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TheApplyClipRegionUsingchoicessetshowyouwantMapInfoProfessionaltoclipregions.
• WindowsDeviceClipping(allobjects)-TheclippingiscontrolledbytheWindowsDeviceDisplay.
Allobjects(includingpoints,labels,text,andrasterandgridimages)willbeclippedattheClipRegion
boundary.Thisisthedefaultsetting.
• WindowsDeviceClipping(nopoints,text)-UsethismethodtoemulatetheEraseOutsideclipping
method.AllobjectsareclippedusingEraseOutsideexceptpointsandlabels.Pointsandlabelswill
becompletelydisplayedonlyifthepointorlabelpointliesinsidetheClipRegionobject.Textobjects,
rasterfiles,andgridfilesalwaysdisplayandareneverclipped.
• EraseOutside(nopoints,text)-ThismethodusestheEraseOutsidefunctionality.TheClipRegion
objectistheCutterobject,andallotherobjectsareTargetobjectsforthisoperation.Allobjectsare
clippedusingEraseOutside,exceptpointsandlabels.Inaddition,pointsandlabelswillbecompletely
displayedonlyifthepointorlabelpointisinsidetheClipRegionobject.Textobjectsalwaysdisplay
andareneverclipped.
Otherdisplayoptionsare:
• Scrollbars-Todisplayscrollbars,selecttheScrollBarscheckbox.Bydefault,MapInfoProfessional
doesnotdisplayscrollbarsinMapwindows.
• Autoscroll-Toscrollthelayoutautomatically,selecttheAutoscrollcheckbox.
• ShowInfoTips-Todisplayoneortwowordtipswhenyoucursoroverabutton,selecttheInfoTips
checkbox.Bydefault,MapInfoProfessionaldisplaysInfoTips.CleartheShowInfoTipscheckbox
todeactivatetheirdisplay.
• AutomaticRasterZoomLayering-Tochoosethedefaultmodeforautomaticzoomlayeringfor
rasterlayers,selectthischeckbox.Rasterzoomlayeringisturnedonbydefault.
• AutomaticGridZoomLayering-Tochoosethedefaultmodeforautomaticgridzoomlayeringwhen
addingagridlayertothemap,selectthischeckbox.AutomaticGridZoomLayeringisturnedoffby
default.
• DrawLayersUnderThemes-ThisoptionsetsthedefaultbehaviorfortheReplaceLayerStyle
checkboxinboththeRangesandIndividualValueThemedialogboxes.Selectthischeckboxtoclear
theReplaceLayerStylecheckboxbydefault.ClearthischeckboxtoselecttheReplaceLayerStyle
checkboxbydefault.
• AutomaticallyOpenDefaultTheme-Thisoptionsavesthethemetothetable'smetadatasothat
thethemedisplayseachtimeyouopenthetable.Thischeckboxisclearedbydefault.
• EnableHardwareAccelerationfor3DMapWindows-Selectthischeckboxtouseyourvideocard
accelerationcapabilitytodisplay3DMaps.Cleartheboxtodisplaythe3DMapwithoutusingyour
videocardaccelerationcapability.Turningtheaccelerationoffreducesperformance,butitavoids
failurewithcertaingraphicadaptersanddrivers.
• MouseWheelZoomBasedonaCursorLocation-Selectthischeckbox,sothatwhenzoominga
mapusingathemousewheel,thezoomwillcenterwherethecursorislocatedonthemap.When
thisoptionisnotset,thezoomiscenteredatthecenterofthemap.
• HandlerforNewGrids-Selecttheoutputgridfileformat.Bydefault,MapInfoProfessionalusesthe
MapInfoProfessionalhandler(*.MIG).Theavailableformatsdependonwhichgridhandlersare
installed.Whenyouchangethegridfileformat,thefileextensiononthegridfilenamechangesto
reflecttheselectedformat.
Editingtab(Mapwindowdialogbox)
TheEditingtabontheMapPreferencesdialogboxhaspreferencesforcontrollingthedisplayofwarning
messages,howtomoveduplicatenodes,digitizingtolerances,andhowtoapplyFindSelectionfeatures.
TheWarnPriortoLossgroupofcheckboxessetwarningmessagesbeforeyouleavethecurrently
openMapwindowandlosecosmeticobjects,maplabels,andthematiclayersyouhavecreated.After
thewarning,youcansavetheseobjects,labelsandlayersaspartofatableorworkspace.Thesecheck
boxesareselectedbydefault.CleartheCosmeticObjects,MapLabels,andThematicLayerscheck
boxestoturnoffthesewarnings.
