1) How do I get maps into Microsoft Word?
a. On the menu bar go to: Insert | Picture | Insert Picture from File... Navigate to a map you saved.
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b. If you were unable to save your map, use the Print Screen button (located on your keyboard). With your map in view,
press the Print Screen button once. This copies what you see on your screen (everything!) to the clipboard. You can now go
back to Word and paste this image onto your layout. A paste shortcut: right click, select paste; or cntrl + v. Use the picture
tools to crop and edit your map.
2) How do I position my map on the page?
After you have inserted your map, you will want to position it appropriately on the layout. To do this, the image must
be formatted. This does not happen by default, you must change the image settings. This will enable you to move the map
around and position it with your mouse.
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STEP 2: Right click your mouse on the graphic, and choose the Text Wrapping option and select In Front of Text. This will allow you to move your map, and also place text and other drawing objects on top of the image. You may also select Behind Text if you wish.
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3) How do I use the Picture Menu?
Select your image (or click on it once) to make the Picture Tools | Format appear. Or right-click on the image and choose
Format Picture. Functions of the toolbar will be described in text if you hold your mouse for a second over a button.
Notice the little circles and thin lines at the corners and along the sides of your image. These appear only when your image is selected and are called "handles." They allow you to move and resize the graphic by pulling on them.
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To crop your image, choose the crop tool and drag your mouse over one of the little black lines. The shape of your mouse
will change, and you will see a cropping tool. Drag from the corners or the edges to crop. Note: If your mouse does not change to
the cropping tool, you are resizing the image, not cropping it. Click undo if this happens (cntrl + z); this will remove any
distortions. Click the cropping tool, and try again.
4) How do I precisely position objects?
a. Use the Grid to "snap" objects into alignment. Turn on the grid from the Drawing Tools | Format | Align menu and check Snap objects to grid.
You may change the Horizontal and Vertical Spacing to 0.01" for more precise alignment.
Tip: This setting will also allow you to crop images more precisely.
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b. Make a table. If you want features to line up in columns, I'd recommend using a table. Select the number of rows and
columns you need. Under Table Tools, you can change the borders and shading to none. This will make the lines
disappear if you wish.
5) How do I label features?
Make a text box using the drawing tool. Text boxes can be made invisible (eliminate the black border and the white background)
by double-clicking the text box and formatting the colors and lines. Change from black to no fill, for example.
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