Chapter 3 Using Theorymaker text

3.1 Make a diagram at theorymaker.info

3.1.1 Input

When you get to Theorymaker, you will see a generic text in the text window to the left, and a corresponding diagram to the right. If you have come to Theorymaker by following a link, you might see a different diagram.

You can make a completely new diagram by deleting all the text and starting again. Or you can tweak the diagram by editing a few things. Don’t worry, you can’t damage the original.

You can also click on the example pictures below the main diagram. This will load different text into the text window and produce the corresponding diagram. You will lose any text which was in the window before.

3.1.2 Output

The main output is the diagram you will see on the right.

3.1.3 Saving

You can save a permanent link to your diagram. Type a name for it in the Title box, and press save. A link appears which you can click on, and/or copy and send to someone or bookmark for yourself. If you make further changes to your diagram, remember to save them again. If you want you can save them under the same title, or you can use a new title like “my-diagram-version-2”. The title cannot have spaces or unusual characters.

3.1.4 Downloading

You can right-click on the diagram and paste the picture into some kinds of documents – but it won’t work in most versions of Microsoft Office. So you can also press Download picture to save a .png file to your desktop which you can then paste into your document.

3.1.5 Comments

If you type a line consisting of just “====” below your text in the text window, any text you type after that will appear below the diagram. This way, you can type additional explanations for colleagues who might be viewing a diagram for which you sent them the permalink. You can use Markdown to format your text easily.