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		<title>Drawing City-Block Style Maps</title>
		<link>http://www.mapdiva.com/2010/07/drawing-city-block-style-maps/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:06:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[City-block style maps (sometimes referred to as &#34;European-style&#34;) are characterized by their use of negative space. Shapes &#8211; in the form of city blocks &#8211; define the positive space, whereas the road areas are negative space. Ortelius excels at designing modern style road maps, with connectable tracks and built-in symbols, and it also has great [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Use the Cookie Cutter to Split Area Features on Your Map</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 21:39:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Need a quick way to split existing objects (like states) into sections? You can do it with the Cookie Cutter operation. Find out how… Draw Clipping Shape In this example, we want to split the three orange colored states into east-west sections. We start with the United States template file (choose File &#62; New From [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Designing Tapered Rivers with Flowing Styles</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:34:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mapdiva</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ortelius has always had great tools to create smooth meandering rivers &#38; streams. Now they can look even better with naturally tapering ends. We&#8217;ve added an expert Tapered Stroke component to the Style Inspector – you can use it to design your own creative map styles. Here&#8217;s how… Draw a Line To Preview Your New Style [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tips for Static Text in Map Symbols</title>
		<link>http://www.mapdiva.com/2010/03/tips-for-using-text-in-symbols/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes static text (as opposed to dynamic text like route numbers) is an integral part of a symbol. These symbols may be re-scaled and shared for different purposes, such as placement in a legend and reuse at a different size within a brochure or book. For maximum scalability and consistency with complex symbols, convert text [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Map Points of Interest with Smart Sequence Markers</title>
		<link>http://www.mapdiva.com/2010/02/map-points-of-interest-with-smart-sequence-markers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:28:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you need to map points of interest with numbered placemarkers, look no further than Ortelius&#8217; smart Sequence Markers. These symbols save time and sanity. Place Sequence Markers just like any other symbol and they’ll automatically number themselves 1,2,3&#8230; (we should call them magic). Our customers have been finding Sequence Markers really useful, and with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Randomized Patterns Make Interesting Map Fills</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:02:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Randomized patterns can add texture and variety to an otherwise flat map. This is an especially good effect for representing features with naturally occurring randomness, such as ground-cover and forests. Ortelius has several tools in the Style Inspector to help you make awesome randomized patterns. Here&#8217;s how… Start with a Shape Create a shape to [...]]]></description>
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