MapInfo Professional: An Introduction

This course has been specifically developed for both the novice MapInfo user or for those
who may be "out of practice". By attending this two day course you can unleash the power
of MapInfo Professional and get some hands on experience with the software.
The Introduction to MapInfo Course provides trainees with an understanding of basic
MapInfo functionality that will enable them to create maps and analyse their data in a
spatial context. We have also included several exercises that are designed to reinforce the
various topics and features covered in this course.
All GAMMA training courses are customisable. If there is a topic not covered here that you
wish to have included just let us know.
Courses are available for all MapInfo versions from 7.5 to 12.0.
INTRODUCTION
Basic GIS Concepts Maps and Data, Layering of Data, Projections
Starting Mapinfo
Getting Help
LESSON 1: OPENING TABLES
Opening Tables
Viewing Tabular Data
How Files Make Up A Table
LESSON 2: DESKTOP TOOLS
Zoom In
Zoom Out
Changing Views
View Entire Layer
Clone View
Previous View
Map Options
The Browser Window
Enhanced Browser Window (New with v11.5)
LESSON 3: LAYER CONTROL
Layer Visibility
Layer Editable
Layer Selectable
Display Options
Lines, Nodes and Centroids
Zoom Layering
Labelling Objects
Adding and Removing Layers
Ordering Objects in a Layer
Layer Types
Changing Layer Symbology
Saving Tables
Save Copy As

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LESSON 4: WORKSPACES
Workspaces Defined
Opening Workspaces
Dealing with Missing Tables (New with v11.5)
Editing & Saving Workspaces
Resolving & Packing Workspaces
LESSON 5: SELECTING DATA
Selection Tools
Browser Select
Creating a Query from a Filter (New with v11.5)
LESSON 6: SELECTING USING QUERIES & GENERATING STATISTICS
Selecting
Geographical / Spatial Functions
More Advanced Selecting SQL Select
Aggregating and Summarising Information
Generating Statistics
LESSON 7: IMPORTING AND EXPORTING OTHER FILE TYPES
Creating Points from an Excel Table
Opening a Microsoft Access Table in MapInfo
Exporting Tabular Data to Other Formats
Importing and Exporting Files Containing Map Objects (CAD, GIS)
Universal Translator
Registering Raster Images
LESSON 8: THEMATIC MAPPING
Types of Thematic Maps
Creating Thematic Maps
Ranged Maps
Customizing Range Styles and Inflection Point
Bar Chart Maps
Pie Chart Maps
Graduated Symbol Maps
Dot Density Maps
Individual Value Maps
The Legend Window
Embed Legend Window in Map Window
LESSON 9: CREATING LAYOUTS
Moving Frames
Aligning Layout Objects
Ordering Overlapping Objects
Adding Graphics & Other Map Components
Creating Legends
Using the Legend Designer (New with v11.5)
Saving and Exporting Layout Windows

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LESSON 10: CREATING & EDITING MAP OBJECTS
Viewing or Modifying a Table
Deleting a Table
Adding Tabular Data
Adding Map Objects Text, Symbols, Lines, Regions
The Cosmetic Layer
Editing Objects Shape and Position
LESSON 11: COMBINING AND SPLITTING OBJECTS
Aggregating/Disaggregating Data
Combining Objects with Set Target
Splitting Objects
Erasing Objects
Converting between Lines and Regions
Creating Buffers
LESSON 12: TABLE MAINTENANCE AND TABLE UPDATE
Packing a Table
Renaming a Table
Viewing or Modifying a Table
Update Column
Extracting Coordinates
Combining Objects Using Column
LESSON 13: KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
LESSON 14: SETTING PREFERENCES
Systems Settings
Map Window Preferences
Directory Preferences
Styles Preferences
IRISH SPATIAL DATASETS AND USEFUL WEB RESOURCES

For More Information contact GAMMA at:

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