Adding Shapes to a Layout - MapInfo_Pro - 2023

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You can add a shape to your layout, such as a line, polyline, ellipse, rectangle, rounded rectangle, or polygon. This is useful for adding borders to your layout, design elements (such as shading behind a legend), or calling out and separating text or areas of the layout for review, sign-off, or special attention.

To add a shape to your layout:

  1. on the LAYOUT tab, in the Edit group, click Insert and select a shape from the list.

    Line

    Select to insert a frame containing a line shape.

    Polyline

    Select to insert a frame containing a polyline (multi-line) shape.

    Ellipse

    Select to insert a frame containing an ellipse shape.

    Rectangle

    Select to insert a frame containing a rectangle shape.

    Rounded Rectangle

    Select to insert a frame containing a rounded rectangle shape.

    Polygon

    Select to insert a frame containing a polygon (region) shape.
  2. On the layout canvas, click and drag to draw the shape onto the canvas. You can cancel selection of the shape by pressing Esc.
  3. After drawing the shape, drag it to a different location or resize it by dragging one of its corners.
  4. Set the style options for the shape. On the LAYOUT tab, in the Style group, from the Style list, click Region or Line depending on what the shape is.
    For a region, choose a fill color and pattern and border color and width. For a line, choose pattern, color and width. Click OK to apply the change.