Import Esri Shapefiles into Maptitude
You can import Esri Shapefiles into a Caliper geographic format file.
Did You Know
Maptitude Learning Portal articles in the Did You Know category
See or Modify Predefined Feature Settings
Most of the geographic files included with Maptitude use feature display settings to display classes of features. Use the Feature Display Settings dialog box (Tools>Editing>Feature Display) or the Display Manager to see or modify the predefined feature settings.
Change the Style of your Selection Set
To change the style of the active selection set, click the Change the style for this selection set button on the Selection toolbar.
See the Points on your Map Clearly
When creating a thematic map, if your points are clustered close together, you may want to set the style of the layer to be less than 100% Opacity so that overlapping symbols are clearer.
Delete Selection Sets
You can delete a selection set by right-clicking on a selection set in the Display Manager and choosing Remove.
Rename Your Selection Sets
You can display the Rename Selection Set dialog box by right-clicking on a selection set in the Display Manager and choosing Rename.
Filtering a Field List
You can filter a list of Fields by clicking on the drop-down list and typing several letters. Only fields containing the text you enter will display in the drop-down list.
How Do I Import MapPoint Territories from an Excel Table
You can convert MapPoint Territories to an Excel Table with Maptitude, an alternative to MapPoint. Tip on how to import MapPoint territories as an Excel table.
Quickly Open Recently Used Workspaces
You can quickly open recently used workspaces by choosing File>Recent Files and choosing the map from the submenu.
Saving and Loading Themes
You can save Pattern and Color Themes to a settings file to use in other maps or on other layers with the same fields. In the Theme Wizard go to Save and either create a new Settings file or save to an existing one.