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Draw Traces

Organizing the collected ideas properly in a mind map through analysis and discussion is a crucial step in a brainstorming session. EdrawMind offers an amazing set of tools to draw traces to illustrate, highlight, and connect ideas. These tools are essential for group discussion and judgment on the collected ideas, and organizing them properly in the mind map. Here are the tools and the steps to draw traces in a mind map in EdrawMind.

01 Color Pencil

Use the color pencil for freehand drawing and writing on the document to make your point to the team members. You can use choose different colors to highlight different ideas and points you want to make on the document. Here are the steps to follow.

Step1Click Drawing Trace option located at the bottom-left corner.
Step2Click Color Pencil option from the Drawing Trace menu.
Step3Select a specific color for the color pencil. The default color is red. Now, draw anything on the document as per your requirements.
edrawmind drawing traces

02 Draw Shapes

EdrawMind offers the two most used shapes to draw on your document for grouping ideas and highlighting them properly. You will find Rectangle and Ellipse shapes and you can choose a specific color of the outline of the shapes. Here are the steps to follow.

Step1Click Drawing Trace option located at the bottom-left corner.
Step2Click Draw Rectangle option from the Drawing Trace menu. Alternatively, you can select Draw Ellipse option as needed.
Step3Select a specific color for the selected shape. The default color is red. Now, draw the shapes on the document.
draw shapes

03 Draw Arrow

Use arrows to connect different ideas and show the flow of ideas in a mind map. You can connect the floating ideas with the main topic manually. Similarly, if you have multiple main topics, you can connect them to show the order of execution of the ideas required. You can use different colors for arrows you draw on the document. Here are the steps to follow.

Step1Click Drawing Trace option located at the bottom-left corner.
Step2Click Draw Arrow option from the Drawing Trace menu.
Step3Choose a specific color for the arrow. The default color is red. Now, draw the arrow on the document.
Draw Arrow

04 Delete Traces

Often professionals draw traces on the document for temporary illustration purposes. These drawings do not always stay in the final document. EdrawMind has options to delete any drawn.

Step1Click Drawing Trace option located at the bottom-left corner.
Step2If you want to erase any specific trace, click Eraser option from the Drawing Trace menu. The mouse pointer will change to an erase icon.
Step3Click on the drawn trace to erase it instantly. You can delete multiple traces by clicking on them one by one.
Delete Traces

If you want to erase all the drawn traces, click Clear All Traces option from the Drawing Trace menu. Alternatively, you can press E key to clear all tracks.