MapInfo Pro provides map adornments, such as scale bar, smart text, to place and anchor in a Map window. The scale or geographic position of the map does not affect the position or size of an adornment, so it remains stationary when zooming or panning the map. However, the properties and visual representation of an adornment, such as a map scale, may change as the map projection or scale changes.
Adornments are drawn as the topmost elements on a map, on top of any labels and on top of the cosmetic layer. Adornments may display with a border and a background. You can move adornments anywhere on the map by clicking and dragging them with the mouse cursor.
You can pre-set adornment properties, such as the default position and style, in the Map Preferences dialog box under the Adornments tab (on the PRO tab, click Options, and Map Window).