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Word 2007 Map Editor for Mindjet MindManager

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Downloads: 5844 File Size: 4.8MB
Posted By: Michael S. Scherotter Views: 36084
Date Added: 12 Sep 2006

1.1.14: Use Microsoft Office Word 2007 to edit MindManager Maps

Check Version 1.1.14 (3/23/2007)

See this map for more information: Microsoft Office Word 2007 Map Editing

Information How this works:

When exported from MindManager, the MindManager Map is embedded as a Custom XML Stream in a Microsoft Office Word 2007 macro-enabled .docm file.  Within the .docm, there are additionally the following components:

  • Content controls for each heading topic in the word document which link to the topic text of the embedded map.
  • A MindManager tab for the ribbon user interface, this includes images for icons, an image of the map, and all of the map markers that were defined in the map.
  • Macros that allow interaction with the ribbon user interface to modify the embedded MindManager map
  • An XSL Transformation that merges the embedded MindManager map and the Word document back into a single MindManager Map.  This transform is also executed by a macro initiated from the ribbon user interface.

Exclamation Mark Word 2007 Release and Beta Versions

This solution will only work with the released version of Microsoft Office Word 2007. It will no longer work with beta vesions of Microsoft Office Word 2007.

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Calendar Revison History

  • 3/23/2007 - Fixed a bug where documents that originate in Word 2007 cause a node-set() error on import into MindManager.
  • 1/28/2007 - Fixed a bug where documents with copied header topics could not be opened in MindManager.
  • 1/15/2007 - Fixed a problem with the WinZip installer. 
  • 1/2/2007- Fixed a formatting problem with the license agreement in the installer.  Changed the name of the Uninstall in add/remove programs to Mindjet Labs Word 2007 Map Editor for MindManager.
  • 12/22/2006 - Updated to work with Windows Vista's User Account Control.
  • 12/9/2006 - Updated to work with final version of Word 2007 (RTM).
  • 11/15/2006 - Signed installer and updated to work with Windows Vista.  Fixed a problem where documents created with beta 2 were not opening successfully with MindManager. 
  • 10/23/2006 - Fixed a bug where 0% task completion topics were causing an error in Word
  • 10/16/2006 - Fixed a bug with GetPngImage() seen when importing a document into MinManager.
  • 10/4/2006 - Fixed image sizes in exported maps
    Removed type library references to MindManager from VBA Macros
    Fixed bug with with task planning map markers where task completion icon or task priority icon in the map is not in the map marker set.

Comments
 

Martin Silcock said:

In what kind of work context scenarios would this benefit someone?
5 Oct 2006 1:03 PM
 

Michael S. Scherotter said:

A MindManager user wants to share the content of a map with a colleauge who doesn't have MindManager. The colleauge could edit the Word document (with the embedded map) using some of the rich graphical tools (icons, map markers, task info) from within Word and send it back to the MindManager user without losing the mapping contextual information that would be lost using standard import/export mechanisms.
5 Oct 2006 1:19 PM
 

dave espinosa-aguilar said:

A MindManager User is working with a huge map--- i mean a *HUGE* map (say a project plan that covers thousands of items over years of work). editing vast amounts of topics can be much faster in Word in some cases than it can be in MM. if nothing is lost in the translation process this can be a great way to get tons of edits done quickly.
10 Oct 2006 9:38 AM
 

Andrew said:

Does it also bring forward the day when 1) MM might be bought by Microsoft and developed faster into integration with data and sharepoint 2) more people are available to write macros and shrinkwrap products for mindmanager (ie Office developers)
4 Nov 2006 4:04 AM
 

Carlos Roberto Alcantara de Rezende said:

Gostaria de experimentar o software
9 Dec 2006 3:14 PM
 

X. L. Yan said:

It's great for a small project,but the old way of handwritting can not be replaced by the time
23 Dec 2006 3:49 AM
 

Aryan said:

I want the XML information for mindmanager have u any idea about that
16 Feb 2007 9:19 PM
 

Michael S. Scherotter said:

Aryan, If you open any MindManager .mmap file with a zip tool (or change the extension to .zip) you will see the XSD files that define the XML Schema for that MindManager file. The namespace URIs of the schemas are also the location on the web where you can download them.
1 Mar 2007 11:51 AM
 

Bhasker said:

Can't seem to get it to convert certain Word 2007 formatting back into MindManager - indents and tables for example. Any plans to resolve these issues?- Bhasker
1 Mar 2007 2:56 PM
 

DaleHohm said:

When I try to import a Microsoft Office Word 2007 document, it starts, but fails with a dialog stating "Expression must evaluate to a node-set". XP Pro XP2, .Net Framework 3.0. Suggestions?
9 Mar 2007 5:37 AM
 

Michael S. Scherotter said:

Bhasker & Dale, Please send your documents to labs@mindjet.com and we'll see what we can do to get them to work. Thanks, Michael
9 Mar 2007 8:21 AM
 

kimera said:

Does this converter works with Word for MAC. I'm very interested.
24 Apr 2007 6:00 PM
 

Michael S. Scherotter said:

Kimera, This solution uses Open XML, VBA, and the Ribbon UI, none of which are on the current Word for Mac. So it would not work as it does on the Windows platform. Michael
24 Apr 2007 9:48 PM
 

spaceship said:

Does this work with MindManager Lite 7?
11 Jun 2007 9:18 PM
 

Michael S. Scherotter said:

Spaceship, I don't think it has been ported to MindManager 7 yet. Send your request to labs@mindjet.com. Michael
25 Sep 2007 9:29 AM
 

blue angel said:

why this program dont b dawlond ??! -____-"
3 Nov 2007 8:26 AM
 

taulanti said:

hi
12 Nov 2007 6:58 AM
 

yunus said:

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5 Dec 2007 7:24 AM
 

achintya said:

Hi I am unsure this plugin is working for version 7 of mindjet. I can't get the save to edit in word options to appear at all? Achintya
30 Mar 2008 12:44 AM
 

hanswalter666 said:

when exporting a file to word (office 07) and i have a some sort of picture in my map (.jpg, etc) then mindjet ignores the images! is there any way this could work, as i use a lot of images and inserting them by hand is very annoying! cheers
23 Apr 2008 2:46 PM
 

io said:

oi
5 May 2008 7:19 AM
 

DumbMonkey said:

Just about to try. In answer to the very first question "why would someone use this?" can i answer? 1 MS Word Outline View is excellent for managing any structured document eg essay, academic paper, book, chapter where you may need to change the order of things. HOWEVER MS Word Outline View is nothing like as easy to visualise as MindJet MindMaps 2 I usually create new documents in MindJet because it is much easier to identify which sections are a bit light on content and which have too much, and come up with ideas. I then convert to Word. The problem arises when I want to make changes to the structure or add new ideas, where Word is a page of dense text but MindJet brings it to life. If i have any additional suggestions I'll add them but it looks like the answer to a prayer!
1 Jun 2008 11:40 AM
 

DumbMonkey said:

Hi - I couldn' t get it to work. Does it work with Mindjet 7?
3 Jun 2008 10:54 AM
 

taquito said:

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19 Jun 2008 9:56 AM

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