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TheMoveDuplicateNodesingroupofchoicesspecifieswhetherMapInfoProfessionalwillmove
duplicatenodeswhenyouusetheReshapecommand(ontheEditmenu,clickReshape)toeditobjects
thatareadjacenttoeachother,suchasregions.
• ChooseNoneoftheLayerstoprohibittheproductfrommovingduplicatenodes.Thisisthedefault
setting
• ChooseSameLayertomoveduplicatenodesthatareinthesamelayerwhenoneoftheconnected
nodesismoved.
TheDigitizingOptionsgroupincludesaDisplaySnapRadiuscheckboxtomakethesnapradius
largerorsmaller.Ifyouclearthischeckbox,thentheradiusdoesnotdisplaywhenthesnapmodeis
turnedon.
TypeanewvalueintotheSnapToleranceandAutoNodeToleranceboxestospecifythedefault
toleranceinpixelswithinwhichsnaptonodeandAutoNodefeaturesoperate.Youusethesesettings
whenyoudrawobjects.(ClicktheS
keytoturnSnaptonodeon.)Thedefaultisfive(5)pixels.Enter
asmallervaluetoobtainatightertolerance,andavoidsnappingtothenodesofotherobjectsasyou
draw.Enteralargervaluetoobtainaloosertolerance,whenyouwanttosnaptoanodeeventhough
youarerelativelyfarawayfromit.
Formoreinformationaboutthesnaptolerance,seeUsing"SnapTo"toSelectNodesandCentroidsin
theHelpSystem.
TheFindSelectionOptionsinclude:
• ZoomonFindSelection-SelectthisoptiontozoomtotheselectioneachtimeyouperformaFind
Selectionforsingleandmultipleobjects.Clearthischeckboxtopreventzoomingwhenperforminga
FindSelection.
• FindSelectionafterPaste-SelectthisoptiontoturnontheFindSelectionfeatureintheMapwindow
onlyafteryouPasteanobject.IfyouhaveanactiveBrowser,andtheselectionisinthatBrowser
window,thebrowserstillscrollstotheselection.Clearthischeckboxtopreventzoomingafterpasting
anobject.
Projectiontab(Mapwindowdialogbox)
TheProjectiontabontheMapPreferencesdialogboxhaspreferencesforcontrollingtheprojection
oftablesandaMapBasicsession,andtheformatinwhichcoordinatesdisplay.
Specifythedefaultfor:
• TableProjection-Tosetthedefaultprojectionsforthecurrentmap,designateadefaulttableprojection
forcreatingnewtables,importingGML2.1,MIF,MBI,andIMGfiles,andforChooseProjection
optionsindialogboxes.
YoucanoverridethetableprojectiondefaultsbyclickingtheChooseProjectionbutton
throughoutMapInfoProfessionalexceptwhenyouusetheUniversalTranslator,ArcLink,or
whenyouimportDXFfiles.
Note:
• SessionProjection-TosettheoptiontodesignateadefaultMapBasicprojectionforreturning
coordinatevaluesusingaMapBasicwindoworUpdateColumn.CompiledMapBasicapplications
arenotaffectedbythispreference.
TheDisplayCoordinateslisthasoptionsforchangingtheformatinwhichcoordinatesdisplay.You
canselect:
• DecimalDegrees-Bydefault,MapInfoProfessionaldisplayscoordinatesindecimaldegrees.MapInfo
ProfessionaldisplayscoordinatesofobjectsintheObjectInfodialogbox,andofthecursorlocation
inthestatusbarifthatdisplayoptionisselected.
• Degrees,minutes,seconds-ChoosethisoptiontodisplayyourMapusingthedegree,minute,
secondsformat.
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• MilitaryGridReferenceSystem-ChoosethisoptiontodisplayyourMapusingtheMilitaryGrid
ReferenceSystemformat.CoordinatesareconvertedtotheMilitaryGridReferenceSystemformat
usingtheWorldGeodeticSystem(WGS)of1984Ellipsoid.
• USNationalGridReference(NAD83/WGS84)-Choosethisoptiontodisplayyourmapusingthe
UnitedStatesNationalGrid(USNG)referencesystemformat.CoordinatesareconvertedtotheUnited
StatesNationalGridformatusingtheNorthAmericanDatumof1983/WorldGeodeticSystem(WGS)
of1984Ellipsoid.
