Just like James, the powerpoint option is the one i have been using for a
while now, and i am very satisfied with the results. All my layouts are
done with it!
- Original Message -
From: James Marlow [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: 'Jeff Reid' [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Mapinfo-L (E-mail)
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2000 3:30 PM
Subject: RE: Text from Word to MI 5.5
Hi Jeff
There are a couple of options (hacks for you programmers):
1) Use Word as your layout program - import the map into Word and do your
layout around it. I usually dump it to an image using File | Save Window
As
but it is also possible to copy the map window and paste it as an OLE
object. To get a higher resolution of the image you export, specify an
image
width of about 3 times the final size when using the File | Save Window As
command.
2) Do the same thing - but in PowerPoint. PowerPoint actually makes a
pretty
good layout program and it handles images better than Word. It also has a
number of easier-to-use graphics tools that make the layout process work
better. I have had great luck using PowerPoint as the poor man's desktop
publisher - it's easy to use, the output can be scaled and it is actually
pretty powerful. You not only get a document that prints well, but also
the
basis for a powerful slide presentation.
3) The third option (and this can work very well) is to get your text out
to
an image file. This is not always easy to do, but it is possible. The
image
file can then be placed in a Mapinfo layout window.
Whatever choice you make, you will probably find that you need to edit the
image a bit. I would suggest a wonderful shareware image editor -
PaintShop
Pro. Go to http://www.jasc.com to download a 30 day trial - which is
usually
enough for a quick project. I would strongly suggest registering the
product
if you like it - it is a very powerful image editor with a reasonable
price
(under $250 US I think).
Good luck!
James
James L Marlow
Director, Geographic Information Systems
Channel Marketing Corporation
15032 Beltway Drive
Dallas, Texas 75001
Telephone 1 (972) 858-9600 extension 331
Facsimile 1 (972) 858-9601
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
www: http://www.cmcus.com
-Original Message-
From: Jeff Reid [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2000 4:30 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: Reid, Jeff; Medina
Subject: Text from Word to MI 5.5
Interested parties:
We have lengthy text for a map explanation which will recur
on a number
of maps. The text was prepared in MS Word (Office 2000). Our maps are
prepared using MI5.5.
We are aware of the Photoshop and scanning approaches mentioned in the
MI-L indexed comments. However, we do not have Photoshop and
our scanner
is not working right. We are up against a tight deadline and any help
would be gratefully appreciated.
Jeff Reid and Mike Medina
NC Geological Survey
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
1+919-733-2423 (voice)
1+919-733-0900 (facsimile)
www.geology.enr.state.nc.us
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