Editing Mind Map Outline Numbering Settings

Outline numbers allow you to number the branches on the Mind Map.

These settings can be applied by clicking on the map background to deselect all the branches, and then using the panel to change the settings, or by using the document view and selecting multiple Mind Maps to apply the settings to.

To show outline numbers on your Mind Map, turn on the Show Outline Numbers checkbox. Note that this is the overall setting and only shows outline numbers where you have them turned on for particular branches.

The buttons allow you to set where the branch numbering starts and what order it goes in:

Note that when printing or exporting the outline of the Mind Map, the order of the branches is set using these outline number settings (even if the outline numbers are not shown on the branches at the time).

Click the arrow icon at the top right to flip the panel to the advanced settings:

You can edit the format of the numbers by clicking on the Edit Format button to show the settings for changing different levels to be letters or Roman numerals rather than numbers. The panel is shown below. To add to the settings, click on the up and down arrow, and choose the format for that level. On the right you will see an example of how it will affect the numbering. If you want to remove formatting, just click on the up and down arrow beside an existing format setting and choose the Remove option, and it will remove the formatting for that level and below.

The next option is "Outline numbers to level" which sets how many levels of branches below the Mind Map title to number the branches. When this number is set to zero, the outline numbering is shown to all levels.

The "Child outline numbers top down" option is only relevant if the outline numbering is going clockwise from the top or from 3 o'clock. If this option is turned on, the child branches on the left side of the Mind Map title will be numbered from the top down. If this option is turned off, the outline numbers on the left of the map will be bottom up. For most people, you will want to leave this option turned on.

The outline numbers are normally shown before the adornments, but when you are displaying outline numbers and have adornments on the branches, you can drag them into a different order relative to the adornments.