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Maptitude® On-Line Training

Introductory Maptitude: Lesson 7

Layouts

7.11 EXERCISE: Working with Layouts
  • Right click on the map frame and choose Properties, then click Open. Maptitude displays the map in a new window.
  • Click Color Theme, click the Styles tab, and click Next>> or <<Previous to choose another set of colors.
  • Click OK. Maptitude redraws the map.
  • Choose the layout from the Window menu.
  • Right click on the map and choose Replace.
  • Choose Map2 and click OK. Maptitude replaces the old map with the new map.
  • Click Freehand Text, drag a rectangle and type a title for the layout.
  • Press Enter. Maptitude adds the text to the layout.
  • Click Pointer, click on the text, drag the text to a new location, and change the size of the text.
  • Double click to display the Freehand Text dialog box, and make changes to the text and style.
  • Click OK. Maptitude shows the text with the new settings.