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Floating Text & Images in Mind Maps

With floating text and images, you can add content to the surrounding canvas of your Mind Map: a perfect way to give your maps a visual boost or to get down ideas first and organise them later.

 

Adding floating text

1. To insert Floating Text onto your canvas, right-click on a space on the canvas to bring up a context menu. Then click on Add and choose the Floating Text option.

Context menu with selected Floating text.

 

2. You will see the box where the text can be added, and with the format window, you can select font style, size, colour and add a frame.

Format window for the floating text.

 

3. You can change the position of the text by grabbing and moving it across the canvas. To change the angle, simply grab the green arrow and move the left or right.

Moving and resizing floating text.

 

4. To edit the floating text, just double-click on the text to bring back the format window.

Adding box to the floating text.

Adding floating images 

1. To insert Floating image onto your canvas, right-click on a space on the canvas to bring up a context menu. Then click on Add and choose the Floating image option.

Context menu with selected floating images section.

 

2. Under Floating Image, you will see multiple options for adding images. You can upload the image from your computer, use the AI assistant, choose emoji, and select an image from Unsplash or an image saved in the clipboard.

Different option with he Floating image.

 

3. Use the dots at the corners of the image to make it bigger or smaller. To change the position of the image simply grab and move it across the canvas. To change the angle, grab the green arrow and move the left or right.

Adjusting size and an angle of the image.