

Click the Derive value from expression checkbox and click the Expression Builder button next to the Edit Expression box.īuild expressions by making selections from the Objects list in combination with using the operators available at the top of the dialog box.Ģ7. Click Add to create a new attribute column called Population_Density and set the Type as Double.Ģ6. If necessary, open the MAP Attributes panel and select all objects on the world_area layer.Ģ5. Leave the document open for the next tutorial.Ģ3. The column is now renamed and its width is increased to accommodate longer names.Ģ2. Also, any new polygons added to the world_area layer will have a default value of None. For this tutorial, leave the type as String. convert a type double column to a type integer column). The column type may be changed after it is created (e.g. In the Display Name box, rename it to Capital City. Click the Edit Schema button and select Capital in the attribute column list.Ģ0. If necessary, open the MAP Attributes panel and select all objects on the world_area layer.ġ9. Leave the document open for the next tutorial.ġ8. The new column is created and can be given values in the MAP Attributes panel.ġ8. Do not enter a default value for this tutorial. Setting a Default Value gives each record the same value. In certain instances, a default value for an attribute may be required. Set the size of 15 (this is the number of characters that can be displayed in each cell). In the Type drop-down list, choose String (this allows the column to contain alphanumeric values).ġ6. In the Display Name box, remove the spaces, so the name becomes Head of State.ġ5. This can be changed to reflect a name with no spaces in it.ġ4. Also, notice that the Display Name box is populated with the same name. MAPublisher inserts an underscore ( _ ) if space is typed into a column name.

Notice that spaces are not accepted for column names. In the Name box, rename Attribute1 to Head of State.

Click Add to add a new attribute column.ġ3. The Edit Schema dialog box displays the columns associated with the MAP Attributes table on the currently selected layer.ġ2. Click the Edit Schema button at the bottom of the MAP Attributes panel. The panel displays all of its attribute columns and values.ġ1. If necessary, open the MAP Attributes panel and select all objects on the world_area layer. Keep the document open for the next tutorial.Īdd a new column to a MAP Attribute tableġ0. MAPublisher zooms to the area of the file where the artwork is located and displays it within visible handles.ĩ. Select an attribute record and click the Zoom to Feature button. Zoom to a specific piece of art via the MAP Attributes panel. Click the Population column heading to sort it in an ascending manner, then again to sort it in a descending manner.Īll Features mode is only available when using Adobe Illustrator 2022 (version 26.x) or laterĨ. Right-click and click Resize All To Fit Content.ħ. The widths of the columns in the MAP Attributes panel may be changed by dragging the column separator left or right. The edits are automatically maintained in the attribute table once entered.Ħ. only enter numbers into a column of type Double or Integer). Keep in mind to enter values that correspond with a column's type (e.g. However, #Area, #Perimeter, #VertexCount, and #Length are properties of the geometry and cannot be edited. These attributes can be edited (but must be made visible first). MAPublisher creates some attributes which have the hash symbol (#) as a prefix. If you are using an older version, you will need to select the Selected features only mode.Īll attribute values and some property attributes can be edited. To edit attribute values, double-click inside a cell, and type a new value.Īll Features mode is only available when using Adobe Illustrator 2022 (version 26.x) or later. Ensure the attribute table is set to All Features in the lower-left cornerĥ. With all of the art selected on the world_area layer, click the MAP Attributes button on the MAPublisher toolbar or from the menu Window > MAPublisher > MAP Attributes.Ĥ. Import world.mif from the Tutorial Data folder.ģ.

Create a new Adobe Illustrator document.Ģ.
