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|| '''Visual Cue'''
|| '''Narration'''

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|| '''Slide Number 1'''

'''Title Slide '''
|| Welcome to the tutorial on '''Linking line and floating node'''.

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|| '''Slide Number 2'''

'''Learning Objectives'''
|| In this tutorial, we will learn to,

* Link two nodes with a linking line
* Write on the linking line
* Format linking line properties
* Change node shape
* Add cloud to a node

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|| '''Slide Number 3'''
'''Learning Objectives'''
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* Format the cloud properties
* Add a floating node and 
* Add a table to a node.

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|| '''Slide Number 4'''

'''System and Software Requirement'''
|| To record this tutorial, I am using

* '''Ubuntu Linux''' version 16.04 OS and 
* '''Freeplane''' 1.7.10

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|| '''Slide Number 5'''

'''Pre-requisites'''

https://www.spoken-tutorial.org
|| To follow this tutorial, 

* Learner must be familiar with the '''freeplane''' interface.
* For pre-requisite tutorials, please visit this site.

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|| '''Slide Number 6'''
'''Code Files'''
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* The files used in this tutorial are provided in the code files link.
* Please download and extract the files
* Make a copy and use them while practising.

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|| '''Slide Number 7'''

'''Chapter link'''

http://epathshala.nic.in/wp-content/doc/book/flipbook/Class IX/0964-Science/CHAP 14/index.html
|| We will make a map for students to study Natural Resources.

* Link for NCERT Class IX Science textbook on Natural resources is shown here.

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|| Press window key.
|| First, let's open '''Freeplane'''.

Press the '''windows''' key on the keyboard.

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|| Type '''freeplane''' in the search form.
|| In the search form, type '''Freeplane'''.

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|| Open '''Freeplane'''.
|| Double click on the '''Freeplane''' icon to open the program.

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|| Cursor on the map.
|| The program may open with a previously loaded map.

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|| Press '''Ctrl+O''' or click on '''File,''' '''Open Saved map'''.
|| Press '''Ctrl, O''' or click on '''File, Open Saved map'''.
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|| From '''Desktop''' directory, select the '''nodes.mm'''.


Click on '''Open'''.
|| A dialog box opens. I have saved the input file in '''Desktop''' directory.


From the '''Desktop''', select the '''nodes dot mm''' map and click on '''Open '''.
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|| Cursor on the map.
|| The map opens in '''Freeplane'''.

Click on '''Navigate, Fold, Unfold all'''.

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|| Point to '''Air pollution''' and '''Burning fossil fuels'''.
|| Let’s connect the two summary nodes with a linking line.

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|| Select both the nodes
|| For connecting two nodes with linking line, first select both the nodes.

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|| Select ''' Burning fossil fuels node'''.
|| First select''' Burning fossil fuels node'''.
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|| Press and hold the Shift key.
|| Press and hold the Shift key.

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|| Choose '''Air pollution''' node.
|| Then choose '''Air pollution''' node.

Now both nodes are selected.

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|| Highlight the line added.
|| Then, press '''Control L''' to add the connector line.

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|| Hover mouse over '''Edit, Connect'''.
|| Menu alternate for this is '''Edit, Connect''' to add connection.

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|| Cursor on the connecting line and arrow.
|| Let's add text to the link line, to bring rigour to the map. 

Notice that the arrow is pointing to air pollution.

This shows burning fossil fuels contribute to air pollution.

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|| Place the cursor on the connector line and right click.
|| Place the cursor on the connector line and right click.

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|| Cursor on the '''Connector''' dialog box.
|| '''Connector''' dialog box opens, with many options for formatting.

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|| In the Middle label form '''Contributing factors''' 
|| In the '''Middle label''' form, I will type '''Contributing factors'''. 

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|| Click on Connector arrows pulldown.
|| Click on the connector arrows pulldown and notice we can retain or loose arrows.

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|| Click on Connector shapes pulldown.
|| Change connector line styles using '''Connector Shapes''' pulldown.

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|| Cursor on the connector shape.
|| Currently, I have a curve shape and I will keep it.

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|| Click on the 'OK' sign.
|| Click on the '''OK''' button to close the dialog box.

