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Outliner

In addition to mind mapping, Xmind also provides an excellent way to organize your thoughts for list, notes, idea organizing and project management. Switching between **Outliner** mode and **Mind Map** mode helps more efficiently organize and sort ideas in your head.

Tutorial

Click View in the menu bar, and click Outliner to enter.

Screenshot of Xmind user interface displaying a mind map with topics branching out from a central

Or click Outliner in the lower-right corner to enter.

Basic Settings

Indent & Outdent

Click the Indent icon to move the selected topic to the lower level, and click the Outdent icon to move the selected topic to the upper level.

Shortcuts

Press Enter to add new topics, press Tab to indent, press Shift + Tab to outdent.

Insert

Select a topic, click Insert in the menu bar, and you can choose to insert a Note, Label, Task, Link, Attachment, Audio Note, Sticker, Illustration, and even Equation!

Mind map interface displaying a central topic and multiple main topics with a dropdown menu for adding notes and attachments.

Marker, Sticker and Illustration

Click the icon in the upper-right corner to add markers to the selected topics. You can also add stickers and illustrations from here!

Drag to Move Topics

Topics can be dragged freely to reorganize the hierarchical structure of content.

More Settings

Zoom In and Out

You can adjust the ratio in the lower-right corner, or use shortcut keys to zoom in or out.

Windows:Ctrl + + / -

Mac:⌘ + + / -

Show Branch Only

Click View in the menu bar, and you can choose to only show the selected topic.

Xmind user interface displaying the

Export

Click File in the top bar, and click Export to export the file in PDF, Markdown, Excel, Word, OPML, or TextBundle.

Menu options from the Xmind application showing file export formats like PDF, Word, and PowerPoint along with main topics listed.

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