Welcome to our series on helpful tips for PolicyMap. With over 10,000 data indicators and many online features, we hope our series can help users better utilize PolicyMap. For a complete training, please join a free online session here: Click Here
Did you know you can print a map of just your target area shaded and have the surrounding area clear? We call this feature "island printing." To use island printing:
- Search for your default location. Your searched location will be the area the map will shade by. (i.e. searching for Chicago will only shade the city of Chicago when you choose "island printing.")
- Create a map as normal with a data layer and Add Sites.
- When you are ready to print the map, choose "only shade selected region."
Map of only Chicago shaded
Subscribers can choose to have an island printed map of just their target area (or custom region) shaded. Just load your custom region from the Maps page or from My PolicyMap, load the data layer and Add Sites to display on the map, and print using the "only shade selected region" option.
Map of only custom region shaded
Read our Quick Start Guide to learn the basics of PolicyMap and jump right into using the power of data. If you wanted to know more about a feature or topic, send your request to info@policymap.com subject “Did you Know…”
Sincerely,
The PolicyMap Team
