Pitney Bowes MapInfo Professional - Manual (Page 339)

The Fill Frame check box does not display for Browser, Legend Designer, and Graph windows. Note:
The Frame Object dialog box allows you to change the width, height, and center of the frame and
to set a specific scale for a map. When there are several windows open on the screen, MapInfo
Professional displays its choice in the Window drop-down list. This list allows you to choose which
window you would like in your frame.
5. In the Window drop-down list, select the window you want to add and review the options for creating
this frame.
• Bounds X1, Y2 and X2, Y2 - Use these fields to define the x and y boundaries for the new frame.
When you change the width of the window (by changing X1 or X2), both the Map Scale and the
Cartographic Scale change. Both the scales, however, do not change if you alter the height of
the window (by changing Y1 or Y2).
• Center X, Y - Use these fields to define and adjust the center point of your new frame.
When you make a change to the Center X or Y entries, the Width and Height bounds do
not change. Note:
• Width, Height - Use these fields to adjust the width and height of the new frame.
• Change Map Zoom - Click this radio button to implement the correct map scale without changing
the size of the frame. This option changes the zoom of the actual Map window so that the layout
frame is in the correct scale. This option is selected by default. Type the scale you want within this
frame in the Scale. The units are set by the Paper Unit setting in the System Preferences dialog
box.
For example:
Map Scale = Scale field entry x (Frame width / Map window width)
Changing the map scale with this option will not change the values in the Bounds fields or
the Width and Height fields because there is no change to the size of the frame, only the Note:
look of the map within the frame. To undo the change to the map zoom, return to the Map
window and click Previous View.
6. Select one of these options:
• Resize Frame - Click this radio button to change the size of the frame based on the data you enter
into the Scale field. When you change this entry, the bounds, Center, Width, and Height entries
change accordingly.
• Fill Frame with Contents - Click this check box to display as much of the Map window as fits in
the frame. When you do not select this button, the frame may be only partially filled but it will have
the same contents as the window it contains.
7. Click OK to choose MapInfo Professional's choice and that window is placed into the frame.
8. Choose a window from the dialog box's Window drop-down list.
9. Click OK and the window is placed in the frame.
When you click the Change Map Zoom or Resize Frame radio button, you set your selection
as the default for the rest of the session. If you change it during the session, the change becomes
the default. Note:
Once you have created a frame, you treat it much like any other graphic object. You can change its size
and position, its line style and fill pattern, and you can cut, copy, and paste it.
You can access instructions for making a frame transparent in the Help System.
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Chapter 12: Stylizing Your Map for Presentations and Publishing