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Pull scattered ideas under a parent branch in two clicks. No deleting, no copy-paste.
Open any map that's gotten unwieldy. Look for two-or-more map elements that share a theme but live on different branches — symptoms, side-effects, sources, you name it. These are your join candidates.
Press and hold Shift, then click each candidate map element. Every map element you click stays in the pool — you'll see a fuchsia dashed outline around it. Release Shift when you're done. Plain click on any map element clears the pool, so keep Shift held until the last one.
With your pool selected, right-click on any empty canvas area (or on one of the highlighted map elements). The first three options are 'Join N with line', 'Join N with arrow', and 'Group N as branch' — pick whichever matches your intent.
'Group N as branch' detaches each selected sub-tree (with its descendants intact) and re-attaches them under a brand-new parent map element called 'New group' — anchored to your map root. You're dropped straight into rename mode so you can give the branch a meaningful name and press Enter.
If the ideas should connect without changing the tree, pick 'Join with line' (or arrow). A free-floating connector appears between consecutive selections — drag the endpoints later, recolour from the right-click menu, or delete if you change your mind. Lines work between map elements, stickies, clipart, anything.
Once the branch is clean, click the scroll icon in the top toolbar (or right-click the new parent → Compile to document). The AI weaves every map element title and summary into a 1-page brief, 3-page report, or 8-page deep-dive — your pick. Save it as PDF straight from the preview, or Copy MD into Notion. The fastest way to turn a brainstorm into a deliverable.