Mapping Tutorial: Output
Layout
Use the layout mode to change the title of the map and to add personal comments and annotations, prior to printing.
Click on the print button to activate the layout mode.
This button is at bottom right, below the navigation map.
The help button is also here; this accesses the different headings in this user guide
Use the close button to exit the layout mode or close the interactive mapping application.
In layout mode, the toolbar and drop-down lists are hidden.
The layout mode offers a palette of annotation tools, which will be hidden in the final printing.
The palette of annotation tools has eight buttons.
Draws a rectangle.
Draws a circle.
Draws a polygon.
Draws a broken line.
and 
Places labels with the names of the objects and geographic units, either one at a time, or for all visible objects. In order to preserve readability, this function is limited to 100 automatic labels.
For inserting text.
Erases all the annotations.
Annotations can be moved with the mouse, and edited or changed using the contextual menu (right click).
Once the layout is complete, you can print or export the map.
Printing and Exporting the Map
Once the layout is complete, you can print the map in high resolution, on any type of printer, by clicking on the print button. We recommend using the landscape mode when printing.
Printing in PDF format can be done via, for example, the free pdfCreator plug in, by choosing the pdfCreator printer and by specifying the name and location of the file to be saved (this operation is carried out from the user's desktop).
You can also obtain an image that you can insert into an office application using the copy-paste function, taking a screen shot with the Print Screen key (Windows) or with any other screen shot tool, and pasting it into the target software (Word, PowerPoint, etc.).
Use the format button to export the map in different formats. The drop-down list offers various options:
- export in PDF format generated automatically by the server
- export in an image format (PNG, GIF or JPG) in different sizes, generated automatically by the server, and ready to be integrated into another document (Word, PowerPoint, etc.)
- select Photo in the drop-down list, which allows several maps to be saved to memory. Then just select the PDF option in the drop-down list to export all the maps in a single file.
No matter what printing mode you choose, you can customize the map (title, comments, annotations) in layout mode.
Exporting Data
Use the spreadsheet button, in the table on the selection, to export data to a spreadsheet.
Click on this button to open an Excel or Opencalc spreadsheet that has two tabs.
The first spreadsheet tab (indicator) contains data from all the indictors for the theme, for each of the geographic units selected. The second tab (synthesized data) contains the synthesized values on the selected zone and on the reference territory (USA) for all the indicators for the theme (see also the 
button in the table about the selection).
You can also use the information button next to the Key to export data to a spreadsheet. In this case, the value of the indicator selected is exported for all the geographic units on the map.
More Topics
See previous: « Information About the Selection
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