Layout editor

Insert/Edit Map Border

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Insert or edit a map border, and/or ticks and/or coordinates for grid lines or a graticule for a selected map view in your layout.

You can insert or edit:

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On this Grid page, you can add or edit ticks and/or coordinates at a certain metric interval along all sides of the selected map view.

Grid page options:

Grid ticks:

Select this check box to obtain ticks in meters along the selected map view.

Clear this check box if you do not wish to obtain ticks.

Interval (m):

Type a value for the distance between the ticks.

Tick length (mm):

Type a value for the length of the ticks. By using a positive value, the tick will appear pointing away from the map view; if you use a negative value, the ticks will point into the map view.

Note: If you used a blocked border (i.e. a neat line with graduation) with a width of e.g. 2 mm, then the tick length should be larger than 2 mm, otherwise the ticks will fall below the blocked border.

Color:

Select a color for the ticks. To define your own color, select the 'Custom' item at the bottom of the list or click the create button; the Windows Color dialog box will appear.

 

 

Grid Coordinates:

Select this check box to obtain metric coordinate information along the selected map view.

Clear this check box if you do not wish to obtain metric coordinate information.

Border texts:

Select the Left, Right, Top, Bottom check boxes to have coordinates appear around the map view along the selected sides.

Rotate horizontal border texts:

 

Type a value for an optional rotation of the coordinates along horizontal borders (degrees, anti-clockwise).

Rotate vertical border texts:

 

Type a value for an optional rotation of the coordinates along vertical borders (degrees, anti-clockwise).

Interval (m):

Type a value for the interval at which coordinate information should be shown.

Full coordinates:

Choose this option button to obtain complete coordinates along the sides of the map view.

Shortened coords:

Choose this option button to obtain short coordinates (i.e. less digits) along the sides of the map view.

Text offset (mm):

Type a value for the space in mm between the border of your map view and the coordinates.

Color:

Select a color for the coordinates. To create your own color, select 'Custom' at the bottom of the drop-down list, or click the create button ; the Windows Color dialog box will appear.

Font name:

Select the font in which the coordinates should appear; you can select an installed font from the list.

Font size:

Type a value for the font size (pt) in which the coordinates should appear.

Bold:

Select this check box to have coordinates appear in bold.

Italic:

Select this check box to have coordinates appear in italics.

Tips:

  1. To add grid lines to a map view in the layout editor, select the map view and click the Grid Lines button in the Layout toolbar. If you double-click a map view which contains grid lines in the layout editor, you can also edit the spacing, color etc. of the grid lines, or remove the grid lines. Click the Redraw button to apply any changes.
  2. To save a changed map view in a layout:
  3. If you size a selected map border in the Layout editor, by dragging one of the size handles of a selected map border, then the size or the scale of your map view will change. This depends on whether you used the Keep Scale button.
  4. To store annotation, you need to save the layout. Open the File menu and choose the Save or the Save As command. You can also click in the white space of your layout, and click the Save button in the standard toolbar.

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