Making a Read-Only Table "Editable" - MapInfo_Pro - 2023

If you are working with tables that were opened from Excel, Lotus, or ASCII files, you may have noticed that they come in as read-only tables. Because the files are not in native MapInfo Pro formats or standard DBF format, MapInfo Pro is unable to edit the tabular information contained in these tables.

If you wish to modify the table information, you must save a copy of the table. You can do this when you open the table in MapInfo Pro by selecting the Create copy in MapInfo format for read/write check box before selecting Open in the Open dialog box.

To make read-only tables (layers) editable:

1. Open the read-only table you want to make editable.
2. In the Open dialog box, select the Create copy in MapInfo format for read/write check box before selecting Open.

OR, continue with the following steps.

1. On the HOMEtab under the File group, click Save Copy As.
2. Choose a new name for the file.
3. Click Save. There is now a copy of the Excel file saved in MapInfo Pro native format. Open the new file, and you will have full edit capabilities.

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• Drawing Autolabels