How to Create a Great Looking Mind Map for Free?

How to Made Mind Map?

You can create a mind map by two means, hand drawing on paper and using mind mapping software. To make a great looking mind map by hand drawing, you have to be skillful artist or good at drawing. But using mind mapping program, you do not have to be good at artistic skill to create professional one.

In this page we will focus on using software to make mind map. In the following, I will show you step by step process to create a good looking mind map in easy way by using XMind Free Edition. XMind is one among free mind mapping software available for you to download and use for free of charge.

Step by Step Process

Creating mind map is start from central topic at center of the page, then main topic to subtopics. The level of branching within the map is different from one to another based on purpose and topic. It is normally consist of 3 to 5 levels.

1. Central Topic: write your main topic down in central topic box (keep it simple with few keywords). This box is drawn automatically when creating new map. The box is at center of the page.

2. Main Topics: You can draw a branch for main topic in XMind by selecting on Central Topic box and then pressing Insert button on keyboard (most mind mapping programs use this button for adding branch). Then type title of your main topic.

3. Subtopic: Break down into more specific ideas by adding subtopic branch. You can add subtopic by selecting on main topic and then press Insert button. You can create more subtopic level by same process.

4. Decorate the Map: You can add icons, clip arts and images to topic or subtopics within the map to differential topics as well as make it look beautiful and professional. You can add them, by go to insert menu (or just right click on topic you want) then select markers and choose icons you prefer. You can do more other things such as change background, branch position and so on.

Now you are done. I hope you now get some ideas in creating mind map. With this basic concept, you can create any mind map you want.

What Are Free Mind Mapping Tools Available?

There are more than several free mind map tools available for you to download and use. XMind is one of them. You can find here Free Mind Mapping Software for more. Alternatively, Free Online Mind Mapping Tools is also available.

Tips for Creating Mind Map

• Creating mind map from template can save your time and provide you basic ideas. Most mind mapping software programs have various build-in templates which sometime you can use them as samples. You should check the template first to see whether it can be used in your mapping before you try to create mind map from black page.

• See Mind Mapping Examples and Templates Master Collection page to get more ideas, concepts and inspiration in creating mind maps. This will help you especially when you lack of ideas. That page contains links to various collections consist of thousands mind maps examples and templates for business, education and personal.

• Using graphics including icons, clip arts, images in your map. It will make it easy to understand, great looking and more professional.

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