Document Outline

• Contents
• Introduction
  • What is MapInfo Professional?
    • Mapping at a Glance
    • Using Your Own Data
    • Reviewing the MapInfo Professional Features
    • Accessing Your Documentation
  • Getting Started
  • Getting Support
    • Using the Status Bar
    • Using the Help System
    • MapBasic Available Free of Charge on the Web
  • Getting Technical Support
    • Contacting Technical Support
      • Technical Support Contact Information
      • Technical Support Online Case Management System
    • Tell Us What You Think!
• What's New in MapInfo Professional
  • New and Changed Features in MapInfo Professional
    • New Layout Designer Window
    • New Concurrency Setting for Improved Processing
    • Use Your Microsoft Bing Maps License with MapInfo Professional
    • New Coordinate Systems and Projections
    • New Option to Switch Cursor Styles
  • Data Access Features
    • Feature Manipulation Engine (FME) 2014
  • Sample Data Enhancements
  • New and Existing Tools
    • MapCAD Update
• The Basics of MapInfo Professional
  • Starting and Leaving MapInfo Professional
    • Starting MapInfo Professional
    • Exiting MapInfo Professional
  • A Tour of the MapInfo Professional Desktop
    • Working with Toolbars
      • Displaying or Hiding Toolbars
    • An Overview of the Toolbars
  • Data - Where MapInfo Professional Begins
    • What is a Database and Other Basic Terminology
    • What Data Can I Use in MapInfo Professional?
    • Support for Raster Images
    • Understanding the Files Associated with MapInfo Professional Tables
    • Opening Your Data in MapInfo Professional
    • MapInfo Professional Data File Support
      • File Limitations for MapInfo Professional Supported Formats
      • Feature Manipulation Engine (FME) Format Support
    • Opening MapInfo Tables
    • Opening Data in Remote Tables
  • Understanding Your Data in MapInfo Professional
    • What is a Layer?
    • Map Objects as Part of Layers
    • Managing a Map's Layers
  • Using Workspaces
  • Reviewing the Windows in MapInfo Professional
    • Displaying Data in a Map Window
    • Displaying Data in a Browser Window
      • About the Browser Format
      • Opening a Table in a Browser Window
      • About Browser Window Tools and Menus
      • How a Browser Displays in a Layout
    • Changing a Record's Data, Font, and Style
    • Displaying Data in a Graph Window
    • Displaying Data in a Layout Designer Window
    • Displaying Data in a Layout Window
    • Other Windows for Displaying Data
  • Working with Tables in the Table List
    • Accessing the Table List
    • About the Table List Window
      • Moving the Table List to Customize your Work Area
    • Selecting Multiple Tables in the Table List
    • Dragging and Dropping in the Table List
    • Sorting in the Table List
    • Searching the Table List
  • Working with Layers in the Layer Control
    • Accessing Layer Control
    • About the Layer Control Window
      • Moving the Layer Control Window to Customize Your Work Area
    • Adding Layers to the Map
    • Reordering Map Layers
    • Setting the Zoom Layering
    • Positioning and Sizing Labels
    • Displaying the Lines, Nodes, and Centroids
    • Understanding the Cosmetic Layer
    • Making the Layers "Editable"
    • Making a Read-Only Table "Editable"
    • Getting Layer Information
    • Selecting Objects in a Layer
  • Working with Thematic Layers
    • Ordering Thematic Layers
    • Displaying Thematic Layers
    • Converting Objects into Region Objects
    • Working with Raster and Grid Layers in Layer Control
    • Converting Grid Files to MapInfo Professional Grids (*.mig)
  • Working with Seamless Layers
    • Features Available with Seamless Layers
  • Working with MapInfo Manager Library Services
    • Add to Library
  • Saving, Closing, and Exporting Your Work
    • Saving a MapInfo Workspace