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|| Place cursor on line, left click to see a palm. 
|| Place the cursor on line and left click to see a palm sign. 

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|| Drag to move the line and resize, and bring back to where it was.
|| We can drag to move the line and resize to suit our needs.

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|| Cursor on '''Clean Energy'''.
|| Let’s change the node shape for '''Clean Energy'''.

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|| Select '''Clean energy''' node. 
|| First, let’s select it. 

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|| Click on the arrow.
|| Open the '''Tool panel'''.

Clean energy is different from fossil fuel energy. 

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|| Scroll down the arrow.
|| Scroll down the '''Tool panel'''.

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|| In the '''Tool panel''', '''Node shape''' pull down, select '''bubble'''.
|| Change node shape to '''Bubble''' using '''Tool panel, node shape''' pull down.

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|| Cursor on the '''windmills node'''.
|| When a '''node''' shape is changed, descendant nodes also change to the new shape.

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|| Hover mouse over the '''Clean energy''' node and it's children.
|| Select the descendant nodes and change them to desired styles later.

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|| Cursor on '''Clean energy''' node.
|| Next, I will add a cloud to the '''Clean Energy''' node.

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|| Select '''Clean Energy''' node, and scroll down the '''Tool''' '''panel'''.
|| For this, select the node, and scroll down the '''Tool panel'''.

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|| Under the '''Clouds''' option, check box of '''change'''.
|| In the '''Clouds''' option, click on the check box for '''change'''.

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|| Hover mouse over the node to show cloud.
|| Notice a cloud gets added to the node and it's children.

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|| Click on the rectangle next to the cloud color.
|| To change the '''cloud''' color, click on the rectangle, next to '''cloud''' color.

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|| In the '''Swatches''' tab, Choose a sky blue color.
|| The '''Cloud color''' dialog box opens. 

In the '''Swatches''' tab, I will choose a sky blue color.

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|| Hover mouse over the squares below and click on '''Ok'''.
|| Notice that the square below, also shows the chosen color.

Click on the '''OK '''button.

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|| Cursor on the cloud.
|| Now the cloud has turned blue and stands out visually in the map.

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|| Cursor next to '''Water''' node.
|| Let's rearrange the positions of children of the '''Water node'''.

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|| Select '''Sustenance''' node.
|| I want to bring the '''Sustenance''' node to the 5<sup>th</sup> sibling position. 

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|| Hide the '''Tool panel'''.
|| Click on the right arrow on the '''Tool panel''' to hide it.


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|| Setect '''Sustenance'''.
|| So let us first select it.

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|| Click on '''Edit,''' '''Move and Sort'''.
|| Click on '''Edit, Move and sort''' option.

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|| Click on '''Move Node (sibling down)''' twice. 
|| Click twice, on '''Move Node, sibling down'''. 

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|| Hover mouse over '''Sustenance'''.
|| This moves the node two places down.

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|| Click on '''Edit,''' '''Move and Sort''' and hover mouse on the options.
|| Nodes can be moved up, left or right using this pull-down.

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|| Cursor on the canvas.
|| Keyboard shortcut for this, is to press '''control''' with '''arrow keys'''.

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|| Hover mouse over '''Edit,''' '''Move and Sort, Sort Children''' option
|| In '''Freeplane''' we can also sort child nodes.

The '''Sort children''' option seen here, sorts child nodes alphabetically.

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|| Cursor on the interface.
|| Now, let’s add Free or floating nodes.

Floating nodes are useful to convey or connect multiple concepts in the map.

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|| Click on '''Edit,''' New '''Node,''' '''New''' '''floating''' '''Node'''
|| Click on '''Edit, New Node,''' '''New''' '''floating''' '''Node'''.

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|| Show the new node on the canvas.
|| A Free '''node '''without any connections is added.

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|| Select the free '''node'''. 

Move the mouse slightly to get oval icon to drag it.
|| Select the free floating '''node'''.

Move the mouse slightly to left till the oval drag option appears on the screen.

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|| Move the free node to the right of '''Clean energy''' node.
|| Left click, drag and move the free node to the right of '''Clean energy''' node.

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|| Add a text box in video, '''Let's add a table to the node. '''
|| Let's add a table to the node. 

