How to create map branches from pasted text?

[alan....@gmail.com]

Hi...

I'm having trouble doing something which I believe worked a few days
ago... I'd like to copy a simple list of items (say from TextEdit),
and paste them into XMind -- with each item forming a branch. The
tree structure should follow the indentation pattern of the original
text. But--right now when I select a list of items and paste them,
they form one large chunk of text on a single branch.

What do I need to do so that successive lines of text translate into
separate branches?

Thanks,
Alan

[kcal...@gmail.com]

Bumping this question. Is there a way to paste an outline into Xmind and have it automatically recreate the outline structure as nested topics in the map?

[Alan Rathe]

Hi, there…

I received a copy of your "bump"--does that mean you're echoing my question?  If so--I may be able to help.

Best,

Alan

[mathias...@gmail.com]

Hello Alan

On Friday, September 20, 2013 9:30:15 PM UTC+2, Alan Rathe wrote:

Hi, there…

I received a copy of your "bump"--does that mean you're echoing my question?  If so--I may be able to help.

Well, *I* am echoing.

If you have any hint, I'll take it :) 

[Alan Rathe]

Hi, Michel,

Here’s what I’ve discovered.  If I work with a word processing program (say MS Word) and use the outlining feature, and then copy and paste the text into Xmind, the outline structure does not get preserved.  If, however, I format an outline in Word simply by using tabs, the outline structure *does* get preserved when I paste the text into Xmind.

For example…   If you copy the following text and paste it into an Xmind map, the structure should be preserved - Fruits, Vegetables, and Meats will be branches, and apples, oranges, etc. will be subbranches.

Food

Fruits

Apples

Oranges

Bananas

Vegetables

String beans

Peas

Corn

Meat

Beef

Pork

Chicken

Hope that helps!

Alan

[ftr]

It this trick is not already part of the FAQ it should become one.

- ftr

> <mailto:mathias...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello Alan
>>
>> On Friday, September 20, 2013 9:30:15 PM UTC+2, Alan Rathe wrote:
>>
>> Hi, there…
>>
>> I received a copy of your "bump"--does that mean you're echoing my
>> question? If so--I may be able to help.
>>
>>
>> Well, *I* am echoing.
>> If you have any hint, I'll take it :)
>

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