Getting support, Using the status bar, Using the help system – Pitney Bowes MapInfo Professional User Manual
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You are then ready to launch MapInfo Professional as described under
.
There is a lot of information under
A Tour of the MapInfo Professional Desktop
that describes how
to work with MapInfo Professional. Review this section and the other sections in
to learn how to work with this product.
For more information about working with data, see:
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• Putting Your Data on the Map in the Help System
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Getting Support
Here at Pitney Bowes Software Inc., we are committed to your success and we provide a wide range of
support to assist you in getting the results you are working toward.
Using the Status Bar
The Status Bar along the lower edge of your window provides helpful information during your mapping
session and allows you to make some changes directly in the Status Bar. To control the display of the
Status Bar, on the Options menu point to Show/Hide Status Bar.
Not all entries display in the Status Bar at all times. Entries display when a feature is active.
Note:
• Status Bar Help: To find out what a command does, move the cursor over the command. A brief
description of the command displays in the left pane of the Status Bar along the lower edge of your
screen.
• Zoom, Map Scale, Cursor Location: View any one of these settings in the Status Bar. You can
change which one displays directly from the Status Bar. Click the arrow on the right side of the box to
display a popup list of the three options. Click the setting you want to display. The Status Bar
automatically updates. These display settings are also controlled in the Map Options dialog box (on
the Map menu, point to Options).
• Editable Layers: To keep track of which layer is currently editable, review the list of layers that display
in the Status Bar. You can change the editable layer directly in the Status Bar. Click the arrow to the
right of the box to display a popup list of the layers in the Map window. Click the layer you want to
make editable. The Status Bar automatically updates, showing the new editable layer.
• Selectable Layers: The Status Bar indicates which layer the current selection is from. If there is
nothing selected, the Status Bar reads: Selecting: NONE.
• Browser window Records: When viewing a table in a Browser, the record count displays in the Status
Bar.
• Snap-to-Node: This S key toggle feature is in use when SNAP displays in the Status Bar.
• Autotrace indicator: This T key feature is in use when AUTOTRACE displays in the Status Bar.
• Autonode indicator: This N key feature is in use when AUTONODE displays in the Status Bar.
Using the Help System
MapInfo Professional's comprehensive Help System provides the information you need to learn and use
the product more effectively. You can reach the information in several ways:
• Use the Help System screen to choose topics from "books". Click a book to display its topics, choose
a topic from the list.
• Use the Search feature to search on a specific word. Type the word you want to search for in the first
field, select the matching word in the second, and then the topic in the third box. MapInfo Professional
displays the topic in the pane on the right.
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