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Main Menu Commands

The main menu button is three horizontal lines in the upper left-hand corner of Argumentation:

The Main Menu button. It's a square with three horizontal lines inside it

To open it, click on it with your mouse or move your tab focus to it and then press enter. Once it’s open, you can click on elements in it with your mouse or navigate to them with the Tab key.

The open Main Menu window. In the menu are the functions: New Map, Save, Save as, Load, Share, Logout, Save as .png, Save as .pdf, Contact, and Subscribe

Here are the functions in the Main Menu:

New Map

Starts a new map in place of the one you’re currently working on.

Save

Saves any changes you’ve made to your map. You need to be logged in and subscribed to save a map. Saved maps are stored in your Argumentation account.

If you’re saving a map for the first time, “Save” will open a window that will let you choose a name for your map.

Save as

Saves your map in your Argumentation account, so that you can load it later. “Save as” lets you name your map. You need to be logged in and subscribed to use the “Save as” function.

Load

Lets you open maps you’ve saved in your Argumentation account. Clicking this button opens a window with a list of your saved maps. Clicking on one of these maps loads it. This window also lets you delete your saved maps.

Share

To share a map, you need to have saved it. Clicking “Share” opens a window that gives you the option to copy a link to your saved map. When someone follows this link, they’ll be taken to your map on the Argumentation site.

Logout

Logs you out of your Argumentation account.

Save as .png

Lets you download a .png image file of your map to your computer. Clicking on this button will open a window that lets you choose a name for your file and a place on your computer to save it to.

Save as .pdf

Lets you download a .pdf file of your map to your computer. Clicking on this button will open a window that lets you choose a name for your file and a place on your computer to save it to.

Contact

Lets you send an email to Argumentation’s administrators. Use this function to ask us questions, report problems, or make suggestions.

Subscribe

Lets you choose a subscription plan for Argumentation. You need to be subscribed to save your maps.