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Features

Brainstorm, Organize and Present your Ideas

Ease of use	Different views	Integration with Microsoft Office
Brainstorming	Mind Map	Microsoft Word – Export and Import
Multimedia	Top Down	Microsoft PowerPoint – Export and Import
Map styles	Left Right	Microsoft Outlook – Export, Import & Synchronization
External resources	Outline	Microsoft Project – Export and Import
Templates	Timeline
Multi-maps	Gantt
Printing
Task management	Collaboration	Other import/export capabilities
Task information	MatchWare OpenMind Viewer	HTML Export
Integration with Microsoft Outlook		XML – Export and Import
Gantt chart		MatchWare Mediator – Export and Import
		Pack & Go

Brainstorming

MatchWare OpenMind's brainstorming mode is an invaluable tool for capturing the bursts of inspiration that emerge during group planning meetings. This powerful, yet easy-to-use program lets you instantly capture those ideas without disrupting the brainstorming process to define their precise wording or positioning. Once all the ideas are collected, simply click and drag the branches and sub-branches to move them to the appropriate position. Focus on a particular set of branches by applying a filter or temporarily collapsing other branches and add comments, pictures and formatted text notes at any time to illustrate or expand on specific points. Finally, OpenMind lets you highlight conceptual relationships between two or more branches by creating visual connections between them.

Multimedia

MatchWare OpenMind's Multimedia Catalog contains 1500 high quality clipart illustrations created specifically for business and education use, as well as numerous root shapes and map styles. Simply use the keyword-based search tool to find the elements you need and drop them onto your workspace. You can also use the catalog to store and view your own elements. In addition to the Multimedia Catalog, OpenMind contains a palette of icons, which you can place on the branches of your Mind Map to draw attention or illustrate a particular idea.

Map styles

Choose from a variety of professional map styles to apply different branch shapes, branch colors and other coordinated attributes to your map in one easy step.

External resources

In addition to text notes, MatchWare OpenMind lets you attach any number of external resources to the branches of your map, including documents, pictures, videos, sounds, hyperlinks, Flash® animations and more. Hyperlinks can be used to connect to websites, folders, or files such as Excel or PDF documents. All these attached resources are easily viewed by simply clicking their names in the object list associated with the branch. Use the Pack & Go feature to save your Mind Map with all its attachments and share it with other users.

Templates

MatchWare OpenMind includes over 80 business and educational templates, supported by over one thousand high quality clipart images. Once you have created your Mind Map using one of these templates, you can easily tailor it to meet your specific needs. Ideas and suggestions for expansion are provided in various notes and pop-up comments.

To help you get started, MatchWare OpenMind Business Edition also includes many ready-made project plans for common business activities, such as organizing a tradeshow, producing a publication, launching a product, etc. for use in the Gantt view. You can use these ready-made plans for training purposes or as a basis for your own project plans.

Multi-Maps

MatchWare OpenMind lets you link several documents by creating connections between relevant branches. Clicking the branch connection from the source document automatically opens the linked map in the target document. You can also detach a branch to create a second Mind Map in the same workspace or in a new document.

Printing

Print your maps 'fit to page' or spread them horizontally and/or vertically over multiple pages for a better overview or to display as a poster. This feature is particularly useful for timelines and Gantt schedules.




MatchWare OpenMind lets you develop your Mind Map in 6 different views depending on the nature of your data. You can easily switch back and forth between views at any time while creating your map.

Mind Map View

The Mind Map view represents the map with the root in the center and the main branches radiating from it in a clockwise direction. This view works especially well in the brainstorming mode, when you want to collect ideas related to your theme without worrying about analyzing or organizing them at that stage.

Top Down View

This shows your map as a hierarchical pyramid, with the root at the top, the main branches underneath, the sub-branches below the main branches, and so on. Use it to represent structured data that needs to be viewed in a hierarchical manner, i.e. from the highest to the lowest levels.

Left / Right View

This view represents your map as a sequential list of topics placed either on the right or left of the root (Right view or Left view). This view is a good option when you need to present structured data in list form (e.g. a list of steps) and want to fully explore each point in the list before moving to the next point.

