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# [[MI_Import_Mif | Import a .MIF/.MID]]
 
# [[MI_Import_Mif | Import a .MIF/.MID]]
 
# [[MI_Export_Mif | Export a .MIF/.MID]]
 
# [[MI_Export_Mif | Export a .MIF/.MID]]
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# [[MI_Layer_Control | Layer Control]]
 
# [[MI_Table_Editing | Editing a Table]]
 
# [[MI_Table_Editing | Editing a Table]]
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=Tips and Tricks=
 
=Tips and Tricks=
 
# [[MI_Pack_Table | Pack Table]]
 
# [[MI_Pack_Table | Pack Table]]
  
 
=Conclusion=
 
=Conclusion=

Revision as of 16:09, 22 August 2011

Introduction

This page contains a brief introduction to the MapInfo software. A number of MapInfo tasks which are repeatedly used in creating a TUFLOW model are described below, each of these has a separate page. If you have any suggestions to be included in these pages, please add them to the discussion page. Please add MapInfo Suggestions Here!.

MapInfo File Formats

A number of files with the same name but different extensions make up a MapInfo table. A brief description of the MapInfo file formats, in particular the MapInfo Interchange (.MIF and .MID) are provided here: MapInfo File Formats.

Basics

In this section are some basic MapInfo functions that are regularly used in creating TUFLOW models in MapInfo.

  1. Import a .MIF/.MID
  2. Export a .MIF/.MID
  3. Layer Control
  4. Editing a Table

Tips and Tricks

  1. Pack Table

Conclusion