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associated to it, the Publisher will pick up the coordinate system out of the

.prj file automatically. If your shapefile does not have a .prj file or if you are

working with MapInfo MID/MIF or TAB files, you will need to specify the

coordinate system your map data is in (Figure 13).

Figure 13

The ‘Encoding’ tab allows you to change the encoding setting for a DBF IV

file (Figure 14). You only need to do this if you are using an ESRI

shapefile (.shp) as your digital map file and the names of your geographic

features are being displayed incorrectly in the dynamic report you publish.

If this is the case, you can choose a more suitable encoding.

Figure 14

When you are happy with the properties for your layer, click the ‘OK’

button. Alternatively, click the ‘Cancel’ button to cancel any changes.