Outline View

Use this view to represent your map as a linear hierarchical list, which you can expand and collapse as required. The Outline view allows easy navigation through the document from top to bottom and provides another tool for brainstorming. It is also a convenient method of entering and viewing task information related to the branches of your map (see Task Management below).  

Timeline View

Use the Timeline view to display events such as company history, execution of marketing strategies, project plans and historical data. Simply insert dates or times on your branches and switch to the Timeline view to see your information displayed along a horizontal time axis. The different timescales available (standard, daily, weekly, historic and geological) let you represent a variety of time-related events. Zoom in or out, expand or contract the timeline scale, or condense empty stretches of the timeline by inserting break marks. You can then export your timeline as an interactive HTML site, include it in a visual presentation, or print it out as a poster!




The MatchWare OpenMind Gantt view, specific to the Business Edition, is a specialized view dedicated to the creation, editing and management of project plans according to the rules of project management. The view has two parts: an Outline on the left, representing the project as a hierarchical list of tasks, and a fully dynamic Gantt chart on the right, showing the tasks as horizontal bars arranged against a calendar display background.

MatchWare OpenMind Business Edition also lets you export your project plans to Microsoft® Project for further development or import existing Microsoft Project plans into the Gantt view directly from Microsoft Project or via the Microsoft Project XML format.



MatchWare OpenMind lets you add task information to the branches of your Mind Maps in order to create simple task lists or complete projects of interrelated tasks. A special task panel lets you add data such as start and end dates, resources, priority and completion levels to any branch during initial brainstorming or at any point in the project planning process. You can also switch to the Outline view to enter the task data directly into the cells associated with each branch.   Once completed, you can export your task lists to Microsoft Outlook or convert them to distinct individual projects for further development in the Gantt view.




As mentioned above, MatchWare OpenMind Business Edition lets you export your task lists to the task folder of your choice in Microsoft Outlook. You can also import task lists from Microsoft Outlook and use OpenMind to synchronize the two versions of your task list stored in Outlook and in OpenMind.  



Start by brainstorming your tasks, then allocate resources and establish priorities using the intuitive Mind Map interface. At that stage, switch to the Gantt view to fine-tune your project planning using the popular Gantt chart interface and take advantage of all of the standard project management features. Of course, you can also build complete projects from scratch in the Gantt view.

MatchWare OpenMind Business lets you easily export your OpenMind project schedules to Microsoft® Project. Conversely, you can import project plans developed in Microsoft® Project into OpenMind to make full use of OpenMind's innovative brainstorming features.


MatchWare OpenMind is fully integrated with Microsoft Office. A simple click of your mouse allows you to generate clearly outlined Word® documents, professional PowerPoint® presentations or detailed Outlook® task lists. Conversely, you can import documents created with these applications into OpenMind and take advantage of the full potential of Mind Mapping for your existing data.   In addition, MatchWare OpenMind Business Edition lets you export your project plans to Microsoft Project for further development or import existing schedules from Microsoft Project into OpenMind.

Microsoft® Word – Export and Import

First, create a framework for your ideas in one of the Mind Mapping views. Then export to Word using our professional, ready-to-use templates to produce a fully formatted Word document, complete with table of contents, page numbers, headers and footers, and a structure that reflects the precise structure of your Mind Map (main branches become main paragraphs, sub-branches become sub-paragraphs, and so on). Mind Mapping is ideal for creating outlines for proposals, reports, contracts and many other types of documents.  

MatchWare OpenMind also lets you re-import exported documents into OpenMind while retaining any additional work done in Word, as well as the branch structure and layout of the original Mind Map. You can even import original Word documents into OpenMind. In that case, the branch structure of the new Mind Map is based on the paragraph structure of your original Word document. Finally MatchWare OpenMind lets you export your maps as RTF documents.

