Mind Maps Web Tutorial

SmartDraw has already colored each topic layer differently, but suppose you want to change those colors. This is easily done in SmartDraw by selecting all boxes in a level and choosing a Quick Style; click Quick Styles in the Shape Style group of the Home tab and select a style from the menu.

To select several boxes, click on the Select menu in the Tools group of the Home tab, choose Select Multiple, and click on each box in turn. Another method you can use is to hold down the Ctrl key as you left-click the individual objects. Alternatively, select All Shapes from the Select menu, which selects all boxes and any other object besides lines.

For this example, select the topics beneath the main topic (Location, Service, and Advertising) and apply Quick Style Style22 (or another light brown color) from the Shape Style group to contrast the gray color of the main topic (Quick Style Style12). Notice that the topics also now have a shadow.

Next, select the subtopics and apply another contrasting Quick Style to them. For this example, select the same color, but add a beveled effect with Quick Style Style39. Your mind map is now complete, color-coded with new Quick Styles, and set in the Coniferous Theme.