Best Mac Fonts for Cartography
Selecting the right font family(s) for your…
How to Extract a New Map From a Slice of an Existing Map
Would you like to use just a portion of an Ortelius map…
Tips for Stitching Together Images for a Base Map
Existing maps, aerial photography, and screenshots are…
Symbolizing Cities and Towns on Small- to Medium-Scale Maps
There is a difference in the use of symbols, depending…
Workflow Changes from Ortelius 1
If you're an Ortelius 1.9 user, knowing about these workflow…
Layer Transparency
Changing the opacity of all features on an Ortelius’…
Quick Tip: User Guide Language Localization
German? Japanese? French? We've taken our User…
Guide to Working with Map Shapefiles in Ortelius
Ortelius 2 supports import and georeferencing of multiple…
Designing Tapered Rivers with Flowing Styles
Ortelius has always had great tools to create smooth…
Randomized Patterns Make Interesting Map Fills
Randomized patterns can add texture and variety to an…
Oh, The Places You’ve Been! Working With Ortelius Map Templates
Ortelius delivers with dozens of world, region, and country outline…
Creating Expert Styles
In this video, we create custom expert styles from scratch and…
Managing Your Cartographic Styles and Symbols
In this video tutorial, find out how to use the Ortelius Library…
Drawing City-Block Style Maps
City-block style maps (sometimes referred to as "European-style")…
Creating New Symbols Without Starting From Scratch
Existing symbols can provide a great…
Use the Cookie Cutter to Split Area Features on Your Map
Need a quick way to split existing objects (like states)…
Tips for Stunning Coastal Effects
Coastal effects can add interest and texture to your map…
Object and Symbol Point of Origin
Ortelius has many subtle methods for fine-tuning your cartographic…
Tips for Static Text in Map Symbols
Sometimes static text (as opposed to dynamic text like…
Map Points of Interest with Smart Sequence Markers
When you need to map points of interest with numbered placemarkers,…