giving your opinion and by providing more didactic examples. The place to contribute is the Freeplane forum [1].

Introduction

Take the Freeplane...

Freeplane is free and open source mind mapping software. It can be used for knowledge and project management, notetaking, presentations, and writing essays, books and theses. This manual will provide an introduction to the software and help you understand some of the many ways it can be used.

What is Mind Mapping

A mind map is really just a generic tree diagram to which you can add colours, icons and pictures as visual aids. It has a central topic or idea from which other topics and ideas branch out in a hierarchal fashion. This provides a remarkably easy and useful way to work with many kinds of information. Computer mind mapping, in particular, allows for easy manipulation and reorganization as well as clear presentation of information. Besides it allows integration with other tools like agegenda's to make working a pleasure.

What Freeplane is Not

Freeplane is not an all purpose visualisation or diagramming tool. There are many different ways to represent information, and many different tools are available. Freeplane is not a concept mapping, or "network mapping" tool in which any node can be placed anywhere and connected in any way. Freeplane is not a tool for drawing flowcharts. It may be contorted to do some of these things; but many free specialised tools do a better job.

What Freeplane is

Freeplane is a mind mapper; a generic tree editor, outliner and visualization tool with strong emphasis on knowledge management, presentation and manipulation. Essentially it's a knowledge/information management environment for people, not computers - that is, the aim is to make the information maximally comprehensible and manageable for the user.

Why Freeplane?

Freeplane aims for maximum ease and speed of use. Occupying the middle ground between an editor and a diagramming tool, Freeplane allows the user to add content as quickly and naturally as they would in a text editor, yet producing structured content that can be manipulated as easily as a diagram. The workflow is unimpeded by the need to think about and manually place each piece of information; the user can intuitively input content as paragraphs and headings, and easily reorganise at a later stage.

Freeplane allows for granular presentation at any level of detail, as each piece of information is a unit in a hierarchy, any level of which can be displayed or hidden with a single click. Thus Freeplane allows a synoptic overview of any project as well as the ability to focus in on the small details.

Advanced information management features such as metadata tags and filtering options allow for alternative views of a project. Strong import and export options and an open file-format means your work is never locked into the application.

Examples

Personal environment

Dashboard

Action dashboard

When Freeplane opens it starts with a standard mind map. This map can be modelled into a dashboard with direct access to the most important information at home and on the Internet. You can do this by simply dragging hyperlinks into your map. Besides you can add (hidden) content to hyperlinks to remember their meaning. Alo you can set signals to remember when you have to give attention to this information. This makes Freeplane paricular supportive in implementing Getting Things Done. To view and navigate the map, click on the link below the image.

Vault

My Vault

If you have information that needs protection, you can password protect it. It is possible to protect the whole mind map and/or protect a (sub)tree of nodes. The example tot the right contains a protected mind map MyVault. Within this protected map are branches for finance and for websites. These are separately protected.

Open the mind map by clicking My Vault under the picture. Then find the unlock icon in the menubar and click it. Enter the password "MyVault". Now the mind map opens (unfolds) and you see the branches for websites and for finance. Select creditcard of one of the banks, click the unlock menu button and enter password "creditcard". Now the creditcard information unfolds. You can do the same with the other creditcard. Then go to the websites and select the Freeplane open forum, click the unlock button and enter "Freeplane" as a password. Now the information for login unfolds. Note that an explanation of each node is presented below the node titel.

Work environment

Meeting support

Meeting support: Beginner
Meeting support: Advanced

One of the things for which Freeplane is frequently used is rapid and easy note taking during meetings. In fact Freeplane can support the whole meeting process. This process starts with designing and distributing the topics of the agenda, keeping the attendants list, adding notes to the topics of the agenda and finally producing the decisions and action list of the meeting. Besides Actions can be supported with time signals. It is even possible to include the incoming and outgoing information in the map, either as hyperlinks or in a special area (Notes). And last but not least, part or all of the information can be password protected.


The Quick reference described above distinguishes between three levels of expertise: Beginner, Advanced and Professional. The two images at the right demonstrate the difference between Beginner and Advanced levels. Both mind maps display the same meeting information, but differently "formatted", with the different components available in Freeplane (node core versus node details, attributes, images, styles, etc.). As a result the information at the Advanced level is displayed in a way which is better suited for the purpose of meeting support. Besides,when the advanced mindmap is stripped from its specific information, the remaining structure could be used as a template for meetings in general.

Click on the hyperlinks below the images to open and navigate the respective mind maps. In Meeting advanced: hover the nodes (texts) to see hidden text like notes.

An instruction (animation) how to make and use the beginner meeting support is available here. This instruction is a stepping stone for the instruction how to make and use the advanced meeting support.(under development)

SWOT analysis

SWOT analysis

Mind maps can be supportive in carrying out all kinds of analyses. In this, Freeplane suports using images and arrows with labels to display concepts, which helps to keep oversight and focus. In cases these are not enough, Freeplane supports using hidden text which the user can roll down or hover. Click on the small triangles, or hover the cursor over the images to see a descriptive text. To view and navigate the map, click on the link below the image.




Scientific environment

Docear Academic literature suite

Docear supports in doing all the tasks related to literature management:

  • Finding new literature (searching and exploring)
  • Organizing literature (reading, annotating, and retrieving)
  • Creating your own literature (drafting, writing, referencing, and publishing)

Docear is going to be inegrated with Freeplane starting October 2011.

School environment

Assignment & Presentation

Sjabloon spreekbeurt
Spreekbeurt

A map can be used to provide students with an assignement for a presentation, including directions, types of questions and links to litterature. The student can click the literature links to open the literature and add answers to the questions - in the map itself.
The map to the left contains a map with keywords for questions and literature links. For the advanced student these could be removed. Once the assigment is completed and the result is entered in the map, the map could be used to learn and do the presentation. The map to the right contains model answers to the questions which could be used to check the result. You could protect these answers with a password so the student can see them only after you gave him the password. To view and navigate a map, click on the link below the image. <To DO: translate the maps in English>

Animations

The following are some examples of animations. They were made in Dutch for FP 1.1.3 and need to be adapted to 1.2 and translated in English.


User manual

More information can be found in page user manual.

Links

Some very simple scripting examples

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