Pitney Bowes MapInfo Professional - Manual (Page 517)

Definition Term
polylines, lines, and points by moving, adding, and
deleting nodes that define line segments. You can
also copy and paste selected nodes to create new
polylines. Reshape is very useful when you are
creating sales territories or other merged
boundaries. For example, you are merging ZIP
Code boundaries to create school districts. Some
ZIP Code boundaries fall into more than one school
district. Use the Reshape button to reshape the
school district to incorporate a section of the ZIP
Code boundary. See
Reshaping Map Objects .
Result codes indicate whether a geocode match
was made and the type of match it was, and result code
conveys information about the quality of the match.
The result code is an alphanumeric code of 1-10
characters.
The Rounded Rectangle button allows you to
access the Rounded Rectangle tool. Use the Rounded Rectangle button
Rounded Rectangle tool to draw rounded
rectangles and squares.
The Ruler button allows you to determine the
distance between two points and the length of some
path. Ruler button
The Run MapBasic Program button accesses the
Run MapBasic Application dialog box where you
specify the MapBasic program you want to run. Run MapBasic Program button
An adornment on the map that shows the scale of
map representation relative to the portion of the
Earth's surface. scale bar
The process of inputting data into a raster format
using an optical device called a scanner. scanning
Bars along the right and bottom sides of each
window that allow you to scroll the window view. scroll Bar
Clicking on the shaded area moves one window
screen at a time.
A seamless layer treats a group of base tables as
if they are one. It allows you to change display seemless layer
attributes, apply or change labeling or use the Layer
Control window for an entire group of tables at
once. A base table can be any regular MapInfo
Professional table. Grid layers cannot be made
seamless.
The Select button allows you to access the Select
tool. Use the Select tool to select one or more Select button
objects or records for analysis. You can also use
the Select tool to edit a map or browser. See
Selecting a Single Object from a Map or Layout .
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Appendix E: Glossary of Terms