1 Work Visually

1.1 What's mind mapping and visual thinking?

See document: visualThinking.aspx

1.2 How can Mindjet help?

1.2.1 Brainstorm your next great idea See document: brainstorm.aspx 1.2.2 Overcome information overload See document: managingInformation.aspx 1.2.3 Plan and manage projects See document: projects.aspx 1.2.4 Conduct great meetings See document: meetings.aspx 1.2.5 Discover more ways to use Mindjet software and services See document: default.aspx 1.2.6 Tour the map gallery See document: default.aspx

2 Get Started with

2.1 Video Tutorials
2.1.1 Introduction for New Users See document: tutorial_for_new_users.swf 2.1.2 Visualize Information in Maps See document: add_visual_cues.swf 2.1.3 Change Map Formats See document: change_map_format.swf 2.1.4 Capture More Information See document: add_extended_information.swf 2.1.5 Maximize Microsoft Office See document: maps_and_microsoft_office.swf

2.1.6 Tapping your Tablet PC See document: tablet_pc_overview.swf

2.2 Quick Start Guide

See document: quickStartGuide_mjc_en.pdf

2.3 Helpful Hints

2.3.1 Add new topics 2.3.2 Add subtopics 2.3.3 Drag & drop topics to organize them 2.3.4 Keyboard shortcuts (click icon) See document: keyboard_shortcuts.htm 2.3.5 Start adding attachments, hyperlinks & notes using the icons in the Home tab 2.3.6 Share your maps with the Mindjet Player. Check out this new feature. See also: a1

2.4 Start Mapping

2.4.1 In the Quick Access toolbar, click New to start a new map or use the drop down list to select a map from a template or style.

2.5 What's Great in MindManager 8?

2.5.1 Share and Share alike

Generate dynamic, interactive read-only versions of your map that can be easily distributed as a PDF file or posted to a web site. Share with Anyone PDF Files See attachment(s): MindjetPlayerSample.pdf

A PDF file contains an embedded interactive map that provides you with the convenience of a PDF file with the interactivity of a MindManager map. SWF (Flash) Files Post an interactive Flash version of your map to your website or blog to share interactive content with our viewers. Highlights No Special Viewer Required Interactive Read/Only Expand/Collapse Branches Hyperlinks Find Content in Topics Zoom Control Mindjet Connect Ribbon Improve the accessibility of Mindjet Connect features and management utilities.

Integrated account management Integrated user invitations 2.5.2 Open to Business Web Services Dynamic support for mapping common web services to help users access online data and resources. Web Services included in MindManager 8: Search Google Yahoo Windows Live Social Networking MySpace.com Facebook.com

e-Commerce Amazon.com eBay StrikeIron D&B Example Search for "Mindjet" on Yahoo!

Create your own Web Services for MindManager with our Developer API Databases Visually map data stored in your corporate database, local database, and Excel and text files to visually manage your data. Database Linker supports the following databases: Microsoft Access Microsoft SQLServer MySQL Oracle IBM DB2 Microsoft Excel Text Files (*.TXT & *.CSV) Visualize Database Content

Map Related Data Configure your database with relationships so that you can look up related data for a selected topic.

2.5.3 Your Handle on the World Integrated Microsoft Office File Editing Edit Microsoft Office file attachments directly in MindManager's embedded browser. Word Excel

PowerPoint

Embedded Browser View linked and attached content within the same context as your map. Web sites PDF files

Mindjet Connect Workspace Search Search content in MindManager maps, Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and PDF files

Display Search Results in Your Map! Desktop Search Google Desktop Search Windows Desktop Search Task Automation Automate the calculation of task information and completion percentages. Auto Calculate Start/End Dates for Linked Tasks

Roll-up Start/End Dates to Parent Topics

Roll-up Completion % to Parent Topics

Flag Past Due Tasks and Roll-up to Parent Topics

3 Share your maps with

3.1 Generate dynamic, interactive read-only versions of your map that can be easily distributed as a PDF file or posted to a web site.

