TPAssistCapture currently supports three methods for capturing.  Firstly ideas, tasks,  notes and next actions  can be  captured via the System Tray Capture (STC) tool.  Secondly you can capture your emails and other Outlook items using the Outlook Capture Tool.  Thirdly, you can send topic trees to the capture basket via the  Send  Topic MindManager Command. And finally, the entire mind maps can be sent to  the capture basket via the  Send Map  MindManager Command.

The following tools are documented below:

 

See Getting Started for an overview of using the System Tray Capture (STC) to capture your ideas,  tasks, notes and next actions.

The picture below shows the primary capture window:

The details of which are as follows:

 

The Capture Tool Options are as follows:

    

In addition to capturing ideas using the System Tray Capture tool, you can  install and  use our add-in  for Microsoft® Outlook®.  This tool makes use of  the same Quick  Links and MindManager basket  processing provided by the  TPAssistCapture (or  TPAssist 2007 version 1.6 or above).

If you haven't already, see our Downloads page to obtain the Outlook Add-in. (www.tpassist.com/downloads )

To use the Outlook capture, first select the Outlook Item or items you wish to capture.

Then click the TPAssistCapture for Outlook icon in the toolbar:

(NOTE: you can also capture a single item, using the TPAssistCapture icon  when reading the item; In  Outlook 2007, see the "Add-Ins" tab).

Clicking the Capture icon will launch the capture dialog box:

Now all you do is select your category / tag and click Send to Basket.  You  could also  choose the  customize the topic title.

The example above illustrates some of the advanced features available when TPAssist 2007 is installed.

(The example above, utilizes the "Setting Up Outlook for "IN-BASKET" processing")

The "Link At" capability, instructions the Basket Process to create a hyper  linked topic to the new  topic at the requested location.

When more than one Outlook item is selected, you have the option to  "Process As A Group".  This enabled you do include a whole conversation of  emails into one single  topic for filing and processing.  If  you choose the  deselected this option when you have  selected multiple Outlook items, each  item will  be processed separately.  In this case,  you can't customize the topic  title, which will assume the "subject" of the Outlook  Item.

The Options dialog box (below), enables you to configure how the "Prepare Auto- Journal"  will process the  contents of the Outlook Item:

 

The Send Topic MindManager Command provides a method for taking topics and their sub topics and putting them in the basket for  later processing.  The Send Topic command sends the topic's XML to the basket, this XML is then used during processing the create an exact replica of the original topic and its sub topics.

This tool is really useful for processing notes taking during phone calls, ad hoc brainstorming or even  meeting minutes.

To use the Send Topic command, simply select the target topic (the map doesn't need to be saved and this capability works with Mindjet Connect maps). Once you have your topic selected, locate the "Send Topic" command.  (See the Tools menu in MindManager  6,  and the TPAssist Ribbon in MindManager 7/8/9.)

Now, set the category or tag,  then click Send To  Basket.  

The "Delete topic after sending to basket?" option will delete the focus topic after it has been send to the basket.

When processing is next performed, the captured topic will be created at the appropriate quick link location.

The Send Map MindManager Command provides a method for taking entire  maps and putting them  on  the basket for later processing.  The Send Map  command stores the fully qualified file name of the   map  to the basket, this file  name is then used during processing to attach the map to the topic.

This tool is really useful for processing notes taking during phone calls, ad hoc  brainstorming or even  meeting minutes.

To use the Send Map command, simply create and save your map.  Then  locate the "Send Map"  command.  (See the Tools menu in MindManager 6,  and the TPAssist Ribbon in MindManager 7/8/9.)

Now, customize the description (if necessary).  Then set the category or tag,  then click Send To  Basket.  If you wish TPAssistCapture to delete the original  after it is attached, check the "Delete Original  map after map is processed  and attached."

The "Prepare Auto-Journal" feature add information to the captured item so that when processed you will know when it was captured.  This feature is available only with TPAssist 2007.

NOTE: This tool does not presently work with maps saved to Mindjet Connect.