Pitney Bowes MapInfo Professional - Manual (Page 211)

Editing Objects
1. In all likelihood, you will need to change or edit some of the objects you have drawn or mapped. To
begin this process, you need to make the layer that you want to change editable (on the Map menu,
click Layer Control, and then click the Editable icon for the layer).
To edit an object:
1. Select the object with the Select tool.
If the object is a line, edit handles appear at either endpoint.
If the object is a boundary or region, edit handles appear at the outer corners of the object.
2. Drag the object to a new position or change its line style, fill pattern, or symbol.
3. On the File menu, click Save to save your changes.
To delete an object:
1. Click the object with the Select tool.
2. Do one of the following:
• On the Edit menu, click Clear or on the Edit menu, click Cut.
• Press the Delete key.
Using either method, MapInfo Professional deletes the object. To view an object's nodes, centroids,
and line direction when editing and drawing, set the conditions in the (Layer Control) Layer
Properties dialog box.
Positioning and Sizing your Map Objects
To move an object to a new location, make the object's layer editable and click the object to select it.
Hold down the mouse button for at least one second until the cursor turns into a four-headed arrow.
Drag the object to its new location and release the button. The object maintains its shape.
To move an object (in an editable layer) one pixel at a time, click it and press and hold the Ctrl key and
press the Arrow button corresponding to the direction you want the object to move. To move the object
10 pixels at a time, press and hold the Ctrl and Shift keys and press the Arrow button corresponding
to the direction you want the object to move.
Also, if you click the on the fifth edit handle (rotate handle) and hold down the mouse button, you can
rotate the highlighted box to the desired angle. A rubber banding box is drawn representing the bounds
of the rotated object. If you press and hold Shift key while the rubber banding box is being drawn, the
rotation will be limited to 45 degree increments.
Moving Objects on the Map
You can move selected objects within its editable map layer easily.
To move an object on the map:
1. Click your map to make it active.
2. Make the layer where the object is located editable. Choose Map > Layer Control and click the
Editable icon to make the layer editable.
3. Select the object(s) using the Select tool.
If you select more than one object at a time to move, the objects move in the same way. Take care
to ensure that you do not move an object off the map or off land by mistake.
When you move the objects, you move them all at once, maintaining their positions relative
to one another. Note:
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Chapter 8: Drawing and Editing Objects