Brainstorming Ideas, Mapping and Modeling Software, Creative Thinking Software, Visual Thinking Software

Brainstorming Ideas, Mapping and Modeling Software, Creative Thinking Software, Visual Thinking Software

Brainstorming Ideas, Mapping and Modeling Software, Creative Thinking Software, Visual Thinking Software

 

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TUTORIAL THREE

Scrolling enables you to view that part of the model upon which you are currently working. This can be done by using the conventional scroll bars bottom and right of the screen or alternatively select the Drag view icon in the icon toolbar at the top. This gives you the power to drag the entire model around beneath your viewpoint. To make it easier to find your position relative to the whole model select the Overview icon and you will find you have an overview picture which illustrates your current view so dragging to the desired view becomes very easy.


This function lets you get close so you can read easily or draw back to get an overview. From the drop down menu under Zoom in the top toolbar you can select various methods of zooming including the very useful Zoom to fit. Alternatively, from the icon toolbar you can go direct to the various options. You need to get the feel of the various ways of manipulating your view. This is a combination of model size – Larger or Smaller from the Model menu control the overall size of the whiteboard on which you are working. The various Zoom options alter the magnification at which you are viewing your model. Zoom to fit sizes your ‘whiteboard’ to fit the screen irrespective of magnification.

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Colour can be very meaningful and will, in time, be valuable to help you express priorities are different kinds of thought. Try not to overcomplicate your work until you become fluent so to begin with it will not go amiss to use a single colour. You can select the colour of your objects by clicking on the Colour Box in the bottom toolbar. Select any colour you want and click OK. If you want to change the colour of an object, right click on that object and select Change Colour from the dialogue box.

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