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(continued...) As an alternative to transferring the outline to PowerPoint, a presentation mode enables the map to be dynamically revealed manually or automatically.
The interface in all versions is consistent with Office XP complete with Task Panes.
The Power Select pane in the business version enables the map to be dynamically pruned or multiple branches be selected using a range of branch attributes.
Branches can be defined as tasks and consequently tools for collaboration with Microsoft Project plans and Outlook tasks are also available.
The Map organizer enables maps in multiple locations to be managed by keyword, flagging of favourites and preview before opening.
For collaboration, the Corporate version offers simple peer to peer operation for up to 5 users plus a bundled enterprise conference server for secure collaboration.
Users can join an ongoing conference to view maps or to make changes, depending on user-based permissions assigned by the conference creator.
Finally the separately available or bundled Mobile edition allows users of Palm OS 3 or higher users to synchronise maps between the business and enterprise versions and a PDA.
Although the compact screen provides a very different environment, drag and drop is still possible in both the top level map view and hierarchical outline view with codes, text formatting and associated notes still available.
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