Displaying Your Data
Opening tables; viewing the data in a map window, browser window and graph
window; saving a workspace. |
Finding
Using the Find command to quickly locate data, respecifying a search, finding an intersection. |
Developing Map Window
Skills
Changing the zoom level; using the Grabber, Zoom In and Zoom Out tools; using
menu commands to change the map window view. |
Geocoding
Assigning point locations to your data, geocoding to street address,
geocoding to ZIP codes. Selecting un-geocoded records, creating points. |
Mapping in Layers
Using MapInfo's layer control features. Adding and removing layers from a Map
window, reordering layers, setting display options, using the info tool, cloning and
clipping map windows. |
Buffering
Create
buffers around point objects, use the boundary select tool, and
save buffer results. |
Labeling
Interactive labeling, label settings, editing and saving layers, typing your own labels,
saving the cosmetic layer. |
Thematic
Mapping I
Shading points and boundaries. Shading a table based on information from a
different table, editing a legend, understanding thematic layers. |
Selecting I
Using the select, marquee select, radius select, and boundary select tools. Selecting via
a query, saving selections, deselecting map objects. |
Using the Layout Window
Printing your maps. Using the layout window to create output. Working with frames objects
in the layout. |
Opening Data Files in
MapInfo
Opening an Access table, opening a spreadsheet file, opening a delimited ASCII
file. Working with the browser window. |
Electronic Output
Using the clipboard to place maps in other applications. |
Creating Points
Using the Create Points command; understanding latitude and longitude coordinates. |
Using the Tools Manager
Learn how to incorporate MapBasic tools in MapInfo Professional. |
