Building A Map

Add topics with a key or a tap, then shape the map with relationships, boundaries, callouts, icons and images.

Add And Edit Topics

Tab adds a child topic, Return a sibling, ⇧Return a sibling before, and ⇧Tab a parent.
Space, F2 or a double-click edits a topic's text; ⌘Return finishes. A double-click on empty canvas makes a floating topic.
On iPhone and iPad the bar at the bottom of the map has Add Child, Add Sibling, Edit Text, Color and Delete, with the rest under More. Touch and hold a topic to select several.
The Return key's behaviour is a setting (Settings ▸ Editing ▸ Return key): it can finish editing, make a new topic, or make one when pressed three times quickly.

Drag a topic to move it, and drop it on another topic to move it under that one. Hold ⌥ while dragging to copy.
Auto Align keeps the map tidy as it grows. Choose Full, Balanced, Partial or Manual in the Map menu or the status strip at the bottom of the map.
Topic ▸ Arrange aligns, distributes and balances selected topics. Snap to Topic lines up dragged floating topics.
Fold a branch with . (period), and show a branch to a depth with the number keys (0 shows everything).

Relationship draws a line from the selected topic to the next one you tap or click.
Boundary draws an outline around a branch. With several topics selected it makes a Group (⌘G).
Summary (⇧⌘G) brackets the selected topics with a summary topic.
Callout (⇧⌘K) adds a callout to a topic.

Select a relationship or group to change its line, arrows, colour and shape in the inspector.

Icon adds an icon or SF Symbol; Image… adds a picture. Drop files or pictures on a topic to attach them.
The inspector's Topic section holds the note, a link (a web page, a file, or a link to another map) and any Bible reference, which opens in the Bible app you choose in Settings.
The Task section sets progress, priority, start and due dates, and numbering.
The Look section sets colour, shape, text size and colour, capitalisation and the branch line.
Topic ▸ Numbering numbers the subtopics, for example 1.2.3 or the Harvard outline style.

Focus on Selected (⇧⌘F) dims everything outside the selected branches.
View ▸ Filter shows or hides topics that match a filter, such as Priority 1, TODO or Due Soon. Edit Filters… makes your own.
Find and Replace… (⌥⌘F) searches topic text, notes and links.

Every change can be undone with ⌘Z (Undo on iPhone and iPad). Maps save as you work.