Pitney Bowes MapInfo Professional - Manual (Page 62)

• Adding a Filtered View to a Map
• Creating a Default Browser View
• Choosing a Font for Your Browser Window
• Preserving Column and Expression Settings in a Browser Window
• Using the HotLink Tool in a Browser Window
For information about setting the background color for Browser window rows and other preferences,
see
Setting your Browser Window Preferences .
Changing a Record's Data, Font, and Style
The Info tool allows you to choose an object or row and see a window displaying information from the
table about that object. Click another object with the Info tool button and its information appears in the
same window. Click the Ctrl-menu box (Close box) of the Info window to make it disappear.
Mouse Wheel Support for Browser indow
When you are working in the Browser window, you can use the mouse wheel to scroll through the
records. Roll the mouse button down to scroll down the list, and roll the mouse button up to scroll up the
list. You can use the Tab key to scroll right and the Shift+Tab keys to scroll left in the Browser window.
Displaying Data in a Graph Window
The Graph window allows you to visualize statistical relationships in graph format. You can create many
different kinds of graphs: 3D, area, bar, bubble, column, histogram, line, pie, scatter, and surface graphs.
You can also choose from a number of different graph templates.
To display a table as a graph:
1. From the File menu, click Open and select the table that you want to display as a graph.
2. On the Window menu, point to New Graph Window.
After the graph displays you can invoke one of several editing dialog boxes from the Graph menu to
modify an extensive array of attributes. You can also move and resize objects within the graph window
until the desired graph is achieved.
For details about using the graph features, see Graph Help System available by selecting (on the Help
menu, point to MapInfo Graphing Help Topics).
Displaying Data in a Layout Designer Window
The Layout Designer window lets you stylize your map for presentation and publishing. You can design
a map layout for print or to export to an image file for distribution.
To open the Layout Designer window, either:
1. On the Standard toolbar, click the Layout Designer tool.
2. On the Window menu, point to New Layout Designer Window.
After the Layout Designer window opens, you can add Map and Browser windows to your layout, add
images and shapes, and create a legend for the map layout. How you styalize the map and browser in
your layout does not affect the styles in your open Map and Browser windows.
You can save your map layout to a workspace to work on it in later sessions. Besides printing a layout
you can also export it to an image to include within a presentation or for distribution.
For details about the Layout Designer window, see Working with Layouts (on the Help menu, point to
Working with Layouts).
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