Pitney Bowes MapInfo Professional - Manual (Page 51)

As part of your application’s installation process, the MapInfo Professional installer creates a local copy
of these Application Data Files for your use when the shared location is not available. This is very
important.
• If the shared location of your Application Data Files is available, MapInfo Professional saves your
template, symbol, and configuration work to the shared location.
• If the shared location of your Application Data Files is not available, MapInfo Professional saves your
template, symbol, and configuration work to your local copy of these files.
If the shared location is not available when you open MapInfo Professional for the first time, an
error displays explaining that the application will use the local Application Data Files. You can Note:
use the instructions in Changing the Shared Location after Installation to select a new shared
location, if necessary.
Since typically you will access the shared location, this will not be an issue. But if you change any of the
Application Data Files locally and the shared location becomes available, we recommend you copy your
work to the shared location. This will ensure that your files are available when you and your co-workers
need them.
A Note about Graph and Theme Template Files
The search for graph and theme template files is dependent upon the folder setting in the Directory
Preferences dialog box. If these preferences do not exist in the network location, the application searches
for files locally.
Changing the Shared Location after Installation
To change the shared location for these files after installation, use the Directory Preferences dialog
box. Each user in the Workgroup needs to follow this procedure to maintain these shared files.
To change the application data file location for a Workgroup user:
1. Start MapInfo Professional.
2. Choose Options > Preferences > Directories.
The Directory Preferences dialog box opens.
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Appendix A: Workgroup Installations for System Administrators