    • Exporting to GeoTIFF (*.tif) Format
    • Saving a Table or a Copy of a Table
    • Closing a Table
    • Opening vs. Importing
    • Exporting Your Data to a New Format
    • Importing and Exporting Data in AutoCAD Format
    • Cropping Images
    • Exporting to ASCII Format
    • Exporting to dBase (*.DBF) Format
    • Smoothing Map Images during Export
  • Using the Tools in the Tool Manager
• Configuring MapInfo Professional Preferences
  • Summary of Preferences
  • Setting Your Preferences
  • Setting Your System Preferences
    • Setting Your Default Units
    • Setting Your Undo Options
    • Setting Your Color Defaults
    • Setting Show Guides when Docking Windows
    • Setting Your Date Window for Two-Digit Years
    • Setting Your Copy to Clipboard Preferences
      • Setting Your Clipboard to Copy Maps in to Word, Excel, or PowerPoint
    • Setting Your Image Resolution for Exporting
    • Setting how to Draw Symbols for MapInfo Professional 4.0 or Earlier
    • Setting Your Vertical Mapper Grid File Display Preferences
    • Setting Your Aspect Ratio Adjustment
  • Setting Your Startup Preferences
    • Creating a Startup Workspace
    • Setting Your Database Connection Preferences
  • Setting Your Directory Preferences
    • Using Search Directories
  • Setting the Web Services Preferences
    • Setting the Proxy Server Preferences
    • Setting the WFS Server Preferences
    • Setting the WMS Server Preferences
    • Setting the Geocoding Server Preferences
    • Setting the Routing Server Preferences
    • Setting the Tile Server Preferences
    • Setting the Library Services Preferences
      • MapInfo Manager Authentication Handling within MapInfo Professional
    • Setting the Custom Proxy Server Preferences
  • Setting up a Geocoding Server
  • Setting up a Routing Server
  • Setting Your Performance Preferences
  • Setting Your Style Preferences
  • Setting Your Address Matching Preferences
  • Setting Your Image Processing Preferences
  • Setting Your Notification Preferences
  • Setting Your Map Window Preferences
  • Setting Your Layout Window Preferences
  • Setting Your Browser Window Preferences
    • Changing the Browser Window Background Color
  • Setting Your Legend Designer Window Preferences
  • Setting Your Printer Preferences
    • Printing Caveats
    • Enabling or Disabling the Subdivided Printing Option
  • Setting Your Output Setting Preferences
    • Understanding the Anti-Aliasing Export Preferences
• Understanding Your Data
  • Working with MapInfo Tables
    • Adding to a Table
    • Updating a Table
    • Appending Rows to a Table
    • Appending One Table to Another
    • Parsing Data from One Column to Multiple Columns
    • Placing Graphic Information in Visible Columns
    • Creating a New Table
    • Editing a Table's Structure
    • Copying and Renaming a Table
    • Deleting a Table
    • Packing a Table
    • Collecting Data into the Table using Update Column
    • Browsing a Table
  • Creating a Report of your Data
  • Opening an Existing Report
  • Saving a Report
• Graphing Your Data
  • Selecting the Right Type of Graph
    • Graphing Terms
    • 3D Graphs
    • Area Graphs
    • Bar Graphs
    • Bubble Graphs
    • Column Graphs
    • Histogram Graphs
    • Line Graphs
    • Pie Graphs
    • Scatter Graphs
    • Surface Graphs
  • Graphing Your Data
    • Creating a Graph using the Graph Wizard
    • Editing a Graph
  • Working with Multi-Table and Multi-Variable Graphs
    • Exploding a Pie Graph
    • 3D Graphs - Using the 3D Viewing Angle
    • Selections in Graphs and Their Tables
  • Saving a Graph
  • Using Graph Templates
    • Location Preferences
    • Saving a Graph Template
• Working with Data in a DBMS
  • Getting Started
    • Overview of the DBMS Access Setup Process
    • Requirements
  • Creating a Data Source Connection
    • Creating a Data Source Connection to SQL Server
