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title: Document View
description: AYOA's Document view allows you to easily and instantly access an overview of your Mind Map with notes
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July 29, 2025

# Document View

## AYOA's Document view allows you to easily and instantly access an overview of your Mind Map with notes

### An introduction to Document View within Mind Maps:

 

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### Document view

1\. To open the document view, please first open your **Mind Map:**

 

![View of the mind map with the note icon selected.](https://support.ayoa.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot_1-png-Mar-07-2024-03-11-54-8462-PM.png?width=688&height=521&name=Screenshot_1-png-Mar-07-2024-03-11-54-8462-PM.png)

2\. In the top menu, next to the mind map name, you have **board headers**. Click on the **document icon to** change the board.

![Document icon selected in the top menu.](https://support.ayoa.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot_1-png-Mar-13-2024-03-52-53-3531-PM.png?width=400&height=63&name=Screenshot_1-png-Mar-13-2024-03-52-53-3531-PM.png)

 

3\. This will open the document view, where branches and their notes will be shown with additional options.

![View of the document view](https://support.ayoa.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot_3-png-Mar-07-2024-03-24-45-6969-PM.png?width=688&height=526&name=Screenshot_3-png-Mar-07-2024-03-24-45-6969-PM.png)

 

4\. In the top left corner, you can access your Idea Bank when selecting the **bulb icon** to quickly add your ideas.

![Idea Bank option.](https://support.ayoa.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot_5-png-Mar-07-2024-03-36-23-3991-PM.png?width=400&height=421&name=Screenshot_5-png-Mar-07-2024-03-36-23-3991-PM.png)

 

5\. Next to the return button, you can **undo/redo** the actions by choosing one of the **arrow buttons**.

![Undo and redo buttons](https://support.ayoa.com/hs-fs/hubfs/2-png.png?width=120&height=72&name=2-png.png)

 

6\. To add **indent/outdent** you can use these buttons.

![The indent icon](https://support.ayoa.com/hs-fs/hubfs/4-png.png?width=150&height=98&name=4-png.png)

And 

![The outdent icon](https://support.ayoa.com/hs-fs/hubfs/5-png.png?width=150&height=98&name=5-png.png)

 

7\. To add a new branch, select your branch and click on the **green plus icon**.

![](https://support.ayoa.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot_6-png-Mar-07-2024-03-43-39-6918-PM.png?width=688&height=146&name=Screenshot_6-png-Mar-07-2024-03-43-39-6918-PM.png)

 

8\. You can move branches when using the **blue icon** next to the branch's name.

![](https://support.ayoa.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ex2-gif-Mar-07-2024-04-08-13-1723-PM.gif?width=688&height=446&name=ex2-gif-Mar-07-2024-04-08-13-1723-PM.gif)

 

9\. You can choose how the document is formatted when clicking on the **Show/Hide icon** in the bottom left corner. There, you can add/remove formatting options, such as dots, lines, switches, and highlights.

![](https://support.ayoa.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ex1-gif-Mar-08-2024-11-56-22-9079-AM.gif?width=688&height=455&name=ex1-gif-Mar-08-2024-11-56-22-9079-AM.gif)

 

10\. You can export the Mind Map as a document when selecting the **export icon** in the top toolbar.

![](https://support.ayoa.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot_2-png-Mar-08-2024-12-23-26-0262-PM.png?width=200&height=109&name=Screenshot_2-png-Mar-08-2024-12-23-26-0262-PM.png)

 

11\. There,  you can choose the type file to export your mind map.

You can select from **PDF, Text, HTML** and **Docx**.

![](https://support.ayoa.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot_3-png-Mar-08-2024-12-25-38-0841-PM.png?width=500&height=131&name=Screenshot_3-png-Mar-08-2024-12-25-38-0841-PM.png)

 

12\. To return to the mind map, please use the **mind map** button in the top menu.

![Selecting mind map icon in the board header.](https://support.ayoa.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot_2-png-Mar-13-2024-03-54-49-4485-PM.png?width=400&height=61&name=Screenshot_2-png-Mar-13-2024-03-54-49-4485-PM.png)

 

 

 

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