Create Scale Bar Dialog Box - MapInfo_Pro - 2023

Scalebar Properties

Link to Map

Select the map from this list to create a scale bar for. You can have multiple maps on a layout and you can create a scale bar for each map.

Bar Length

The two values are proportional: the first value is the distance on the paper map, the second value is what the first value represents as a distance on the Earth's surface. Specify the length of the scale bar to a maximum of 34 inches or 86.3 cm on the printed map.

Use Automatic Scaling

Check this check box to include a "nicer" scale value on a map. There is a description just below this check box that explains how the current scale bar will be drawn into the map.

Add Cartographic Scale

Check this check box to include a representative fraction (RF) with the scale bar. In MapInfo Pro, a map scale that does not include distance units, such as 1:63,360 or 1:1,000,000, is called a cartographic scale.

Scalebar Style

Select a preset scale bar: Check Bar, Solid Bar, Line Bar, or Tick Bar.

Customize the bar using the following buttons:

• Select Scalebar Font and Font Style ­ Sets the font type, style, and color. Use the slider under the preview panel to adjust the font size.
• Select Scalebar Color One ­ Opens the Select Color dialog to set the fill color. Click on the color wheel to select a color and use the slider to adjust the transparency of the fill color. For more precision choosing a color, enter RGB (Red, Green, Blue) values or a hexadecimal value in the fields provided. You can also enter a transparency value in the field labeled A (Alpha component); use zero (0) for fully transparent and 255 for fully opaque.
• Select Scalebar Color Two ­ Opens the Select Color dialog to set the fill color.
• Select Scalebar Boarder Color ­ Opens the Select Color dialog to set the boarder color.

Scalebar Preview

Displays a sample of the scale bar with your settings.