Pitney Bowes MapInfo Stratus - Manual (Page 33)

Click on Navigate Map icon on the toolbar to release the selected annotation feature.
Note:
Draw Square
To draw a square, follow the steps given below:
1. From Shape Annotation drop-down list, select Draw Square .
2. Click on the map where the centre of the square will be and drag mouse outwards to draw the square.
3. Move the mouse around to rotate the square whilst drawing it.
4. Release the mouse to complete the drawing and add the square to the map.
Click on Navigate Map icon on the toolbar to release the selected annotation feature.
Note:
Draw Rectangle
To draw a rectangle, follow the steps given below:
1. From Shape Annotation drop-down list, select Draw Rectangle .
2. Click on the map where one corner of the rectangle will be and drag mouse to draw the rectangle.
3. Release the mouse to complete the drawing and add the rectangle to the map.
Unlike the square, the rectangle cannot be rotated. Note:
Click on Navigate Map icon on the toolbar to release the selected annotation feature.
Note:
Draw Concentric Ring
To draw a concentric ring on a map, follow the steps given below:
1. From Shape Annotation drop-down list, select Draw Concentric Ring .
2. Click on the map where you want to add concentric ring and drag mouse outwards to draw a circle.
The radius of the drawn circle becomes the initial outer radius of the rings. The Add Concentric
Ring dialog box appears with following options:
Description Options
Enter x coordinate X- Coordinate
Enter y coordinate Y-Coordinate
Enter\change outer radius value for the outermost ring. You
can edit the outer radius to a different value. Outer Most Radius
Enter the total number rings. You can enter 2 to 5 rings only.
For example, if the number of rings is 2 then 2 rings will be
drawn with the first ring having inner radius as 0 and second
Number of Rings
ring having outer radius as specified in the "Outermost Radius"
field.
Each individual ring will be a separate annotation that will be
listed in
Annotation Manager . You can query in each ring
individually or with other annotations (multiple select) in Query
Builder .
Select to create rings at equal distances. Equidistant
33 MapInfo Stratus User's Guide
Chapter 5: Working with Annotations