{"id":86041,"date":"2016-03-08T12:11:04","date_gmt":"2016-03-08T10:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/?p=86041"},"modified":"2025-07-02T00:03:39","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T07:03:39","slug":"how-to-use-cmaptools-cs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/how-to-use-cmaptools-cs\/","title":{"rendered":"Master the Art of Concept Mapping: A Step-by-Step Guide to Using CmapTools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>CmapTools<\/strong> is the perfect program for creating <strong>relational charts<\/strong>, <strong>conceptual maps<\/strong>, or any other kind of <strong>diagrams <\/strong>you can think of. However, it\u2019s a bit complex and using it requires a bit of training. In this video tutorial we will show you some basic hints on how to use it!<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"CmapTools\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/49654fda-913f-11e6-bec6-00163ed833e7\/1817598783\/cmaptools-icon.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">CmapTools<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/cmaptools.softonic.com\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/cmaptools.softonic.com\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymotion.com\/video\/x4bz6f1_how-to-use-cmaptools_tech\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to use CmapTools<\/a> <i>por <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymotion.com\/softonic-en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">softonic-en<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p>1. First, <strong>open <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cmaptools.en.softonic.com\/\">CmapTools<\/a>. If you don\u2019t have it installed, you can download it for free from this <a href=\"http:\/\/cmaptools.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">link<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>2. Double-click on the <strong>middle of the screen<\/strong> and start by creating a <strong>concept<\/strong>. <strong>Name <\/strong>the concept, and <strong>drag <\/strong>it to any area of the screen. You can also <strong>enlarge <\/strong>it at will.<\/p>\n<p>3. You will see a couple of arrows at the top of the active concept. Click on them to <strong>create new arrows<\/strong> that can then be used to <strong>link <\/strong>to new concepts. A rectangle will appear with lines connecting both.<\/p>\n<p>4. As you draft your conceptual map you will be able to <strong>add more concepts and ideas<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>5. In the \u201c<strong>Styles<\/strong>\u201d window you\u2019ll be able to change the following things about your conceptual map:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On the \u201c<strong>Font<\/strong>\u201d tab, you\u2019ll be able to change the <strong>font\u2019s name<\/strong> and <strong>size<\/strong>, <strong>color<\/strong>, <strong>alignment<\/strong>, and <strong>add mathematical characters<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>On the \u201c<strong>Object<\/strong>\u201d tab you\u2019ll see how to change the <strong>color of the concepts<\/strong>, add\u00a0 <strong>shadows<\/strong>, change the <strong>shapes<\/strong>, or even add a <strong>background image<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>On the \u201c<strong>Line<\/strong>\u201d tab you\u2019ll be able to change the lines\u2019 colors, <strong>thickness<\/strong>, <strong>style<\/strong>, <strong>shape<\/strong>,<strong> connection direction<\/strong>, and <strong>arrowheads<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>On the \u201c<strong>Cmap<\/strong>\u201d tab you\u2019ll see how to change the <strong>background color<\/strong> of the whole conceptual map and to add a <strong>background image<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>6. Finally, once your conceptual map is finished you\u2019ll be able to <strong>export <\/strong>it as a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/s\/pdf\">PDF<\/a>, image file, and many other formats. Don\u2019t forget to <strong>save <\/strong>your changes!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CmapTools is the perfect program for creating relational charts, conceptual maps, or any other kind of diagrams you can think of. However, it\u2019s a bit complex and using it requires a bit of training. In this video tutorial we will show you some basic hints on how to use it! How to use CmapTools por &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/how-to-use-cmaptools-cs\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Master the Art of Concept Mapping: A Step-by-Step Guide to Using CmapTools&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9174,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":2},"categories":[2441],"tags":[2555],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-86041","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-how-to","tag-app-subdomain-redirectioncmaptools"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86041","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9174"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86041"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86041\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":329251,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86041\/revisions\/329251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86041"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86041"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86041"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=86041"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=86041"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=86041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}