The map workspace is where you work on your mind map. It contains the following elements:
A
ribbon containing all commands
for editing, formatting, viewing and exporting your mind map. The commands
are organized into tabs such as Home,
Insert and View.
The
Pictures, Icons,
Time, Research
and Text tabs. You can click these
to display the Pictures, Icons, Time or Research panel and the text editor.
The
MindView Online button 
for closing
the currently open mind map and accessing the Backstage view.
The
User 
and
Language 
buttons
for accessing user and administrator options, changing the user interface
language and logging out of MindView Online.
You can minimize the ribbon so that only the tab names are visible. This can be an advantage when working with large mind maps, as it frees up some space in the map workspace.
To
minimize the ribbon, click Hide the ribbon
at the right side of the ribbon.
The commands on all ribbon tabs are hidden. You can still access the commands by clicking the name of the tab you want to use.
To
maximize the ribbon so that the commands are always visible, click Show the ribbon 
at the right side of the ribbon.
You can show or hide the Pictures, Icons, Time or Research panels and the text editor as needed.
When the panels and the text editor
are not in use, hiding them will make more room in the map workspace.
Show
or hide the panels or the text editor by doing one of the following:
Choose
View and click the button corresponding
to the panel or text editor you want to show or hide.
Click
the tab corresponding to the panel you want show or hide on the right
of the map workspace.
The Pictures, Icons,
Time or Research panels cannot be visible at the same time; only one can
be shown at a time.
Resize
the Pictures, Icons, Time or Research panel by placing the mouse pointer
on the edge of the panel until it changes to a horizontal double arrow
and then dragging the edge
to the desired location.
Resizing one panel will also resize all others. In other words, if you
change the size of the Icons panel, the Time, Pictures and Research panels
will be the same size as the resized Icons panel, and vice versa.
Resize
the text editor by placing the mouse pointer on the edge of the panel
until it changes to a vertical double arrow 
and
then dragging the edge to the desired location.
For more information on using the panels
and the text editor, see "Using
the Pictures panel", "Inserting
icons", "Entering
time and task information", "Inserting
items from the Research panel" and "Inserting
text notes".
You can move any dialog in the map workspace by hovering the mouse over
its title bar until it changes into a four-headed arrow 
. Click and hold down the
mouse button and drag the dialog to the desired position.
In the map workspace, you can use the keyboard to access menu options. Simply press and release the Ctrl button and then press the letter shown for the tab you want. To access the Insert tab in the map workspace, for example, press and release Ctrl and then press I.
On the selected tab, press the letter shown for the menu option you want to use. To access the Branch command after selecting the Insert tab, for example, press B.
You can also use access keys to open the Backstage view and access the commands in it, for example to print the currently open mind map. To do so, press and release Ctrl and press F to open the Backstage view, then select the menu option you want.
To access menu options in MindView Online in this way, remember to release
the Ctrl button. When viewing, navigating and editing a mind map, you
can use a number of other keyboard shortcuts where you need to hold down
Ctrl and other keys; for a full list of shortcuts, see "Keyboard
shortcuts". In addition, you may be able to use browser keyboard
shortcuts by holding down the Ctrl or Alt button.
You can see a list of some frequently
used MindView Online keyboard shortcuts by pressing Alt + A in the map
workspace.
You have various options for viewing your mind map in the map workspace:
See
"Viewing a mind map" for
more information on navigating the map using the scroll bars, Tab keys
and ribbon commands, collapsing and expanding sub-branches, viewing time
and task information and changing the detail level.
See
"Zooming in and out" for
more information on zooming in and out of your mind map.
See
"Focusing on a branch"
for more information on using the Branch Focus feature.
The following keyboard shortcuts allow you to navigate easily from one branch to the other in a mind map:
Up
Select the branch placed above the currently selected branch.
Down
Select the branch placed below the currently selected branch.
Left
Select the branch to the left of the currently selected branch.
Right
Select the branch to the right of the currently selected branch.
You can also use branch connections
to quickly jump from branch to branch in your mind map. For more information,
see "Creating branch connections".
From the map workspace, you can open the Backstage view, go to the MindView account page to change various settings, select a different display language and log out:
Click
File (or use the Ctrl + F access
key as described above), press Ctrl + Q or click the MindView
Online button to go
to the Backstage view.
If you click
the MindView Online button, the
currently open mind map (if any) is closed.
Click
User and
select an option on the drop-down to change settings on the MindView account
page:
Choose
My Settings to edit your personal
settings. For more information, see "User
options".
(If
you are an Admin user) Choose My Account
or User Admin to update your account
settings or manage users. For more information, see "Administrator
options".
Choose
Log out to log out of MindView
Online.
You can also click Language
to select a different display language.
As you edit your mind map, your changes
(and those introduced by other users, if the mind map is shared) are saved
automatically. You do not need to manually save your mind map before exiting
it.