Pitney Bowes MapInfo Professional - Manual (Page 92)

Summary of Preferences
Here is a brief description of the preference categories.
System
• System Settings - Controls what information is copied to the clipboard, color defaults, aspect ratio,
paper and layout units, the number of Undo objects permitted, how symbol types used prior to version
4.0 are drawn, and how MapInfo Professional handles 2-digit years.
• Startup - Controls whether the program saves the MAPINFOW.WOR upon exiting and loads it upon
start up; whether queries are saved in workspaces; and the display of the Quick Start dialog box upon
startup.
• Directories - Specifies default directories for opening and saving tables, workspaces, MapBasic
programs, import files, ODBC SQL queries, theme templates, graph support files, saved queries, new
grids, and Crystal Report files. Also specifies the directories MapInfo Professional searches for tables
without fully qualified paths referenced in workspaces or MapBasic programs.
• Web Services - Sets refresh, timeout values, server options and other default settings for Proxy
Servers, WMS, WFS, Geocode server, Drivetime server, and Map Tile server web services.
• Performance - Sets how much of the operation to perform in parallel using more than one CPU or
processor core when processing objects; when buffering an object in a table or selection, and with
overlay operations.
• Styles - Sets the default object styles for region, line, symbol, and text objects.
• Address Matching - Controls the house number placement when specifying street addresses.
• Image Processing - Sets the rules for raster reprojection allowing you to choose whether reprojection
is allowed, when, and allows you to select resampling options.
• Notifications - Sets the frequency of notifications and product updates when a new session of MapInfo
Professional is initiated. A notification, typically, is a pop-up that will appear showing links to product
updates or information. Clicking a link will redirect you to the hyperlink address on your web browser.
Windows
• Map Window - Sets the default Map window options; moving duplicate nodes; snap tolerance; units
for distance and area; display of scroll bars in the Map window; display of degrees in either decimal
or degrees, minutes, seconds form; and the display of InfoTips.
• Layout Window - Sets the Layout window preferences to display Rulers, Page Breaks, and to
determine the display options of frame contents.
• Browser Window - Select the color to use for the background on alternating rows in the Browser
window.
• Legend Designer Window - Sets the legend frame default settings as well as swatch size and view
preferences.
Output
• Printer - Controls which printer information is used for all new windows. This printer can be the Windows
default printer, or a printer you designate as your MapInfo Preferred printer. This choice can be
overridden on a per window basis using either the Print or Page Setup dialog boxes.
• Output Settings - Controls the on-screen display of a raster file, the printer output, and exporting
choices.
Setting Your Preferences
To set a preference:
1. On the Options menu, point to Preferences to open the Preferences dialog box.
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Summary of Preferences