Pitney Bowes MapInfo ProViewer User Manual

MapInfo ProViewer

Version 12.5

User Guide

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Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction to MapInfo ProViewer.................................................7

System Requirements...........................................................................................8

Installing MapInfo ProViewer...............................................................................8

What's New in MapInfo ProViewer.......................................................................9

Features Added in Previous Versions of ProViewer........................................11

Displaying a Map in MapInfo ProViewer...........................................................17

Understanding the ProViewer Toolbar..............................................................17

A Brief Tour of the World.wor Workspace........................................................18

Getting Online Help.............................................................................................21

Getting Technical Support .................................................................................21

Want to do more?................................................................................................21

Dependencies and Prerequisites..................................................................8

OpenSource Attribution Notices...................................................................9

New in Proviewer 12.5................................................................................10

New in Proviewer 12.0................................................................................12

New in Proviewer 11.5................................................................................15

New in Proviewer 11.0................................................................................16

Using the Select Tool..................................................................................18

Using the Statistics Tool.............................................................................18

Using the Ruler Tool...................................................................................19

Using the Zoom Tools.................................................................................19

Displaying the Map Legend........................................................................20

Appendix A: Glossary.......................................................................................23

Definition of Terms..............................................................................................24

Introduction to MapInfo ProViewer

MapInfo ProViewer provides an easy way to see, print, and share electronic
desktop maps. This convenient map viewer opens tables created using Pitney
Bowes Software products such as MapInfo Professional or MapXtreme and
displays them in Map and Browser windows. It also opens workspaces and
re-creates Map, Browser, Graph, and Layout windows exactly as they were created
in MapInfo Professional. Using this product you can display and print maps and
workspaces created in any version of the Pitney Bowes Software product line.

The purpose of this chapter is to familiarize you with the basics of MapInfo
ProViewer and provide resources for you to become familiar with it. You can also
get installation assistance from Technical Support, if necessary, using information
in this document.

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In this section:

• System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

• Installing MapInfo ProViewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

• What's New in MapInfo ProViewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

• Features Added in Previous Versions of ProViewer . . . .11

• Displaying a Map in MapInfo ProViewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

• Understanding the ProViewer Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

• A Brief Tour of the World.wor Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . .18

• Getting Online Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

• Getting Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

• Want to do more? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

System Requirements

System Requirements

This product is tested on the following Microsoft Windows Desktop Operating Systems:

• Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit SP1

• Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1 with 32-bit compatibility mode

• Windows 2008 Server R2 64-bit SP1

• Windows 2008 Server R2 64-bit SP1 with XenApp 6.0

• Windows 8 32-bit

• Windows 8 64-bit

• Windows 2012 Server 64-bit

• Windows 2012 Server 64-bit with XenApp 6.5

Dependencies and Prerequisites

The install wizard checks for the following and prompts you if not already on your system; you can choose
to have the install wizard install these requirements, or cancel the installation if you do not want to
proceed.

• Microsoft Office Access database engine 2010—does not install when the 64 bit office 2010 driver is

installed

• Microsoft Office Access database engine 2007—only on a 64 bit Operating System that has the 64

bit 2010 driver installed

• Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86)

• Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 Update 3 Redistributable Package (x86)

• Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable Package (x86)

• Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2 Full

Note:

Check the Microsoft website for the minimum requirements for these redistributables and updates
if installing to an unsupported operating system.

Installing MapInfo ProViewer

To install MapInfo ProViewer:

1. Go to the directory where the ProViewer installer is located and right-click the Setup.exe file and

select Run as administrator from the popup menu to install using elevated privileges. A prompt for
permission to continue displays. Click Allow to proceed (if you do not respond and the message
times-out, the install is unsuccessful).
The wizard begins to lead you through the installation.

2. If any of the prerequisites listed under Dependencies and Prerequisites are not already installed

on your system, then a prompt displays to install them. Click Install.

If you see a message that you are required to reboot, click Yes. You must reboot to continue with
the installation.

3. In the Welcome screen, click Next.

4. In the License Information screen, click I accept and Next to continue.

5. In the Customer Information screen, type in your user and organization names in the fields provided.

Click Next.

6. In the Destination Folder screen, click Next to accept the default path or click Change to select a

new path.

7. In the Ready to Install screen, click Install to begin the file transfer.

8. In the Completed screen, click Finish to complete the installation of MapInfo ProViewer.

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