Re: st: maps with spmap

[sara borelli <saraborelli77@yahoo.it>]

thank you very much Sergiy!

--- Mer 17/11/10, Sergiy Radyakin <serjradyakin@gmail.com> ha scritto:

> Da: Sergiy Radyakin <serjradyakin@gmail.com>
> Oggetto: Re: st: maps with spmap
> A: statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu
> Data: Mercoledì 17 novembre 2010, 17:58
> On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 11:40 AM,
> sara borelli <saraborelli77@yahoo.it>
> wrote:
> > Dear Statalisters,
> > I created some maps for US counties using spmap.
> > I then saved them as stata graph and copied into word,
> but the size of the files is pretty large.
> > I am not sure if there is a way to save those maps in
> a format that creates smaller files and  that can then be
> imported into word
> 
> 
> If you are exporting to vector formats (like wmf, emf, etc)
> you may
> want to reduce the number of points in the map.
> Put your shapefile through the MapShaper tool here:
> mapshaper.org
> and get a much more manageable map
> 
> If you are exporting to rastrer formats (like png, tiff,
> etc) then the
> file should be pretty small, and you can make it smaller by
> adjusting
> the image size (see png export options width= and
> height=).
> 
> I'd recommend having the best quality in your Word
> document. If you
> are preparing files for the internet, you can downgrade
> quality at a
> later stage, e.g. when converting to PDF, select a proper
> option.
> 
> You might also be interested in ADePT Maps:
> http://go.worldbank.org/ODS4NKQBB0
> 
> 
> Best, Sergiy Radyakin
> 
> 
> 
> >
> > thank you for any suggestions
> > Sara
> >
> >
> >
> >
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