MindMap Builder v3 PDF++ Integration, Folding & Markdown Import

MindMap Builder v3: PDF++ Integration, Folding & Markdown Import 🔗 **Source:** [MindMap Builder v3: PDF++ Integration, Folding & Markdown Import](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5G9QF-u9w0Q) > [!note]+ Document Notes > tags: [mindmap-builder, obsidian, visual-thinking] > author: Visual PKM > source: YouTube > reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5G9QF-u9w0Q > date created: 2024-12-19 10:30 > > # 🏷️ Title: MindMap Builder v3: PDF++ Integration, Folding & Markdown Import >  ## 🧰 Action Inbox - [H1] Try PDF++ integration for note-taking workflow — seamless highlighting to mindmap #productivity - [H2] Explore markdown import feature for document visualization — structure conversion #organization - [H3] Configure hotkey scopes to avoid conflicts — keyboard, global, excalidraw modes #setup ## 🧭 Table of Contents - [📝 Summary](#-summary) - [📖 Main Content](#-main-content) - [🗒️ Notes](#️-notes) - [📚 References](#-references) - [🗣️ Paraphrase](#️-paraphrase) - [📰 Newsletter](#-newsletter) - [✅ Action Items](#-action-items) - [🧪 Hypotheses](#-hypotheses) - [📊 Methodology](#-methodology) - [❓ Questions](#-questions) - [🔮 Future Research](#-future-research) - [💡 Implications](#-implications) - [🧠 Learning Styles Assessment](#-learning-styles-assessment) - [📊 Accessibility Assessment](#-accessibility-assessment) - [🌍 DEIB Assessment](#-deib-assessment) - [✅ Logical Validity](#-logical-validity) - [🛡️ DARVO Analysis](#-darvo-analysis) - [🎯 Conclusion](#-conclusion) ### 🔗 References - [Visual Thinking Workshop Course](https://visualthinkingworkshop.com/mindmap) - [Obsidian Excalidraw Plugin](https://github.com/zsviczian/obsidian-excalidraw-plugin) ## 📝 Summary - **What happened**: Visual PKM released MindMap Builder v3 with major new features including PDF++ integration, folding/unfolding nodes, markdown import, and enhanced navigation - **Why it matters**: Transforms Obsidian into a fully functional mind mapping tool with seamless document integration and visual thinking capabilities - **Key stakeholders**: Obsidian users, visual learners, researchers, students, knowledge workers - **Risks and tradeoffs**: Learning curve for advanced features, potential hotkey conflicts, requires Excalidraw plugin - **Bottom line**: MindMap Builder v3 represents a significant upgrade that bridges visual thinking with text-based knowledge management ## 📖 Main Content MindMap Builder v3 introduces substantial improvements to visual note-taking within Obsidian. The plugin now offers folding/unfolding capabilities at multiple detail levels, allowing users to manage complex information hierarchies visually. A redesigned input interface with tab navigation and contextual button rows improves usability for users unfamiliar with keyboard shortcuts. The PDF++ integration enables real-time note-taking where users can highlight PDF content and add it directly to mind maps while reading. These additions maintain live links to source documents and support Excalidraw's full editing capabilities including image cropping and manipulation. The markdown import feature converts document structures into mind maps automatically, parsing headings and creating navigable visual representations. Users can toggle between embedded content view and link view, enabling both overview navigation and detailed editing within the mind map interface. Enhanced grouping features include boundaries, decorations, frames, and cross-links that move dynamically with nodes. The tool supports four auto-layout strategies and allows extensive customization through Excalidraw's native formatting options while maintaining structural integrity through the rearrange function. ## 🗒️ Notes #### ⏱️ [00:00](https://youtu.be/5G9QF-u9w0Q?t=0) — [H1] Introduction to MindMap Builder v3 - Key idea: Major version upgrade with folding, PDF integration, and full Obsidian integration - Evidence: "mindmap builder has now graduated to become a fully functional mind mapping tool 100% integrated with Obsidian MD" #### ⏱️ [01:20](https://youtu.be/5G9QF-u9w0Q?t=80) — [H2] Improved Input Interface - Key idea: Enhanced navigation with tab button and contextual button rows - Evidence: "with the tab button on the floating input, I can move between the buttons. And if I press enter, then there's an additional row of buttons that appear" #### ⏱️ [02:15](https://youtu.be/5G9QF-u9w0Q?t=135) — [H2] Hotkey Configuration and Scoping - Key idea: Three scope levels prevent conflicts and improve workflow efficiency - Evidence: "You can set different scopes for hotkeys... keyboard, the globe, and the excalidraw icon" #### ⏱️ [03:30](https://youtu.be/5G9QF-u9w0Q?t=210) — [H2] Content Integration Features - Key idea: Support for videos, web pages, and markdown document embeds - Evidence: "you can add videos, web pages, or markdown documents or sections of documents" #### ⏱️ [04:00](https://youtu.be/5G9QF-u9w0Q?t=240) — [H2] Copy with Structure and Cross-links - Key idea: Copying preserves mind map structure, boundaries, and block references in markdown - Evidence: "copy not only the structure like this, but it's also going to copy the cross links... including the boundary" #### ⏱️ [05:30](https://youtu.be/5G9QF-u9w0Q?t=330) — [H1] PDF++ Integration Workflow - Key idea: Real-time note-taking from PDFs with live links and image cropping - Evidence: "I can select different parts and I can just simply add elements to the map and as I am highlighting my text as I read" #### ⏱️ [07:45](https://youtu.be/5G9QF-u9w0Q?t=465) — [H1] Markdown Document Import - Key idea: Convert document headings into navigable mind map structure - Evidence: "import headings from linked file as child nodes... the structure of the document was imported" #### ⏱️ [09:00](https://youtu.be/5G9QF-u9w0Q?t=540) — [H2] Embeddable Content Editing - Key idea: Toggle between link and embedded view for in-place editing - Evidence: "if I put an exclamation mark here, I can convert this into an embedible... I can actually edit the node right here" #### ⏱️ [10:30](https://youtu.be/5G9QF-u9w0Q?t=630) — [H2] Grouping Features and Boundaries - Key idea: Visual organization with boundaries, decorations, and frames that move with nodes - Evidence: "When I move nodes around, then it will move the decoration with it as well" #### ⏱️ [12:00](https://youtu.be/5G9QF-u9w0Q?t=720) — [H2] Cross-links and Visual Formatting - Key idea: Dynamic cross-links and full Excalidraw formatting capabilities - Evidence: "cross links are also managed and moved together with the nodes... you can format your nodes in any way you want" #### ⏱️ [13:15](https://youtu.be/5G9QF-u9w0Q?t=795) — [H2] Structural Editing and Layout Options - Key idea: Keyboard and drag-drop node movement with four auto-layout strategies - Evidence: "moving nodes which I already showed you... we now have four type of auto layout strategies" #### ⏱️ [14:30](https://youtu.be/5G9QF-u9w0Q?t=870) — [H3] Export and Configuration Options - Key idea: PDF/PNG export and extensive customization settings available - Evidence: "you can export your map to PDF and PNG and copy it to Excel draw" #### ⏱️ [15:00](https://youtu.be/5G9QF-u9w0Q?t=900) — [H3] Course Offering and Support Model - Key idea: Paid course provides detailed tutorials and ongoing feature updates - Evidence: "when I add new features to mind map builder I don't plan to issue a fourth video... I'm going to be adding those videos to the course" ## 📚 References - [Visual Thinking Workshop MindMap Course](https://visualthinkingworkshop.com/mindmap) - [Obsidian Excalidraw Plugin](https://github.com/zsviczian/obsidian-excalidraw-plugin) - [PDF++ Plugin](https://github.com/RyotaUshio/obsidian-pdf-plus) ## 🗣️ Paraphrase - MindMap Builder v3 transforms Obsidian into a comprehensive visual thinking environment with advanced folding, PDF integration, and document import capabilities that maintain live connections to source materials - The enhanced interface design includes scoped hotkeys and improved navigation to manage the expanded feature set without conflicting with other Obsidian functionality - The tool bridges visual and textual knowledge management by allowing seamless transitions between mind map overview and detailed content editing within the same interface ## 📰 Newsletter **MindMap Builder v3: Visual Thinking Meets Knowledge Management** The latest MindMap Builder update brings professional mind mapping directly into your Obsidian workflow. Key highlights include PDF integration for real-time note-taking, automatic markdown import that converts document structures into navigable visual maps, and advanced node management with folding capabilities. This update is particularly valuable for researchers and visual learners who want to maintain the connection between overview thinking and detailed content. The PDF++ integration alone transforms how you can process academic papers and documentation. **Try it yourself**: Install the Excalidraw plugin and explore the Visual Thinking Workshop course for comprehensive tutorials and ongoing updates. Resources: [Learn WordPress](https://learn.wordpress.org/), [Developer Docs](https://developer.wordpress.org/), [WP-CLI](https://wp-cli.org/) ## ✅ Action Items #### DevRel - Developer advocacy: Demo visual documentation workflows, present at PKM conferences, measure adoption metrics in