Exporting to Word

You can export your mind map as a Microsoft Word document.

Choose Export | Word in the map workspace or Export | Export to Microsoft Word from the Backstage view.

Select settings as described below, or leave the default settings unchanged.

By default, all text notes, pictures, hyperlinks and branch connections are included, and the exported file includes a title page, a table of contents and a bibliography.

Select whether you want to store the exported file on a local drive or on a cloud-based drive using Google Drive or Microsoft Live.

Click Export, and select a location for the exported file. If you chose to store it online, you may be asked to sign in to the selected storage service.

Selecting an export template

On the Templates tab, select the template you would like to use.

Selecting general options

On the General tab, select general export settings and specify which elements of your map you want to export:

Select format settings and options for the table of contents, if you are using one.

If you include a map image and have used the Branch Focus or Detail Level options to show fewer branches before exporting, the image in the exported file only shows the currently visible branches. The text of the exported file, however, includes the text of all branches in the map. For more information, see "Viewing a mind map" and "Focusing on a branch".

Select if you want to include a bibliography, and select an export style for your bibliography and citations. You can either select a Microsoft Word style or search for an additional style online. If you choose the latter option, a new browser tab or window opens where you can search for and select the style you need.

If your document contains citations, these are always exported.

Click Document Information to enter information about the document such as title, subject and keywords. Use commas or semicolons to separate keywords.

Selecting options for attached objects

On the Attached Objects tab, select which attached objects should be embedded in the exported file.

You can keep custom formatting in your text notes when exporting by deselecting the Clear formatting of text notes check box.

More information on the Word export feature

You do not need to have Microsoft Word installed on your computer in order to export to Word. However, on versions of Windows prior to Windows 7, you need Word 2007 and above to open the exported document. You can also open the document in an earlier version of Word if you have installed the Microsoft Office Compatibility pack, available free from the Microsoft web site. From Windows 7, you can open .docx files directly in the default editor in Windows without having Word installed, although some of the more advanced content of the .docx file cannot be shown.

By default, the exported file will have the same name as the MindView Online document. If you include a title page, the title of the MindView Online document is also used here.

The branches of the map are exported to Word in the order in which they are displayed, starting from the top right in a clockwise direction. Each branch is exported as a paragraph heading at the relevant level; in other words, Heading 1 for main branches, Heading 2 for sub-branches, Heading 3 for sub-sub-branches and so on, using hierarchical numbering.

The export of bibliography sources and citations is only supported from Microsoft Office 2007. For more information about sources and citations, see "Using bibliography sources" and "Using citations".

Text notes are inserted directly in the Word file.

The exported Word file contains hyperlinks to all attached objects in the MindView Online document that are not selected on the Attached Objects tab. When the reader clicks a hyperlink to an attached object, he or she is taken to the MindView Online site where the attached objects can be downloaded to his/her computer, network or device.

The reader can only access the online document on MindView Online and download the attached objects if he or she has a MindView account, and if the online document has been shared with the reader. For more information, see "Sharing files and folders".