1. Building a Map in PowerPoint
Steps for inserting and building a map
EGEO 250 Lecture 1b
Updaged 4/6/2010

2. How to capture map data
1. Use the snipping tool to select data from you screen Or 2. Use screen capture and crop your result later, use the Ctrl + Print Screen keys

3. Desperately Poor in Los Angeles 1990
Originator: p. buckley Date: today Source: William Bowen’s Electronic Atlas
Note the strong central cluster of the data.

4. Getting map or picture on slide
Copy map (picture) from web page.
Paste the result onto a blank Powerpoint slide.
Zoom in (Ctrl + scroll on mouse).
Shrink/Expand map to fit Powerpoint slide.
Drag and push map in to fit on slide.
Zoom back out to work.
Begin Cropping off any access material.

5. Cropping map 1. Make map active by clicking with mouse
Activate Picture Tools
Get cropping tool and crop picture
then after you have cropped things use the compress picture tool.

6. Adding a Text Box
From Insert click Text Box then click and drag across the screen, adjust to location and size.
Can adjust text and things as desired

7. Highlighting things on the Map
From Home select shape.
Place and adjust on the map.
Change fill to “no fill”

8. Adding Neat Lines
For some reason cartographers have always liked to place neat lines around maps and other boxes. (below found under Picture Tools)
Make the picture or box active, choose a neat line from the picture tools and click

9. Parts to a final Map Title – Always
Cartographic Material – Always and should dominate the space
Metadata – Always (originator, date, source) keep small
Legend – To extent possible
Compass Rose and/or Locator Map – To extent possible
Scale – To extent possible
Subtitles – As necessary to provide clear explanation

10. Critiquing the Map Too much white space Title could be a bit smaller
Expand cartographic material
If possible add compass rose/locator map
Consider moving the legend onto the cartographic material
Consider shrinking the metadata and making as single line
Can we find a scale?
Make metadata smaller perhaps one line

11. Note the strong central cluster of the data.
Desperately Poor in Los Angeles 1990
Originator: p. buckley Date: today Source: William Bowen’s Electronic Atlas
Note the strong central cluster of the data.

12. Example using Portrait Layout instead of Landscape