Welcome to the toolbox for your content. In this section of the toolbar you will find all forms for article content and all advanced content options. 1. Content form In this form you will find all the content that you store in your items. If you open the form via this tool, you will find a list with all nodes on your…
Welcome to the web settings! This part of the toolbar offers you everything you need to finalise your map. These are settings that are relevant for publishing on the internet and everything you need to publish your map. Tools to prepare your map for the internet: 1. Add social networks If you want your live map to be…
Here you can see the name of the map project that you gave your project when you first created it. If you want to change the name, you can do so directly by double-clicking on the name. Confirm the change with the "Enter" key. Alternatively, you can also change the name in the general map settings.
Manage the general information of your map such as name, internal description, search terms, thumbnail and favicon. Name of the map project If you want to change the name of your project, you can do so in this form field. Description (internal) In this field you can optionally enter a description of your project. This…
Click on this icon to see a current preview of your project. This gives you a view of the current development status of your map and gives you a preview of the future live map. It allows you to check the appearance, content and usability of your map before pushing everything to a live version.
The KontextMaps Editor creates two versions of the map* that you create on the drawing surface: a preview map and a live map. You can always check the current editing status in the preview version of the map. With the version management you can decide for yourself when you want to transfer all adjustments to your live…
Welcome to your map overview! Here you will find an overview of all your map projects. When you log in to the KontextMap Editor, you will always end up here. If you have not created a project yet, this overview is empty. Depending on the permissions of your user account, you have the following options for each map…
Behind the question mark is the help function. It is a collection of guided tours and a link to the detailed user guide you are currently reading.
All settings for your user account, such as name, password or profile picture, can be found in the drop-down menu at the top right of your user name. Profile Here you can change your first and last name, which will be visible to your team members. You can also change your email address here. To upload a profile…
As soon as you open a map project, the design settings of the left toolbar will be open. In the first view you will find all the tools to draw nodes, draw lines and make general design settings. 1. Draw node Select this tool and click on the map - a node is drawn! For new nodes, the default design defined in the…
Open the map base data via this icon. Here you can set the background colour, the background image, the size of the working area or the number of layers. You can also access this settings window via the toolbar on the left side in the design settings area. Drawing area Size of the drawing area Here you can set the…
Click on the "Z-Level" button to centre the editor in the middle of the drawing area.
When the layers toolbar is closed, you can add new layers by clicking on the + symbol. For all other settings, open the window by clicking on the double chevron. The layers Each layers is shown with a number in the layers toolbar. Click on the layers to adjust the view in the editor. If you click on the small arrow…
In a team you are less alone! And faster, more efficient and more fun. That is why it is possible to work simultaneously on a map in the KontextMaps Editor. As soon as a team member is active in the map, you see their initials in this area. In the drawing area you can see in real time where the other team members are…
We are constantly working on innovations, improvements and fixing bugs. When something new is ready, it is usually immediately available to all users. Every month, in the release notes we collect everything that has been improved and renewed in the editor.
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In the basic settings you manage all the settings for your account. Everything you enter here applies to all your map projects. In addition to the general settings, you will also find the user administration, your analytics settings and your invoices. General settings Here you can edit the general profile of your…
Creating a KontextMap is easy: create a structure, customise the design, add content. In this tutorial, we will show you step by step how to create and manage your KontextMap. Just follow this guide or choose one of the following aspects to learn more: Start project In this chapter, learn everything about how to…
Select the Draw tool and click on the drawing area - a new node is created. Your new node is automatically linked to the default settings from the global design. On the KontextMaps canvas, the node is marked with a small number that is only visible in the editor but not in the live map. This number helps you, for…
Select the "Draw Connection" tool in the left toolbar, click on one of the nodes you want to connect and finally on the second one - the connection is drawn. As soon as you have clicked on the first node, it is marked with a small + symbol next to the node number on the drawing area in the editor. This shows you that…
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Congratulations! Your map is ready and you want to publish it. The map you created and managed in the editor becomes a stand-alone web application. A web-based knowledge map that can be read and explored by others on all devices with a modern browser. In just a few steps you are ready... Manage access Define whether…
Welcome to the "Finishing"! Your map is ready and you want to present it to your audience. Check in advance whether options such as cookie consent, SEO settings or social share icons are relevant for your map. Since your map is web-based - regardless of whether it can be accessed publicly or whether it is to be read…
As soon as you have started a new map project, you can start drawing nodes and connections directly. For the start, the tool provides you with some design presets for the elements with which you can start directly. For example, background colour, object templates for nodes, basic settings for font sizes of the content…
