Pitney Bowes MapInfo Professional - Manual (Page 120)

• Only when Layout window is active - Display the contents of a frame only when the Layout is
the active window.
• Never - Display only the file name and frame type even when the Layout is the active window.
Choose this option when you are resizing and repositioning frames, so that the contents of the
frames do not redraw when you make a change.
5. Select the Prompt to Save Workspace Prior to Close checkbox to have MapInfo Professional
prompt you to save before you close windows with layout changes. Clear this check box if you do
not want to be prompted to save your changes. This option is selected by default to prevent accidental
loss of information.
The prompt only displays if there are changes to the open Layout and Legend Designer
windows or when the Layout and Legend Designer windows are new. Note:
6. Click OK to close the dialogs and save your settings.
After saving your changes, MapInfo Professional uses these settings automatically whenever you create
a new Layout window.
You can reset these options for a specific layer: On the Layout menu, point to Options to display the
Layout Display Options dialog box where you can set height and width restrictions and an autoscroll
option.
Setting Your Browser Window Preferences
Any changes made to the Browser window preferences are applied between sessions.
Changing the Browser Window Background Color
You can choose the color to use for the background on alternating rows in the Browser window. This
setting makes it easier to distinguish between rows. MapInfo Professional applies this setting to all
Browser window instances (in a layout, printout, and in all Browser windows).
To change the background color for rows in the Browser window:
1. On the Options menu, point to Preferences and click Browser Window to open the Browser
Window dialog box.
2. From the Alternating Row Color list, select a background color to use.
3. Click OK to close the dialogs and apply the color to your Browser windows.
MapInfo Professional saves this setting between sessions.
Setting Your Legend Designer Window Preferences
Using software preferences, you can control the default title settings for legend frames in the Legend
Designer window and the default text style attributes, such as font and size. MapInfo Professional uses
your preferences when there are no metadata keys in the table on which the legend frame is based. If
metadata keys are present, then the metadata defaults override your preferences.
To set the Legend Designer window preferences:
1. On the Options menu, point to Preferences and click Legend Window to display the Legend
Window Preferences dialog box.
2. In the Legend Frame Defaults group, set default titles and list names for Legend frames:
• To set the Title Pattern, type the text that you want to display at the top of each legend frame in
this box.
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Setting Your Browser Window Preferences