3.2 Share with Anyone

3.2.1 PDF Files See attachment(s): MindjetPlayerSample.pdf A PDF file contains an embedded interactive map that provides you with the convenience of a PDF file with the interactivity of a MindManager map. 3.2.2 SWF (Flash) Files Post an interactive Flash version of your map to your website or blog to share interactive content with our viewers.

3.3 Highlights
3.3.1 No Special Viewer Required 3.3.2 Interactive Read/Only 3.3.3 Expand/Collapse Branches 3.3.4 Hyperlinks 3.3.5 Find Content in Topics 3.3.6 Zoom Control

4 Join the Conversation

4.1 Participate in the Mindjet Forums
See document: forum.us.mindjet.com

4.2 Contact Customer Support

See document: support.aspx

4.3 Submit Feedback

See document: support.aspx

4.4 Sign up for news and updates with Mindjet Connections

See document: default.aspx

5 Tip: Set your own default starting map!

To control which map opens when you start MindManager:

Click the MindManager Button

Click MindManager Options (located on the bottom border of the list of choices)

Click General.

Open document on startup: If you want MindManager to start by opening a new map each time, make your selection here. If you want MindManager to automatically open an existing map on each startup choose Existing document and select the map. This could be a To-Do list map that you keep updated and want to see as a reminder each time you start MindManager.

6 Discover More Mindjet Solutions

6.1 Get Connected with
6.1.1 Take MindManager 8 to the next level with this powerful add-on solution. Share and edit MindManager maps with your team simultaneously Secure online workspaces for MindManager maps and other files Conduct team meetings with fully integrated web conferences 6.1.2 Create Your Mindjet Connect Account

Create Your Account Click icon for help See document: d_create_a_mindjet_connect_account.htm Click icon to watch a short tutorial See document: MJC_create_acct_mm_skin.swf Sign in to Mindjet Connect Click icon for help See document: d_sign_in_to_mindjet_connect.htm Click icon to watch a short tutorial See document: MJC_MM_sign_in_mm_skin.swf Invite Users to Your Account Click icon for help See document: d_create_a_mindjet_connect_account.htm Click icon to watch a short tutorial See document: MJC_invite_users_mm_skin.swf 6.1.3 Share Maps and Documents in Online Workspaces

Create Workspaces Click icon for help See document: d_create_and_open_workspaces.htm Click icon to watch a short tutorial See document: MJC_create_WS_mm_skin.swf Add Members to Your Workspaces Click icon for help See document: d_add_or_remove_workspace_members.htm

Click icon to watch a short tutorial See document: MJC_WS_members_mm_skin.swf Add MindManager Maps and Files into Your Workspaces Click icon for help See document: d_add_documents_to_workspaces.htm Click icon to watch a short tutorial See document: MJC_WS_docs_mm_skin.swf 6.1.4 View and Edit MindManager Maps with Others Simultaneously

Click icon for help See document: d_view_and_edit_workspace_maps.htm Click icon to watch a short tutorial See document: MJC_coedit_maps_mm_skin.swf 6.1.5 Launch Web Conferences

Click icon for help See document: im_begin_a_meeting.htm Click icon to watch a short tutorial See document: MJC_IM_mm_skin.swf Once the meeting has started you can: Invite additional participants Choose which applications to display to other participants. Grant another participant Show rights Grant another participant Remote Control rights

6.2 See Your Plans with

6.2.1 JCVGantt Pro 3 provides an easy to use, yet powerful solution to visualize and track projects and tasks. 6.2.2 Visualize plans and improve the accuracy of time and cost estimating while decreasing the time it takes to plan a new project. 6.2.3 Key Features Display maps as Gantt charts with all the data instantly synchronized in both the JCVGantt and MindManager

Instantly identify the projects critical path and calculate project costs Perform 'what if' analysis and assess budgetary risks before they become problems Quickly create plans with drag-and-drop GanttParts, thinking through a project schedule once, and then reusing it again and again Easily assign the same resources to multiple projects Full ink support enables hand-written projects on Tablet PCs 6.2.4 Try It See document: click.aspx 6.2.5 Buy It See document: click.aspx

6.3 Partner Solutions

See document: Default.aspx