Saving a Window to an Image File - MapInfo_Pro - 2023

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You can save your Map, Layout, or Browser window as an image in Graphic Interchange Format (GIF) or in Tagged Image File Format (TIFF, TIFF CMYK, TIFF LZW, or TIFF CCITT Group 4).

When saving a Layout window, MapInfo Pro maintains the printer resolution of the layout regardless of the file format you export to. To accomplish this, MapInfo Pro creates an image at the printer resolution and then converts that image to the resolution of the export format. This ensures that what you see in the Layout window is what you see in the image you export to. The same transparency and raster options are available when you print your layout as when you export your layout.

Note: You can customize your experience when saving to an image file by using MapInfo Pro preferences. These are settings made on the PRO tab by selecting Options and then clicking Output Settings. Under the Exporting tab, select specific settings that MapInfo Pro will use when exporting files. For more information, see Setting Your Output Preferences.

To save your window as an image file:

  1. Activate the Map, Layout, or Browser window that you want to save by clicking on the window.
  2. On the HOME tab, in the Output group, click Save Image.
  3. In the Save Window to File dialog box, type the name of the file in the Filename field.
  4. From the Save as type drop-down list, select the file type to save to: Tagged Image File Format (*.tif), TIFF CMYK (*.tif), TIFF CCITT (*.tif), TIFF LZW (*.tif), or Graphic Interchange Format (*.gif).
  5. Click Save.
  6. In the Save Window As dialog box, select either Same as Window to save an image of the window, or Custom to set the width, height, and resolution of the image.

    For information about the Use Anti-aliasing check box, see Understanding the Anti-Aliasing Export Preferences.

    The Create a Geographically Referenced Tab File check box creates registration points based on the current map view and saves them as a .TAB file.

  7. Click Save to create the image.

The output size is the same as the printer page size set in the Page Setup dialog box (on the HOME tab, in the Output group, click Page Setup ).

The export image includes content that is in the margins of the layout (unlike printing, which clips out items in the margins). However, if the content goes beyond the page limits, then it is not included.

Normally, what you export looks identical to what is in the Layout window. However, some graphics and text may become blurry when you export a layout. To correct this, on the PRO tab, click Options, and Output Settings. On the Output Preferences dialog box, under the Exporting tab, select the Clarify Text check box. This corrects the issue, but may cause some labels on the map to look slightly different in the export from what is in the layout.