SMART Ideas™ concept-mapping software

Style collections

Drag and drop ready-made symbols, basic and deluxe connectors, images and interactive clip art.



Visual effects
Connectors

Change connector styles and add patterns, images and shading to symbols.



Multilevel diagrams

Add sublevels to symbols to create multilevel diagrams and then export maps to create navigable websites.



Hyperlinks
Attachments

Add links or attachments to files, websites and levels within diagrams. Link to multimedia files and play them within SMART Ideas software.



Quick connect

Create new, linked symbols with a single keystroke.



Layout

Automatically organize diagrams by choosing a layout style.



Collapse and expand levels

Collapse or expand tree diagrams one branch at a time.



Clip-art Gallery and Cliplets

Use over 2,000 resizable pieces of clip art, organized by curriculum topic. Or use cliplets to tell time, measure angles and much more.



Multiple views

Easily switch between the diagram view or the text-based outline view to demonstrate the connection between visual and written ideas. Or show all map levels at once with the global view. For presentations, use the presentation view to remove toolbars to view and display maps.



Legend creation

Create legends easily to emphasize meaning in symbols and their relationship to information.



Save in easy-to-share formats

Save concept maps as Microsoft Word documents, HTML files or image files, keeping all map levels intact.



Cross-platform compatibility

Open maps on both Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X platforms.



SMART Board interactive whiteboard integration

Use with a SMART Board interactive whiteboard for touch control, handwriting recognition and more.



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