Copying outline format from web page to outliner

Posted by Alexander Deliyannis
Oct 23, 2009 at 06:51 AM

Hi Mitchell,

First a clarification: I am not sure that “an outline from a web page” stands for a specific format, because a what shows like the same outline in a web page can have several different underlying structures.

That said, since you are happy with Notemap’s import, do a search for “tab indented text” in this forum. It will probably bring most programs that can do what you want. What’s more, tab indented text is one of the two most popular formats (the other one being OPML) for exchanging outlines between PIMS, including mindmapping programs.

Here’s an indicative list of Windows software that will read such outlines: Brainstorm, Maxthink, Natara Bonsai, Notemap, Notecase Pro (cross-platform), Treesheets, Freemind, Mind Manager, Concept Draw Mind Map, even Powerpoint. Note that not all programs will accept tab indented outlines via copy/paste; you may need to paste the outline in your favourite text editor first and then import the text file (this is the case for Powerpoint I think).

Of the programs mentioned above, at least Notecase Pro and all mindmapping programs will alow you to attach notes to each item. Treesheets as well, in its rather unique structure, i.e. as extra cells to the right.

Hope this helps.
Alexander