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Tutorials written by Map Maker users
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Question based tutorials Word documents with sample data
Tutorial 1.zip (52Kb) "I have two layers: one soil types, one Social Economic Categories. I want to ask :Give me the percentage of hectares that are owned by poor people with brown soil types"
Tutorial 2.zip (29Kb). "I have imported a vector file from an illustration package. It looks right but its co-ordinates are in the wrong place and it is the wrong scale. How can I change the scale and geo-reference the layer"
Tutorial 3.zip (42Kb) "I want to set up Map Maker so that when I click on an object it sends data about the object to a separate program. What are my options?"
Technical papers
Technical Paper 1: System requirements. This paper also outlines how the installation can be customised and what files are required for different configurations.
Technical Paper 2: Map Maker File Formats. Specifications of the various file formats used internally by Map Maker.
Technical Paper 3: Running Map Maker from a CD. Details how to set up Map Maker Gratis so that it can be run directly from a CD or other read-only drive.
Technical Paper 4: Correction Matrices. Specifies the format for a correction matrix which is used to improve the accuracy of converting from lat/long coordinates to a coordinate system.
Technical Paper 5: Custom Data Charts. Specifies the design of a DLL for generating custom data charts.
Technical Paper 6: Using data from Map Maker Pro 2.x. Most MM Pro 2.x data can be read directly by MM3. This paper discusses the few compatibility issues.
Technical Paper 7: Composition printer driver. Explains the use of the "composition printer driver" which is required when you want to generate images larger than your current printers paper size.
Technical Paper 8: Simple linking to 3rd party software. How to send data from Map Maker to another program and how to send simple commands from other programs to Map Maker.
Other documents
Pro features (25Kb) Summary of features of Map Maker Pro as an MS Word document.
Line and fill samples (166Kb) Sample of custom fill styles and a map frame as a vector graphic in an MS Word document. We recommend that you download this file and print it out to see how the different fill effects will appear on your printer.
Gratis features. (25Kb) Summary of Map Maker Gratis features as an MS Word document.
Why update? A document for Map Maker Pro 2.x users describing the advantages of version 3.
Map Maker Manual. Download the complete Map Maker manual.
Map Printing elsewhere. Saving a map so that it can be printed elswhere on a large format printer.
End User Licence Agreement. (26Kb) Download this Word document to preview the End User Licence Agreement for a single-user licence .