Firstly, we receive a set of requirements. Typically this is in a Word document, and also typically, the items are numbered using an outline of some kind. This is important for us to track out details back to the original document.

Our preference is that the standard numbering system of Word is used, as this makes everything that much easier for us going forward. This is not normally a problem.

We are going to use an random example captured from the internet (please let us know if this is copyright in any way - we found no reference):

We the import this document, as is, into Mind Manger:

We then wait a few seconds. This may be longer for complex docs, especially when images are included - we often delete images before importing although they will be imported into the Notes perfectly well.

What we end up with is the exact same text and structure as was in the Word document, with our selected formatting. All headings are topics, in a tree, and all body text is included in notes, along with images if they are added.

We now set the numbering in Mind Manager (this is why we like it to be standard, so that it remains the same across both documents):

You can see that the map as a whole is pretty large:

although we work on only a part at a time: