![]() This would be a lot of laborious work for 436 districts. ![]() And we would have to repeat this for each and every district. If we want to create a choropleth map, we would have to select a freeform, go to the name box and type in the correct name. Excel automatically assigned new names to the shapes like “Freeform 1”, “Freeform 2”, etc. Well, we have the shapes in Excel now, but – as mentioned above – the names of the districts that have been assigned to the shapes in the svg file are gone. You may have to repeat the ungrouping until you have one freeform for each region. Open Microsoft Excel, insert the Enhanced Meta File and ungroup the object to freeform shapes. Step 3: Insert the enhanced meta file into Microsoft Excel Click on “File” and “Save as” and choose Enhanced Meta File (emf) as the file format. Open the svg file with a vector graphic editor like Inkscape (open source). Step 2: Convert the map to Enhanced Meta File format ![]() A search string like “file: US congressional districts” will take you to a map like this one including a link for free download: As Dave pointed, a very good source for scalable vector graphic maps is Wikimedia Commons. Here is the step by step tutorial of how to convert loyalty free svg files into Microsoft Excel and build your own choropleth map template:ĭownload the map you need. ![]()
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