22.08.2021
It's time to talk about features that are on IOctopus but that few people know about.
How to add a link to a mind map?
How to copy between IOctopus and text files?
How to export a mind map to text?
How to add a script to a mind map?
How to embed a map into your website as a widget?
How to add a link to a mind map?
1. Copy branch URL
- Select a branch
- Copy by a shortcode
Alt+C
Alt+C
2. Paste the copied URL to another branch
- Select another branch
- Paste by a shortcode
Alt+V
Alt+V
Done.
To remove links just repeat the paste again.
You also can send someone a link to a branch.
How to format a text?
1. Select a text.
2. Next, to make bold:
Ctrl+b
Cmd+b
To make italic:
Ctrl+i
Cmd+i
3. Move to another row:
Shift+Enter
How to copy between IOctopus and text files?
Insert as text:
- Double click on a branch.
Ctrl+v
/Cmd+v
Paste as branches:
- Click once on a branch so that a cursor does not appear inside.
Ctrl+C
/Cmd+C
- Open and paste into a text file.
What's interesting:
- All branches and sub branches will be inserted in a list with a structure.
- You can select more branches by holding down
Ctrl
/Cmd
while selecting. The selected branches and all subbranches will then be copied. - It also works vice versa. When copying from notepad to mind map.
- Tasks are copied the same.
How to export a mind map to text?
Just select the centre and press Ctrl+C
/ Cmd+C
. The content will be copied. Then paste Ctrl+V
/ Cmd+V
into any text document.
How to add a script to a mind map?
- Download a script to your computer
- Open a mind map and press
~
- Select the downloaded script by the button
You can email us at roman@ioctopus.online for get a script you need. Or make it yourself. Read more about scripts here https://ioctopus.online/plugins.
How to embed a map into your website as a widget?
To embed your maps on your website, such as on this page https://ioctopus.online/how-to-make-a-mind-map
The code builder is currently under development. However, you can make the code manually.
To do this:
1. Create a link to the map
(to view or edit)
2. Copy the link into notepad and add the required parameters to it
For example:
https://ioctopus.online/____Widget__read-only____ae06464c14af8a4449d1bac198678ba1?panelMain=0&menubar=0&freezePanels=1&scrollable=0
Please note
- A link is followed by ? then the parameters
- Parameters are separated by a sign &
Available options
menubar=0
- remove menubarpanelMain=0
- remove main barpanelThemes=0
- remove theme barpanelIcons=open=0
- remove icon barpanelIcons=open
- force the icon bar to open (for shared as editable)panelColors=0
- remove color barpanelColors=open
- force the color bar to open (for shared as editable)freezePanels=1
- prohibit opening/closing barsroundedPanels=1
- rounded corners on barsscrollable=0
- turn off map scrollingisolate=1
- users will each edit a different version of your file, otherwise users will edit the same fileplatformMask=IMAGE_URL
- a mask that can be used to trim the map. Example of a picture mask, Example of a cropped mind map.
3. Insert the link in a <iframe> tag and place it on your website
Tag template:
<iframe
width="100%"
height="500"
border="0"
scrolling="no"
style="border: none;"
src="THE_LINK"
></iframe>
Where THE_LINK - is a link you made in notepad.
For example:
<iframe
width="100%"
height="500"
border="0"
scrolling="no"
style="border: none;"
src="https://ioctopus.online/____What_Are_Mind_Maps__editable____aaa64074d598497ccf61bbf20f00e43b?menubar=0&panelMain=0&panelThemes=0&panelIcons=0&panelColors=open&freezePanels=1&isolate=1&scrollable=0&roundedPanels=1&platformMask=https://ioctopus.online/wp-content/themes/app/blog/how-to-make-a-mind-map/mask4.svg"
></iframe>
After this, an interactive map will appear on your website.