• USNationalGridReference(NAD27)-ChoosethisoptiontodisplayyourmapusingtheUnited
StatesNationalGrid(USNG)referencesystemformat.CoordinatesareconvertedtotheNorthAmerican
Datumof1927Ellipsoid.
Tooverrideagridreferencessystempreferenceinindividualmaps,usetheMapOptions
dialogbox(ontheMapmenu,clickOptions).Overridestothedefaultcoordinatesettingwill
besavedtoyourworkspace.
Note:
SelectedineithertheMapwindowpreferencesortheMapOptionsdialogboxes,theformat
willdisplayinthestatusbar,butnotintheObjectInfodialogboxes.IfyoudisplayanyObject
Note:
InfodialogboxforanobjectonamapthatusestheMilitaryGridReferenceSystemorUnited
StatesNationalGrid,thecoordinateswillbedisplayedindecimaldegrees.
ChooseaDistance/Areausingsettingtospecifythedefaulttypeofdistanceandareacalculationthat
MapInfoProfessionalusesfornewMapwindows.
• Spherical-TheSphericalcalculationsmeasuredistanceaccordingtothecurvedsurfaceoftheEarth.
Sphericalisthedefault.ThedataisfirstconvertedtoLatitude/Longitudeandthenacalculationis
produced.Lat/Longdatawillalwaysusesphericalcalculations.
• Cartesian-TheCartesianmethodperformscalculationsondataprojectedontoaflatplane.Cartesian
coordinates(x,y)definethepositionofapointintwo-dimensionalspacebyitsperpendicularprojection
ontotwoaxeswhichareatrightanglestoeachother.Long/LatprojectionscannotuseCartesian
calculations.
TospecifyacalculationmethodforthecurrentlyactiveMapwindow,usetheMapOptions
dialogbox(ontheMapmenu,clickOptions).
Note:
Formoreinformationaboutmappreferences,seeSettingyourMapWindowPreferencesintheHelp
System.
Adornmentstab(Mapwindowdialogbox)
TheAdornmentstabontheMapPreferencesdialogboxhaspreferencesforcontrollinghowtoposition
anewscalebar.
TheAdornmentgroupofoptionssetthedefaultsforhowtolocateanewscalebaronthemap.
• Selectadefaultposition-SelecttoplaceadornmentinapresetlocationintheLayoutwindow:
upperleftcorner,upperrightcorner,lowerleftcorner,orlowerrightcorner.
• (Optional)EntermeasurementvaluesintotheXoffsetandYoffsetfields.Usepositivenumbers.
• Specifyacustomposition(fromtopleft)-Selecttoplaceadornmentinaspecificlocationinthe
Layoutwindow.EntermeasurementvaluesintotheMoverightandMovedownfields.Usepositive
numbers.
• Background-Clickthesebuttonstosetthebackgroundfillstyleandbackgroundborderstyle.
TheScaleBarAdornmentgroupofoptionssetthedefaultstyleforascalebar.
• BarLength-Thetwovaluesareproportional:thefirstvalueisthedistanceonthepapermap,the
secondvalueiswhatthefirstvaluerepresentsasadistanceontheEarth'ssurface.Specifythelength
ofthescalebartoamaximumof34inchesor86.3cmontheprintedmap.
• BarHeight-Settheheightoftheadornmenttoamaximumof44inchesor111.76cmontheprinted
map.
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• BarType-Selectapresetscalebar:CheckBar,SolidBar,LineBar,orTickBar.
• AddCartographicScale-Checkthischeckboxtoincludearepresentativefraction(RF)withthe
scalebar.InMapInfoProfessional,amapscalethatdoesnotincludedistanceunits,suchas1:63,360
or1:1,000,000,iscalledacartographicscale.
• UseAutomaticSizing-Checkthischeckboxtosetapreferenceifautomaticsizingshouldbe"on"
or"off"fornewscalebars.
• BarStyle-Setfromthefollowing:
ClicktodisplaytheRegionStyledialogboxandselectfillcolorforcustomizingthe
scalebar.
ClicktodisplaytheLineStyledialogboxandselectlineoptionsforcustomizingthe
scalebar.
ClicktodisplaytheTextStyledialogboxandsetthefontstyle,suchastype,size,
andcolor,forcustomizingscalebarvalues.
Formoreinformation,seethefollowingtopicsintheHelpSystem:
• ScrollingthroughaMap
• SpecifyingOptionsinaMap
• ChangingtheDefaultorPreferenceSettingforCalculations
• CenteringaMapUsingMilitaryGridReferenceSystem(MGRS)Coordinates
• CenteringaMapUsingUnitedStatesNationalGrid(USNG)Coordinates
• SettingDefaultClipRegionOptions
Setting Your Layout Window Preferences
TheclassicLayoutwindowhaspreferencesthatyoucansettounifythelookandfeelofthelayouts
producedthroughthiswindow.
