Pitney Bowes MapInfo Professional - Manual (Page 8)

An Overview of the Toolbars.......................................................................37
Data - Where MapInfo Professional Begins......................................................41
What is a Database and Other Basic Terminology.....................................41
What Data Can I Use in MapInfo Professional?.........................................43
Support for Raster Images.........................................................................44
Understanding the Files Associated with MapInfo Professional
Tables.........................................................................................................44
Opening Your Data in MapInfo Professional..............................................45
MapInfo Professional Data File Support.....................................................45
Opening MapInfo Tables.............................................................................48
Opening Data in Remote Tables.................................................................50
Understanding Your Data in MapInfo Professional .........................................52
What is a Layer?.........................................................................................52
Map Objects as Part of Layers...................................................................53
Managing a Map's Layers..........................................................................53
Using Workspaces..............................................................................................54
Reviewing the Windows in MapInfo Professional............................................55
Displaying Data in a Map Window..............................................................56
Displaying Data in a Browser Window........................................................57
Changing a Record's Data, Font, and Style ..............................................62
Displaying Data in a Graph Window ..........................................................62
Displaying Data in a Layout Designer Window...........................................62
Displaying Data in a Layout Window .........................................................63
Other Windows for Displaying Data............................................................63
Working with Tables in the Table List................................................................64
Accessing the Table List.............................................................................64
About the Table List Window .....................................................................64
Selecting Multiple Tables in the Table List..................................................66
Dragging and Dropping in the Table List....................................................66
Sorting in the Table List..............................................................................66
Searching the Table List.............................................................................67
Working with Layers in the Layer Control........................................................67
Accessing Layer Control.............................................................................68
About the Layer Control Window................................................................68
Adding Layers to the Map...........................................................................71
Reordering Map Layers .............................................................................72
Setting the Zoom Layering.........................................................................72
Positioning and Sizing Labels ....................................................................73
Displaying the Lines, Nodes, and Centroids...............................................74
Understanding the Cosmetic Layer............................................................74
Making the Layers "Editable"......................................................................75
Making a Read-Only Table "Editable".........................................................75
Getting Layer Information ..........................................................................75
Selecting Objects in a Layer ......................................................................76
Working with Thematic Layers..........................................................................77
Ordering Thematic Layers..........................................................................77
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