5/6/2023 0 Comments Scapple note format![]() Various mind-mapping apps already exist out there but if you’d like to find one that’s less about structuring ideas and more about gearing towards getting them out of your head then you should consider Scapple from Literature and Latte, the developer of Scrivener. This freeform mind-mapping app is designed to help you put your ideas in one place and draw logical conclusions. It lets you record and find connections among your ideas easily. This brief yet the all-embracing review of Scapple outlines why this tool can take your work/project to the next level. The app is designed in a super simple way for it literally is only a blank piece of paper. There is no weird shifting or any kind of formatting rules whatsoever. You are free to type things down anywhere on the blank page. Easily creating a note by double-clicking anywhere on the page.Just type your ideas however they come to you! SCAPPLE FOR WINDOWS FREE Using Scapple is pretty easy, the learning curve is almost flat.Scapple offers unlimited connections and structures for it doesn’t require you to start from a central topic like how the usual mind-mapping apps do. Scapple 1.4 requires a 64-bit version of Windows to run. Making connections between your ideas by dragging and dropping one note onto another. The first thing you see when you open Scapple is a two-line instruction in the center of your new document. Drag notes onto one another to make connections. If you are working on a 32-bit version of Windows 8.1 or 10, you should continue using Scapple 1.2.6. You don’t even have to follow the hierarchy structure. Simply use dot lines, double-headed arrows or solid lines arrows with the drag-and-drop feature to build connections among any ideas. Customizing the display of notes with various colors, shapes, etc.This particular feature is what’s missing in your notepads or a regular piece of paper. You can use different colors for every blob that represents different focus, e.g. Social media, metrics, etc., so you don’t have to scan through every note like you usually do with your yellow pad. Creating background shapes in order to group notes.You can still do this even if they are connected in a criss-cross. The Z key allows for zooming out on a long-press so the whole canvas is displayed Moreover, it’s easy to edit, delete, and resize You will always be able to create new room for new connections and ideas. In general I found this feature confusing and usually just stay in Movement mode, opting to select notes with mouse + cursor.To top it off, you can drop your notes over to Scrivener to add them to the latter’s corkboard. Selection mode seems odd It's hard to anticipate which note will be highlighted next when pushing a given arrow key. Writing with Scapple the Mind-Mapping Tool from Scrivener Have you heard of Scapple It’s a mind-mapping tool from Literature and Latte designed to help authors plan books and in this post ALLi author Jeff Shear explains why he’s found it especially helpful in planning a series of novels. ![]() ![]() Selection mode cycles through the notes when the arrow keys are pressed. In Movement mode selected notes move when arrow keys are pressed (↑, ↓, ←, → ). Toggle between Movement and Selection modes: M ![]() Removes connection(s) between all selected notes: Holding this while releasing creates a connection with arrows on both sides: shift+⌘Īdd label to the connection of two selected notes: Holding this while releasing creates a connection with an arrow from the other note: ⎇⌘ Holding this down while releasing creates a connection with an arrow to the other note: ⎇ Create a new note by current cursor position: double clickĬreate a new note connected by a dotted line to the selected note: ⌘ + double clickĬreate a new unconnected note directly beneath the selected note: ⌘ + returnĬreate a new note connected by an arrow to the new note: ⎇+double clickĬreate a new note connected by a dotted line to the left of the selected note: ^⌘←Ĭreate a new note connected by a dotted line to the right of the selected note:Ĭreate a new note connected by a dotted line to the top of the selected note: ^⌘↑Ĭreate a new note connected by a dotted line to the bottom of the selected note: ^⌘↓Ĭreate a new note between the two connected notes: double click connectionĭragging a note on top of another note will create a dotted connection between the two notes ![]()
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