Pitney Bowes MapInfo Professional User Manual

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An Overview of the Toolbars.......................................................................37

Data - Where MapInfo Professional Begins......................................................41

What is a Database and Other Basic Terminology.....................................41

What Data Can I Use in MapInfo Professional?.........................................43

Support for Raster Images.........................................................................44

Understanding the Files Associated with MapInfo Professional

Tables.........................................................................................................44

Opening Your Data in MapInfo Professional..............................................45

MapInfo Professional Data File Support.....................................................45

Opening MapInfo Tables.............................................................................48

Opening Data in Remote Tables.................................................................50

Understanding Your Data in MapInfo Professional .........................................52

What is a Layer?.........................................................................................52

Map Objects as Part of Layers...................................................................53

Managing a Map's Layers..........................................................................53

Using Workspaces..............................................................................................54

Reviewing the Windows in MapInfo Professional............................................55

Displaying Data in a Map Window..............................................................56

Displaying Data in a Browser Window........................................................57

Changing a Record's Data, Font, and Style ..............................................62

Displaying Data in a Graph Window ..........................................................62

Displaying Data in a Layout Designer Window...........................................62

Displaying Data in a Layout Window .........................................................63

Other Windows for Displaying Data............................................................63

Working with Tables in the Table List................................................................64

Accessing the Table List.............................................................................64

About the Table List Window .....................................................................64

Selecting Multiple Tables in the Table List..................................................66

Dragging and Dropping in the Table List....................................................66

Sorting in the Table List..............................................................................66

Searching the Table List.............................................................................67

Working with Layers in the Layer Control........................................................67

Accessing Layer Control.............................................................................68

About the Layer Control Window................................................................68

Adding Layers to the Map...........................................................................71

Reordering Map Layers .............................................................................72

Setting the Zoom Layering.........................................................................72

Positioning and Sizing Labels ....................................................................73

Displaying the Lines, Nodes, and Centroids...............................................74

Understanding the Cosmetic Layer............................................................74

Making the Layers "Editable"......................................................................75

Making a Read-Only Table "Editable".........................................................75

Getting Layer Information ..........................................................................75

Selecting Objects in a Layer ......................................................................76

Working with Thematic Layers..........................................................................77

Ordering Thematic Layers..........................................................................77

MapInfo Professional 12.5

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