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Map Layouts
- Arrange your map, photos, text and video in any layout.
- Choose from dozens of layouts.
- Set the size of your tour and the map, photo and text areas.
- Set margins and spacing.
- Switch between layouts with one click.
- Create data sheets that just display photos and text.
Auto Layout
- MapsAlive can automatically choose the best layout based on the size and shape of your map and photos.
- Fine tune layout settings manually.
Show photos and text in different layouts
- Display content alongside your map or...
- Popup content on top of the map.
Easily add optional tour elements
- Title Bar
- Menu bar on top or left to navigate multi-map tours
- Directory (Plus and Pro Plans)
- Banner
(Plus and Pro Plans)
- Footer
(Plus and Pro Plans)
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How do I know what size to make my tour?
When you first create a tour you can choose an approximate tour size. MapsAlive will fit your map and hotspot images within the tour size you choose, but you can change your tour layout and size at any time. The size you choose depends on how you plan to use your tour and the sizes of your maps and images. If you will be using your tour as a standalone web site, you can make it any size you want, keeping in mind the most common monitor sizes. If your tour is bigger that what fits on a monitor your users will have to use the scroll bars to see parts of the maps.
If you are embedding your tour within another web page (such as a real estate listing page) you should choose a tour width and height that fits within the space available on that web page.
Another factor in deciding how big your tour should be is the size of your map and hotspot images. MapsAlive will automatically reduce maps and images if they are larger than the space available based on your tour size, but you should consider how large you want them to be.
To maximize the space available for your map you can use popups that appear on top of the map image when you mouse over markers. This lets you use more space for the map itself. Another option is to use MapZoom for large map images. This feature lets you display a large map in a smaller area on your page because you can zoom in and out and drag the map to view different areas.
What is the maximum map size?
The maximum image size for a map is 2880 x 2880 pixels. This is a Flash
limitation so it cannot be increased. Even if you are not using Flash
for your generated tours, the limitation is still enforced because the
MapsAlive application itself uses Flash. But, in practice that would be a
pretty large image and would be fairly slow to load. You'll want to
choose an image size that preserves the quality of your image, but is
not so large that is slows down the load time.
If you upload a larger map, MapsAlive will scale it so its longest side
is no greater than 2880 and the smaller side will be scaled accordingly.
As an example, if you upload a map image that is 2780 px (w) x 10188 px
(h), the longest side (h) will be scaled to 2880 px and the width will be scaled to 712 px.
You can see the dimensions of your uploaded map on the
screen.
How do I change my tour size?
- Click in the menu.
- Select and/or to restrict the canvas area of your tour to a maximum width and/or height, but still allow MapsAlive to choose an optimum layout.
- Select and/or to restrict your tour to a maximum width and/or height, but still allow MapsAlive to choose an optimum layout.
- Select and/or if you want to set your tour to an exact size.
- Type values in the and fields corresponding to the desired tour size.
- Click to preview your changes.
Tip: Only choose Exact for both width and height if your tour must be a specific size. If one dimension needs to be exact, but the other can vary, use Exact for the one and choose Max for the other.
Note: When you set both the width and height to exact dimensions, your map, photo, and text along with any title bar, menu or banner will be placed within the size you choose.
How do I change the layout for my map?
- If your map uses popups, click in the menu.
- If your map uses a tiled layout, click in the menu.
- Choose a layout from the thumbnails displayed.
How do I set my map margins and spacing?
- If the selected map uses popups, click in the menu. This takes you to the Map Margins screen where you can type values for the top, right, bottom, and left map margins.
- If the selected map uses a tiled layout, click in the menu. This takes you to the Margins and Spacing screen where you can adjust the canvas margins and the canvas spacing.
How do I change my popup margins and spacing?
- Click in the menu. This takes you to the Size and Appearance screen where you can adjust the popup margins and the popup spacing.
How do I turn off the Title Bar in my tour?
- Click in the menu.
- Uncheck in the Layout Options section.
This step hides the title bar in your tour.
Note that you can also control whether a header and/or footer stripe of color displays in your tour by checking/unchecking the and options.
How do I turn off the header and footer stripes in my tour?
- Click in the menu.
- Uncheck and/or in the Layout Options section.
This step turns off the header and/or footer stripes.
Note that you can also control whether a title bar displays in your tour by checking/unchecking the option.
How do I hide the Menu in my tour?
- Click in the menu.
- Choose from the Menu Location dropdown in the Menu Options section.
How do I add my own tour footer?
- Click in the menu.
- Type your text in the box.
You can include plain text and/or a link to your web site or an email address in your footer. Instructions for how to format the footer can be found by mousing over the Explain box next to the Footer Text field on the Advanced Tour Layout screen.
Note: This feature is included in the Plus and Pro Plans.
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