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==== Adding notes and note window ====

==== Adding notes and note window ====

To add a note to a node, you can click on the node, go to View--->Notes--->Display note panel; this will open a window in which you can type your notes (image 4).You can change the position and size of this note window using your mouse.  

[[File:Conceptmap3.png|thumb|400x400px|Notes can be added to nodes|left]]To add a note to a node, you can click on the node, go to View--->Notes--->Display note panel; this will open a window in which you can type your notes.You can change the position and size of this note window using your mouse.  

The 'notes' feature allows you to provide detailed explanations, examples etc to any concept in the map. This can help you detail out your thinking on a concept. Freeplane displays a yellow label in the node, for which you have added a note.

The 'notes' feature allows you to provide detailed explanations, examples etc to any concept in the map. This can help you detail out your thinking on a concept. Freeplane displays a yellow label in the node, for which you have added a note.

 

These are some basic functionalities of Freeplane. For more advanced functions, you should refer to the User Manual for the application. The Freeplane tutorial is available within Freeplane itself, which you can access any time by pressing the F1 function key. ''The tutorial itself is a concept map, and you should browse this concept map, not only to get help that you may require, but also as a lesson on how a concept map can communicate so much information in such a simple manner!''

These are some basic functionalities of Freeplane. For more advanced functions, you should refer to the User Manual for the application. The Freeplane tutorial is available within Freeplane itself, which you can access any time by pressing the F1 function key. ''The tutorial itself is a concept map, and you should browse this concept map, not only to get help that you may require, but also as a lesson on how a concept map can communicate so much information in such a simple manner!''

==== Typing Kannada in Freeplane ====

==== Typing Kannada in Freeplane ====

Freeplane will not allow you to type Kannada directly, you will need to change font family in Freeplane by the following:

Freeplane will not allow you to type Kannada directly, you will need to change font family in Freeplane by the following:

# Go to Tools -> Preferences -> Appearance ->

# Go to Tools -> Preferences -> Appearance  

# In the font family option select Kannada fonts and click on '''Okay'''.

# In the font family option select Kannada fonts and click on '''Okay'''.

# Freeplane may ask you to restart, after which you can type in Kannada.

# Freeplane may ask you to restart, after which you can type in Kannada.

==== Saving the file ====

==== Saving the file ====

By default your concept map is saved by Freeplane as a '.mm' format file (image 5).However, the concept map can be saved in many other formats. You can export the map to a text document file (in .odt or .doc formats). You can also export the map as an image (in .png or .jpeg formats) or as a web page (in .html format)(image 6).  The images (image 5, 6)  show you how to save and export concept maps in Freeplane. While saving the file, Freeplane will display the file browser, to allow you to select the folder in which you can save your file. By default, the file is saved in your home folder.

The images below show you how to save and export concept maps in Freeplane. While saving the file, Freeplane will display the file browser, to allow you to select the folder in which you can save your file. By default your concept map is saved by Freeplane as a '.mm' format file, as shown in the first image. However, the concept map can be saved in many other formats. You can export the map to a text document file (in .odt or .doc formats). You can also export the map as an image (in .png or .jpeg formats) or as a web page (in .html format), as shown in the second image. By default, the file is saved in your home folder.

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