The CmapTools documentation is organized as a Knowledge Model composed of concept maps and associated resources, constructed with CmapTools itself. The following is a categorized list of the Cmaps in the Knowledge Model, for direct access.

Home Cmap for the Site

Home Cmap of the CmapTools Web site

General Descriptions of the CmapTools Toolkit

Root Cmap: General Description of Software
General Description of the Network Architecture of CmapTools
Description of the Various Collaboration Features of CmapTools
The Views: Storing and Organizing Cmaps and Knowledge Models on the Network, plus History and Favorites
My Cmaps: Storing and Organizing Cmaps and Knowledge Models in your Computer
Automatic and On-Demand Generation of Web Page versions of Cmaps
User IDs and Passwords for Identification during Collaboration and for Permissions

Specific Collaboration Features of CmapTools

Synchronous Collaboration: Two or more Users Editing the Same Cmap at the Same Time (Concurrently), with Chat
Collaboration by Adding Discussion Threads (Forums) to Concepts
The Annotation Feature (Post-It Notes) to Comment on Others' Cmaps
Using Knowledge Soups to Support Collaboration at the 'Knowledge Level'

Constructing Concept Maps and Knowledge Models

Concept Maps About Concept Maps (by Joseph D. Novak)
Hybrid Concept Map/Procedure on Building a Concept Map
Knowledge Models: Collections of Cmaps and Related Resources on a Particular Domain
Resources in CmapTools: Cmaps, images, videos, web pages, etc.
Managing Links to Resources in CmapTools
Types of Resources and their Manipulation in CmapTools

The CmapTools Network: a Client-Server Architecture

The CmapServer: Facilitator of Sharing and Collaboration of Cmaps and Knowledge Models
Locating & Discovering Services & Servers in the CmapTools Network
Protection and Access Control of Cmaps in CmapServers for Sharing and Collaboration

Navigation and Searching on the CmapTools Network

Navigating and Browsing through Knowledge Models
General Description on Searching through the CmapTools Network and the WWW
Searching for Cmaps and Resources
Searching for WWW pages that are related to a Cmap

Applications of Concept Mapping

General Cmap on Applications of CmapTools
Uses of CmapTools in Schools
CmapTools in Computer-Mediated Learning

Importing and Exporting Cmaps from/to Other Formats

Exporting Cmaps to Web Pages, Outline, Tabbed-Text, Topic Maps, Inspiration, Life Map and XML
Importing Cmaps from XML, Outlines, Tabbed-text, Topic Maps, Inspiration, Life Map and XML

Making Presentations using CmapTools

Using CmapTools to prepare step-wise, fullscreen presentations based on Concept Maps