TheLayoutDesignerwindowdoesnothavepreferences.
Note:
TosettheglobaldefaultpreferencesforLayoutwindows:
1. OntheOptionsmenu,pointtoPreferencesandclickLayoutWindowtoopentheLayoutWindow
Preferencesdialogbox.
2. SelecttheShowRulerscheckboxtodisplayrulersinyourLayoutwindow.Rulerscanbeusefulto
helpyoulineupelementsofyourlayoutonthepage.Thisoptionisselectedbydefault.
3. SelecttheShowPageBreakstodisplaythepagebreaksinyourLayoutwindow.Showingthepage
breaksensuresthattheelementsofyourlayoutareconsistentfrompagetopage.Thisoptionis
selectedbydefault.
4. Choosewhenthecontentsofframesdisplay:
• Always-Havethecontentsofaframedisplayallthetimeevenwhenitisnotactive.Selectthis
optionwhenyouarechangingthecontentsofaMapwindowthatisalsointheLayout.Youcan
thenseetheeffectofthelayoutasyoumakeyourchanges.Thisoptionisselectedbydefault.
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• OnlywhenLayoutwindowisactive-DisplaythecontentsofaframeonlywhentheLayoutis
theactivewindow.
• Never-DisplayonlythefilenameandframetypeevenwhentheLayoutistheactivewindow.
Choosethisoptionwhenyouareresizingandrepositioningframes,sothatthecontentsofthe
framesdonotredrawwhenyoumakeachange.
5. SelectthePrompttoSaveWorkspacePriortoClose checkboxtohaveMapInfoProfessional
promptyoutosavebeforeyouclosewindowswithlayoutchanges.Clearthischeckboxifyoudo
notwanttobepromptedtosaveyourchanges.Thisoptionisselectedbydefaulttopreventaccidental
lossofinformation.
ThepromptonlydisplaysiftherearechangestotheopenLayoutandLegendDesigner
windowsorwhentheLayoutandLegendDesignerwindowsarenew.
Note:
6. ClickOKtoclosethedialogsandsaveyoursettings.
Aftersavingyourchanges,MapInfoProfessionalusesthesesettingsautomaticallywheneveryoucreate
anewLayoutwindow.
Youcanresettheseoptionsforaspecificlayer:OntheLayoutmenu,pointtoOptionstodisplaythe
LayoutDisplayOptionsdialogboxwhereyoucansetheightandwidthrestrictionsandanautoscroll
option.
Setting Your Browser Window Preferences
AnychangesmadetotheBrowserwindowpreferencesareappliedbetweensessions.
ChangingtheBrowserWindowBackgroundColor
YoucanchoosethecolortouseforthebackgroundonalternatingrowsintheBrowserwindow.This
settingmakesiteasiertodistinguishbetweenrows.MapInfoProfessionalappliesthissettingtoall
Browserwindowinstances(inalayout,printout,andinallBrowserwindows).
TochangethebackgroundcolorforrowsintheBrowserwindow:
1. OntheOptionsmenu,pointtoPreferencesandclickBrowserWindowtoopentheBrowser
Windowdialogbox.
2. FromtheAlternatingRowColorlist,selectabackgroundcolortouse.
3. ClickOKtoclosethedialogsandapplythecolortoyourBrowserwindows.
MapInfoProfessionalsavesthissettingbetweensessions.
SettingYourLegendDesignerWindow Preferences
Usingsoftwarepreferences,youcancontrolthedefaulttitlesettingsforlegendframesintheLegend
Designerwindowandthedefaulttextstyleattributes,suchasfontandsize.MapInfoProfessionaluses
yourpreferenceswhentherearenometadatakeysinthetableonwhichthelegendframeisbased.If
metadatakeysarepresent,thenthemetadatadefaultsoverrideyourpreferences.
TosettheLegendDesignerwindowpreferences:
1. OntheOptionsmenu,pointtoPreferencesandclickLegendWindowtodisplaytheLegend
WindowPreferencesdialogbox.
2. IntheLegendFrameDefaultsgroup,setdefaulttitlesandlistnamesforLegendframes:
• TosettheTitlePattern,typethetextthatyouwanttodisplayatthetopofeachlegendframein
thisbox.
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