Thursday, 21 February 2013

IMindMap - Software Mind Map (Mind Mapping) Guide to Computer PC

It may still sound strange, what is Mind Mapping? This is a method to maximize the performance potential of the human mind by using the right brain and left brain simultaneously. This method was first introduced in 1974, by Tony Buzan the development of human potential expert from the United Kingdom. Currently, Mind Mapping has been widely recognized in various fields of development and education related to human resources (HR). In the Mind Mapping application includes organizational management, learning, personal development, writing, and others. However, that is considered the most potential is Mind Mapping in the field of self-development.

Initially Tony Buzan himself proposes some basic structures use Mind Mapping and their practical application. Mapping the mind usually use brainstorming techniques using free keyword, symbols, images, and describe it in a single unit around Main theme, such as a tree with roots, branches, and leaves. The manner and method of a freer, colorful, and images, Mind Mapping is a different when compared with brainstorming methods that have previously been known. Mind mapping can also be used to identify problems in the sub-themes were organized with keywords results outpouring of ideas.

At present it has a lot of software to use the Mind Mapping. And this time we will introduce a Mind Mapping application called IMindMap that can be used for the needs of brainstorming, creative thinking, organizing, planning and design as well as in a variety of ways.

For how to use Mind Map software is by selecting the main image or it could be the color you want to use as a background document Mind Map that will be designed. Then after you make the selection of the background, the app will bring up a red circle in the background image or color that previously have been. While the first keyword can be entered, this is called the BIOS (Basic Input Output System). Once the keywords are entered, the Mind Mapping can start by adding the lines connecting the circles. What is needed, you have to go into the draw option and arrow.

If a wide range of existing keywords are connected, it starts to look a form of mind mapping. Uniquely this application, the forms of Mind Mapping has been drafted to be changed to your liking. You can do this by resizing text, adding pictures, and even the selection of colors that you can do when creating the map is done, and now that Mind Mapping was completed. Changes and edits are flexible so that you can do at any given time as the user desires IMindMap.

For publication requirement, ImindMap provide convenience to the results made Mind Mapping software can be transferred to a Power Point. Usually this is done for presentation purposes and purposes of employment.

File size is quite large, reaching 177.9 MB, and it is ImindMap version 6.0.1. This application can be run on the operating system Windows 7, XP, Vista, Mac OS X, and Linux. There are basic features that exist in these applications include the use of Project Management System, Presentation Mode inbuilt. Such features can be integrated directly with Microsoft Office that includes the Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Outlook.

IMindMap available in many languages, such as English, Dutch, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Polish, Chinese, Thai, Japanese, and several other languages. For a while ImindMap yet available in Indonesian.

Applications IMindMap has three kinds of data formats that can be used, one of which is the DMG / Zip file formats. This format is used for data storage that of a computer with Mac OS X basis, generally for this format can work with virtual systems DVD or hard disc. IMindMap is one of the outputs of the application developer ThinkBuzan, his team consists of IT specialists and experts on human resources, namely Tony Buzan, Chris Griffiths and Brian Lee. Download it here.

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