Maptitude - http://research.umbc.edu/~roswell/maptitude.html >i need to print the map on one large sheet of paper, rather than 16 small >ones; the reason for the .pdf file is so i can put the maps on a CD-ROM and >send it to a service bureau to print out. >still, when i scale the map up, the fonts and symbols scale up too. is there >a way to make them stay small? When you put the map on the layout, be sure to click the checkbox for "Use Actual Point Sizes". This will prevent them from scaling. Another note on large format printing: don't use hairline line widths because they practically disappear on large plots. Also, the last time I checked, transparent filles (eg., hatches) don't work on pdfs (and many printers). I have done many D and E size plots from Maptitude to PDFs and to my HP 250C. It works great! If you have a lot of maps saved as PDFs you can have a main pdf with hierarchical bookmarks in it that reference the individual PDFs and thus build a map library of final map plots. You can insert the bookmarks by hand very easily in Acrobat 4.0 or you can do it in an automated way by creating "run" files (see the Acrobat doc). Larry Manire ______________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Start Your Own FREE Email List at http://www.listbot.com/links/joinlb
