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5. General appearance of map Ease of use Export capabilities Additional features

6. Popular mapping software: Inspiration Mind Genius Mind Manager

7. Opening window Map design Colours Clarity Main idea topic

8. Inspiration

9. Mind Genius

10. Mind Manager

11. Easy to use? Entering ideas Toolbars Moving ideas Formatting appearance Finding & using additional features Easy export

12. Microsoft Word Appleworks Powerpoint Web page html Graphics file e.g jpg Inspiration Microsoft Word Powerpoint Microsoft Project Visio Web page html Graphics file e.g jpg pdf Mind Genius Microsoft Word Powerpoint Microsoft Project Web page html Graphics file e.g jpg pdf Mind Manager Plus txt (text only) and their own product format

13. Large image bank Devise custom image library Text-to-speech Dictionary & thesaurus Synch’ with PDA Freeform drawing tool Inspiration Fully customisable toolbar Diagram & outline in same window Customisable export to Powerpoint as map branches not just text Exports to Visio & pdf Add tags & filter map Export tasks to Outlook Mind Genius Ribbon-style easy toolbar Saves to pdf Excel range as a topic Presentation mode Add tags & filter map Export tasks to Outlook Share map with Word 2007 to import edited map Mind Manager

14. Inspiration V8 1.A creative thinking tool with an extensive image panel, more when linked to the internet 2.Flexible map appearance, unlinked or linked ideas, structured or freeform 3.Powerful Outline View for restructuring your ideas 4.Easy drag and drop of hyperlinks, e.g. weblinks or documents 5.Easy export to Word 6.Includes text-to-speech and dictionary and thesaurus

15. Mind Genius V2.4 1.A clear and more traditional-looking mapping tool for your ideas and planning 2.Simple to get started and manipulate your ideas within the map (drag and move) 3.Easy to change the map appearance into a output tree or hierarchal diagram 4.Colours and boundaries can help show focus on your ideas 5.Customisable exports to Word, HTML, PDF, Visio, Project & Powerpoint 6.Project Planning made easy with tasks & priorities filtering your diagram

16. Mind Manager Pro 7 1.A high clarity, traditional style mapping tool for ideas and organisation 2.Toolbar designed in line with Office 2007, ribbon effect 3.Keyboard-based quick-fire entry of ideas, using enter and insert keys 4.Icons, boundaries and branch focus helps to see your ideas clearly 5.Sections of excel spreadsheets can appear in your map 6.Project Planning made easy with tasks & priorities filtering your diagram 7.Exports to Microsoft applications and ‘share, edit and re-import possible with another user of Word 2007

17. General appearance of map Ease of use Export capabilities Additional features

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