Beginners Guide to MapInfo 10.0
This Beginners Guide to MapInfo 10.0 course provides a comprehensive overview and hands-on experience of using the key function of the MapInfo Professional software. Topics covered include how to add map and tabular data, managing layer properties with layer control, display with thematics, edit map and tabular data, label, select features manually and through attribute queries and to create graphs and layouts, layout templates and layered PDF's.
Recommended follow on course: Intermediate Guide to MapInfo 10.0
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Course Sections
Section 1 : The MapInfo Professional SoftwareStructure of the MapInfo Software, The Application Window, The Graphical User Interface, Managing Toolbars, MapInfo Workspaces, The Map Window, Map Layer Control & Properties, Layer Control Properties, Legend Windows, The Browser Window, The Graph Window, The Layout Window, Activating/Manipulating Windows, Help!
Section 2 : Managing Workspaces & Adding DataMapInfo Workspaces, Valid Map Data Sources, Adding MapInfo Files to Workspace, Managing Display of Data When Added, Adding & Managing Shapefiles, Creating Groups and Sub-Groups for Layers, Creating a New Map Window, Window Manager Tool & Renaming, Map Window Options & Projections, Saving a Workspace, Removing a Data File & Close a Workspace, Adding Registered Raster/Grid ImagesValid Tabular Data Sources, Adding Different File Formats as Tables (.xls, .xlsx, .txt, .mdb, .accdb, etc), Managing .tab definition files
Section 3 : Symbolising Map DataSingle Symbology for Point, Line & Polygons, Vector Translucency, Thematic Mapping, Creating Range Thematic Maps, Classification Methods, Customise Range Thematics, Range Thematic Legend, Managing Thematic Maps, Creating Individual Thematic Maps, Customise Individual ThematicsCustomise Styles & Legend, The Thematic Legend Window, Cartographic Legend Windows; Creating, Managing & Updating
Section 4 : Using Map DataMoving Around a Map Window, Cloning a Map Window, Map Window View Extents, Making Data Layers Selectable, Interactive Selection Tools, Context Menu Selection options , Selection Style, Managing a Selection, Info ToolAutomatic Label Layer Settings, Label Display & Overlap/Duplicate Options, Interactive Label Tool, Altering Label Styles & Text, The Cosmetic Layer, Transferring Graphic Text/Labels, Graphic Objects, Managing the Cosmetic Layer
Section 5 : Using Tabular DataBase & Temporary Datasets, Temporary to Base, Browser Appearance, Table Statistics, Find Function, Select Dialog, Select Assist Operators, SQL Select Dialog, Saving Query Templates, Saving Queries in a Workspace
Section 6 : Map & Tabular EditingEdit Existing Layers, Create a New Layer, Field Definition Information, Create New Features, Modifying Features & Shared Boundaries, AutoTrace, Saving EditsEditing Tables & Creating New Tables, Adding/Deleting Records, Appending Records & Map Objects, Editing Values in Browser, Update Column Dialog, Pick Fields Expressions
Section 7 : Graph WindowsThe Graph Window, Defining the Graph; Types, Series & Other Elements, Graph Types: Pie, Column, Bar, Line, Bubble, 3D, etc., Graph Formatting, Graph Grids & Scales Options, Graph Templates
Section 8 : Creating Layouts & Layout OutputThe Layout Window, Creating a Layout & the Layout Page, Layout Display Options, Managing Layout Frames, Managing Layout Scale, Scale Bar Adornments, Overview Windows and Other Windows, Styling & Graphic Elements , Graphic Translucency, Saving LayoutsPrinting Layouts, Printing to File, Layouts as Templates, The Layout Template Manager, Creating a Layered PDF, Using a Layered PDF
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