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|| Right-click and select '''Edit Node core in dialog''' option.

Point to the dialog box.
|| Right-click on the node, and select '''Edit Node core in dialog''' option.

'''Edit Node core in dialog '''opens.

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|| Click on '''Table,''' '''Table'''. 
|| In the box click on the Table menu and select '''Table''' option.

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|| Cursor on the form of the dialog box.
|| An '''Insert Table''' dialog box appears.

This prompts the user to enter the number of columns needed in the table.

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|| Type '''2''' in the form, click on '''OK button'''.
|| In the '''how many columns''' form, type '''2''', and click on the '''OK '''button.

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|| Type '''Ocean Currents''', '''Hydroelectric Power''' in the two columns.
|| For node text, type, '''Ocean Currents''' and '''Hydroelectric Power''' in the two columns.

These are sources of clean energy.

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|| Cursor on the '''table''' menu.
|| Once a table is added, we can add or delete rows and columns in the table.

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|| Place the cursor anywhere on the table.
|| Place the cursor anywhere on the table and left-click.

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|| Point to the formatting options in the dialog box.

Click on Table and open the pull down.
|| Then, options to format the table are available in the drop downs.

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|| Click on '''Table,''' '''Append''' '''row'''.
|| Click on '''Table, Append row'''.

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|| Cursor next to the new row.
|| A new row is added below the last row.

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|| Type '''Solar power''' and '''Nuclear power''' in 2<sup>nd</sup> row.
|| Add two more clean energies in the new row. 


Type '''Solar power''' and '''Nuclear power''' in the new row.

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|| Click on '''Table''' and hold mouse next to '''Insert''' '''row'''.
|| If you choose '''Table, Insert  row''', a row is inserted above.

I will not add any more rows to the table now.

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|| Click on '''OK button'''.
|| Click on the '''OK '''button.

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|| Cursor on the canvas.
|| Ideas in the floating node link with other nodes in the map.

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|| Hover mouse next to nodes in table and '''clean energy'''.
|| Since they are clean energy, they can be connected to '''Clean Energy''' node.

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|| Select the '''Free node''' and '''clean energy''' node. Press '''Ctrl+L'''.
|| So, let's link the floating node with '''Clean energy'''.

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|| Cursor on the linking line.
|| The arrow on the connector line points to '''Clean energy'''.

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|| Cursor on '''Water node'''.
|| Clean energy also arises from '''Water''' and can be regenerated.

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|| Select '''Ocean currents''' and '''Water''' nodes, Add a connector.
|| So, we can add a connector line with the '''Water node''' too.

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|| Format connector line to point arrow to '''Ocean currents'''.
|| Here make the arrow point to the floating node.

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|| Cursor on the map.
|| You may pause the video and explore more formatting options.

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|| Press '''Control''' '''S'''.
|| Next, save the map, by pressing '''Control S'''.


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|| Click on '''File, Quit Freeplane'''.
|| Click on '''File, Quit Freeplane''' to quit '''Freeplane'''.

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|| '''Slide Number'''

'''Summary 8'''
|| Now let’s summarize. In this tutorial, we 
* Linked two nodes with a linking line
* Wrote text on the linking line
* Formatted the linking line properties 
* Changed the node shape
* Added a cloud to a node  

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|| '''Slide Number 9'''

'''Summary '''
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* Changed the cloud properties
* Added a floating node and 
* Added a table to a node

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|| '''Slide Number 10'''

'''Assignment '''

|| For assignment activity, please do the following. 

* Add a floating node in the map
* Add a table to the node
* Add types of water resources around us in the table
* Link it to Water cycle node and 
* Position the floating node in the map appropriately

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|| '''Glimpse of assignment'''.
|| Your assignment may look similar to this.

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|| '''Slide Number 11'''

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|| This video summarises the Spoken Tutorial Project.

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|| '''Slide Number 12'''

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|| '''Slide Number 13'''

'''Forum for specific questions:'''
|| Please post your timed queries in the forum.

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|| '''Slide Number 14'''
'''Acknowledgement'''
|| Spoken Tutorial Project is funded by MHRD, Government of India.

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|| 
|| This is Rani from IIT, Bombay. Thank you for joining.

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