You can link resources to a concept by dragging files from your computer and dropping them on the concept. You can also right click on a concept and choose "Add and Edit Links to Resources".

There are two features of concept maps that are important in the facilitation of creative thinking: the hierarchical structure that is represented in a good map and the ability to search for and characterize new cross-links.

You can make an image appear in the background of a Cmap. To give a Cmap a background image, right-click a clear portion of the Cmap, then left-click Add Background. The "Choose Background" window will open so that you may locate an image file.