User guide
OzMap editor & Read mode
OzMap is a learning map: a persistent graph you grow from a seed topic, with an interactive Explore canvas and an optional linear Read walkthrough. This page describes the main surfaces—the sidebar, map coverage controls, bookmarks, Read, and PDF export.
Signed-in users open maps from Dashboard. For quick answers, see FAQ.
1. Dashboard & maps
The dashboard lists your OzMaps. Create a map with New OzMap, then seed it: enter a topic (and optionally up to five interest chips) so the first graph can match what you want to learn. After seeding, you land in the map editor for that OzMap.
3. Map coverage & Explore / Read
In the top-right of the main canvas area you will find two segmented control groups.
- Full Map | Path only — Shown in Explore only. Full Map shows every node you have revealed. Path only narrows the graph to nodes on your current learning path so you can focus on one branch. This group is hidden while you are in Read, because Read does not use the live graph filter.
- Explore | Read — Explore is the interactive lane graph. Read opens a linear slide experience that follows your map in spine order (title slide, then topics along the path you have been following).
4. Explore canvas
The large area is a pan-and-zoom graph built on the same interaction model as other flow tools: scroll to zoom, drag the background to pan, and click nodes to focus or expand the map. Suggested next steps can appear as you work; availability depends on your map and plan.
Standard MiniMap and Controls sit on the canvas for orientation and zoom presets.
5. Read mode
Read replaces the graph with a spine of slides: a title view and one slide per topic node in order. Use the on-screen controls to move forward and backward. Some maps include multiple-choice trivia tied to topics you have opened; when present, you can launch quizzes from the Read UI where the app exposes that action.
6. PDF export
When PDF export is available from Read, it builds a document from the same spine content. If your map includes trivia, the export can append a dedicated Question Bank section and following pages with packed questions—use the in-app control when you see it. Generation runs in the browser; download the file when your browser prompts you.
7. Data & privacy
Cloud-backed maps
Map structure, node content, bookmarks, and related fields are stored with your account on OzMap’s servers so you can resume from any device where you sign in. Do not use OzMap to store secrets or regulated personal data you would not put in a typical productivity app.
Read & PDF
Read mode renders in your browser; PDF export is assembled client-side from the rendered content when you trigger it. Keep downloads somewhere safe if you need an offline copy.
Product behavior can evolve; if something here disagrees with the live app, trust the in-product UI and Terms.
8. Account & plan
When signed in, the header shows Dashboard (except on dashboard routes that hide it), navigation to Pricing, Help, FAQ, and Contact, plus your account menu and billing entry points where your plan supports them. Compare tiers on the Pricing page.