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Exporting Your Mind Map as an Image: JPG and PNG

You can now export your Mind Map or branches as JPG or PNG. Once exported, you can easily insert images of your mind map in your documents, presentation and university work.

 

Exporting the whole Map as a JPG or PNG


1. Open the Mind Map that you wish to export.

View of the opened mind map.

 

2. Open the board options menu in the top right corner.

Icon for the board options.

 

3. Click 'Export'.

Board Options with the Export button.

 

4.   Depending on your preference, choose the JPG or PNG export.

Export options.

*when choosing 'Include branch icons' the icons will be shown on branches only as images

 

5.  Once exported you will have the option to open the image and save it to your preferred location.

Export completed window.

 

6. The whole map will be included in the image. Below is an example ( this image has been scaled down to fit the page). 

Image of the exported map.

 

Exporting Branches as an Image


You also have the option of exporting an individual branch as an image, or exporting a branch and all of it's children. 


1. To export an individual branch as an image, right-click on the branch to open the context menu.

Context menu on the branch.

2. Then go to 'Export' section.

Context menu with the Export section highlighted.

3. You can export branch as a PNG, JPG or PDF. You can also choose to include all the children branches of the branch you have selected in the image. If you only want to export that one branch, untick 'Include Children'.

Export options for the chosen branch.

*when choosing 'Include branch icons' the icons will be shown on branches only as images

 

4. Below is an example of a JPG export that included the children of the branch I had selected.

Image off the exported branch with child branches.


5. With the 'PDF' export, there will be an option to export the branch as a PDF image or PDF document. The PDF image export doesn't include the child branches.

Export option with selected PDF.