1. Help Center
  2. Mind Map View
  3. How to use Mind Maps on the Web App

Exporting your Mind Map from a Document view

With Mind Maps, you can view your ideas in outline, as well as in document format, which then can be exported as different file types, such as PDF, Text, web ( HTML) and Word.

 

Exporting your Document as a PDF 

1. Go to the chosen mind map, and in the top menu, change the view to Document by clicking on the document icon.   

Document view.

 

2. Once the document is opened and you are ready to export, click on the Export button in the top menu.

The export option

 

3. There, as the first option, you will have a PDF icon.

PDF icon selected

 

4.  You can choose the style of the exported file from Classic, Clean, Typewriter or Dyslexia friendly. Once the style is selected, click on the Export option.

Selecting PDF styles for export

When selecting the Include images option, only the images connected to the first level branches will be exported.

 

5. You will be then notified that the export has started. If required, you can stop the export using the Cancel option.

Export in progress window.

 

6. When complete, click Open to view the PDF in your web browser.

View of the exported PDF file

 

Exporting your Document as a Text file 

1. Go to the chosen mind map, and in the top menu, change the view to Document by clicking on the document icon.   

View of the mind map in document view

 

2. Once the document is opened and you are ready to export, click on the Export button in the top menu.

Selected export icon

 

3. There, as the second option, you will have a TXT icon. When exporting, you can select a text structure: nested ( text will have indents) or flat ( plain text). You can also choose output as a text file ( .TXT) or save the document to your Clipboard and paste it to another document.

Selected text export option



4. Once the structure and output are selected, click on the Export option.

The export button

5. The file will be then saved to your Downloads file.  
Export completed status

 

Export your Document as an HTML file

1. Go to the chosen mind map, and in the top menu, change the view to Document by clicking on the document icon.   

View of the mind map as document

 

2. Once the document is opened and you are ready to export, click on the Export button in the top menu.

Export option highlighted

 

3. There, as the third  option, you will have an HTML icon.

HTML  option selected


4. You can choose the style of the exported file from Classic, Clean, Typewriter or Dyslexia friendly. Once the style is selected, click on the Export option.

Selecting HTML export style

When selecting the Include images option, only the images connected to the first level branches will be exported.

 

5. The file will be then saved to your Downloads file.

Downloads window

6. When complete, you can open the file and view it in your web browser.

View of the exported HTML file

 

Export your Document as a Docx file

1. Go to the chosen mind map, and in the top menu, change the view to Document by clicking on the document icon.   

Document view selected

 

2. Once the document is opened and you are ready to export, click on the Export button in the top menu.

Toolbar with export selected

 

3. There, as the last option, you will have a Docx icon. With this option, the document will be exported as a basic Word document with rich text. When you are ready to export, click on the Export option.

Docx icon selected

If you would like to have more styles when exporting a document as docx, click the Mind Map button in the top right corner.

Mind Map button highlighted

 


4. You will be then notified that the export has started. If required, you can stop the export using the Cancel option.

Export window with progress

5. When complete, click Open to view the document.

Document opened in Word