    • Creating a Data Source Connection to PostGIS
    • Creating a Data Source Connection to Oracle
    • Creating a Data Source Connection to Microsoft Access
  • Reconnecting to your Data Source after Startup
    • Connecting and Opening a Table at the Same Time
    • Connecting to Oracle after Re-Starting MapInfo Professional
  • About Supported DBMS Data Types
    • SQL Server Data Support
    • PostGIS Data Support
    • Oracle Data Support
  • Creating a Map Catalog in the DBMS to Work with Data
    • Before you Begin Creating a Map Catalog Table
    • Creating a Map Catalog Table Using EasyLoader
  • Adding a Spatial Primary Key to a DBMS Table
  • Making a DBMS Table Mappable to Display it on a Map
    • Making a Table Mappable
    • About Updating Data Bounds in the MapInfo_MapCatalog
  • Deciding to work with Linked or Live Access Tables
    • Comparing and Contrasting Live and Linked Access to a Table
  • Opening a DBMS Table in MapInfo Professional
    • Opening a DBMS Table
    • Creating a New DBMS Table
    • Refreshing Live and Linked Remote Tables
    • Unlinking a Table from a Remote Database
    • Saving a DBMS Table
    • Conflict Resolution when Multiple Users Access a Remote Table
    • Disconnecting from a Remote Database
    • Working with Styles in DBMS Tables
  • Working with Remote Tables from Specific Databases
    • Working with SQL Server Tables
    • Working with SQL Server with SpatialWare Tables
    • Working with PostGIS Tables
    • Working with Oracle Spatial Tables
• Drawing and Editing Objects
  • Understanding the Drawing and Editing Tools
    • Using the Drawing and Editing Commands
    • Adding Nodes to an Object (Overlay Nodes Command)
  • Drawing Objects
    • Specifying an Object's Spatial Attributes
    • Reverting to a Previous Version
    • Using the Ruler Window as You Draw
    • Object Styles
    • Printing Fill Patterns
  • Drawing Polygons and Polylines
    • Converting a Polyline to a Region
    • Converting Objects into Polyline Objects
  • Drawing Symbols
    • Changing a Symbol Style on a Map
    • Supported Fonts for Symbols
    • Working with Custom Symbols
  • Working with Text on the Map
    • Editing Objects
    • Positioning and Sizing your Map Objects
    • Changing your Map Object Attributes
    • Reshaping Map Objects
    • Using "Snap To" to Select Nodes and Centroids
    • Setting Snap Preferences for a Visible Snap Area
    • Autotracing Objects
    • Smoothing and Unsmoothing Lines
    • Converting Regions to Polylines
    • Merging One Map into Another
• Selecting and Querying Data
  • Selecting Your Data in MapInfo Professional
    • Characteristics of Selections
    • Selecting from the Screen
    • Selecting Tools
      • Using the Select Tool
      • Using the Unselect All Tool
      • Deselecting Objects and Removing Objects from the Selection
      • Using the Radius Select Tool
      • Using the Marquee Select Tool
      • Adding Objects to the Selection Set
      • Using the Polygon Select Tool
      • Using the Boundary Select Tool
      • Using the Invert Selection Tool
    • Unselecting Objects or Records
  • Querying Your Data in MapInfo Professional
    • Selecting and Using Queries
    • Making Queries using the Select Command
    • Making Queries using the SQL Select Command
    • Displaying Query Results Quickly
    • Creating Query Expressions
    • Using Select to Create Queries
    • Interactively Selecting Objects
    • Using SQL Select to Query Data
    • Saving Queries
    • Using Date- and Time-Based Data in Maps and Queries
    • Using Templates for Queries
    • Deriving Columns
    • Creating Column Aliases
    • Aggregating Data
    • Joining Tables Using SQL Select
    • Joining Tables Geographically (Using Geographic Operators)
    • Joining Two or More Tables
    • Finding Duplicate Values in a Column
    • Calculating the Distance to a Fixed Point
• Creating Thematic and Other Themed Maps
