

Tap the “+” icon to create a new map and choose the Based Upon… option: Once the text is on the clipboard, it can be pasted into the current map as a new branch or create a new document with the pasteboard contents. The lines are automatically converted to new nodes and indents are evaluated as child nodes. I create a plain text outline in any other iOS app and then copy and paste into iThoughts. For example, I also like to work in plain text lists and so do my collaborators. While iThoughts is a joy for quickly getting ideas and information into a structured layout, sometimes circumstances dictate another app or format. Importing Data: Making Diamonds from Dust If you’ve never explored the file import and export options in iThoughts, then you are in for a treat. They are utilities for getting your ideas down and then out to somewhere else. IThoughts for iOS and Mac are not just about making beautiful context maps. I also use it on my iPhone and Mac and sync everything through Dropbox. I use more than almost any other app on my iPad. All of the ideas and words in this article are mine. This article is about a sponsor's product.

iThoughts is my go-to context mapping software because it works and does so much more than make a pretty map. Thanks to iThoughts for sponsoring Macdrifter this week.
