Quick tips

Quick tips are short, 1-2 minute videos answering common questions about Kumu. Click play below to watch the videos and use the menu in the upper right of the player to switch to a different topic or specific question.

Click on the playlist in the upper right corner of the Youtube embed above to access the videos listed below:

• How do I link to a specific element in the map?

• How can I use the spreadsheet to wipe the existing map content?

• What's the difference between Personal (Basic) and Organization (Pro) accounts?

• How do I add a filter dropdown to my map?

• How do I add a field with a list of values to pick from?

• How do I change what is included in my element labels?

• How do I re-use existing elements when clustering?

• How do I calculate how many connections an element has?

• How do I build a presentation?

• How do I scale elements or connections based on field data?

• How can I include a list of elements in my map overview?

• How can I crowdsource data using Google Sheets?

• What are some of the most useful keyboard shortcuts?

• How do I upload images?

• How can I add unique IDs to my import?

• How do I share my map with others?

• How can I save different results for the same metric?

• How can I use Table to quickly build out my map?

• How can I add descriptive labels to my map?

• How can I import data with dates?

• How do I get the perfect screenshot?

• How do I color code elements?

• What are traversals, and how do I use them?

• How do I create geographic maps?

• What are controls, and how do I use them?

• What are underlays, and how do I use them?

• How do I size my elements?

• What is a view?

• What are the building blocks of Kumu?

• How can I make my network map more readable?

• How can my readers easily switch between views?

• What is a "profile" in Kumu?

• How can I quickly show basic info about an element, connection, or loop?