Structure is fundamentally important for good communication. Every story, every book, every article follows a content structure. With your KontextMap, you show the structure visually and thus offer a unique overview of your topic. The extent to which you want to illuminate your topic depends entirely on the goal you…
Layers are one of the core functions of KontextMaps. They allow you to place your visual structure and all elements of your map at different depths. Distribute nodes and content on up to 12 layers. If you decide on several layers, you offer your readers the possibility to dive deeper and deeper into the topic by…
All thematic aspects visually in one overview and behind every node there is content: this is another core function of the KontextMaps. It makes it possible to create extensive maps that contain a large amount of multimedia content. A "deep dive" into the content of the presented topic. Add content to each aspect of…
With the access restriction* you can decide whether the map should be publicly accessible or whether only a certain user group with password protection can access it. To set access, select the tool for access restriction in the toolbar on the left-hand side under the web settings. There, you can select up to three…
People who have access to the map can reach the live map via a URL. The KontextMaps Editor automatically creates a standard URL that you can simply copy and pass on. You can find the map URL area in the toolbar on the left-hand side, in the web settings area, in the sub-item "Map URL". If you want to create an…
With KontextMaps you can store an article in each of your nodes. This opens in the live map by clicking on the node in a content box. There are different sizes for this box, which you can choose according to the type of content and the length of the text. Inserting content via the quick toolbar In the KontextMaps…
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Imagine you have published your map and want to make changes. However, these changes are a bit more time-consuming and you want to take it easy. Working with versions is exactly for this situation. It allows you to have a current "version in progress" next to the live map, in which you can check all adjustments. These…
With the use of different media you can turn your map into a multimedia experience. Since the KontextMaps editor and the live map work web-based via browsers, media can be integrated via iframes or via URL to media on other websites. The best solution for all media you want to publish in your map is KontextMaps' own…
With a glossary, you have the possibility to define terms and words, such as technical terms or foreign words, from your articles. The glossary terms will appear in two places in the live map: In the table of contents under the heading "Glossary". Here, all terms are listed in alphabetical order and the respective…
With a comprehensive list of sources you can underline the thoroughness of your research and at the same time offer the service of an overview of relevant material on the topic of your map. You can add such a source list to your KontextMap, which will appear in the table of contents of the live map. As soon as you use…
If you want to add a preface or introduction to your map, you can use the editorial. An editorial will appear in the live map as a tab at the bottom of the map. When you click on it, a window opens above the map. Here, you have space for introductory information about your project or the team. You can enter this…
You can optionally create a header for the live map. A header is activated as the default value. If you do not need one for your project, you can simply deactivate it via the toggle. You can open the header settings via the toolbar on the left-hand side. The settings form opens, in which you can set all the options…
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An extensive KontextMap consists of three elements: structure, design and content. Therefore, often more than one person works on the map. For exactly this case we have developed simultaneous editing. Thanks to this feature, you can work on the map together with your other team members. Whether physically together in…
What is Cookie Consent and why do I need it? According to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), an EU directive, users on the internet must be informed transparently about the use of their data. In this context, data is not only understood to mean personal data such as names or e-mail addresses, but also…
Especially for publicly accessible map projects, it can be important to be found in search engines such as Google. Not only the map name and the nodes should be found, but also the contents of your map. In addition, the search results should lead to the correct URLs of the published live map. KontextMaps are optimised…
If the live map is to be shared on social networks or by email, you can add social share icons to your project. These are displayed in the Live Map at the bottom of each content box. For example, if you want to share an article and click on one of the share icons, the deep link to the relevant article on the map will…
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Layers - one of the unique features of KontextMaps. Layers allow you to show and hide your content so that you can create an immersive experience in your live map. In the editor view, you can see all the layers you have set up in the layers toolbar. If you select one of the layers by clicking on it, the view of your…
Eh voilá. Your digital knowledge map is published and can be read by others according to your access restrictions. Below you will learn about all the standard functions and optional extensions in the live map: Standard functions 1. Zoom You can dive deeper, one of the core functions of KontextMaps, by zooming in the…
Click + and off you go! To start a new project, the tool offers you two possibilities: Either you start a new project "from scratch", i.e. on a blank sheet of paper, or you choose one of the predefined templates from the template gallery. In the templates you will find those provided by the KontextMaps tool (according…
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Planning your map‘s structure? Here‘s how. 1. Choose your topic Planning and building structures is easy to do in a KontextMap. But first, you need to know what it is you want to structure. It‘s the most important single question you have to ask yourself! What‘s your topic? Choose one subject. This can be broad, but…
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