GPS for Dummies.pdf - Engineering Surveyor

286Part IV: Using Web-hosted Mapping ServicesIf Character Map doesn’t show up in the SystemTools menu, choose Start➪Select Programs andAccessories; some versions of Windows storethe command here instead of in System Tools. Ifyou still can’t find the program, you need toinstall it. This is easy and usually doesn’t requireinserting any floppy disks or CDs. Follow thesesteps to install Character Map:1. Choose Start➪Settings➪Control Panel.Missing Character Map?2. Double-click the Add/Remove Programsicon.3. Click the Windows Setup tab and enableeither the System Tools or the Accessoriesoption, depending on your Windows version.4. Click the Details button.5. Enable the Character Map option.6. Click Apply.Moving symbolsIf you want to move the symbol after you’ve placed it, follow these steps:1. Click the graphics program’s selection tool.2. Select the symbol.3. Drag the symbol to a new location on the map.Selecting the right file formatWhen the map is exactly how you want it, the last step is to save the file. It’simportant to select the file format that best suits your needs.If you’re sending a map to someone as an e-mail attachment or posting it on aWeb page, be considerate of those who will view the map. Keep the file size assmall as possible while making the map retain enough detail to be easily read.A map on a Web site should take less than ten seconds to download over adialup Internet connection — that means roughly less than a 70K graphics file.BMPA bitmap (BMP) file is a bit-for-bit representation of how an image appears ona computer monitor. Bitmap files can contain millions of colors.Don’t save your map as a bitmap file if you’re using it in e-mail or placing it ona Web site. Files in this format tend to be pretty large because images aren’tcompressed.