


You can also select a key by placing the mouse cursor on top of it. To navigate between nodes use the arrow keys. To create a sibling node of the currently selected node, press. When a node is selected its background is grey, and you can rename it by pressing F2 or just start typing. To add a new node you press or and type its name. When you have typed a new name you press to confirm or to cancel. These are all common terms used to talk about tree-like structures in science.Ĭlicking the root node will let you rename it. Child of 'Child of Node1', descendant of Node1.The line between two nodes is called an edge.Įmulating this with a list will give an example: Ancestor and descendant, grandchild and grandparent are defined analogously. A child of a node's parent is called a sibling. Nodes you add to another node are called its children and the node having children added to it is called their parent. An end node is called a leaf and a node with other nodes attached to it is called a branch. It is the node from which all other nodes stem. The grey elliptical blob with "New Mindmap" on it is called the root node. When the installation is done and you have started the program you are presented with the main view, containing an empty mind map. Update: Latest Stable Release shows as version 1.0.0.If you decide on the older version, some functionality might differ or be missing. At the bottom of the page you will find a link to the "unstable" version, which is what I will be using.
#FREEMIND EXAMPLES INSTALL#
To install FreeMind on your system you point your browser to their Download page, which currently will tell you that the latest version is 0.8.1*, and there you will find detailed installation instructions. Where-ever I write, I believe you can substitute it for the key if you are running Linux or Windows. I am on an Apple MacBook which means I have a key. Please note that keyboard shortcuts differ on different platforms.