  • MapInfo Professional in Action
  • Using Thematic Mapping to Analyze Information
    • Planning Your Thematic Map
    • Methods of Thematic Mapping
    • Types of Thematic Maps
    • Ranged Maps
    • Bar Chart Maps
    • Pie Chart Maps
    • Graduated Symbol Maps
    • Dot Density Maps
    • Individual Value Maps
    • Grid Surface Maps
  • Creating a Thematic Map
    • Step 1 - Choosing a Type of Thematic Template
    • Step 2 - Choosing Thematic Values
    • Step 3 - Customizing Your Thematic Map
    • Working with a Thematic Map Legend
    • Thematic Maps as Layers
  • Changing the Display Parameters of a Map
    • Modifying a Thematic Map
    • Using the Theme Templates
    • Saving Your Thematic Settings
  • Updating Columns using Thematic Mapping
    • Adding Temporary Columns
  • Working with Grid Surface Maps
    • Working with Grid Handlers
• Buffering and Working with Objects
  • Buffering Your Data
    • Understanding Buffers
    • Creating a Buffer
    • Buffer Methods
    • Types of Buffers
  • Editing Objects using the Set Target Model
    • Aggregating and Disaggregating Data
    • Clipping a Region of a Map
    • Overview of Combining Map Objects
    • Clearing a Target
    • Splitting Objects
  • Creating Territories by Combining Objects
    • Combining Selected Objects
    • Combining Objects Using Column
    • Creating a Voronoi Polygon
    • Grouping Objects using Multipoint and Collection Object Types
  • Creating and Manipulating Objects
• Stylizing Your Map for Presentations and Publishing
  • Changing a Map's Style
    • Changing a Region's Style
    • Changing a Line's Style
    • Changing a Symbol's Style
    • Changing the Text Style
  • Labeling Your Map
    • About Labeling
    • Choosing the Label Content
    • Using AutoLabeling
    • About Customizing Layer Properties
    • Creating Callouts
    • Label Styles
    • Labeling Interactively
    • Using Text Objects as Labels
    • Saving Labels
  • Adding an Adornment to the Map
    • Adding a Scale Bar to Represent Map Scale
  • Working with Layouts
    • Opening a Layout Designer Window
    • Adding a Map to the Layout Designer Window
      • Editing the Contents of a Map Frame
      • Editing the Map Display Style
    • Adding a Map Legend to the Layout Designer window
      • Editing a Legend in a Layout Designer Window
      • Refreshing the Contents of a Legend Frame
    • Adding a Thematic Map to the Layout Designer Window
    • Adding a Table (Browser) to the Layout Designer Window
      • Editing the Contents of a Browser Frame
    • Adding an Image to the Layout Designer Window
      • Image Not Found
    • Adding Text to the Layout Designer Window
      • Changing the Text Style in a Text Frame
      • Changing Text Alignment and Spacing
    • Adding Shapes to the Layout Designer Window
    • Saving a Layout in the Layout Designer Window
    • Deleting a Frame from the Layout Designer Window
    • Moving Frames
    • Resizing Frames
    • Aligning Frames in the Layout Designer Window
      • Aligning Layout Frames Using Grid Lines
      • Aligning Layout Frames Using Guidelines
      • Hiding and Showing Guidelines in the Layout Designer Window
      • Removing Guidelines in the Layout Designer Window
    • Editing in the Layout Designer Window
    • Printing Your Layout
      • Setting Printing Margins for a Layout
      • Notes about Printer Settings
    • Exporting Your Layout
  • Working with the Classic Layout Window
    • What is a Layout Window?
    • Working in the Layout Window
    • Before You Create a Layout
    • Creating a Layout Window
    • Using Map Legends in a Layout
    • Moving Frames in a Layout Window
    • Aligning Objects in a Layout Window
    • Creating Drop Shadows for Layout Objects
    • Setting the Map Scale for a Layout Window
    • Cloning a Map View
  • Creating a Legend for your Map
    • What is a Legend?