developer communities - Education: Create visual thinking workshops for technical documentation, develop mind mapping curricula for developer onboarding - Developer experience: Document integration patterns for visual plugins, create SDK examples for mind mapping tools - Developer marketing: Showcase visual debugging workflows, create content around documentation visualization - Community management: Moderate visual thinking forums, collect feedback on developer workflows #### Community - Maintainers: Support roadmap visualization tools, create governance templates for visual decision making - Contributors: Develop visual onboarding guides, create first-issue mind map workflows - Sponsors: Create visual impact reports, develop transparent budget mind maps - Ecosystem: Coordinate visual thinking standards across note-taking tools #### WordPress - Documentation: Create visual site-building guides, develop mind map templates for development workflows - Design: Integrate visual thinking tools into design processes, create UX journey mind maps - Community: Develop visual meetup resources, create WordCamp presentation templates ## 🧪 Hypotheses - Visual document organization increases information retention and recall compared to linear text-based systems - PDF integration with mind mapping reduces context switching and improves research workflow efficiency - Markdown structure import accelerates document comprehension and knowledge organization - Real-time visual editing capabilities enhance collaborative knowledge work productivity ### 📊 Methodology - A/B testing comparing traditional note-taking versus visual mind mapping for document processing speed and comprehension - User workflow analysis measuring context switches and time-to-insight in research tasks - Longitudinal study tracking knowledge retention rates between linear and visual organization methods ### ❓ Questions - How does visual document structure impact long-term knowledge retention compared to traditional hierarchical outlines? - What are the optimal node density and visual complexity thresholds for maintaining mind map usability? - How can visual thinking tools better integrate with existing academic and professional writing workflows? ### 🔮 Future Research - Integration patterns between visual thinking tools and AI-powered content analysis - Collaborative visual knowledge mapping in distributed teams - Accessibility improvements for visual thinking tools supporting diverse learning needs ### 💡 Implications - Practice: Fundamental shift from linear to visual knowledge organization workflows - Education: Visual thinking integration into curriculum design and teaching methodologies - Funding: Investment in visual thinking tool development and training programs - Security: Visual information organization may impact information classification and access control patterns ### 🧠 Learning Styles Assessment Reading level estimate: 12th Grade (Flesch-Kincaid) #### 👀 Visual learners - Present: Comprehensive mind map demonstrations, visual workflow examples, interface screenshots - Improve: Additional architecture diagrams showing plugin relationships, visual comparison charts #### 🔊 Aural learners - Present: Detailed video narration with step-by-step explanations - Improve: Audio-only tutorial summary, podcast-style feature walkthrough #### 🗣️ Verbal learners - Present: Clear feature definitions, analogies between traditional and visual note-taking - Improve: Story-driven use cases, comparative terminology glossary #### 🧩 Kinesthetic learners - Present: Hands-on demonstrations, step-by-step setup guides - Improve: Practice exercises, reproducible workflow checklists #### 🧠 Logical learners - Present: Feature comparison tables, structured workflow progressions - Improve: Decision trees for feature selection, performance metrics #### 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Social learners - Present: Course offering with live Q&A sessions, community support mention - Improve: Collaborative mind mapping exercises, peer review workflows #### 🧘‍♀️ Solitary learners - Present: Self-paced video tutorial, individual exploration encouragement - Improve: Personal reflection prompts, self-assessment checklists #### 🌿 Naturalistic learners - Present: Organic workflow development, natural document structure evolution - Improve: Ecosystem thinking about knowledge connections, growth metaphors ### 📊 Accessibility Assessment #### Screen reader semantics - Present: Video includes detailed verbal descriptions of visual actions - Improve: Structured transcript with heading markup, comprehensive alt text for screenshots #### Keyboard navigation - Present: Extensive keyboard shortcut demonstrations, tab