Drag in Resources

Desktop to Cmap       Desktop to Views       Views to Cmap

 

From the desktop to an open Cmap:

Resources can be added to concepts on a Cmap by dragging them from the desktop or an open folder.


Once the resource is positioned above the concept and the mouse is released, the "Edit Resource Link" window will appear. If the resource is an image that you would like to set as the background for your Cmap, select the radio button labeled Set as Background. The Description and Keywords boxes allow you to add additional information about your resource. Click OK when you are finished editing the resource link.


Now when viewing the Cmap, a resource link group icon will appear attached to the concept. The resource link group icon appears with an image that is representative of the type of resources it links to. Each of these icons may list one or more resources of the same type. A concept may have up to 13 different icons attached to it, each icon representing a different type of resource.


Left-click the resource link group icon to reveal the title of the resource you have just linked to, then move the mouse over the resource's title. A box with the description of that resource will appear.


Left-click the resource title. CmapTools has an image viewer that will open for common image files. An external program will open for any graphic resource not supported by the image viewer.





From the "Views - CmapTools" window:

Resources can also be dragged into either "My Cmaps" or "Places" that you have permission to add files to.


After dragging the resource into the "Views - CmapTools" window, the "Edit Resource Properties" window appears. Click OK when you are finished editing properties for the resource.





From the "Views - CmapTools" window:

Resources that you have access to from either "My Cmaps" or "Places" can be dragged into a Cmap.


After dragging the resource from the "Views - CmapTools" window over a concept in a Cmap, the "Adding Resource Links to..." window appears. Click OK to add the resource link to the selected concept on your Cmap.