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Product: MapInfo Professional
Version: 8.0, 7.8
Platform: Not Platform Related
Category: Tools

Summary:
Synchronize Windows Tool (MapInfo Professional 7.8 and higher).

Question:
Synchronize Windows Tool (MapInfo Professional 7.8 and higher).

Answer:

The Synchronize Windows tool provides toolbar icons that allow the ability to automatically share changes made in one mapper window to all other mapper windows in a given MapInfo Professional session. For example, use this tool to look simultaneously at several sets of complex feature data covering the same location. In cases where a single map containing all the data would be more confusing than helpful, several synchronized maps can often display the information more clearly. The ability to embed thematic legends is useful to provide greater understanding of the data being presented. The icons on the Sync Windows toolbar are shortcuts to commonly used functionality.

The Synchronize Windows tool consists of nine icons:



CLONE MAP WINDOW icon

• Provides the same functionality as MAP>CLONE VIEW.

RENAME CURRENT MAP WINDOW icon

• Allows the currently active Map window to be renamed.

TILE WINDOWS icon

• Provides the same functionality as WINDOW>TILE WINDOWS.

SYNC ALL MAP WINDOWS icon

• Provides a way to synchronize multiple map windows and embed thematic legends.

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Note: It is possible to synchronize the maps by center or zoom level.

CREATE A SYMBOL ON ALL COSMETIC LAYERS icon

• Provides a way to draw a symbol in the same location across multiple map windows.

CREATE A POLYLINE ON ALL COSMETIC LAYERS icon

• Provides a way to draw a polyline in the same location across multiple map windows.

CREATE A RECTANGLE ON ALL COSMETIC LAYERS icon

• Provides a way to draw a rectangle in the same location across multiple map windows.

CREATE A ELLIPSE ON ALL COSMETIC LAYERS icon

• Provides a way to draw a ellipse in the same location across multiple map windows.

CLEAR COSMETIC LAYERS icon

• Clears the Cosmetic layers of all of all synchronized mapper windows.

Note: This removes all features added to the Cosmetic layers, not just the 'synchronized' features added by this tool during this session.

Last Modified: 04/17/2006 09:28:25 AM
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