LifeMap User Manual

Figure 2. LifeMap's Icon. 3

Figure 3. LifeMap's opening screen 3

Figure 4. LifeMap menu bar 3

Figure 5. File Menu 4

Figure 6. File Box which requires you to title and save a new map. 4

Figure 7. LifeMap's Main Control Window, small version. 5

Figure 8. LifeMap's Apple Menu 5

Figure 9. Sample window in which a concept map can be constructed. 5

Figure 10. The Concepts Menu. 6

Figure 11. The ConceptMaker window. 6

Figure 12. Sample rearrangement 7

Figure 13. Concepts Menu. 8

Figure 14. MultiConceptMaker Box 8

Figure 15. Rearranged Concepts. 9

Figure 16. Adding Linkwords 10

Figure 17. Links Menu 11

Figure 18. Sample map showing basic linking. 11

Figure 19. Screen to Create Multiple Links. 12

Figure 20. Link 2 with Linkword Command Screen. 14

Figure 21. Map after using Link 2 with Linkword. 15

Figure 22. Map after adding three smaller concepts 16

Figure 23. Style menu 16

Figure 24. Finished Map. 17

Figure 25. A Sample linkline with arrowhead selected. 18

Figure 26. Arrowhead removal options. 18

Figure 27. A Sample linkline with arrowhead removed. 18

Figure 27. "Save LifeMap as:" Dialog box 19

Figure 28. Window used to create Vee Diagram 19

Figure 29. Concepts Menu 19

Figure 30. Vee Diagram Maker Dialog Box 20

Figure 31. Vee Diagram Template 20

Figure 32. ConceptMaker Box 21

Figure 33. ConceptMaker box with added concept 21

Figure 34. Vee Diagram with Focus Question 22

Figure 35. Finished Vee Diagram 23

Figure 36. Vee Diagram with deleted concepts. 24

Figure 37. Dialog box to create or remove concepts 25

Figure 38. Finished Vee map with realigned concepts. 25

Figure 39: Save dialog box 26

Figure 40: Special menu 26

Figure 41: Virtual Canyon Activity Sheet Instructions 27

Figure 42: Virtual Canyon Teacher Worksheet 27

Figure 43: More Virtual Canyon Activity Instructions 28

Figure 44: VC Worksheet Output 28

Figure 45: VC Output rearranged 29

Figure 46: MultiConceptMaker window 29

Figure 47: VC Worksheet output with Linking Words 30

Figure 48: VC worksheet output with linking words rearranged 30

Figure 49: A concept selected 31

Figure 50: Two concepts with one link 31

Figure 51: VC output with links 31

Figure 52: VC output with links and some arrowheads removed 32

Figure 53: Extended Proposition 32

Figure 54: Dangling Dependent Proposition 33

Figure 55: Diagram of main Proposition related features. 34

Figure 56. The Database menu. 34

Figure 57: Save Proposition Database dialog box 35

Figure 58: Proposition Database window 35

Figure 59. The Propositions window. 36

Figure 60. The Input window. 37

Figure 61. The Output window. 38

Figure 62. PropositionMaker with recommended settings for use with the Output window. 39

Figure 63: Rather random concept map 40

Figure 64: Proposition Report 41

Figure 65: Special menu 43

Figure 66: Save LifeMap file dialog box 44

Figure 67: Multimedia starter concept map 44

Figure 68: ConceptMaker window 45

Figure 69: Another view of ConceptMaker 46

Figure 70: Concept Map with one fancy border 46

Figure 71: Concept Map with fancy border moved a little 47

Figure 72: Select a Picture dialog box 47

Figure 73: Concept Map with picture of a bird 48

Figure 74: Quicktime Movie selection dialog box 49

Figure 75: Concept Map with picture and movie of "Dancing Man" 50

Figure 76: Concept Map with Waltz selected 51

Figure 77: NestMaker window 52

Figure 78: Concept Map after NestMaker has done its thing 52

Figure 79: Same as figure above, only rearranged a little 53

Figure 80: Pop-up PathWays menu in Browse mode 54

Figure 81: View of new concept map created by NestMaker 54

Figure 82: Concept Map with some concepts selected 55

Figure 83: Cluster Icon dialog box 55

Figure 84: Concept map showing Cluster Icon 56

Figure 85: ConceptMaker window 57

Figure 86: Colors or Patterns dialog box 58

Figure 87: Apply Colors dialog box 58

Figure 88: Color Selector Window 58

Figure 89: Concept Maker window showing star shaped fancy border 59

Figure 90: Multimedia concept map in all its glory (or as much glory as is fit to print) 60

Figure 91. Edit Themes Box 61

Figure 92. Dialog Box to Select a Theme 62

Figure 93. Dialog Box to Activate a Theme 62

Figure 94. Reminder box 62

Figure 95. LifeMap's Apple Menu. 63

Figure 96. File Menu. 64

Figure 97. Edit Menu. 66

Figure 98. LifeMap Preferences Window 68

Figure 99: Arrowhead Defaults window 68

Figure 100: Redraw Defaults window 69

Figure 101. Backdrop dialog box 69

Figure 102. Concepts Menu 70

Figure 103: ConceptMaker window 71

Figure 104: MultiConceptMaker window 72

Figure 105: Y-Diagram Maker window 73

Figure 106. ConceptSpreader Window. 74

Figure 107. ConceptGrouper Window. 74

Figure 108. Edit Themes Dialog Box 75

Figure 109. Assign Theme to Concept 76

Figure 110. Activating Themes 76

Figure 111. Links Menu 76

Figure 112. The Link 2 with LinkWord window. 77

Figure 113. LinkMaker Box 78

Figure 114. Links Menu 78

Figure 115. Edit Colors and/or Patterns box 79

Figure 116. Pattern Box 79

Figure 117. Color Selection Box 80

Figure 118. Views Menu 81

Figure 119. Follow All Links Window. 82

Figure 120. List All Concepts Window. 82

Figure 121. Save Position Set Window. 83

Figure 122. Read Position Set Window. 83

Figure 123. Set Map Size Window. 84

Figure 124. Style Menu 84

Figure 125. Special Menu Window 85

Figure 126. PathMaker Window. 86

Figure 127: Hierarchy dialog box 87

Figure 128: More Hierarchy dialog boxes 88

Figure 129. ConversationMaker window. 88

Figure 130. ChainMaker Window. 89

Figure 131: Concept Database editing window 89

Figure 132. Go Menu. 90

Figure 133. Pathway Menu. 92

Figure 134: Database menu 93

Figure 135. Windows Menu. 94

Figure 136. The BreakPointSetter Window. 95

Figure 137. Alternate BreakPoint Editor. 96