Arc Gis 2 Training Manual
Arc Gis 2 Training Manual
Arc Gis 2 Training Manual
INTRODUCTION:
Advanced GIS Training
Attendee Introductions
Your Name
Department or Group
What you do
Prior GIS Experience?
SPATIAL DATA
INTRODUCTION
OID = 16462
(Feature Identifier)
Shapefile Geodatabase
Internet Map
Service/
CAD ArcGIS
Server
Raster Tables
ArcGIS
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Data format: Shapefile
Single feature class
Can store points, lines or polygons
Attributes stored in dBASE table
Shapefile .dbf table
Donut shapefile
Shape field
accesses separate
coordinate files
Coffee
geodatabase
Shape field feature class
accesses separate
coordinate file
Shape field
accesses read-only
coordinates
ArcCatalog is now on
ArcMaps toolbar
SELECTING
DATA
Edit
Convert to graphics
Report
Export
Selected set
Selection menu
Add to the
selection
Remove from
the selection
Select from
selection
Field Value
Operator
Cities intersected by
selected countries
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Location selection methods
Select by location offers many selection methods
Intersects
Contains
Are contained by
Shares a line
segment
Shares a point
Within a distance
Are identical
Others
WORKING WITH
TABLES
Attribute
Rows values
landusecov
Additional
Feature attribute table attribute table
Soil
Display
records
Calculate
summary
statistics
Date and page
numbers
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Crystal Reports
A more powerful reporting tool
Export to Crystal Reports format
Wizard aids in report creation
SYMBOLIZING &
DISPLAYING DATA
Categories
Charts
Left-click
Right-click
CARTOGRAPHIC DESIGN
Audience?
Objective?
Reality?
Technical
limits? Scale?
Final design
Mode of Need to
use? generalize?
Qualitative Quantitative
Different objectives, different cartographic designs
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Issues in cartographic design
Colors, shade patterns and text
Perception of colors and symbols
Legibility of features and text
Visual contrast and hierarchy
Size Value
Visual balance
Legend
Drag
Choose type
Modify
Graticule Grid
same
Choose a
standard
template
ArcMap templates
Create your own
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Printing and plotting maps
Choose a printer engine
ArcPress
PostScript
Windows
Windows
printer engine
Setup
Log in to the REGIS Application Web Interface and Launch ArcView 10.
1. ArcCatalog can be opened from within ArcMap. Select the Catalog button on the
Standard toolbar. ArcCatalog can also be launched directly from the REGIS
Application Web Interface.
The review panel displays properties and
details of the selected item in the tree
view.
Connect to file
folders and
workspaces.
Catalog tree
Connect to
ArcSDE
geodatabases.
Users$ on na1 (I:) (referred to as the REGIS I:drive) and find your user folder
And press OK. The folder will now appear as another option in the Catalog Tree.
7. In the main area (also called the review panel) of ArcCatalog, make sure the
Contents tab is selected. Notice that only GIS-related files appear in the list.
8. Locate a shapefile and left click on the layer to highlight it. If you cannot locate a
shapefile ask the instructor and he or she can guide you to a file to view
12. If there is metadata for the layer, it will be listed here. For many datasets this tab will
not contain any information since metadata must be entered by the data creator and
this is often an overlooked step in GIS.
13. ArcCatalog also shows ArcMap project files in the Contents tab. They can be
renamed by right-clicking or opened by double left-clicking on the name.
Additional Information
See the Workspace and dataset management with ArcCatalog section of the ArcGIS
Desktop Help Manual.
Setup
Log in to the REGIS Application Web Interface and launch ArcView 10. Use the Layer
Manager button on the REGIS toolbar to add the Basic Layers (Group Layer) to the data
frame.
Option 1: At the top of the Table of Contents click on the List by Selection button
. Left click the left polygon to change the selectability of the layer. Make the
Cities & Townships layer the only selectable layer.
2. Go to the Selection menu, choose the Interactive Selection Method and select the
Create New Selection option.
Option A: Hold down the SHIFT key and left-click inside another government unit
that is not selected.
Option A: Hold down the SHIFT key and left-click inside a government unit that is
already selected. It will be unselected while leaving everything else still selected.
Option C: Left click on the blue circle in the List by Selection tab in the Table of
Contents.
9. The final interactive selection method is Select From Current Selection. Left-click
and hold to draw a box on the map that intersects some of the currently selected
features. Instead of selecting every feature that intersects the box, only those features
that were previously selected are selected.
Additional Information
See the Selecting features interactively section of the ArcGIS Desktop Help manual.
Setup
Log in to the REGIS Application Web Interface and launch ArcView 10. Use the Layer
Manager button on the REGIS toolbar to add the Basic Layers (Group Layer) to the data
frame.
2. The Select By Attributes window will appear. Complete the following setup steps to
perform an attribute selection.
4. Press the Clear Selected Features button . Use the Go Back To Previous
Extent button to return to the full extent of the Government Units layer.
5. Return to the Select By Attributes window and create the following expressions
using the Cities & Townships (in Government Units) layer. In some cases, it may be
faster to simply type in the expression in the text box. Use the verify button to
determine if you have entered a valid query. Press Apply after each one and observe
the resulting selection on the map.
7. Press the Help button at the bottom of the Select By Attributes window. It displays
an in-depth description of how to build your own custom query.
