Most Mindomo functions are available through keyboard shortcuts. Please note that the shortcut functionality depends on your Web browser and operating system. The shortcuts are also available on Mac OS, but instead of Ctrl key use Cmd.
For a shortcut to work, a topic must be highlighted with a blue box visible around it. To highlight a topic, click with the mouse on the mind map area or on a topic.
Mouse functions
- To pan the mind map with the mouse press the left mouse button in the map background and drag it
- To rename a topic with the mouse double-click on the topic text
- To rehang a topic drag it with the mouse to the new parent topic
- To zoom a mind map with the mouse use the scroll wheel from your mouse
- To select multiple topics hold down the Ctrl key and click on the topics you want to select
Shortcuts for creating and deleting topics
- Inserts a new subtopic of the selected topic
- Removes the selected topic
- Inserts a new topic after the selected topic, at the same level
- Inserts a new topic before the selected topic, at the same level
- Inserts a new parent topic. The new topic will create a new level
- Renames the selected topic
- Starts inserting a relationship
Shortcuts for working with mind maps
- Opens a Mindomo map from the server
Shortcuts for text editing
- Makes the selected text bold
- Makes the selected text italic
- Makes the selected text underlined
- Increases font size of the selected text
- Decreases font size of the selected text
Expanding and collapsing topics
- Collapses the selected topic (hides all subtopics)
- Shows the first level of subtopics, and collapse the rest
- Shows the first two levels of subtopics, and collapse the rest
- Shows the first three levels of subtopics, and collapses the rest
- Shows all subtopics
Navigation
- Selects the topic before the current topic, at the same level
- Selects the topic after the current topic, at the same level
- To the left of the central topic: selects the first subtopic; to the right of the central topic: selects the parent topic
- To the left of the central topic: selects the parent topic; to the right of the central topic: selects the first subtopic
Mind Map Panning
- Moves the mind map downwards
- Moves the mind map upwards
- Moves the mind map to right
- Moves the map to left
Mind Map Zooming
- Zoom in
- Zoom out