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Be creative and constructive in your use of colours, backgrounds,
fonts, lines, etc to enhance your concept map and better convey your
understandings Experiment with the Styles Palette. If you cannot see it, from the menus click Window > Show Style Palette
If you are not sure how to use one of the options, use the Help Menu. The Object tab controls what each concept box looks like, the Line tab controls the connecting line and the CMap tab controls the background for the entire map. |
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You can simplify sections of your concept map by selecting a
group of nodes (Click and drag a rectangle, or Ctrl-click to
select them). Then right click and from the popup menu
choose Nested Node > Create You will then get a nested node that you can name, with arrows on its right to expand the node. This can help to keep your concept map manageable.
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Add in Resources
Add in other resources you have such as web links, images, documents, video etc to your concepts.
To add in files, such as Word documents, images, movies, PowerPoints etc, simply open up a Windows Explorer window and click and drag your files onto your concepts. (Or you can drag them from your DeskTop)
Your resources will appear as icons on the bottom of your concepts
To open them, click the icon and then click on the resource name. You can add in as many as you like to each concept.
To add in a web page link, in the views window choose File > Add Web Page. Once it appears in resources, click and drag it onto your concept.
Review your concept map and make any necessary adjustments to ensure it conveys your meaning.
To get feedback from others, you will need to publish your CMap to a public server.
