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Mapinfo basics mapinfo an easy guide for new users in the map room

MapInfo in the Bodleian Library Map Room Bodleian Library Map Room home page MAPINFO - An easy guide for new users in the Map Room Contents written by Nigel James MAPINFO BASICS This guide is intended primarily for Map Room users but may be of interest to other University students and sta ? or indeed the wider community References to tables folders etc are not applicable outside the Map Room so if you are located elsewhere you should substitute your own MapInfo and the datasets available in the Bodleian Library Map Room can only be used for education and research purposes It is not licensed for commercial publication or other purposes There are also restrictions on the use of Ordnance Survey and Census boundary data - please ask for further information Tables tables MapInfo may appear at ?rst to be a complex application but whilst it is powerful it is also straightforward to use once some basic concepts are understood Please remember that this is not an exhaustive guide to MapInfo - if you need more help or would like to discuss your mapping requirements please ask at the Map Room Enquiry Desk All data is stored as table tab ?les These tables can contain just data values or data which has associated graphical data symbols lines etc If the table contains data only then it can only be displayed in a browser window A browser window looks like a simple spreadsheet table with columns and rows If the table has associated graphical data then it can be displayed as a map in a mapper window You change an unmappable browser table to a mappable table by creating graphic data as explained further on Layer by layer ? http www bodley ox ac uk guides maps miguide htm of CMapInfo in the Bodleian Library Map Room Tables can be layered to build up composite maps For example you could combine a coast layer with a rivers layer to produce a simple hydrologic map The layers can be ordered as you wish so that if you add a roads layer it can be placed above the rivers layer New layers can be added or removed as required You can import your own data either points with coordinates or thematic Point data can be used to show spatial distribution of data and you can choose from a range of symbols to represent your data Multiple data layers can be used to show several datasets simultaneously With thematic data you can create a shaded world map showing demographic data for example Maps can also be customised i e line style and colour polygon ?lls and point styles can all be changed so you do not have to use the default colours and styles When you have created the map you place it into a layout window This enables you to position the map on a page add a scalebar title key and any other details which are needed to complete your map You