The Formatting toolbar in Map View

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The Formatting toolbar in Map View

The Formatting toolbar in Map View

The Formatting toolbar has tools for formatting text, branches and symbols; Draw tools for creating symbols and enhancing a mind map with graphics or text you do not want to appear in Outline View; and tools that enable you to position the mind map on the page, position objects precisely and space objects evenly.

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Font

Font

Change the font.

btn_font_size

Text Size

Change the text size.

btn_bold

Bold

Apply bold formatting to text.

btn_italic

Italic

Italicize text.

btn_underline

Underline

Underline text.

btn_text_color

Text Colour

Change the colour of text.

btn_line_thickness_mmv

Branch thickness

Increase or decrease the thickness of a branch.

btn_defaults

Text Defaults

Set or restore text defaults.

btn_draw_tools

Draw

Turn on the selected Draw tool. Click btn_options to select a different tool.

btn_nudge

Nudge

Move a selected object up, down, left or right one pixel at a time.

btn_position

Position

Position the mind map on the page.

btn_fill_line_color_mmv

Fill Colour and Line Colour

Change the fill colour btn_fill_color_mmv or line colour btn_line_color_mmv of a selected object.