    • Creating a Map Legend
    • About the Legend Designer Window
  • Printing and Exporting Your Results
    • Printing Your Project
    • Exporting a Layout
    • Save Window As Supports Raster Formats
• Registering Raster Images
  • Working with Raster Images
    • Determining Map Coordinates
    • An Introduction to Raster Image Registration
    • Understanding Raster Images in MapInfo Professional
    • Raster Image Format Details
  • Opening a Raster Image
    • Registering the Coordinates of a Raster Image
    • Reprojecting a Raster Map
    • Transferring Vector Map Coordinates Directly to a Raster Map
    • Modifying Control Points for Raster Images
    • Adjusting the Contrast or Brightness of a Raster Image
    • Adjusting the Translucency of a Raster Image
  • Printing/Exporting Translucent Raster Images
• Putting Your Data on the Map
  • How Do I Get My Data on the Map?
    • Creating a MapInfo .tab File of Your Data
    • When Do I Geocode vs. Create Points?
    • Displaying DBMS and Web Service Data
  • Displaying your Excel (.XLS or .XLSX) Data
  • Displaying your Access (.MDB or .ACCDB) Data
  • Displaying your SQLite Data
    • Opening SQLite Tables
  • Displaying your Comma Delimited CSV Data
    • Opening Comma Delimited CSV Files in MapInfo Professional
    • Exporting to Comma Delimited CSV Format
  • Displaying your dBase Data
  • Displaying your Lotus 1-2-3 Data
  • Displaying your ESRI Shapefile Data
  • Registering and Displaying your ASCII Data
  • Importing and Displaying GML File Data
    • Importing and Displaying GML 2.1 Files
  • Using Universal Data Directly
    • Opening Universal Data Directly
    • Working with the FME Suite
    • Understanding MapInfo Professional's Use of the Topography Layer
  • Opening MapInfo Professional Grid Files
  • Importing Graphic Files
  • Geocoding - Assigning Coordinates to Records
    • What Do I Need to Know Before Geocoding?
    • Understanding the Geocoding Process
    • Modes of Geocoding
    • Methods of Geocoding
    • Refining Your Geocoding Search
    • Finding an Exact Street Match
    • Placing Geocoded Points
    • Matching Street Names
    • Matching Address Numbers
    • Matching to Region
    • Selecting Records Not Geocoded
    • Locating Newly Geocoded Points
    • Result Codes
    • Ungeocoding a Table
  • Putting Latitude/Longitude Coordinates on a Map
    • Dispersing Points Located in the Same Place
    • Creating Points for Intersections
    • Geocoding Data using a Server
  • Displaying Your Data on the Map
    • Finding Data on your Map
    • Viewing a List of Open Tables
    • Displaying Data Details using the Statistics Window
  • Printing Your Results
    • Setting up the Page
    • Printing Your Map
    • Viewing and Printing Text
    • Troubleshooting Print Problems
• Working with Coordinate Systems and Projections
  • Working with Coordinate Systems
    • Displaying Coordinates
    • Elements of a Coordinate System
    • Understanding Coordinate Systems
  • Building Blocks of a Coordinate System
    • Coordinate Systems, Projections, and their Parameters
    • Projection Types
    • Datums
    • Units
    • Coordinate System Origin
    • Standard Parallels (Conic Projections)
    • Oblique Azimuth (Hotine Oblique Mercator)
    • Scale Factor (Transverse Mercator)
    • False Easting and False Northing
    • Range (Azimuthal Projections)
    • About Polyconic Coordinate Systems
    • Examples of Projection Entries in the MAPINFOW.PRJ File
  • Adding Projections to the MAPINFOW.PRJ File
    • Using the New Projection in a Coordinate System
    • Entering a New Coordinate System (Example)
  • Understanding Precision in MapInfo Professional
    • What is Precision?
  • Understanding Affine Transformations
    • Description of an Affine Transformation
  • Using Earth and Non-Earth Maps
    • Specifying Coordinates for a Non-Earth Map
• Working with Data from a Web Service
  • Introduction to Web Services
    • Accessing Web Services in MapInfo Professional
    • Web Service Authentication
  • Enhancing Map Data using a Web Map Service (WMS)
    • How Does MapInfo Professional Use WMS Servers?
