MapInfo Pro's Layout window is a page layout feature that allows you to combine your Map, Browser, Legend and other layout items on a page and arrange them for output. You can add any currently open window to the layout and move and resize it to find the best look to show off your work. Add text such as titles and labels to pull the entire presentation together. You can save this layout presentation layer created above and reuse with it a different set of maps, browsers, legends, etc. allowing you to publish your maps faster with the help of Layout Templates.
A Layout Template is as a user defined format that contains a Layout window with required placeholders for maps/browsers/etc. in a specific arrangement for presentation. You can choose from a list of pre-built templates provided as part of MapInfo Pro or create and define your own and automate the filling on contents within it. Layout Templates are made up of empty frames that get filled in with contents of other windows such as maps or browsers, static content (text, shapes, images, etc) and dynamic text such as date, path, etc. They are portable and can be used in any environment in which MapInfo Pro operates and with any MapInfo products.
- Remove Content - Removes content from the selected frames.
- Delete Selected Frames - Removes selected frames from the layout.
Creating or Saving a Layout Template
Once you create a Layout you can save it as a Layout Template by clicking the Save As Template button in the Page group under the LAYOUT tab. Once saved this is added to the list of custom templates and available for reuse later.
Applying a Layout Template
To apply a template to an existing layout, click on the New Layout button in the Page group under the LAYOUT tab and select a template from the gallery. This will create a new Layout window and arrange the contents according to template being applied.