Zone

Create a Zone

You can create a Zone in several ways, depending on your workflow.

Create a Zone Directly

You can create a Zone from the right-click menu or the toolbar:

From the right-click menu:

1️⃣ Right-click anywhere and choose Create Zone.

2️⃣ Select the content you want to organize into the zone.

From the toolbar:

1️⃣ Click Insert in the toolbar and choose Zone.

2️⃣ Select the content you want to organize into the zone。

Create a Zone from existing content

1️⃣ Select one or more floating topics on the mind map.

2️⃣ Right-click and choose Create Zone.

Xmind creates a Zone that wraps around the selected content.

Create a Zone using a shortcut

• macOS: Cmd + Option + Z

• Windows: Ctrl + Alt + Z

💡Attention: The center topic and its subtopics can not be organized into a zone.

Rename a Zone

Each Zone has a title shown in the top-left corner.

• Double-click the title to rename it.

• If you remove the name, the title will be hidden.

• The title will reappear when the Zone is selected.

Move and Resize a Zone

You can freely adjust a Zone to fit your layout.

Move a Zone

Drag the Zone to reposition it on the mind map, all content inside the Zone moves together.

Resize a Zone

• Click the Zone to show resize handles, you can drag to adjust its width or height.

• You can input the precise width or height in the edit panel.

• Hold Shift or click the button to keep the aspect ratio.

• Hold Option (macOS) or Alt (Windows) to resize from the center.

💡 Attention: The minimum size of a Zone is 100 × 100 px.

Collapse or Expand a Zone

To reduce visual clutter:

• Click the collapse icon next to the Zone title.

• When collapsed, only the Zone title remains visible.

• Click again to expand the Zone.

Arrange Overlapping Zones

Zones can overlap on the canvas.

To control their order:

1️⃣ Right-click a Zone.

2️⃣ Choose Bring to Front, Send to Back, Bring Forward, or Send Backward.

Copy and Reuse Zones

You can copy and paste an entire Zone, the copied Zone includes all content, layout, and styles.

Export or Print a Zone

Each Zone can be exported or printed independently.

1️⃣ Right-click the Zone.

2️⃣ Select Export Zone or Print Zone.

Only the content inside the Zone is included.

The exported file is named after the Zone automatically.

Customize Zone Style

When a Zone is selected, you can customize its appearance:

• Size and position

• Border color and thickness

• Background fill color

• Reset style to default