The Draw Map module allows you to customize the appearance of your maps. From this screen you may specify a wide variety of maps and map combinations. For instance, you may simultaneously display any point map and any cluster map. The map Specification window looks like:
To set specifications for drawing a map:
1. Click on the Specifications tab.
2. Specify point map information using Point Map options.
3. Specify cluster map information using Cluster Map options.
To specify a point map (in the Point Map section):
1. Point Map Type: From the Map Type Select box, select Point Map, Point Rating Map, or Point Bridging Map. In order to do a Point Rating Map, you must first select the ratings you want to include. The Point Rating and Point Bridging maps allow you to optionally select whether you want a legend for the rating or bridging layers.
2. Point Map Font: To change the font of statement numbers, click on the Change Font button.
3. Point Fill Color: To change the color of points on the map, click on the Change Color button.
4. Manual Labels: To enable the manual labels capability, check the Manual Labels On option. To change the font of the labels, click on the Change Font button. (The manual labels capability allows you to add your own labels to the map by right-clicking on the map and selecting the Manual Label item on the popup menu.)
5. Statement Numbers: To include the statement numbers on the Point Map, check the Statement Numbers On option.
To customize a cluster map (in the Cluster Map section):
1. Cluster Map Type: From the Map Type select box, select Cluster Map, Cluster Rating Map, Cluster Bridging Map, or Cluster Replay Map. To do a Cluster Rating Map you must first select the ratings you want to include. The Cluster Rating and Cluster Bridging maps allow you to optionally select whether you want a legend for the rating or bridging layers. If you select Cluster Replay Map you will need to specify the range of cluster solutions you want to replay. For instance, if you want to replay the cluster analysis from 10 clusters down to 5, type 10 and 5 in the appropriate boxes after selecting Cluster Replay Map.
2. Cluster Map Font: To change the font of cluster labels, click on the Change Font button.
3. Cluster Fill Color: To change the color of clusters on the map, click on the Change Color button.
4. Number of Clusters (administrator only): To change the number of clusters on the map, click on the up or down arrow in the Number of Clusters box.
5. Cluster Numbers: To include the cluster numbers on the map, check this option.
6. Cluster Labels: To include the automatically generated cluster labels, check this option.
7. Cluster Legend: To include a legend for the cluster map, check this option.
When you have selected all the options you desire and customized the map specifications, simply click on the Draw Map button to draw a map.
Note: If you want to view the map only a Point Map, select None from the Map Type box in the Cluster Map section. Select None from the Map Type box in the Point Map section to view just a Cluster Map.