Using the Backstage view

The first thing you see when logging into MindView Online is the Backstage view.

From here, you can access several file and folder management options.

You can create or open a mind map and edit it in the map workspace. For more information, see "Creating and opening a mind map".

You can move, rename or download the currently open mind map (if any) and save a copy of the mind map with a different name. For more information, see "Managing an open mind map".

You can manage your own files and folders as well as files shared with you. For more information, see "Managing files and folders".

If the currently open mind map (if any) is owned by you, you can invite other users to collaborate on it or publish it online. For more information, see "Sharing files and folders" and "Publishing a mind map".

You can export the currently open mind map (if any) to various file formats and storage locations. For more information, see "Exporting to Word" and the rest of the "Exporting and publishing" section.

You can print the currently open mind map (if any). For more information, see "Printing a mind map".

You can get help, including accessibility help, and read the Terms of Service. For more information, see "Getting help".

Some of the options are unavailable until you have created or opened a mind map.

You can also access the Backstage view when working elsewhere in MindView Online, as described below.

Closing the Backstage view

If you want to close the Backstage view without using any of the options, you can do so in either of the following ways:

Click Close at the top of the Backstage view

Press the Esc key

When you close the Backstage view, you are taken to the map workspace where you can edit open mind maps, access user and administration options and log out of MindView Online. For more information, see "Navigating the map workspace".

Accessing the Backstage view from elsewhere in MindView Online

When working in MindView Online, you can open the Backstage view in several ways:

By clicking the File ribbon tab, or pressing Ctrl + Q, in the map workspace

From the map workspace, you can also open the Backstage view using access keys. If you do so, you can access the menu options in the Backstage view using access keys, too.

For more information, see "Using access keys" in "Navigating the map workspace".

By clicking the MindView Online icon in the top left corner of the screen anywhere in MindView Online. If you use this option, the currently open mind map (if any) is closed.