Formatting and Styling Your Maps

Click the image to the left to see a map showcasing the formatting and appearance options in Mindomo.
You can change the look and style of your maps to help you organize or even present your data.


Topic Appearance

With the formatting options in the and toolbars, you can change the appearance of the topic's font, borders, and layout.



Formatting Topic Text


Font Face

To choose a font face, press the button and select the font from the list.


Font Size

To change the font size, use the and to increase and decrease the font size, or use the drop-down menu, provided by the button.


Font Color

To choose a font color, click the arrow. To apply the current color, cyan in this case, click the button.



Changing Topic Appearance


Shape

Change the topic shape with the button from the toolbar. Choose from a line, rectangle, rounded rectangle, oval, octagon, hexagon or a circle.

Layout

Change the subtopics layout with the button from the toolbar. Choose from right map, right tree, left map, left tree, circular map, bottom map, top map.


Fill

To change the topic fill, use the drop-down menu, or the drop-down menu from the toolbar. You can choose any color, or a selection of gradients and textures.
See the example.


Border

To change the topic border, use the drop-down menu, or the drop-down menu from the toolbar. You can choose any color. Also you can choose the weight and style.
See the example.



Changing Boundaries Appearance


Shape

Change the topic shape with the drop-down menu from the toolbar, or the drop-down menu from the toolbar. Choose from rounded lines, stright lines, rectangle, or rounded rectangle.


Fill

To change the boundary fill, use the drop-down menu from the toolbar. Use the button to apply the previous fill.
See the example.


Border

To change the boundary border, use the drop-down menu from the toolbar. Use the button to apply the previous border. You can choose any color. Also you can choose the weight and pattern.
See the example.



Changing Relationship Appearance

To change the relationship style use the drop-down menu from the toolbar. You can choose any color. Also you can choose the weight, style, pattern and type of arrow.



Changing Page Appearance

To change the relationship style use the drop-down menu from the toolbar. You can choose any color and textures.



Changing Task Info Appearance


Fill

To change the task info fill, use the drop-down menu, from the toolbar. You can choose any color, or a selection of gradients and textures.


Text Color

To change the task info text, use the drop-down menu, from the toolbar. You can choose any color.



Copying Topic Styles

Open the topic drop-down menu by clicking the button on the top right of the selected topic.


Select Copy Topic Style to copy the topic style. To apply the style, select a cell, and click Apply Topic Style.



Map Styles

By using one of the 20 predefined map styles, or your own custom style, you can change the appearance of existing and new maps. Select the styles in the toolbar. Map styles define the way each of the central, main, and sub topics appear by changing the background fill, shape, line style, and font (name, size, bold, italic, underline, color, and alignment), along with map fill, size, and line color.



Creating your own style

To create your own default style, create a new map as show below, with one central topic, one main topic, and one subtopic.

Choose the look of your style by changing map fill, the the font, shape, fill, and other properties of each of the three topics.


To change the line color for the map, select the central topic, and set the
line color in the appearance section of the toolbar.


To save your style as the default style, use the Set as default option.
To apply the default style to your map, click the Reset to default option.



Formatted Example

Formatting lets you easily represent information, visually organize topics, or just spruce up that presentation.
Click the image at the left to see an example of a formatted Mindomo map.