InstantAtlas FAQ pages


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General Queries
How can I view a demonstration of an InstantAtlas report?
How can I take a free trial of the InstantAtlas software?
Do I need experience of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to use InstantAtlas?
Do I need any specialised hardware or software to use InstantAtlas?
Do I need my own digital map files (geographic datasets) to use InstantAtlas?
How can I make my report available to a distributed audience?
Is there any limit to the number of reports I can publish?
Who currently uses InstantAtlas?
Can the data in the report be extracted?
I am a GIS Manager, a GIS solution provider or a GIS user of desktop products like MapInfo or ArcGIS - what additional value does InstantAtlas offer me?
There is an Excel and Access Data Manager - which one should I choose?
Can I choose the types of map, table and chart to be displayed in my report?
How do I integrate my data into a report?
Can I view metadata using my report?
Is there any limit to the amount of indicator data I can display in a report?
Is there a limit to the geographic data I can display in a report?
Is InstantAtlas a plug-in for desktop mapping software?
How do I change the geographic data displayed in a report?
How are indicator data organised within a report?
How can I interact with the map(s) in a report?
How do I print a report?
How does background mapping work?
Can the reports aggregate values for selected areas?
Can I display text values for a numeric indicator (to supress small numbers for example)?
What is the difference between the legend types?
Can a user define custom class breaks in the legend?
Can you use the map to drill down to a more detailed base geography?
Can I change the number of decimal places displayed in my report?
Do I need a plug-in to view InstantAtlas SVG reports?
How do I put an InstantAtlas SVG report onto my website?
How can I uncompress the SVG file of an InstantAtlas report?
Where can I get more information about SVG?
How can I change the colour of the boundaries in my map?
Can I add a watermark to the map in my InstantAtlas report?
Do I use the Designer or Style Editor to change the appearance of my report?
How do I know what each style class does in the Style Editor?
How do I know what each style property does in the Style Editor?
How do I change the appearance of contextual geographies in my report?
How do I make a categoric value in my report display with a specific colour?
How can I display an image as the background for my InstantAtlas report?
Troubleshooting
Dynamic Reports
Why am I given an option to download an SVG file when I try to view an InstantAtlas report?
Why do I get a blank web page when I try to view an InstantAtlas report?
Why do I get an XML Parsing Error when I try and view an InstantAtlas report?
Why is the background mapping not displaying?
My report takes a long time to load initially. Why is this?
Why do points disappear when I zoom in on the map?
Why does the map not zoom when I apply a filter?
Why do I get script errors when I run my report?
Why do I see text/symbols when I link to a report?
Why do I get a "reference error" message when viewing a report on the Web?
Why do I not see a new page when I click a linking button in a report?
How do I change the map scale at which background mapping is displayed?
Why am I unable to change the font of titles in my report using the Style Editor?
Publisher
Why do I get an Incorrect Data Format popup when I try and upload my XML data file into the InstantAtlas Publisher?
Designer
Why do components move in the Designer interface when I double click them?
Why does a static image I have insterted using the Designer look bad when I view my report?
Why do the positions/dimensions of components in the Designer interface not correspond directly to those of the components displayed in my report?
Why is the Revert to template option in the File menu greyed out?
Style Editor
Why am I unable to see the description for a style class?
Excel Data Manager
Why am I unable to see the InstantAtlas menu or toolbar in Excel?
Access Data Manager
Why do I get a message saying that the Publisher cannot be found when I try to create a data file?