Beginners Guide to MapInfo 12.5
This Beginners Guide to MapInfo 12.5 course provides a comprehensive overview and hands-on experience of using the key functions of the MapInfo Professional software.
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Course Sections
Section 1 : Introduction to MapInfo ProfessionalStarting the MapInfo Application, The MapInfo Application Window, The Graphical User Interface - Menu & Toolbars, Managing Toolbars, The Graphical User Interface - Layer Control, MapInfo Workspaces, Window Types, The Map Window, Layer Control & Map Windows, Layer Control Map Layer Management, Layer Control Settings: Overview, Legend Windows, The Browser Window, The Graph Window, The Layout Window, Activating & Manipulating Windows, Accessing MapInfo Help
Section 2 : Workspaces & Adding DataQuick Start Dialog, Open a MapInfo Workspaces, Repair a Workspace, Startup Workspace Preferences, Introduction to Data, Introduction to Adding Data, The Open Dialog (Adding MapInfo Format Data), Set Table Directory Preference, The MapInfo Data Structure, The Shapefile Data Structure, Adding Shapefile Data, Creating a New Map Window, Map Window Options, Spherical & Projection, Cartesian & Projection, Map Window Preferences (Projection and Display), Save a WorkspaceAdding a Georeferenced Raster Image, Adding a Partially Registered Raster Image, Raster Image Display Threshold, Raster Image Colour Display, Bing Layers, Bing Roads, Open Street Map (OSM), Creating Groups of Layers, Creating Sub-Groups for Layers, Remove Data from a Workspace, Close a Workspace, Amalgamate WorkspacesValid Tabular Data Sources, The Open Dialog (Add Stand-Alone Tabular Data), Add Text Files as Tabular Data, Add Comma Separated Variable Files as Tabular Data, Add dBASE Files as Tabular Data, Adding Spreadsheet Files as Tabular Data, The Table List Window, Controlling the Table List Window
Section 3 : Symbology & Thematic MapsSingle Symbology, Single Symbology for Points, Single Symbology for Lines, Single Symbology for Regions (Polygons), Layer Translucency, Stacked Style, Display Thresholds, Multiple Style Overrides, Preserving Symbology when Adding within a WorkspaceThematic Mapping, Creating Ranges Thematic Maps, Classification Methods, Dealing with Null or Missing Values, Customize Range Styles, Customize a Thematic Map Legend, Range Thematics for Points & Lines, Managing Thematic Maps, Creating Individual Thematic Maps, Individual Thematics for a Selection on Points and Regions, Default Theme View
Section 4 : Create & Manage Legend WindowsThe Thematic Legend Window, Customize a Thematic Map Legend, Thematic Legend Manger Tool , Legend Designer Windows, Creating a Legend Designer Window, Modifying a Legend Designer Window, Legend Window Preferences
Section 5 : Selection & LabelsMoving Around the Map Window, Cloning a Map Window, Map Window View Extents, Named Views Tool, Synchronised Windows Tool, Making Data Layers Selectable, Set Selection Style, Main Selection Tool, Marquee, Radius and Polygon Selection Tools, Boundary Select Tool, Managing a Selection, Selection Temporary Datasets, The Info ToolAutolabels, Label Display Options, Labelling Rules: Fit, Density & Visibility Range, Labelling Rules: Label Placement, Label Overrides, Label Priorities, Interactive Label Tool, Creating Custom Labels, The Cosmetic Layer, Saving Cosmetic Objects, Clipping with Objects
Section 6 : Working with Tabular DataBrowser Windows, Browser Appearance, Pick Fields, Pick Fields: Renaming Columns, Sorting Data, Filter Browser Data, Interactive Select on Browser Records, Table StatisticsBase & Temporary Datasets, Managing Temporary Datasets, Temporary to Base Datasets, Indexing, The Find Function, The Select Dialog, Sorting a Select Query, The SQL Select Dialog, Sorting a SQL Select Query, The Query Operators OR and AND, Query Templates
Section 7 : Creating & Managing GraphsThe Graph Window, Creating a Graph, Graph Titles, Graph Formatting, Graph Grids & Scales Options, Graph General Options, Graph Series Options, Graph Selection, 3D Graph Viewing Angle, Graph Templates
Section 8 : Creating LayoutsDrag Map Window Tool, The Layout Window, Creating a Layout, The Layout Page, Layout Display Options, Adding Layout Frames and Content, Setting Frame Scale and Extent, Create a Scale Bar Adornment, Modify a Scale Bar Adornment, Adornment Preferences, Area of Detail Window (Overview Tool), Adding Other Windows & Logos, Adding a North Arrow, The Rotate Window Tool, Styling & Graphic Elements, Saving Layouts, Save Window As Option, Printing Layouts
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