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		<title>Designing Tapered Rivers with Flowing Styles</title>
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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>Mapping Family History with Ortelius</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maps are tremendous genealogical tools to help build a more comprehensive understanding of what life was like for your ancestors, looking at locations, migration routes, political boundaries, and more. Custom maps let you personalize the historical geography and highlight features relevant to family reports, documents, and photographs. Here is an example of a family history [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Making Fun Map Title Text in Ortelius</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whether formal or informal, your choice of fonts will set the mood and help to weave the story being told by your map. Map text doesn&#8217;t need to be dry and stodgy. Introduce a creative element in you next map graphic through the use of text shapes with custom fill styles. The key to success [...]]]></description>
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