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They can be used by individual children to plan their work, or with a group or whole class on the board. This guide will help you to discover the many options available to create mind maps in InPrint. Once you have mastered this layout , you will be able to create a range of different ones for yourself.  \nAfter making this resource you will be able to...  \n• Create a mind map  \n• Change the appearance of parts of a mind map in different ways  \n• Save a template  \n This activity will take you approximately 30 minutes to complete.  \nSet Up the Document  \n1. Create a new blank document  \n2. Click on the Pages tab and change the Orientation to landscape  \nMake and Style the Central Area  \n3. Use the Create Toolbar to create a Styled Frame, Symbols and Text for the centre of the mind map – click to place in the centre of the page  \n| 4. Click on the Frame tab. Then click on the Styling Arrow to see more options for styling.\u003Cbr>Tick the Use Percentage Corner Radius and change the Corner Radius to 100%(to create an oval) and click to add a Drop Shadow. | |\n| --- | --- |\n\n5. Click in the centre of the oval to add text  \nUse Positioning and Sizing (in the Frame tab) to ensure the text is central, readable and fits the frame.  \nMake and Style the First Branch  \n6. In the Create Toolbar click on the Line button.  \n7. Click on the page on the edge of the oval to begin drawing, then again further out to stop.  \nAfter the second click the cursor will turn into a hand, which allows you to adjust the length and position of your line. Hover over the end of the line to return the cursor to a hand if required.  \n8. Whilst the line is still selected, use the Line tab, and the Appearance group to change the Line Colour and Thickness  \n| 9. In the Create Toolbar click on the Frame button and select Styled Frame. Click to position at the end of the coloured (red) line | |  |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 10. Click on the blue border and the Frame tab to change the Line Colour and Background of this cell. | |  |\n| 11. In the Create Toolbar click on the Frame button and select Clear Frame. Click to position inside the previous frame. | |  |\n| 12. Click inside this second frame to type. Use the drag handles to resize as needed and in the Frame tab alter the Positioning so text and symbol are in the centre of the frame. | | |\n| 13. In the Create Toolbar click on the Table button and drag to select a 1 x 3 table. | |  |\n| 14. Place over the original cell | |  |\n\n15. Use the drag handles to resize to fit  \nMake and Style the Second Branch  \n16. In the Create Toolbar click on the Line button.  \n| 17. Click on the page on the edge of the oval to begin drawing, then again further out to stop.\u003Cbr>After the second click the cursor will turn into a hand, which allows you to adjust the length and position of your line. |  | |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 18. | In the Create Toolbar click on the Flashcards button and select 1 x 2 flashcards | |  |\n| 19. | Click to place on the page, type into the top cell. Use the drag handles to elongate the flashcards | | |\n| 20. | Drag between the two cards to reduce the height of the top cell and increase the height of the bottom cell. You have now created 2 Irregular Cells. | |  |\n\n21. Click on the Table tab, and then on the Irregular Cells button. This will give you a menu from which you can change the size of each cell separately by clicking in each one.  \nAlter the width and height of the cells to create one small and one large cell  \n22. Click on the Cells tab and change the Background colour  \nMake and Style the Third Branch  \n23. In the Create Toolbar click on the Line button.  \n| 24. 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