That does it nicely. Thank you, all. Susan
Hoskins, Richard E. (DOH) wrote: > Use "insert picture" not object. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Susan Kinne > Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 9:07 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Maptitude] Question about the lurking legend > > When I output the map to .png, I can open it and see that only one > legend appears. So far, so good. Now here's an ignorant question: how > do I insert such a map into a Word file or into PowerPoint? When I try > to 'Insert Object' in Word I can open and edit the map but cannot figure > how to implant it in the file. > > Thanks, Susan > > Larry Manire wrote: > >> I haven't been following this discussion closely, but was there >> mention of outputting to PNG? We have found that gives very good >> > results. > >> Larry Manire >> >> >> ---------- Original Message ----------- >> From: "Richard Hoskins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 06:03:25 -0700 >> Subject: RE: [Maptitude] Question about the lurking legend >> >> >> >>> When I try the same I get the same. See attachment 1. I reported this >>> > > >>> for Mapt 4.6 or 4.5 years ago. Looks like it has not been fixed. >>> >>> I have a lot of trouble with the layouts, exporting map windows into >>> various file formats, etc. See attachment 2 for a .emf file. The >>> legend is unuseable and the map has been stretched. >>> >>> Legends need a lot of work by Caliper. Thematic mapping is way >>> behind other GISs now. Hopefully they are fixed in 4.8 >>> >>> But I find I can get pretty good results by forgetting about >>> Maptitude's output capability and using Wisdom-Soft's Screen Hunter. >>> A screen capture utility. I crank up the resolution of my monitor, >>> although really seldom necessary, and region capture what I need from >>> > > >>> Maptitude, saving as a jpeg or .gif and then importing into >>> PowerPoint. I capture the map window and then the non-attached legend >>> > > >>> window and I can get pretty much what I want in PowerPoint. Often I >>> make a custom legend with the simple drawing and image tools in >>> > PowerPoint. > >>> I was at a large epidemiology meeting recently where there were >>> hundreds of 3 x 4' posters displayed, and virtually all made in >>> PowerPoint and using screen capture utilities because none of the >>> statistical packages or GIS packages produce really useable image >>> > output. > >>> Richard E. Hoskins >>> >>> _____ >>> >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> On Behalf Of Susan Kinne Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 3:26 PM To: >>> >>> >> [email protected] >> >> >>> Subject: [Maptitude] Question about the lurking legend >>> >>> When I do a quick-and-dirty copy and paste of a map into a Word file, >>> > > >>> I end up with two legends--one where I left it, attached to the map, >>> > > >>> and the other in the opposite upper corner. I can't figure how to get >>> > > >>> rid of the extra legend (nor have I figured out exactly how to open >>> the legend in a separate window when I detach it from the map). >>> >>> Help would be appreciated. I can't find anything about this in the >>> > manual. > >>> Susan Kinne >>> >>> >>> >> ------- End of Original Message ------- >> >> >> >> >> >> Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> > Check out the new improvements in Yahoo! Groups email. > http://us.click.yahoo.com/6pRQfA/fOaOAA/yQLSAA/C5grlB/TM > --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> See what's inside the new Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/2pRQfA/bOaOAA/yQLSAA/C5grlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Maptitude/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
