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Closes this dialog box and saves any changes you have made.


Closes this dialog box without saving any changes you have made.


Choose Map Data Folder dialog box
K Choose Map Data Folder dialog box# IDM_choose_map_directory


Specifies the location of the Microsoft Map data library and related files. Type the new folder name in the Data Folder box.


Specifies an alternate search folder. Type a path (or a list of paths, separated by semicolons) into the Alternate Data Search Paths box. This box is optional.

Note   In most cases, you don’t need to type the alternate data search paths. When you install a table, the Data Installer updates the search paths. However, if you rename or rearrange the folders on your hard disk, the alternate data search paths may no longer be valid. In that case, edit the search paths to reflect the new folder names.


Map Library dialog box
K Map Library dialog box# IDM_map_library


Lists the map templates.


Adds a new map template.


Deletes the selected map template.


Expands the dialog box so that you can work with map features.


Lists the installed map features. Select the check box for the map feature you want to add to the currently selected map template. Clear the check box to remove the map feature from the selected map template.


Lists the installed map features. Select the check box for the map feature you want to add to the currently selected map template. Clear the check box to remove the map feature from the selected map template.


Adds a table to the data folder. When you add a table, it becomes available as a map feature in the Map Features box. You can add a table that you created using MapInfo for Windows or that you purchased from MapInfo Corporation.


Removes the table selected in the Map Features box.

Caution: When you remove a table, it is deleted from the box and from the hard disk.


Displays the table name, description, geometry type, and search configuration for the selected map feature.


Specify a different folder for accessing your data.


Quits the Data Installer.


Configure Map dialog box
K Configure Map dialog box# IDM_configure_mapAllows you to set up the MapInfo table you are adding.


Shows the file name and path of the MapInfo table you are installing.


Type a description for the table you are adding.


Shows what types of geographic features are used in your table: Point, Line, Boundary, or Mixed.


Controls how Microsoft Map searches your table when you first create a map.

When you create a map within Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Map searches the installed tables to determine which tables match the selected data. Because searches take time, you might not want Microsoft Map to search every field.


Controls how Microsoft Map searches your table when you first create a map.

When you create a map within Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Map searches the installed tables to determine which tables match the selected data. Because searches take time, you might not want Microsoft Map to search every field.


Controls how Microsoft Map searches your table when you first create a map.

When you create a map within Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Map searches the installed tables to determine which tables match the selected data. Because searches take time, you might not want Microsoft Map to search every field.


Controls how Microsoft Map searches your table when you first create a map.

When you create a map within Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Map searches the installed tables to determine which tables match the selected data. Because searches take time, you might not want Microsoft Map to search every field.


Controls how Microsoft Map searches your table when you first create a map.

When you create a map within Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Map searches the installed tables to determine which tables match the selected data. Because searches take time, you might not want Microsoft Map to search every field.


Specifies a refining table (a table Microsoft Map uses to resolve feature names that are not unique). For example, U.S. county names are not unique, because more than one state has a Washington County. If you select county names as the data to map, Microsoft Map needs an additional table to resolve non-unique names.

If all of the fields in this table have unique values, the Table Used To Refine Searches box is not available.

You can specify only one refining table for the table you are installing. The refining table is used to resolve searches on any of the fields in this table.


Copies the table to the data folder.


Accepts the dialog box options for a multiple selection of files.


Choose a map feature to define the projection for the entire map.


Choose a map feature to define the projection for the entire map.


Enter a name for the map template.


Enter a name for the map template.


Enter a name for the map feature.