- Creating Topics
- Editing Topics
- Creating Synapses
- Editing Synapses
- Navigation
- Selection
- Search
- Topic View
- Keyboard Shortcuts
Recenter Topics around chosen Topic: Alt + click on the topic OR Right-click + 'center this topic'
Double-click on canvas: Bring up the metacode spinner
Scroll: change metacode spinner selection
Tab: rotate spinner counter-clockwise
Shift + tab: rotate spinner clockwise
Esc: Hides auto-suggestion results
Enter: create a new topic
Gear Icon: open up metacode settings
Open 'Topic' card: Double-click on topic icon
Move 'Topic' card: Click and drag on topic card metacode
Change/edit metacode: Mouse over metacode icon, then click on solid colored bar
Edit Topic title, description, link: Click on text in respective area
Save Topic title, description, link: Hit enter
Change Topic permission: Click on 'Permission' icon (only for topic creator)
Open Topic view: Click on 
icon within topic card bar
icon within topic card bar
Close 'Topic' card: Click on canvas
Open 'Context Menu': Right-click/alt+click on topic icon or synapse
*Hide/Remove/Delete topic within context menu
Open 'Create Synapse' prompt: Right-click & drag from one topic to another
Enter: Create synapse
*You do not have to add a description
Create new Topic with Synapse: Right-click + drag from topic to open canvas
Enter: Create topic
Enter: Create synapse
Open 'Synapse' card: Double-click on Synapse
Edit Synapse description: Click on current description text
Save Synapse description: Hit enter
Edit directionality: Select appropriate arrow boxes
Change synapse permission: Click on 'permission' icon (only for synapse creator)
Browse synapses / change visible synapse click on arrow icon and select desired synapse
Open 'Context Menu': Right-click/alt-click on Synapse
*Hide/Remove/Delete synapse within context menu
Select/Deselect Topic: Click on topic icon
Select/Deselect Synapse: Click on synapse
Select multiple Topics/Synapses: Shift + click
Make Selection box, select multiple Topics/Synapses: Right-click/Shift-click + drag on Canvas
Move all selected Topics & Synapses: Click + drag on selected topic(s)/synapse(s)
Open 'Context Menu': Right-click/Alt-click on selected topic(s)
*Hide/Remove/Delete/Change permissions of multiple topics & synapses within context menu
Zoom to selection box Ctrl-click + drag
Deselect all topics & Synapses: Click on background or Esc
Open 'Search' prompt: Ctrl + /
Close 'Search' prompt: Esc
<% if controller_name == "maps" && action_name == "show" %>
Add to current Map: Click "+" on a topic result
<% end %>
Search by metacode: type "[name of metacode]:", then your search query. i.e. idea:create...
Search for map: type "map:", then your search query. i.e. map:exploring...
Search for mapper: type "mapper:", then your search query. i.e. mapper:Robert
Ctrl + / Open 'Search' prompt:
Ctrl + H Hide selection on map
Ctrl + M Remove selection from map
Ctrl + D Delete selection
Ctrl + A Select all topics
Ctrl + E See all on map (zoom to extents)
Esc (while in search) Close search
Esc (with selection) Deselect all
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3. ADVANCED MAPPING
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