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Providing Maps
This section explains how to use the default ReportsNow Dashboard maps, or provide
custom maps.

Default Maps
ReportsNow Dashboard ships with a set of default maps showing various parts of the
world. The following maps are included.
• World Countries - a world map.
• Europe - a map of Europe.
• Asia - a map of Asia.
• North America - a map of North America.
• South America - a map of South America.
• Africa - a map of Africa.
• USA - a map of the USA.
• Canada - a map of Canada.

Note that the World Countries map has a lower level of detail than maps of specific
regions and may not contain some countries. As an alternative, you can load a custom
map with the required granularity.

To select the default map, use the Default Map button in the Design ribbon tab. As an
alternative, use the corresponding command in the map's context menu.

Custom Maps
ReportsNow Dashboard uses a Shapefile vector format to provide custom maps.
Commonly, this format includes two file types.
• .shp file - holds map shapes (points/lines/polygons).
• .dbf file - contains attributes for each shape.
To open an existing shapefile, use the Load Map or Import Map button in the Ribbon,
or the command in the context menu (Load Map... or Import Map...).
In the open dialog, locate the required .shp file. Note that custom maps created in the
Cartesian coordinate system are not supported.

Note: If the map is opened using the Load Map button, the dashboard definition will
contain the path to a map shapefile. If the map is opened using the Import Map button,
the dashboard definition will contain the map itself.

Note: Attributes from the corresponding .dbf file located in the same directory will
automatically be included in the map.

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