1.8 Tutorial: Text Fields

Text fields are available on sticker walls. They are positioned globally on the map.
✔️ With text fields, you can:
- Collect ideas (brainstorming)
- Gather opinions, comments, and feedback
- Record notes and bullet points
- Form mind maps and clusters
- Sketch process flows/flowcharts (in combination with arrows)
- Create tree diagrams (in combination with arrows)
✔️ Text fields can also be used on geographical maps. See the example map “Culinary Journey”.
✔️ Here you can find example maps with arrows and text fields.

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The map must be set to the “Sticker Wall” format. You will then find three blue buttons in the top right.
Then click on the blue “Text Field” button, and a text field will be added to the map.
Add text field
⚙ add

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In a text field, the following editing options are available:
1. Change the background color
2. Change the position (Move using the Move icon)
3. Delete the text field
4. Change the rotation
Text fields on Edumaps
⚙ options

3

- Maximum length of 300 characters
- Only plain text input, no HTML
- Texts are always centered
- Emojis are possible 🙂
- Multi-line inputs are possible
Maps can be created without boxes/columns, but only with text fields and arrows.
Text fields should not be placed on elements of a background graphic, as these graphics change according to the size of the screen. Resize the browser window, and you will see how the background image automatically scales.
Text fields should always be positioned only to boxes, columns, text fields, and arrows. These are absolutely positioned.
⚙ instructions

4

- T to add a text field
- Delete to delete the active text field
- C to change the text field color
- Ctrl C followed by Ctrl V to copy a text field
- Ctrl X to cut a text field
Tip: When rotating, you can align the text field more precisely by holding the Shift key while rotating.
⚙ shortcuts

5

Positioning a text field using the mouse can be inaccurate. To position a text field more precisely, select the text field (or add a new one) and then use your keyboard.
Hold down the Shift key and use the arrow keys (← ↑ → ↓) to position the text field accurately.
Hold down the Ctrl key instead of Shift to move the text field in smaller increments.
⚙ move

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You can also hide text in a text field using the following syntax:
Which dogs are small and long? ((Dachshunds))
This way, the text within the double brackets is hidden, and a clickable arrow appears in the map view.
Example: Which city is hidden behind each station? (Germany) LINK
⚙ quiz

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You can hide text in a text field, reveal it with a click, and hide it again with a second click, similar to a flip card.
To do this, use the following syntax:
How fast are turtles? !((0.2 to 0.5 km/h))
The text within the double brackets will be hidden, and a clickable arrow will appear in the map view.
⚙ collapse