Take a Quick Tour

Tradition has it that the best way to get to know this product is to jump right in and use it, so let’s take a “Tour”.

Assuming you’ve followed the installation instructions, you should see a calculator icon added as a pane to your list of right-side tabs within MindManager.

This icon will allow you to see hidden fields inside each MindManager topic where we'll be hiding formulas, functions and other goodies later on!

Click on the RTC tab and you will see this new pane appear!

First Steps

Before you go any further, tap your INSERT key to create a new branch in MindManager and type {2+2} (Note the use of “squiggly brackets” in the formula)

Now hit your ENTER key. You should see the answer “4”

You’ve learned the first basic rule of Real Time Calculator which is ...

Rule#1: Any mathematical formula you place in-between “squiggly brackets” is calculated automatically and the result shown in the branch!

Wow, that’s cool, isn’t it? From now on, instead of running for a calculator, you can simply type a formula into MindManager and see the answer instantly

…but…where did that formula disappear to?

Where did the formula go?

When you typed in {25 + 32 - 8 / 2 * 5}, it disappeared after you typed ENTER.

In fact, the formula is still there, hiding inside the MindManager topic you just typed into…would you like to see it?

Now, is a good time to click that Calculator icon on the right side tab!

The Real-Time Calculator Editing Pane

It should look like this…and voila! There is your formula!

Try changing one number in the formula and click APPLY, and you’ll see the result changes instantly in the MindMap

Tip: you can click the RTC tab again to toggle hiding and showing the Real-Time Calculator editing pane.

Try clicking the topic where you entered {2 + 2} and you’ll see its formula is there to.

There’s no real need to close the editing pane, you can simply leave it open while you’re designing formulas into your mindmap.