    • Supported Image Formats for WMS
    • Understanding WMS Error Messages
  • Enhancing Map Data using a Web Feature Service (WFS)
    • WFS Server Requirements
  • Geocoding using a Geocoding Server
    • What Are MapMarker and Envinsa Geocoding Services?
    • Geocoding a Single Address using a Geocoding Service
    • Understanding the Geocoding Result Codes
  • Creating Routing Distance and Time Buffers
    • How are Time and Distance Buffers Calculated?
    • Using Driving Region Buffers to Display Data
    • Creating Time or Distance Buffers for Objects
  • Enhancing Map Data using a Mapping Tile Server
    • Tile Server Authentication
    • Adding a Tile Server Layer to your Map
    • Adding a Layer to your Map from a Map Tile Server
      • Bing Licensing
    • Working with Tile Servers
    • Changing the Map Zoom to the Nearest Tile Server Level
    • Setting Tile Server Layer Properties
• Specialized Topics in MapInfo Professional
  • Embedding MapInfo Professional Maps
    • What You Should Know First
    • Menus and Commands Available While Using the MapInfo Map
    • Limitations of OLE
    • Working with Embedded Maps
    • Sharing Documents with Embedded Maps
    • Using MapInfo Tables with Data Map
  • Internet Connectivity and MapInfo Professional
    • What Are Active Objects?
    • HTML Landing Pages
  • Redistricting-Grouping Map Objects into Districts
    • What is Redistricting and How Can I Use It?
    • Using the Districts Browser
    • Using Redistricting
    • Options in Redistricting
  • Creating Expressions
    • Where Expressions Can Be Used
    • Constructing Simple Expressions
    • Constructing Complex Expressions
    • Entering Specific Values (Constants) into Expressions
    • Using Mathematical Operators in Expressions
    • Using String Operators in Expressions
    • Using Comparison Operators in Expressions
    • Using Geographic Operators in Expressions
    • Using Logical Operators in Expressions
    • Understanding Operator Precedence
    • Using Functions in Expressions
  • Working with the MapBasic Window
    • Accessing the MapBasic Window
    • Running a MapBasic Program
• Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Shortcuts for File Menu Items
  • Shortcuts for Edit Menu Items
  • Shortcut to Tools Menu Items
  • Shortcuts to Objects Menu Items
  • Shortcuts for Query Menu Items
  • Shortcuts for Options Menu Items
  • Shortcuts for Map Menu Items
  • Shortcuts for Window Menu Items
  • Shortcuts by Keystroke
  • Shortcuts for the Map or Layout Window
    • When the Map or Classic Layout is Active
    • While Drawing a Polyline or Polygon
    • When Selecting One or More Objects from the Editable Layer or Classic Layout
  • Shortcuts for the Browser Window
    • When the Browser is Active
    • When Navigating between Cells in the Browser Window
    • When Editing Text within the Browser Window
  • Shortcuts for the Legend Designer Window
    • When the Legend Designer Window is Active
    • When Selecting One or More Frames in a Legend Designer Window
    • When Repositioning Legend Frames in the Legend Designer Window
  • Shortcuts for MapInfo Professional
• Elements of a Coordinate System
  • Projections and Their Parameters
    • Projection Types List
    • Projection Datums
    • Units
    • Coordinate System Origin
    • Standard Parallels (Conic Projections)
    • Oblique Azimuth (Hotine Oblique Mercator)
    • Scale Factor (Transverse Mercator)
    • False Northings and False Eastings
    • Range (Azimuthal Projections)
    • Polyconic Projection
    • Equidistant Cylindrical Projection
  • For More Information on Projections
    • Contact Information
• Manually Creating a MapInfo_MapCatalog
  • Manually Creating a MapInfo_MapCatalog
  • Manually Making a Remote Table Mappable
• MapInfo Map Interchange Format
  • File Versions and TAB, MIF/MID, and WOR Support
    • CharSet
    • Delimiter
    • Unique
    • Index
    • CoordSys Clause
    • Transform Clause
    • Columns
• Glossary of Terms
  • Glossary of Terms
• Index