• Export to Word using exclusive templates
• Automatic formatting of text, table of contents and attachments
• Document architecture based on the Mind Map structure
• Incorporate chosen multimedia from your Mind Map
• Import any changes from Word to OpenMind, as required
• Native Word documents can also be imported to OpenMind

Microsoft® PowerPoint – Export and Import

Start by storyboarding your presentation in the Mind Map view and then export it to PowerPoint to create an engaging and professional-looking presentation based on one of OpenMind's ready-made templates. Each branch is exported as a slide, with any sub-branches listed below the slide heading.

As with Word, you can re-import your presentation into OpenMind at any time, including slides, pictures and comments you might have added. The branch structure and layout of your original Mind Map is preserved. You can also import native PowerPoint presentations into OpenMind to review their structure using OpenMind's brainstorming and Mind Mapping capabilities.

• Export to PowerPoint using professional templates
• Presentation structure is established automatically
• Incorporate chosen multimedia from your Mind Map
• Import any changes from PowerPoint to OpenMind, as required
• Native PowerPoint presentations can also be imported to OpenMind

As mentioned above, MatchWare OpenMind Business Edition lets you export your task lists to the task folder of your choice in Microsoft Outlook. You can also import task lists from Microsoft Outlook and use OpenMind to synchronize the versions of the task list stored in Outlook and in OpenMind.  


 
MatchWare OpenMind Business Edition lets you create, refine and manage project plans from start to finish in its dedicated, dynamic Gantt view. You can also export your project plans to Microsoft Project for further expansion, if necessary, either directly in Microsoft Project's .mpp format or via Microsoft Project's XML format.

Conversely, you can import existing Microsoft Project plans into the Gantt view directly from Microsoft Project or via Microsoft Project's XML format. This is particularly useful if you want to review the structure of your plans using the Mind Mapping technique or view your plans as timelines.

HTML Export

Create professional quality websites based on your Mind Map with a single click - No HTML experience required! MatchWare OpenMind comes with a host of professional HTML export templates offering different navigation options, such as tree view, level list or easily customizable standard links and buttons. Instead of the default positioning, you can use the Export Wizard to define where your objects should be placed on the HTML page.

• Site framework created automatically from your Mind Map structure
• Easy customization options for professional results
• Extensive selection of creative, user-friendly navigation tools
• Optional interactive site map and 'You are here' indicator
• Incorporate multimedia attachments, including embedded video
• Built-in FTP Upload Manager

XML – Export and Import

MatchWare OpenMind Business Edition allows you to import XML files of various formats, including Microsoft Project XML, MindManager XML and Excel XML. These options are particularly useful if you do not have the related software application installed on your computer. You can also export your OpenMind documents as OpenMind XML files, Microsoft Project XML or Excel XML files.

MatchWare Mediator – Export and Import

Export to MatchWare Mediator to create interactive Flash® and CD-ROM presentations. All attached files are included in the export. Use the Export Wizard to select professionally designed templates or use the 'one click' export option.

You can also re-import your Mediator presentation into OpenMind, including any pages added in Mediator. The branch structure and layout of your original Mind Map is preserved wherever possible. Elements specific to Mediator (such as events and actions) are also preserved when re-exporting the Mind Map to Mediator. You can, of course, import original Mediator presentations into OpenMind.

• Page structure of the Mediator presentation created automatically from the Mind Map structure
• Easy customization options for professional results
• Extensive selection of creative, user-friendly navigation options
• Incorporate chosen multimedia from your Mind Map
• Import any changes from Mediator to OpenMind, as required
• Native Mediator projects can also be imported to OpenMind

   

Pack & Go

The Pack & Go feature lets you distribute your maps to others, including all multimedia content and external linked files. You can copy the entire map to a specific folder, compress it as a zip file or compress it as a single OpenMind file.

MatchWare OpenMind Viewer

The FREE MatchWare OpenMind Viewer enables you to share your OpenMind documents with colleagues or clients who are not OpenMind users. After installing the viewer, anyone can view your Mind Maps in any of the OpenMind views, including the Timeline view and the Gantt view, filter them and print them. If you have attached graphics and external files to your Mind Map, just save it using the "Pack & Go" feature to enable the Viewer to display all these elements. The free viewer can be downloaded at any time from MatchWare's website.