Starting a new map

Focus must be in Map View mode in order to work on Map projects. By default, when you open data files, Focus is in Area View mode.

  1. From the View menu, click Map View Mode.
  2. In the Maps tree, click a map element to select and change it. If you want to open the Properties window for a selected item, double-click it in the Maps tree.

You can create a Map by either clicking the New Map button on the Maps toolbar or by right-clicking the area under the Maps tree and clicking New Map.

When you create a new Map, Focus automatically places an empty frame in the view pane that represents the paper on which the Map is printed. Maps have several properties that you can change with the Map Properties window.

  1. Working with map properties
  2. Changing the paper size by dragging a resize handle
  3. Changing the paper size from the Map Properties window
Parent topic: Saving a project file
Previous topic: Renaming a map

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