Adding text or graphics to your map – DeLorme 6 User Manual

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Note Click the Copy to Clipboard button

to

copy your profile to the clipboard so that you can
paste it into a graphics program such as Microsoft
Paint or Adobe Photoshop. When you copy the map

to the clipboard, the map is saved at current
monitor resolution.

5. If you want to print all of the profile's Statistical Data Options, select the

Profile Stats check box.
The statistics are printed on the same page as the profile.

6. Optional. Click the Save button

to save your profile as a bitmap or JPEG

image. Rename the file (if necessary) and click Save.

7. Optional. To view a preview of your selection, click View.
8. Click Print to print the map using the selected print options.

Adding Text or Graphics to Your Map

You can add text (framed or unframed) and graphics (north arrows, scale bars,
images, and GIS legends) to your map.

• To modify the properties of a text/graphic item, click the Select tool

and

click the item on the map.

• To make graphic items added to your map the same size, press and hold the

SHIFT key on your keyboard or drag to select two items, right-click, select Make
Same Size
, and select Width, Height, or Both from the menu.

• After you add text/graphic items to your map, you can align, snap, or layer them

on the map.

To Add Text to Your Map

Use the following steps to add text to your map.

1. Click the Print tab and then click the Map subtab.
2. Select your Map and Print Layout options. For more information, see

Printing a Map.

3. Under Layout Tools, click and hold the text and graphics button to reveal the

hidden text and graphic tools.

4. Click the Framed Text tool

.

OR

Click the Unframed Text tool

.

5. Click the location on the map where you want to add your text. A text box

displays.
When not in editing mode, you can reposition your text by dragging the text

box to the new position.

6. Type the text in the text box. To type more than one line of text, press

SHIFT+ENTER on your keyboard to advance to another line. Press the ENTER
key on your keyboard when finished typing your text.

7. Under Layout Tools, select the font, style, and size for your text from the

drop-down lists.

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