navigation features - Improve: Complete keyboard-only workflow documentation, shortcut reference cards #### Contrast and readability - Present: Clear visual demonstrations with good contrast - Improve: High contrast theme examples, text size adjustment demonstrations #### Text resizing and reflow - Present: Interface adapts to different zoom levels - Improve: Specific documentation of accessibility features, zoom testing #### Media and captions - Present: Full video tutorial with narration - Improve: Closed captions, downloadable transcript with timestamps #### Forms and interactions - Present: Clear interaction patterns with visual feedback - Improve: Accessible form alternatives, error handling documentation ### 🌍 DEIB Assessment #### Cultural breadth - Present: Universal visual thinking concepts, broadly applicable workflows - Improve: Multi-language interface examples, cultural note-taking pattern recognition #### Inclusive language - Present: Gender-neutral terminology, accessible technical explanations - Improve: Plain language alternatives for technical jargon, cultural context awareness #### Neurodiversity support - Present: Multiple input methods, visual organization options, structured content - Improve: Sensory processing considerations, attention management features #### Representation - Present: Focus on tool capabilities rather than specific user types - Improve: Diverse use case examples, varied professional contexts #### Psychological safety - Present: Encouraging tone about learning and exploration - Improve: Explicit beginner-friendly messaging, error recovery guidance ### ✅ Logical Validity #### Strong reasoning - Deductive strength: Feature demonstrations clearly show capabilities and limitations - Inductive strength: Multiple examples build case for visual thinking effectiveness - Causal reasoning: Clear connections between features and workflow improvements - Analogical strength: Effective comparisons between traditional and visual methods #### Fallacies - Appeal to novelty: Newer version assumption without comprehensive comparison to alternatives - Hasty generalization: Limited scope of demonstrated use cases may not represent all user needs #### Tone of voice - Overall tone: Enthusiastic and educational, with clear expertise demonstration and genuine excitement about capabilities ### 🛡️ DARVO Analysis - Deny: No denial patterns present - Attack: No attack rhetoric identified - Reverse victim/offender: No victim/offender dynamics present - Emotional cues and rhetoric: Positive excitement and educational enthusiasm without manipulative elements ## 🎯 Conclusion MindMap Builder v3 represents a significant advancement in visual knowledge management, successfully integrating mind mapping capabilities directly into Obsidian's note-taking ecosystem. The PDF++ integration and markdown import features address real workflow pain points for researchers and visual learners --- ## Full Transcript [00:00] Hey everyone, it's Jolt here. I am super [00:04] excited to introduce to you Mindmap [00:07] Builder version 3. I have tons of new [00:10] functionality such as folding and [00:13] unfolding of nodes. Indeed, you can fold [00:16] and unfold nodes at various levels of [00:20] detail. So, you can completely fold or [00:23] you can completely unfold a node. I have [00:26] lots of other new features as well. [00:29] I believe that mindmap builder has now [00:32] graduated to become a fully functional [00:35] mind mapping tool 100% integrated with [00:39] Obsidian MD. Now the way I'm going to [00:42] walk through this presentation today is [00:45] I'm not going to go into the details of [00:48] how you install and how you launch Mind [00:50] Map Builder. I'm also not going to go [00:52] into the very detail of features. I'm [00:56] going to give you a quick overview. If [00:59] you're interested and if you want to [01:01] support further development of mind map [01:04] builder, I created a course that you can [01:07] buy for a few dollars and I'll talk [01:10] about that in the end. But right now, [01:13] let's just jump into the presentation. [01:16] So, the basic features [01:19] are essentially the same. You can build [01:21] mind maps. I think there's a big new [01:24] improvement with the input interface. So [01:27] now with the tab button on the floating [01:31] input, I can move between the buttons. [01:34] And if I press enter, then there's an [01:36] additional row of buttons that appear. [01:39] And this is great if you forget the [01:42] shortcut key because now there are many, [01:44] many features and many shortcuts. So [01:46] this just helps you navigate and use [01:50] mindmap builder better. So I think [01:53] that's a pretty nice new feature. Let me [01:57] hide that. Now if we move on, I'm not [02:00] going to talk about creating a map. I'll [02:03] show you two examples in a little bit of [02:06] time. Navigating the map. Again, we are [02:09] not going to talk about that in detail [02:11] today, but you can see that I am [02:13] navigating this map with my keyboard and [02:16] there are many features to support that. [02:20] I am going to talk a little bit about [02:22] hotkey configuration. Now, so here if I [02:26] open the site panel, the mind map [02:29] builder site panel, then under hotkey [02:32] configuration, you can see that there [02:34] are now many more hotkeys than before. [02:37] And I think the real important bit you [02:39] need to pay attention is these icons, [02:42] the keyboard, the globe, and the excolro [02:45] icon. You can set different scopes for [02:49] hotkeys. And that means that for [02:52] example, I don't need to select the [02:55] input box to navigate the map. And I can [02:59] add other features that only require [03:02] Excel to be active. Because there are [03:06] many there are so many hotkeys. I [03:08] thought that this scoping helps avoid [03:11] conflicts with other obsidian hotkeys [03:14] and other stuff. So this way you can [03:16] manage how you want to use mind map [03:19] builder. I'm going to also show you when [03:21] to use global hotkeys in just a second. [03:25] Now if we look at advanced features, I [03:28] think the advanced feature first about [03:30] content integration. This should be [03:32] familiar. So this is this story about [03:36] your ability to add different type of [03:39] embeddables. I talk about that in my [03:41] previous video. I'm going to link it [03:44] here so you can watch that and you can [03:46] understand it in detail. And of course [03:48] in the course I'm going to talk about [03:51] this in detail. Essentially, you can add [03:54] videos, web pages, or markdown documents [03:57] or sections of documents. I think that's [04:00] pretty cool. Now, a new amazing feature [04:04] is how you can copy mindm builder and [04:08] it's going to copy not only [04:12] the structure like this, but it's also [04:14] going to copy the cross links. And later [04:18] on, you'll see that we now have [04:20] boundaries as well. It's going to copy [04:22] that as well. So if I press copy here [04:27] and if I come to my scratchpad and I'm [04:30] just going to press paste here then you [04:33] can see that the map was imported [04:38] including [04:40] the boundary and including any of the [04:44] cross links that were here. In fact, [04:47] what has happened if I flip this around [04:50] and just paste it in here, then now the [04:55] generated markdown will include cross [04:58] links to [05:00] block references within the markdown [05:04] bulleted list itself. And it's also [05:07] going to include if something has a [05:09] boundary, then it's going to include the [05:12] tag boundary. that's going to show that [05:15] that node has a boundary. So the [05:18] markdown document that's created when [05:22] you copy your map will include these. [05:26] The the content will not include the [05:30] additional images you add. So images [05:33] that are added as nodes are going to be [05:36] included. But images that are added [05:39] separately as decorations like this one, [05:43] those are not going to be in the [05:46] exported [05:47] markdown content. But again, I can show [05:50] you some tricks around this in the [05:53] course. [05:54] PDF++ integration. I am absolutely [05:59] excited about this one. Let me show you [06:01] how it works. So, I'm going to open a [06:05] PDF document here on the side. I'm going [06:08] to hide this here. And let's open my map [06:11] builder right there. And I'm going to [06:15] scroll down to this section here. Let's [06:18] select the root node. And I'm taking [06:21] notes on this document. And let me show [06:24] you how I can do that. And you're of [06:27] course you can see I'm not moving the [06:29] mouse over to my map builder. I can [06:32] select different parts and I can just [06:35] simply add elements to the map and as I [06:40] am highlighting my text as I read this. [06:43] So let's highlight this text I can just [06:46] simply add [clears throat] that text [06:48] into my map right here. Now the benefit [06:51] of all of this is these are of course [06:53] now links that take me to the relevant [06:56] parts of the document and these are not [07:00] screenshot images but they are actually [07:03] images that come from here. In fact [07:06] everything that is available in Xcolor [07:09] draw in terms of handling [07:12] these embeds are available. So I can in [07:15] fact change the cropping of this image [07:19] and you can see it changes in PDF++ as [07:22] well. So all these good features are [07:24] there. But yeah, I think I now have a [07:28] pretty robust workflow for creating a [07:32] mind map as I'm reading a PDF document. [07:36] Let's clean this because the next [07:39] feature I want to show you is also super [07:42] exciting. So you can now import a [07:45] markdown document structure as a mind [07:48] map. So how does it work? If I come here [07:52] and I add a new node, I created a sample [07:55] document. So I created this sample with [07:57] Chad GPT. The benefits of mind mapping. [08:01] It's yeah, it's this document right [08:03] here. Let's convert this into a mind [08:06] map. So the way I do that [08:08] [clears throat] is first of all, I'm [08:09] going to add this document. So here's [08:12] the benefits of mind mapping and you can [08:14] see here this is the alias. So I'm going [08:17] to click that and press enter. [08:20] So the central node is here and this is [08:22] of course now a link that takes me to [08:25] this document. [08:27] If I open these buttons there's a new [08:30] feature here import headings from linked [08:34] file as child nodes. You can do this [08:36] with the root node or you can do this [08:38] with any of the child nodes as well. And [08:41] when I click on the button then the [08:44] structure of the document was imported. [08:46] Now this is already I think pretty nice. [08:50] Of course each of these will take me to [08:52] the relevant section in the document. So [08:55] you can see here I can navigate the [08:58] document like this. But I think what's [09:00] super cool is for example let's take [09:03] this node right here. I'm going to edit [09:07] this node. [09:08] And if I put an exclamation mark here, I [09:13] can convert this [09:15] into an embedible like that. And if now [09:20] I click on my embedible, I can actually [09:23] edit the node right here. And I am still [09:28] here in my mind map. And if I want to [09:31] convert this back, I can again edit [09:34] this. And I can just place the original [09:37] link there. And then I have my node back [09:41] as it was before. I think this is a [09:44] super powerful way for organizing and [09:48] reading and editing your documents. You [09:51] have a mindm view of your document and [09:55] you can zoom in and edit various parts. [09:59] You can do it either by clicking and [10:01] opening the relevant part of the [10:03] document or you can do it by adding [10:06] embeddables. [10:08] Now we have a set of new grouping [10:11] features and you already saw the [10:14] boundary. I think that's a pretty nice [10:17] solution. I have a support for [10:21] decorations. Decorations are icons that [10:24] are grouped icons or any other text with [10:28] a node. And when I'm moving these [10:31] around, and this is going to be a next [10:34] feature, but I want to show you already [10:36] that I am actually able to move nodes [10:39] around like this. So, you can see here [10:42] I'm moving the node only with my [10:45] keyboard. When I move nodes around, then [10:49] it will move the decoration with it as [10:52] well. I can add, of course, boxes or [10:55] frames around nodes. And this is super [10:58] helpful, for example, to create a [11:01] background color for a node. You can, of [11:04] course, toggle the boundaries. There's a [11:07] button here, and I can add or remove the [11:10] boundary. You know you can see that the [11:11] boundary that appears now looks [11:13] different because you can customize [11:16] boundaries. Every feature that is there [11:18] in Excel is of course available here to [11:22] customize your boundaries. You cannot [11:25] change the points of the boundary. So if [11:27] I change the points the next time the [11:29] boundary updates it will get the same [11:31] shape. But I can change it from [11:36] curvy to straight edges and then it [11:39] looks different. By the way, I can also [11:42] do this with the style of the map. So if [11:45] I open this here, I scroll up here, I [11:49] can change the line, the connector types [11:52] from curved to straight and then you get [11:55] a different look and feel for your map. [11:58] So that's an option that you can do. And [12:01] also you might notice if you've used the [12:04] earlier version of mindmap builder that [12:06] now these connectors connect much better [12:09] to the end of the nodes and it I think [12:11] it looks better. You can also add cross [12:14] links. Not sure you noticed but here's a [12:17] cross link which was of course hidden [12:20] when