Used extensively for ideas, inspiration and creativity, mind mapping is a great way to start incubating great ideas by connecting the dots in your head in an orderly relationship!

How to create a Fabrie mind map?

Fabrie mind maps are as easy to use as all the other whiteboard features, so let's get familiar with them.

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Creating a mind map

The 'Mind Map' tool is displayed on the toolbar, just select it and click anywhere on the whiteboard to start creating a mind map.

The first thing you create is main topic, which is the parent node of the mind map. Each side of the central theme is marked with a “+”, which can be clicked on to create the corresponding child node.

The structure of the mind map can be improved more efficiently by using keyboard shortcuts.

• Press "Enter " to quickly create parallel branching topics.
• new topics are edited by default, allowing for quick text entry, and can be exited from editing by pressing "Esc ".
• pressing "Tab " to quickly create sub-topics
• Pressing the "Up, Down, Left, Right" arrow keys to quickly move between topics.
• pressing "Cmd/Ctrl+C, Cmd/Ctrl+V " to quickly copy topics.
• Pressing "Delete" or "Backspace" to quickly delete the current topic.

Edit mind map

Layout

Fabrie mind maps automatically align all topic nodes to the layout upon creation, but manual adjustments are also supported. If you need to restore the layout to its original state after making changes, simply click the "Auto layout" function in the edit bar. This feature makes it easy to create organized and visually appealing mind maps.