Mind Map

What does it do?

View cards in an open grid with the ability to move cards freely, resize them, and even link them to create relationships. 

In This Article

Mind Map Overview

Mind Map is similar to Cards in that it is an outlining tool that allows you to see a zoomed-out view of your content. However, it has the additional capability of arranging and connecting cards in whatever way you need! Create a map of how the story exists in your mind. Organize character, locations, dates/times, and more!

If you are viewing a script in Mind Map, each scene will be organized into a card. You can also use Mind Map for other content such as character descriptions, beat breakdowns, world-building, and more. 



Open Mind Map

This mode contains the same content as the Page view and Cards Mode of the same document. Move cards in Mind Map does not change the order of content in the script (Page view).

  1. From the editing area menu just above the page, select the mode drop-down.
    1. It will display as the view/mode you are currently in.
  2.  Select Mind



Manage Card Display Options

The cards in Mind Map contain a lot of information. You can choose how much of this information displays with the cards. By default, cards are collapsed and display a preview of the card's content. 

Options will be found in the Options drop-down above the cards

Collapse/Expand Individual Cards

Cards are collapsed by default. You will see the card header and a preview of the card's content. This allows you to see more cards at once.

  1. Select the arrow to the left of the card header


Collapse/Expand All Cards

  1. Open Options
  2. Select Expand all or Collapse all


Show/Hide Card Preview

Cards display a preview of the content by default. Hiding this will display the card header only.

  1. Open Options
  2. Check/Uncheck the box next to Show card previews


Show/Hide Tags

To tag cards see below. To learn more about the Tagger tool, see Tagger. 

  1. Open Options
  2. Check/Uncheck the box next to Show tags


Zoom In/Out on Mind Map

  1. Open Options
  2. Drag the Zoom to the desired setting
    1. Select Reset to set the Zoom back to the default


Dark Mode

  1. Open Options
  2. Check/Uncheck the box next to Dark mode


Use Outline Mode

Outline lines can be used to create summaries, descriptions, or notes for scenes or content. With Outline Mode enabled, a card will display only the outline lines. To learn more about outline lines, see Outline Mode.

  1. Open Options
  2. Check/Uncheck the box next to Use outline mode



Move Cards

  1. Click and hold the card you would like to move
  2. Drag the card to the desired location
    1. This will not change the order of things in the page view



Change Card Size

Collapsed cards can only change in width. Expanded cards can change in width and height.

  1. Place your cursor on the edge or corner of the card
  2. Click and drag to resize

OR

  1. Open the Defaults drop-down at the top
  2. Drag the Card height to the desired size
  3. Drag the Card width to the desired size
  1. Click and hold the card until it is slightly transparent
  2. Drag the card over the card you would like to link to
  3. Wait for both cards to turn slightly transparent
  4. Release the card
    1. A link will be created between the two cards
  1. Click and hold one of the cards in the link until it is slightly transparent
  2. Drag the card over the card it is linked to
  3. Wait for both cards to turn slightly transparent
  4. Release the card
    1. The cards will no longer be linked

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