this node was collapsed then the [12:24] cross link has no meaning. If the node [12:27] is then open again then the cross link [12:30] is back. So the cross links are also [12:33] managed and moved together with the [12:36] nodes. And I think a cool feature and [12:39] that comes from the fact that we are in [12:41] Excel that you can format your nodes in [12:45] any way you want. So I can take this box [12:48] there and I can ch change the shape of [12:50] it if I want to. I can change the font [12:54] size and font face. Of course, when I do [12:57] changes like this, [13:00] don't touch the map. Touch the rearrange [13:04] button and then my map builder takes [13:07] care of everything. If you touch the map [13:09] and you break the connections, then of [13:12] course that is going to create an issue. [13:15] And I'm going to talk about more of [13:17] these tricks in the course. Now you can [13:21] do some structural editing and by [13:24] structural editing I mean moving nodes [13:27] which I already showed you. Uh you can [13:30] also move nodes by drag and drop. So for [13:32] example I can move the miscellaneous [13:35] section to the right hand side and when [13:39] I rearrange the map then of course uh it [13:43] is moved. There are again some tips and [13:46] tricks here because if I now ungroup [13:49] miscellaneous like this and I drag it [13:52] back. At first you might be scared that [13:55] what happens with those items and you [13:58] might start to move them over. Don't. [14:00] All you need to do is you need to press [14:02] rearrange [14:04] and it will bring everything to the [14:06] other side. By the way, the right left [14:10] map is a new type of map here. So we now [14:13] have four type of auto layout strategies [14:18] and let's close this because we are not [14:21] yet talking about that. Um there were [14:25] yes structural editing of course you can [14:28] pin nodes you can fold nodes and you can [14:32] also uh edit nodes and change the types. [14:35] When I say change the types, that was [14:38] the story right here that I can change [14:41] the type by placing an exclamation mark [14:44] here, making it an embeddible. And then [14:46] I have the note here embedded. So that's [14:50] a type change. It changed from text to a [14:54] node. All right. We have lots of [14:56] configurations. I won't go into this. [14:59] You can explore it yourself. I'm going [15:01] to explain it in the course. Also under [15:04] miscellaneous uh you can export your map [15:07] to PDF and PNG and copy it to Excel [15:10] draw. You can also use it with the [15:13] printable layout wizard. I cover all of [15:15] this in the course. I think as an [15:18] overview this is what I wanted to share. [15:22] So let's open the entire map. So this is [15:24] in a way the entire topic of the course [15:29] and now just to focus on so what does [15:32] the mindmap builder course talk about? [15:35] Why should you get it and where can you [15:37] get it? So you can click the link in the [15:41] video description or just simply type [15:43] this in [15:43] visualthinkingworkshop.com/mindmap. [15:48] The course is really just a few dollars. [15:51] If you're an early bird, meaning you get [15:53] the course in January, then at the [15:56] beginning of February, I'm going to be [15:57] hosting two calls. One for the [16:01] Asia-Pacific time zone, the other for [16:04] the Europe Europe, [16:07] where you will have an opportunity to [16:09] ask questions live in a Zoom call. The [16:14] recording of that is going to be [16:16] included in the course. And I guess the [16:19] question is so why should you get the [16:21] course? Well, I think first of all you [16:24] will get to support the ongoing [16:27] development of mindm builder and of [16:30] obsidian xcol draw. You will learn the [16:33] full power of the tool. There are many [16:36] hidden features and tips and tricks that [16:38] I built in [16:41] and in that way you can skip weeks of [16:44] trial and error. I think you can [16:47] discover less obvious tricks of course [16:50] and in the future when I add new [16:53] features to mind map builder I don't [16:55] plan to issue a fourth video about mindm [16:59] builder version 4. I'm going to be [17:02] adding those videos to the course. So [17:05] that's how you can stay on top of the [17:07] new features. [17:09] And that's all I wanted to share with [17:11] you today. I am super super excited [17:16] about this. I think this opens up so [17:19] many new possibilities that it's [17:22] unbelievable. [17:24] Enjoy my map builder. Join the course. [17:28] See you on Zoom and have fun with visual [17:32] thinking. Thank you.