New to mapping? Never used CMAP before? These links will have you up and running like a pro in no time at all. The image files are examples of maps, so you can get an idea of what the software produces. The zip archive is a comprehensive help document with hyperlinks. There are also four movies, which are listed in recommended viewing order.
Culture of innovation-v4.JPG
Building civil society.png
Help Files.zip
Creating Concepts and Propositions.mov
The Views Window.mov
Adding Resources to Maps.mov
How to Create a Folder.mov
DAY 3 CMAP TUTORIAL SKILLS:
- Showing relationships: the purpose
- Conserving screen real estate
- Including and excluding relational linkages
- Changing properties of shapes, lines and font
- Changing background
- Annotating a node
- Nesting nodes for easy organization
- Inserting hyperlinks in nodes
- Inserting images and documents (that are in your cmap folder) into a node or as background
- Animating a map
- Recording a map
- Uploading a map onto a shared server, creating a new folder on a shared server, folder permissions,and determining a map's URL for distribution
- Using favorites for quick navigation
- Releasing collaboration lock
- Turning a map into text propositions for use in a Word document
- Tip #1: preparing a map for jpg export using invisible borders
- Tip #2: Titling a map or map section (using a node that has no border and no color)
- Tip#3: Sharing maps via email
- Grand finale CMAP example: DPMI Week One Design