User guide

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B.1. About this Section .................................................................................................................... 4
B.2. Publisher Fundamentals .......................................................................................................... 4
B.2.1. Starting the Publisher ....................................................................................................... 4
B.2.2. The File Menu .................................................................................................................. 4
B.2.3. The Tools Menu ............................................................................................................... 5
B.2.4. The Help Menu ................................................................................................................ 5
B.2.5. User Interface Language ................................................................................................. 5
B.3. Publishing a Report .................................................................................................................. 6
B.3.1. Choose a Template .......................................................................................................... 6
B.3.2. Choose Your Base Geography ........................................................................................ 6
B.3.2.1. Selecting a Layer ..................................................................................................... 6
B.3.2.2. Layer Properties of Base Geography Layers ......................................................... 10
B.3.2.3. Geo-Preview and Data Preview ............................................................................. 14
B.3.3. Choose Your Data ......................................................................................................... 14
B.3.3.1. Create a Demo Data File ....................................................................................... 15
B.3.3.2. Upload a Data XML File ......................................................................................... 15
B.3.3.3. Create a Data File from a Digital Map File ............................................................. 16
B.3.4. Choose Your Contextual Geographies .......................................................................... 22
B.3.4.1. Digital Map Files as Contextual Layers ................................................................. 22
B.3.4.2. Layer Properties of Contextual Geography Layers................................................ 23
B.3.4.3. GeoRSS Feeds as Contextual Layers ................................................................... 26
B.3.5. Choose Your Background Images ................................................................................. 27