Difference between revisions of "How to Post a Map on the Wiki"
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## Convert PDF to PNG (The Wiki automatically creates thumbnails from image files like PNG and JPG, but apparently not from PDF.). Open PDF, and Save As PNG. | ## Convert PDF to PNG (The Wiki automatically creates thumbnails from image files like PNG and JPG, but apparently not from PDF.). Open PDF, and Save As PNG. | ||
## Shrink PNG file to less than 2MB (the current maximum file size), using something like PhotoShop. | ## Shrink PNG file to less than 2MB (the current maximum file size), using something like PhotoShop. | ||
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## Or Save map as small PNG file (<2MB) from ArcGIS | ## Or Save map as small PNG file (<2MB) from ArcGIS | ||
+ | Upload PNG to Wiki | ||
+ | ## Create a link to the PNG in your page, like this [[Image:MyStuff.png|50px]]. The '50px' patr will tell it to automatically display a tiny 50-pixel wide thumbnail. | ||
# Link from thumbnailed image back to original high-quality PDF | # Link from thumbnailed image back to original high-quality PDF | ||
## When you click on the thumbnail, you'll be taken to the page for the full size PNG, which probably doesn't look as good as your full-size PDF. You can edit this page, and type a link to the PDF. This is not very neat. There's probably a better way. (Perhaps if you map the map in PNG first (with ArcMap), not PDF, the PNG might look as good as the PDF.) | ## When you click on the thumbnail, you'll be taken to the page for the full size PNG, which probably doesn't look as good as your full-size PDF. You can edit this page, and type a link to the PDF. This is not very neat. There's probably a better way. (Perhaps if you map the map in PNG first (with ArcMap), not PDF, the PNG might look as good as the PDF.) |
Revision as of 08:17, 2 February 2009
There's probably many ways to do this, but here's some ideas, starting with ArcMap:
- Make map:
- From ArcMap, Print your Layout to an Adobe PDF file
- Upload map:
- Click 'Upload file' at left of wiki window. Upload file. Format and size is limited. After you upload it, the Wiki will tell you how to link to it.
- Link to your map:
- Edit the page where you want the map to be linked. Paste the link from above into the page.
- Create a thumbnail of your map
- Convert PDF to PNG (The Wiki automatically creates thumbnails from image files like PNG and JPG, but apparently not from PDF.). Open PDF, and Save As PNG.
- Shrink PNG file to less than 2MB (the current maximum file size), using something like PhotoShop.
- Or Save map as small PNG file (<2MB) from ArcGIS
Upload PNG to Wiki
- Create a link to the PNG in your page, like this 50px. The '50px' patr will tell it to automatically display a tiny 50-pixel wide thumbnail.
- Link from thumbnailed image back to original high-quality PDF
- When you click on the thumbnail, you'll be taken to the page for the full size PNG, which probably doesn't look as good as your full-size PDF. You can edit this page, and type a link to the PDF. This is not very neat. There's probably a better way. (Perhaps if you map the map in PNG first (with ArcMap), not PDF, the PNG might look as good as the PDF.)