About Metamaps.cc

Metamaps.cc is a free and open source web platform that supports real-time sense-making and distributed collaboration between individuals, communities and organizations.

Using an intuitive graph-based interface, Metamaps.cc helps map out networks of people, ideas, resources, stories, experiences, conversations and much more. The platform is evolving for a range of applications amidst a growing network of designers, developers, facilitators, practitioners, entrepreneurs, and artists.

Metamaps.cc is created and maintained by a distributed community of contributors passionate about the evolution of collaboration, alternative forms of value creation and increase of collective intelligence through the lens of the open culture and the peer-to-peer revolution.

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• TUTORIAL
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• Creating Topics
• Editing Topics
• Creating Synapses
• Editing Synapses
• Navigation
• Selection
• Search
• Topic View
• Keyboard Shortcuts

Enter Topic (radial) View: Click on a Topic result from Search, or click the synapse icon inside open Topic Card on map

Recenter Topics around chosen Topic: Alt + click on the topic OR Alt + E

Reveal the siblings for a Topic: Right-click and choose 'Reveal siblings' OR Alt + R

Center topic and reveal siblings: Alt + T

Filter out visible Topics: Open Filter menu *** and toggle off/on

Double-click on canvas: Bring up the metacode spinner

Scroll: change metacode spinner selection

Tab: rotate spinner counter-clockwise

Shift + tab: rotate spinner clockwise

Esc: Hides auto-suggestion results

Enter: create a new topic

Gear Icon: open up metacode settings

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Open Topic card: Double-click on topic icon

Move Topic card: Click and drag on topic card metacode

Change metacode: Mouse over metacode icon, then click on solid colored bar for metacode menu

Edit Topic title, description, link: Click on text in respective area (click small "X" to reset link)

Save Topic title, description, link: Hit enter, or click away

Change Topic permission: Click on 'Permission' icon (only for topic creator)

Open Topic view: Click on icon within topic card bar

Close Topic card: Click on canvas

Open 'Context Menu': Right-click/alt+click on topic icon or synapse or selection (multiple) to Hide/Remove/Delete, change metacode or permission

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Open 'Create Synapse' prompt: Right-click & drag from one topic to another

Enter a label Begin typing (or leave blank)

Confirm new Synapse: Enter or Tab

Cancel new Synapse: Escape or Delete

Create new Topic with Synapse: Right-click + drag from existing topic to open canvas

Create Topic: Same as elsewhere

Create Synapse: Same as above

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Open Synapse card: Double-click on Synapse

Edit Synapse description: Click on current description text

Save Synapse description: Hit enter

Edit directionality: Select appropriate arrow boxes

Change synapse permission: Click on 'permission' icon (only for synapse creator)

Browse / select from multiple (stacked) synapses: Click dropdown icon and select desired synapse

Open 'Context Menu': Right-click/alt-click on Synapse

*Hide/Remove/Delete synapse within context menu

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Move around Canvas: Click and drag

Zoom in/out: Scroll OR click on

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Zoom to see all: Click

OR Ctrl + E

Filter Map Contents: Open the Filter Menu *** and toggle items off/on

Return to 'Explore Maps' (home) page: Click the Metamaps logo in the upper left corner

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Select/Deselect Topic: Click on topic icon

Select/Deselect Synapse: Click on synapse

Select multiple Topics/Synapses: Shift + click to include each

Select multiple with Selection Box: Right-click/Shift-click + drag on Canvas

Move all selected Topics & Synapses: Click + drag on selected topic(s)/synapse(s)

Open 'Context Menu': Right-click/Alt-click on selected topic(s)

*Hide/Remove/Delete/Change permissions of multiple topics & synapses within context menu

Zoom to selection box Ctrl-click + drag

Deselect all topics & Synapses: Click on background or Esc

Search for Topics and Maps: Type query terms into search bar, wait for results below

Limit search results: Click checkbox for only items you created; click arrow above Topics or Maps section to collapse

Add Topic to current Map: Click "+" on a topic result

Jump to Topic View: Click anywhere else on a topic result

Search by metacode: type "[name of metacode]:", then your search query. i.e. idea:create...

Search for map: type "map:", then your search query. i.e. map:exploring...

Search for mapper: type "mapper:", then your search query. i.e. mapper:Robert

Ctrl + /: Open 'Search' prompt

Ctrl + H: Hide selection on map

Ctrl + M: Remove selection from map

Ctrl + D: Delete selection

Ctrl + A: Select all topics

Ctrl + E: See all on map (zoom to extents)

Esc (while in search): Close search

Esc (with selection): Deselect all

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