Printing the Map in IMSMANG

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IMSMA themes include items and other data (hospitals, schools, organisations, etc.). Themes that have been recorded with geographic coordinates (reference points, polygons, lines, etc.) can be displayed on the map. Displayed items are represented on the map by standard mine action cartographic symbols. Other data displayed on the map is represented by commonly used symbols for hospitals, schools, organisations, etc..

Layouts help print a map with predefined elements, such as a legend, a north indicator and a scale and/or drawing elements that are helpful for an appropriate understanding of the information displayed on the map. Saved layouts can be opened again. New map layouts can be created through the map layout edit mode tools.

The map menu and the map toolbar offer basic functions that enable you to retrieve additional information from what is displayed on the map.

Open a Saved Map Layout

Note.jpg The map layout view button is a toggle. By clicking on this toggle, the map layout view is activated or deactivated.

File:Map Layout View.png

When map layout view is activated, the map layout view toolbar displays.

File:Map Layout View Toolbar.png

When the map layout toggle is activated, all other functions in the IMSMA Navigation window are temporarily deactivated.

  1. Click .
  2. Locate your layout.
  3. Click Open.
Note.jpg When reopened, saved layouts display IMSMA items and/or other data that they were created for.

Create a Map Layout

  1. Display themes on the map.
  2. Click File:Creating Layout.png .
  3. Click File:Pencil.png to activate the map layout editor.
Note.jpg The map layout view toolbar contains a toggle layout editor. By clicking the toggle, the map layout editor mode is activated or deactivated.

File:Activate Layout Editor.png

When the map layout editor is activated, the map layout editor toolbar displays.

File:Map Layout Editor.png

Click to move...

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...resize

File:Resize.png

...or delete map layout elements

File:Map Layout Elements.png

Note.jpg The creation of a map layout can include predefined graphic elements and/or drawing elements.

Print the Map Layout

  1. Click File:Pencil.png to deactivate the map layout editor toolbar.
  2. Click .
  3. Select the print options and click Print.

File:Print the Map Layout.png

Note.jpg To convert your map layout to a pdf document, select your pdf converter from the Name drop-down list.

Save a Newly Created Map Layout

  1. Click 20px to deactivate the map layout editor toolbar.
  2. Click 20px.
Note.jpg To convert your map to a pdf document, select your pdf converter from the Name drop-down list.
  1. Locate the directory to save the layout in.

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  1. Enter a name for the layout.
  2. Click Save.
  3. Click OK.

Print the Map without Layout

Map Only

  1. Choose File > Print > Map Only.
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  3. Select the print options and click Print.
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Note.jpg To convert your map to a pdf document, select your pdf converter from the Name drop-down list.

Map and Data

  1. Choose File > Print > Data and Map.
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  3. Select the print options and click Done.
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  5. Click 20px.
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Note.jpg Printing the map and data produces a predefined output form with IMSMA items except tasks. The map is on the last page.