Freeplane/C3/Time-Manager-and-Reminder/English
Visual Cue | Narration |
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Title Slide |
Welcome to the tutorial on
Time Manager and Reminder using Freeplane. |
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Learning Objectives |
In this tutorial, we will learn to,
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System Requirement |
To record this tutorial, I am using
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Pre-requisites |
To follow this tutorial,
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Code Files |
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Show the files on Desktop. | I have saved the input files on Desktop. |
Open reminder.mm from Desktop directory. | Open reminder dot mm file. |
Cursor on the map. | The map opens in Freeplane.
This map is used by a teacher, who is organizing a star gazing trip. |
Cursor on the map. | Let’s associate date, time and reminder with a node. |
Hover mouse on children of the Examination node. | The Examination node in the map has several children.
They list the checklist for conducting the examination. |
Show Examination node. | Let’s associate a particular time with the Examination node.
Then, demonstrate how we can adapt it to daily chores. |
Select the Examination node.
Right click to open the context menu. |
Select the Examination node and right-click to open the context menu. |
Select Edit attribute in-line.
Select the left column of attribute. |
Select the Edit attribute in-line to add an attribute.
An attribute with 2 columns and one row appears below the node. |
Select the left column. | Select the left column of the attribute. |
Type, Date in the left column. | Type Date in the left column.
The examination is to be held on 30th October 2020. |
Open Tool panel and select the Calendar tab. | Open the Tool panel and select the Calendar tab.
Notice a calendar and options to add date and reminder. |
Calendar shows time in the computer. | Notice the current date and time as seen in the computer clock. |
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Choose Dates as per Convenience |
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Select the right column. | Using the arrows in the calendar to choose 30 October 2020. |
Hover mouse next to time. (above the reset button). | Time can be set using the time drop-down. |
Set hour to 9.00.
Use up and down arrows to set time. |
Use the up and down arrows to set the time.
Let’s assume, the examination starts at ten AM. |
Set time to 9:45. | I will set the time a little ahead of 10.00, at 9.45 AM for reminder. |
Click on the pulldown, below the Reset calendar option. | Click on the pulldown, below the Reset calendar option. |
Choose the 4th option. | Notice the different styles available here.
I will choose the 4th option for style. |
Select the right column of the attribute. | Select the right column, to add the examination date in the right column. |
Click on insert date in selection. | Click on Insert Date in selection.
The date appears in the column of the attribute. Now we have associated a date with this node. |
Cursor on the field trip node and select it. | Study of stars in the night sky, is part of the examination.
Let's select the Field trip, sky gazing node. |
Show the attributes. | A field trip is organized, to watch the night sky. |
Go to Field trip, sky gazing node.
Hover mouse over attributes |
The node has listed a few organizer capabilities.
They are added as attributes. |
Cursor next to the dates in the attribute. | If the dates are set in the past for you, please change to future dates for practice. |
Select the Field trip, sky gazing node. | Choose the right column in the attribute, where the date is entered. |
Hover mouse over the four attributes. | There are four task lists in the four attributes. |
Hover mouse over Deadline to register. | First task is the Deadline to register for the trip. |
Select the date associate with the attribute in the calendar. | Click on the required date on the calendar, that is on the 25th of September. |
Select the right column in the attribute. | Select the right column in the attribute. |
Click on Remind me at this date. | Click on Remind me at this date. |
Cursor next to the clock icon. | The reminder sets off an alarm at the specified time in Freeplane.
Notice that a clock appears next to the node. |
Cursor on the time. | Since the time is different, the alarm will not go off now and we cannot see it. |
Hover mouse on the clock icon. | We have to wait till 25th September 2020 to see the alarm start.
Let’s set the reminder to the current date and time, to see how the reminder works. |
Choose the right column in the attribute. | I will choose the time of recording this tutorial as seen in the computer clock.
Choose the right column in the attribute, where the date is entered. |
Press Del to remove the date. | Let’s remove the date here. Remove the date here. |
Click on the Reset Calender. | Click on Reset Calender to update the current date and time. |
Set the time and date on the computer 1-2 minutes ahead of the time in the computer. | I will set the time a minute or two ahead to practice the reminder tool. |
Click on insert date in selection. | Click on insert date in selection. |
Click on Remind me at this date. | Then click on Remind me at this date |
Click on Yes. | Click on Yes. |
Hover mouse on the clock icon. | This will allow the reminder to switch on within 1-2 minutes in the map. |
Hide Tool panel and reposition the map. | I will hide the tool panel and move the map to fit in the window.
Let’s wait and watch, till the computer time reaches the set alarm time. |
Show alarm switching on. | When the time is reached, the alarm goes off.
The click icon starts to blink. |
Show the alarm in the parent and root node also. | Notice, the alarm going on in the parent node.
The parent and root nodes also have a blinking red exclamation sign. |
Select root node, position cursor on the little circle on the right, right click and choose Fold all. | Select the root node and fold all nodes as seen here. |
Show the alarm in folded map in the root node. | Notice the red exclamation mark in the root node.
It is visible, even when the map is folded. |
Cursor over the blinking clock. | This feature helps to draw the attention of the user to the reminder. |
Unfold all the nodes in the map. | Unfold all the nodes in the map. |
Cursor on the map.
Show the reminded associated node. |
We can follow this path to reach the node associated with the reminder. |
Select the right column for the second attribute. | Select the right column for the second attribute as seen here. |
Open the Tool panel. | Open the Tool panel. |
Click on Remind later. | Notice, that Remind later is set to 1 day.
I will not change it and click on Remind later. |
Cursor on the clock icon. | The time gets reset to a day ahead and the clock icon stops to blink. |
Hide the Tool panel and fit the map to the window. | I will hide the Tool panel and move the map to fit in the window. |
Show full map without exclamation mark. | The red exclamation marks disappear from the ancestor nodes. |
Cursor on the clock icon. | On the next day, the reminder alarm goes off again.
This reminds the teacher on the next tasks in the attributes. |
Open the Tool panel and fit the map in the window. | Open the Tool panel and move the map to fit in the window. |
Let’s select the Field trip, sky gazing node. | Reminder can be removed from the node it is associated with.
Let’s select the Field trip, sky gazing node. |
Click on Remove reminder. | Click on Remove reminder to remove the reminder. |
Users can create reminders to the nodes in the map. | |
Cursor on the map. | Let’s save the map and quit Freeplane. |
Press Ctrl+S.
Press Ctrl+Q. |
Press Control-S to save the map.
Click on File, Quit Freeplane to quit Freeplane. |
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Summary |
Let's summarize. In this tutorial we,
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Assignment |
For assignment activity, please do the following.
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Assignment Hint |
You may use
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Spoken Tutorial Project |
This video summarises the Spoken Tutorial Project.
Please download and watch it. |
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Spoken Tutorial workshops |
The Spoken Tutorial Project team,
For more details, please write to us. |
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Forum for specific questions |
Please post your timed queries in this forum. |
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Acknowledgment |
Spoken Tutorial Project is funded by MHRD, Government of India. |
This is Rani from IIT Bombay. Thank you for joining. |