Map Page

The product settings map page dialog window allows the user to set default values when creating new map documents.

The dialog controls are:

Document

• Title
  
  Default value. The human readable title for the map.
• Summary
  
  Default value. The human readable summary of the map contents.
• Description
  
  Default value. The human readable detailed description of the map contents.
• Computer
  
  Default value. The computer on which the map was created.
• Copyright
  
  Default value. The copyright of the map.
• Company
  
  Default value. The company of the map author if one exists.
• Author
  
  Default value. The person who created the map.
• Credits
  
  Default value. The special credits to others from the author.
• Keywords
  
  Default value. A comma seperated list of machine searchable keywords that help identify the map.
• URL
  
  Default value. The URL that points to other information on the web related to the map.
• Relative Paths
  
  Default value. Saving file based data source paths as relative paths in the map.
• Base Layers
  
  Default value. Layers that are added to a new map document when it is initially created.

Background Graphics

• Brush Color
  
  Default value. The brush color of the map window.
• Brush Texture
  
  Default value. The image file that is used to brush the map window.
• Unit Scale
  
  Default value. The unit of measurement for which the map scale is displayed in the status bar.
• Unit Coordinates
  
  Default value. The unit of measurement for which the cursor coordinates are displayed in the status bar.
• Measurement Standard
  
  Default value. The measurement standard for which units are displayed in the status bar.

Coordinate System

• System
  
  Default value. The authority name:code that identifies the projected system of the coordinate reference system.

Buttons

• Reset
  
  When this button is clicked the dialog resets all properties on the current page to the original values that were present after product installation.
• OK
  
  When this button is clicked all properties on the dialog pages are saved and the dialog window is closed.
• Cancel
  
  Closes the dialog window.
• Apply
  
  When this button is clicked all properties on the dialog pages are saved but the dialog window is not closed.