Pitney Bowes MapInfo Professional - Manual (Page 74)

• Lines default to Below Center.
• Points default to Right.
Label Offset is how far away a label is from its anchor point. Specify the number of half spaces you
want the label to be from the anchor point in the Label Offset box.
5. Click OK.
The map redraws with your changes.
Label Size
Label size does not change with zoom or scale changes. Labels display at the size you specify at all
zoom levels as well as on printed output. Labels are never hidden behind other geographic objects
because they are always the last objects drawn on the map.
Displaying the Lines, Nodes, and Centroids
The Layer Properties dialog box allows you to display line directions, nodes, and object centroids.
Select the Show Line Direction check box when you want to show the direction in which line objects
are drawn. Check the Show Nodes check box to display the nodes in a layer.
The Show Centroids box displays the centroids of each object in a layer. In MapInfo Professional, a
region's centroid does not represent its center of mass. Instead, the centroid represents the location
used for automatic labeling, geocoding, and placement of thematic pie and bar charts. If you edit a map
in Reshape mode, you can reposition region centroids by dragging them.
See the Help System for these related topics:
• Changing a Layer's Labeling Options
• Changing a Region's Centroid
• Changing a Label's Style
• Drawing Autolabels
For instructions on inserting table-based style in the Layer Control window, see Inserting Styles into
Tables in the Help System.
Understanding the Cosmetic Layer
Every Map window in MapInfo Professional has a Cosmetic Layer. Think of the Cosmetic Layer as the
blank transparency that lies on top of the other map layers (transparencies). It can store map titles and
other graphic objects you create during a work session. The Cosmetic Layer is always the top layer of
the map. You cannot remove or reorder the Cosmetic Layer.
You can only make the Cosmetic Layer editable or selectable. Other Layer Control options (labeling,
zoom layering, display mode) are not available for the Cosmetic Layer. To select fill patterns, line types,
symbols, and text font for the Cosmetic Layer, use the Line Style, Region Style, Symbol Style and Text
MapInfo Professional 12.5 74
Working with Layers in the Layer Control