Category: Publish

Extract data or image

In Map Maker Pro the Extract Tool only appears in the TOOLS menu, unlike other selection options.

It is quite powerful as you can create:

  • an enhance meta file – emf
  • bitmaps, like tiff, jpg, bmp
  • copy to the clipboard
  • Map Maker drawing
  • Map Maker drawing as polygons

What’s more, you can save world files too (the information that geo locates the image).

Very clever indeed!

Why is it so well hidden?

    Cut & paste a map into powerpoint or the web

    There are cleverer ways, but this is quick and easy:

    • first navigate to a map view you require, include as much as you need and no more
    • it doesn’t matter what software you use to view, but it must look exactly as you want it to appear in your copy
    • using the Snipping Tool, available from the Start Menu to crop the area you want to copy
    • once selected it should appear in a window from where so you can copy and paste or save it
    • to use it in a web page, save it as a png file – use a memorable name – and upload it
    • NB If it doesn’t look good on screen, the copy you make won’t look good either
    • Tips: use the correct scale of map;  clip images to the right size – bigger for presentations, smaller for web publishing; don’t stretch your images.