MindGenius Settings

General Tab

Auto Recovery

Units of Measure

The value selected is used to display the ruler in the docked notes editor

Application Layout

If “Save the application layout with the document” is checked, the position of splitters will be saved and applied when you re-open the map. Otherwise all splitters will return to their default settings

Owner/reviewer

The value entered is used to identify you as the map owner if you switch the map into review mode. If you open a map that was switched to review mode by someone else this value will be used to identify you as a reviewer

Miscellaneous

If “Switch selection to new branch after adding” is checked, the branch selector will automatically move to the newly added branch each time you add one. Otherwise selection will stay with the parent branch.

Outlook

If “Set a start date reminder for tasks linked to Outlook” is checked a reminder will be set for every task you link with Outlook. Otherwise tasks will be created but no reminder will be set.

Display Tab

Display options

Icons: 
If “Task” is checked the calendar, status or milestone icon will be shown as appropriate on branches with task properties set.

If “Attachments” is checked, the single or multiple attachments icon will be shown as appropriate on branches with one or more attachments inserted.
 
If “Category icons” is checked, the icons associated with categories will be shown on the branches to which they’re assigned.
 
If “Notes” is checked, the pencil icon will be shown on branches with notes saved against them.
 
If “Resources” is checked, the initials of resources will be shown on the branches to which they’re assigned.
 
If “Page Break” is checked, the page break icon will be shown on branches with page breaks inserted.
 
Show:
If “Template side panel” is checked, the template side panel will be shown each time you start MindGenius. Otherwise the side panel will be hidden from view.
 
If “Property icon hint” is checked, a hint bubble will appear when you hover your mouse over any branch property icon. Otherwise no hint is shown.
 
If “Expand/Collapse control” is checked, expand and collapse icons will be shown beside parent branches, enabling you to quickly expand and collapse branches. Otherwise no expand or collapse symbols will be shown and parents will need expanded or collapsed using Shift+Left Arrow and Shift+Right Arrow shortcuts.
 
Branch Titles:
If “Force title to display on one line” is checked branch titles will be truncated when they reach the maximum width setting without wrapping to a new line. Otherwise text will wrap when it reaches the maximum width setting.
 
If “Paste long branch titles” is checked large amounts of text can be pasted into the map without the text truncating, even if “Force title to display on one line” is on.
 
If “Show boundaries when focused” is checked boundaries will be shown even if the view is limited to branches within a boundary rather than the whole map. Otherwise boundaries will only be shown if the branch the boundary is applied to is visible.
 
Word Cloud:
If “Include words in notes” is checked words in branch notes will be included in the word cloud. Otherwise only words found in branch titles are included.
 
If “Display the top 50 words only” is checked, only the 50 words that appear most often will be shown in the word cloud. Otherwise all words in branch titles, and optionally notes, will be included.

Branch width

Minimum: The minimum width setting defines the minimum width a branch will have, even if the text within it takes up less room.
 
Maximum: The maximum width setting defines the maximum width a branch will have before the text wraps to a new line, or truncates, depending on other options set.

Resource initials

The font and colour selected define the style of the resource initials displayed within the branch when a resource is assigned to it.

Ribbon theme

The colour selected defines the background colour of the ribbon bar. The value selected here is saved and applied to all new windows.

Default template

If this field is blank MindGenius will use its own built-in template for all new maps. If you browse for and select a template here MindGenius will use your own template instead.

Spelling Tab

Spelling Options

If “Highlight spelling errors” is checked MindGenius will place a red squiggle under words it thinks are incorrect.
 
If “Auto-correct spelling errors” is checked MindGenius will automatically correct spelling where possible.
 
If “Auto-correct DUal capitals” is checked MindGenius will remove a capital letter immediately following the first letter of a word.

Spelling Exclusions

If “URLs and Email Addresses” is checked MindGenius will ignore anything that starts with http or www, or includes an @ sign from the spell check. Otherwise these things will be included and will flag as errors until you add them to your custom dictionary.
 
If “Words in Uppercase” is checked MindGenius will ignore anything typed wholly in upper case. Otherwise they’ll flag as errors until you add them to the dictionary.
 
If “Words with numbers” is checked MindGenius will ignore any word that includes a number. Otherwise they’ll flag as errors until you add them to the dictionary.
 
If “Abbreviations” is checked MindGenius will ignore any text not recognised a word and typed wholly in upper case.

Edit Dictionaries

This field displays a list of dictionaries you current have installed. The dictionary at the top of the list is the dictionary with the greatest priority, i.e. words are checked against it first, then the second dictionary and so on.

This group also contains buttons for managing dictionary files and editing auto-corrections.

Locations Tab

Locations

The paths displayed here are the locations MindGenius will look in when you work with various things, for example, when you open maps, add pictures, choose a wallpaper etc.

Categories Tab

Add a new item

If “Create a new category group” is clicked, a new group will be added to the list of categories. The new group will be added in edit mode so you can start typing the name you want to use right away.
 
If “Create a new category” is clicked, a new category will be added to the selected group. If no group is selected the category will be added to the root of the list. The new category will be added in edit mode so you can start typing the name you want to use right away.

Category master list

This list of categories is inherited by all new maps. Changes you make here will affect all new maps but won’t affect existing maps.

Mutual exclusivity

If “Category set is mutually exclusive” is checked for a category group, selecting a new category from the group will replace the current one. In effect, if a category group us mutually exclusive you can only assign one category from the group to a branch at any one time.

Colour branches

If “Colour branches based on categories” is checked for a category group, the branch to which the category is assigned will be coloured according to the colour chosen for each category.

Calendar Tab

Working week

Days of the week whose checkboxes are checked count as working days. Those not checked are non-working. The Gantt chart won’t schedule tasks on non-working days.

Working exceptions

This list allows you to specify irregular non-working days for the project, for example, Christmas holidays.

Sharepoint Tab

Checkout options

If “Retain documents on the SharePoint server” is selected, maps checked out from SharePoint will not be downloaded to your computer, potentially causing problems if your internet connection suffers a drop-out.
 
If “Save a copy to the local drafts location on this computer” is selected, maps will be downloaded to a your Documents folder (or an alternative location you choose).