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[[File:COL_-_Entering_the_note_in_a_concept_map.png|left|thumb|452x452px|Image to display – Inserting note in Freeplane]]

[[File:COL_-_Entering_the_note_in_a_concept_map.png|left|thumb|452x452px|Image to display – Inserting note in Freeplane]]

You should practice inserting a note for any one of your nodes in your concept map, following these steps.  You should prepare a note any one node. You should similarly insert this note for that node following the same steps. Note that Freeplane provides a yellow sheet in the node, to signify that the node has a note. Moving the mouse over this sheet will display the note. In this manner, your concept map OER can provide notes for each node, to provide richer and more detailed information for that node. (Advanced tip – If you export your concept map as a ‘odt’ or ‘doc’ text file, your note will be added to the section created for the node).

You should practice inserting a note for any one of your nodes in your concept map, following these steps.  In this manner, your concept map OER can provide notes for each node, to provide richer and more detailed information for that node. (Advanced tip – If you export your concept map as a ‘odt’ or ‘doc’ text file, your note will be added to the section created for the node).

The aim here is to get you started with concept map OER creation using Freeplane. For advanced functions, you should refer to the User Manual for the application. The Freeplane tutorial is available within Freeplane itself, which you can access anytime by pressing the F1 function key.

The aim here is to get you started with concept map OER creation using Freeplane. For advanced functions, you should refer to the User Manual for the application. The Freeplane tutorial is available within Freeplane itself, which you can access anytime by pressing the F1 function key.

==== Saving your concept map ====

==== Saving your concept map ====

By default your concept map is saved by Freeplane as a '.mm' format file. However, the concept map can be saved in many other formats. You can export the map to a text document file (in .odt or .doc formats). You can also export the map as an image (in .png or .jpeg formats).   Finally export the concept map to an image format. We will discuss how you can use this image in the next chapter. or as a web page (in .html format).

By default your concept map is saved by Freeplane as a '.mm' format file. However, the concept map can be saved in many other formats. You can export the map to a text document file (in .odt or .doc formats). You can also export the map as an image (in .png or .jpeg formats) or as a web page (in .html format). We will discuss how you can use this image or html pages in the subsequent chapters.  

==== Freeplane on other platforms ====

==== Freeplane on other platforms ====