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mapdiva2015-09-02 10:36:052015-09-02 10:59:32Get Ortelius Software Updates
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mapdiva2015-03-03 09:51:482015-03-03 10:31:52Designing Tapered Rivers with Flowing Styles
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mapdiva2015-02-27 16:51:192015-02-27 18:01:25Randomized Patterns Make Interesting Map Fills
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mapdiva2011-11-22 11:49:502015-02-27 18:19:24Oh, The Places You've Been! Working With Ortelius Map Templates
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mapdiva2010-09-16 08:33:472015-02-27 18:54:01Creating Expert Styles
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mapdiva2010-08-11 21:57:292015-02-27 19:38:10Managing Your Cartographic Styles and Symbols
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mapdiva2010-07-13 14:06:592015-02-27 21:25:41Drawing City-Block Style Maps
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mapdiva2010-06-13 21:09:152015-02-17 08:22:45Creating New Symbols Without Starting From Scratch
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mapdiva2010-05-25 17:39:432015-02-17 08:22:45Use the Cookie Cutter to Split Area Features on Your Map 
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mapdiva2010-04-28 13:26:452015-03-07 17:15:21Tips for Stunning Coastal Effects
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mapdiva2010-04-15 15:00:292015-09-07 09:36:31Object and Symbol Point of Origin
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mapdiva2010-03-08 11:48:002015-03-03 10:36:57Tips for Static Text in Map Symbols
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mapdiva2010-02-17 16:28:332015-03-03 11:10:34Map Points of Interest with Smart Sequence Markers
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mapdiva2010-02-08 16:22:552015-03-03 11:12:51Simple Symbol Scaling with Ortelius
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mapdiva2010-01-19 13:47:362015-03-07 16:46:28Mapping Family History with Ortelius
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mapdiva2009-12-29 15:05:332015-03-03 11:18:08Create Square, Diamond, Hex Repeating Grid Patterns
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mapdiva2009-12-09 21:20:052015-03-03 11:23:13Making Fun Map Title Text in Ortelius
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mapdiva2009-10-27 20:31:382015-03-03 11:26:42Create a Dashing Stroke Style
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mapdiva2009-09-22 11:55:042015-03-03 11:29:19Make a Dot Screen Pattern Map Style
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mapdiva2009-09-16 15:42:552015-03-07 16:49:28How To Draw Complex Road Networks, Automatic Junctions
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mapdiva2009-09-15 12:35:452015-03-03 11:37:33Search and Select By Attributes Using Find and Advanced Find
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mapdiva2009-08-31 16:13:322015-03-03 11:41:29Use Ortelius to Show a Buffer Around Map Features
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mapdiva2009-08-09 22:06:532015-03-03 11:44:50These Labels Are Smart!
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mapdiva2009-08-07 11:01:152015-03-03 11:49:58Drawing Coastlines
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mapdiva2009-08-06 23:34:042015-03-03 11:56:10Drawing Map Features Overlapping the Map Margins
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Layer Transparency
/in Ortelius Tutorials /by jillChanging the opacity of all features on an Ortelius’ Mapping Layer is now easy as pie. Unlike the master opacity of individual styles, changing a Mapping Layer’s master opacity affects all features and respects the object stack order within the layer. Tutorial Details Program : Ortelius 10.9.8+ for Mac OS X Difficulty: Easy Topics Covered: Mapping Layer, Opacity Estimated Completion Time: 2 minutes […]
Get Ortelius Software Updates
/in Ortelius Tutorials /by mapdivaInstall Ortelius Updates You may get the update automatically, or you may need to update manually.Open Ortelius and click Ortelius > Check For Updates… in the main menu. A dialog appears letting you know if an update is available. Click ‘Update Now’ to begin the update process. To turn on automatic updates, click Ortelius > Preferences… in the main menu […]
Designing Tapered Rivers with Flowing Styles
/in Ortelius Tutorials /by mapdivaOrtelius has always had great tools to create smooth meandering rivers & streams. Now they can look even better with naturally tapering ends. We’ve added an expert Tapered Stroke component to the Style Inspector – you can use it to design your own creative map styles. Here’s how… Tutorial Details Draw a Line To Preview Your […]
Randomized Patterns Make Interesting Map Fills
/in Ortelius Tutorials /by mapdivaRandomized 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. Tutorial Details Start with a Shape Create a shape to […]
Oh, The Places You’ve Been! Working With Ortelius Map Templates
/1 Comment/in Ortelius Tutorials /by mapdivaOrtelius delivers with dozens of world, region, and country outline templates. Using styles, symbols, and labels, these maps are easily customized. We’ll create a map from start-to-finish that shows the states we’ve visited. Find out how to modify any template map to make it your own. Tutorial Details Program : Ortelius 1.9+ for Mac OS […]
Creating Expert Styles
/1 Comment/in Ortelius Tutorials /by mapdivaIn this video, we create custom expert styles from scratch and from clones of existing styles. Find out how to use expert style components to create unique stacked styles.
Managing Your Cartographic Styles and Symbols
/in Ortelius Tutorials /by mapdivaIn this video tutorial, find out how to use the Ortelius Library Manager to manage all of your cartographic styles and symbols.
Drawing City-Block Style Maps
/in Ortelius Tutorials /by mapdivaCity-block style maps (sometimes referred to as “European-style”) are characterized by their use of negative space. Shapes – in the form of city blocks – 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 […]
Creating New Symbols Without Starting From Scratch
/2 Comments/in Ortelius Tutorials /by mapdivaExisting symbols can provide a great starting point for refining and creating new symbols. When a symbol is originally created, it is assigned as a "master" symbol which can be placed unlimited times on your map.
Use the Cookie Cutter to Split Area Features on Your Map
/in Ortelius Tutorials /by mapdivaNeed a quick way to split existing objects (like states) into sections? You can do it with the Cookie Cutter operation. Find out how…