Map Pane

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Map Layouts

When printing the map from IMSMA, you can customise its appearance by adding shapes, text, a legend, and scale and north indicators to the map. This customisation can be added by using the map layout toolbar.

To access the map layout toolbar, click the button from the IMSMA Navigation window toolbar.

Figure 88. Layout Toolbar

Figure 88. Layout Toolbar

The buttons available on the map layout toolbar are described in Table 32.

Table 32. Map Layout Toolbar Buttons
Button	Description
	Allows you to apply a saved map layout.
	Allows you to save the map layout.
	Allows you to toggle between the map layout and the page layout.
	Allows you to change the page layout.
	Prints the currently displayed map.
	Allows you to move the page within the map pane.
	Allows you to zoom into the page layout.
	Allows you to zoom out from the page layout.
	Allows you to change the scale of the page layout.

How to apply a template

Map layout templates include any shapes, images, text, page setup options, scale bar, north indicator, and legend that you have added to the map view. You can apply a saved template to the map that you have displayed.

To apply a template to the current map display:

1. Click the button on the Map Layout toolbar.

The Open window displays.

2. From the Open window:
1. Navigate to the location of the .mxt template file that you would like to apply to the map.
2. Select the .mxt template file.
3. Click the Open button.

The selected template is applied to the map.

How to save the page layout as a template

A map layout template includes any shapes, text, page setup options, images, scale bar, north indicator, or legend that you have added to the page layout.

To save a template:

1. Click the button on the Map Layout toolbar.

The Save window displays.

2. From the Save window:
1. Navigate to the directory where you would like to save the template.
2. Enter a name for the template in the File Name field.
3. Click the Save button.

Map Legends

Legends allow you to easily identify the symbols and markings on the map. The contents of the legend are managed from the Legend Editor window. To display the Legend Editor window, click the button.

The Legend Editor window has three panes: the theme manager pane, the Legend Themes pane, and the Legend Layout pane.

Figure 95. Legend Editor Panes

Figure 95. Legend Editor Panes

The theme manager pane is located on the left side of the Legend Editor window. It contains the IMSMA themes and map themes that can be displayed on the map and functions identically as the Theme Manager window.

The legend themes pane is located on the right side of the Legend Editor window and displays the themes that you would like to include in the legend, the title of the legend, and buttons for adding or removing themes from the legend.

The legend layout pane is located at the bottom of the Legend Editor window. This pane allows you to preview the contents of the legend before they are applied to the page layout.

How to add a legend to the page layout

To add a legend to the page layout:

1. From the page layout toolbar, click the button.
2. Enable the themes that you want displayed in the legend.

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The legend will currently only display the generic theme icon. It will not display the subcategory theme icons.

3. Remove any themes that you do not want to include in the legend. For more information, see page 129.
4. Enter a name for the legend in the Legend Title field.
5. If you would like to add a column to the legend, click the button. If you would like to remove a column from the legend, click the button.

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The legend will currently only display the generic theme icon. It will not display the subcategory theme icons.

6. Click the OK button.

How to enable a theme

Themes control the icons that are displayed on the map. The themes available in the Legend Editor window are identical to the themes in the Theme Manager window and are organised in a tree format. If the checkbox to the left of the theme name is checked (), the theme displays on the map. If the checkbox to the left of the theme name is unchecked (), the theme will not display on the map.

To enable a theme, check the checkbox beside the theme name in the theme manager pane of the Legend Editor window.

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The theme will not be added to the legend until after you click the button. By default, all enabled themes are included in the legend.

How to change the text display of a legend entry To change the text display of a legend entry:

1. Select the legend entry from the Legend Themes pane.
2. Click the button.

The Font Selection window displays.

3. Change the text properties as needed.
4. Click the OK button.

How to remove a theme from the legend If you disable a theme, the theme is automatically removed from the legend. However, you can remove a theme from the legend while keeping the theme enabled. To remove an enabled theme from the legend:

1. From the Legend Themes pane, select the theme that you would like to remove.
2. Click the button.

The theme is removed from the legend, but its icon still displays on the map.