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 6.
(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!)
You'll see this new pane appear!
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!
Now try a more complex formula
such as:
Hit the ENTER key and the answer
appears instantly:
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?
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!
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. |
Calculate
visually. 
