Change layout and style

Change the layout

1. Open a map and tap ⋮ in the top corner.
2. Tap Layout.
3. Tap a layout. The map re-arranges itself behind the sheet, so you can see the result before you close it.

Horizontal is free. The other seven layouts need Pro. If you don’t have Pro, they are still listed so you can see what they are.

To fit more of the map on screen, turn on Compact spacing at the bottom of the same sheet. It only applies to the map you have open.

Tip

Want to place topics by hand? Arrange the map in any layout first, then switch to Free-form. Topics keep their places, and from then on each one stays where you drag it.

Pick a theme

1. Tap ⋮ → Stylesheet.
2. Tap a theme. The whole map changes: canvas, colours, shapes and connectors.
3. Tap Done.

Classic, Ocean and Midnight are free. The rest are Pro. Locked themes still show in full colour, so you can see what you would get.

Any styling you have given single topics survives a theme change.

Style one topic, or several

1. Select a topic. To style several at once, long-press each of them.
2. Tap Style.
3. Change the text (bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, size, alignment), the shape, or the fill, text and border colours. Each change shows on the map straight away.

Style → Reset puts a topic back to the theme’s look.

Recolour a branch

Select the topic at the top of the branch, open Style, and pick a Branch colour. The topic, everything under it, and the connectors between them all change. Pick Automatic to go back to the theme’s colour.

Add a border

Select a topic, tap ⋯ → Border, then choose:

• Branch border: a tinted outline around the topic and its whole branch
• Group border: a dashed outline around the topic and its children
• No border: removes it again

Make your own theme Pro

1. Tap ⋮ → Stylesheet.
2. Long-press the theme closest to what you want and tap Duplicate and edit.
3. Change what you like: light or dark canvas, how topics are filled, their shape, the connector style, the central topic’s colour, and each branch colour.
4. Close the editor. Your theme is applied to the map and listed with an edit badge.

Custom themes are available in every map, and survive restarts and device sync. Deleting one that a map is using switches that map to Classic.

Change the defaults for new maps

Settings has a default layout and a default theme. New blank maps start with them. Settings is also where you change Topic text size for every map, from 80% to 140%, and turn the background grid on or off.

Related

• Layouts: all eight, compared
• Style and themes: every theme listed