How to Input Data from MS Excel Into a Mind Map

Many people apply Excel documents to store data in the form of hierarchical lists. With ConceptDraw MINDMAP you can easily turn the linear structure of an Excel table in a radial structure of mind map ConceptDraw MINDMAP will create a mind map file (CDMZ) from your Excel (XLS) file. If you keep your information in the Microsoft Excel files, you can import them into ConceptDraw MINDMAP, converting the columns and rows to a hierarchical structured mind map. If you have multiple individual sheets in your Excel workbook, ConceptDraw MINDMAP will turn them into a single multi-page mind map. ConceptDraw MINDMAP lets you import an entire Microsoft® Excel file as well as insert data from the selected cells.

How to Export Project Data to MS Excel Worksheet

You can share your ConceptDraw PROJECT files with colleagues who use MS Excel®using the export capabilities of ConceptDraw PROJECT.

How to Convert a Mind Map into MS Project XML

The easiest way to start this project is to conduct a brainstorm session that identifies necessary tasks, then prepare a project schedule in the form of a Gantt chart and assign resources to tasks. With ConceptDraw MINDMAP, you can initiate a project using mind map to represent all critical and important tasks. ConceptDraw MINDMAP supports a mind map export to MS Project; it also allows import a project file from MS Project giving team members who use OS X or Windows a working visual map of a planned project.

How to Share Mind Maps via Internet

ConceptDraw MINDMAP provides a variety of export capabilities to help with that situation. Exporting the mind map to HTML format, preserving the links so they can be used to download documents.

How to Send a Mind Map File to Evernote?

The Note Exchange solution lets you to send a document, created with ConceptDraw MINDMAP to your Evernote account.

How to Use Mind Map Filtering in ConceptDraw MINDMAP

Many of us use mind maps for organizing, structuring or compiling our ideas or projects. Making mind map is the ability to take existing ideas and combine them in new ways. This is much easier to do when you can see all the ideas in front of you. Using mind maps for organizing and structuring information as the volume of data grows and the map expands can be a challenge. ConceptDraw MINDMAP allows you to sort and filter your mind map content even on the Full Screen.

How to Import Project Data From MS Excel Worksheet

You can import information into the project from MS Excel workbook using the entered fields - fields in which you can enter or edit information as opposed to calculated fields.

How to Change the Form and Color of a Topic’s Line in Your Mind Map

You can completely customize the style of your mind maps, including the style of topic lines and outlines. This article describes how to change the form and color of a topic’s line in your mind map.

How to Create a Mind Map with Multiple Main Ideas

Classical mind map consists from the single Main Idea surrounded with related ideas and branches, deepening the main theme. The Multiple Main Idea on a single mind map page is a really useful when you have a lot of corresponding ideas. ConceptDraw MINDMAP allows you to insert a number of different mind maps onto a single workspace.

How to Generate ConceptDraw PROJECT Standard Reports on Mac

Project reporting is one of the key functions of effective project management. Using regular project reports, project manager can constantly track and analyze the project’s execution. This analytic process can help to ensure that the team reaches the best possible solutions. ConceptDraw PROJECT is a professional software tool for project management with the advanced mechanism of reporting. You can create the set of regular reports on project activities, task statuses, cash flow and assignments in MS Excel format. Mind map reports are also available.

How to Use Filters

Many of us use mind maps for organizing, structuring or compiling our ideas or projects. Making mind map is the ability to take existing ideas and combine them in new ways. This is much easier to do when you can see all the ideas in front of you. You can capture information by visually connecting short key words and phrases on mind map page. Such efficient use of space means that more information can fit onto a single page or screen, giving you the opportunity to capture and organize number of ideas might fit together. As the volume of data grows and the map expands, the organizing and structuring information become a challenge. ConceptDraw MINDMAP allows you to search and sort the whole mind map's content, including topics, Notes and even Symbols.

How to Use the MS Word Exchange Solution

ConceptDrwa MINDMAP gives you the ability to export your mind map into a ready-to-use Microsoft Word document.

How to Create a PowerPoint® Presentation from a Mind Map

ConceptDraw MINDMAP allows you to create a traditional PowerPoint Presentation from your mind mind maps. There are two different variants when exporting to PowerPoint  - one places editable text into the template of your choice, the other places the pieces of the map that you want to show into the slides.