I have had really good success copying and pasting the map window (and
legends) to MS Powerpoint and then if I want them in another format,
e.g., gif, etc, I save as a gif, jpeg, or metafile out of Powerpoint.
The downside is it is the map window so "not layout pretty!" But quite
functional so far. Good luck.
Fran Peck
Peoria Unified School District
6330 W. Thunderbird Rd.
Glendale, AZ 85304
602-486-6077
fax: 602-486-6111
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> Subject: Re: MI Exporting a layout
>
> Hello Marc,
>
> > The question is.. How can I export a layout to some format which can
> be
> > used in another program? Ideally it would be dxf, as lots of info
> would be
> > preserved. I've experimented with postscript and illustrator, with
> very
> > little success.
>
> There are a few options for getting maps/layouts out of MapInfo Pro.
>
> 1) If the receiving program is a modern Windows app, try OLE
> embedding. Works well with
> products like Corel Draw. This method still needs MapInfo on the
> machine.
> 2) Exporting maps to bitmaps of various formats.
> 3) "Printing" through to Postscript or Encapsulated Postscript (EPS)
> using a Postscript printer
> driver and spooling to file. Clumsy, but it works well for some
> people.
> 4) "Print" to a truly independent format, e.g. PDF. I've just been
> playing with Adobe Acrobat...
> excellent product.
>
> I've not heard of a DXF printer driver either but this may be because
> of no inherent raster support (I
> think) in the format.
>
> I know many people who do not use layout windows to present their maps
> but use third party
> products (e.g. Illustrator) for the desktop publishing elements. There
> is probably a good argument
> that says let MI do the mapping and another dedicate product do the
> presentation. With integration
> and object technologies, this may well be the way we all work in the
> future.
>
> Regards,
> Warren Vick
> Europa Technologies Ltd, U.K.
> www.europa-tech.com
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