Additional Information
See the Using Select By Attributes section of the ArcGIS Desktop Help manual.
Setup
Log in to the REGIS Application Web Interface and launch ArcView 10. Use the Layer
Manager button on the REGIS toolbar to add the Basic Layers (Group Layer) to the data
frame.
2. Make sure your Interactive Selection Method is set to Create New Selection.
5. The Select By Location window appears. In this selection, you will be selecting all
parcels that are inside the selected
government unit. Complete the following
steps to perform the selection.
8. The parcels layer may have a scale restriction enabled (as indicated by gray
lettering ) so you may have to zoom in close
enough to see the selection.
10. You will now perform another type of select by location. In this example, you will
find all parcels within 300 feet of a selected parcel. First set the Parcels layer as the
only selectable layer.
12. Go to the Selection menu and choose Select By Location. Enter the appropriate
information to match the screenshot on the following page.
See the Using Select By Location section of the ArcGIS Desktop Help manual.
Setup
Log in to the REGIS Application Web Interface and launch ArcView 10. Use the Layer
Manager button on the REGIS toolbar to add the Basic Layers (Group Layer) to the data
frame.
2. Select the black down-triangle next to the New Rectangle button and choose
the New Polygon icon .
3. Return to the map and zoom in on a smaller area of parcels. Draw a shape on the map
by left-clicking on the screen to create polygon vertices (remember that vertices are
points that allow for polygon boundaries to change direction or shape). Double left-
click on the last vertex of the shape to finish the drawing. This creates a graphic on
top of the map data.
6. First, make sure the graphic is still selected (notice the dotted rectangle surrounding
the graphic), then go to the Selection menu and choose the Select by Graphics
option. If this option is grayed out, use the Select Elements tool to select the
graphic and try again.
See the Working with graphics section of the ArcGIS Desktop Help manual.
See the Using Select By Graphics section of the ArcGIS Desktop Help man
Setup
Log in to the REGIS Application Web Interface and launch ArcView 10. Use the Layer
Manager button on the REGIS toolbar to add the Basic Layers (Group Layer) to the data
frame.
2. Use the Select Features tool to select several street segments on the map.
4. The Selection Statistics window appears to provide additional information about the
selected features. Make sure the Layer drop-down box shows a Street Centerlines
layer. In the field drop-down box, select the SHAPE.LEN field. It is important to
understand that only numerical fields are available for selection statistics.
5. The Statistics box contains information on how many segments are selected, the
shortest and longest segments (in feet), the total length, and the average length. A
Frequency Distribution bar graph is created also in the window showing the
distribution of street centerline lengths. This is more useful for datasets that contain
information such as population. Below is an example from a Census dataset showing
a frequency distribution of population per square mile.
7. Another way to use a selection is to create a new layer from the selected features. To
begin, set the Cities & Townships layer (in Government Units) as the only selectable
layer and zoom to the entire extent of the layer.
9. In the Table of Contents, right-click on the Cities & Townships layer name, choose
Selection and select Create Layer From Selected Features.
11. Press the Clear Selected Features button to remove the selection on the original
Government Units layer.
12. The symbology of the new layer can be changed by left-clicking on the symbol below
the layer name in the Table of Contents.
13. The layer can be removed from the project by right-clicking on the layer name in the
Table of Contents and selecting Remove.
Additional Information
See the Using selection layers and Displaying information about selected features
sections of the ArcGIS Desktop Help manual.
Setup
Log in to the REGIS Application Web Interface and launch ArcView 10. Use the Layer
Manager button on the REGIS toolbar to add the Basic Layers (Group Layer) to the data
frame.
2. The attribute table for the Government Units layer appears in a new window. Along
the top are field names such as Name, Unit Number, County, etc. Each record in the
table is displayed horizontally below the field names.
4. The entire row will be highlighted indicating that the record has been selected. Notice
that the corresponding government unit is selected on the map.
5. Right-click on the gray box again and select Zoom To to zoom the map to that
government unit.
7. To add to your selection, hold down the CTRL key and select additional records by
left-clicking on the gray box at the left edge.
8. At the bottom of the window, choose the blue row button to switch the attribute
table to show just the selected features.
Additional Information
See the Adding and viewing tables in ArcMap section of the ArcGIS Desktop Help
manual.
Setup
Log in to the REGIS Application Web Interface and launch ArcView 10. Use the Layer
Manager button on the REGIS toolbar to add the Basic Layers (Group Layer) to the data
frame.
2. Field widths can be adjusted by moving the mouse cursor to the divider between field
names. When the mouse cursor changes to the double-arrow
icon ( ), left-click and hold and resize the column.
3. Resized columns remain in the attribute table even if you close and reopen it. Use the
Table Options button at the top left of the window to select Restore Default
Column Widths to return every column to its original width.
5. Right-click on the Street Name field and select Sort Ascending. All the records in
the attribute table are sorted alphabetically by street name.
6. Right-click again on Street Name and select Freeze/Unfreeze column. The Street
Name field immediately jumps to the far left side of the attribute table and is now
locked in place. Scroll right using the bottom scrollbar and notice how the field
remains visible while all other fields move.
8. Individual fields can be turned off. Find the Alternate Prefix Direction field and
right-click on the field name. Choose Turn Field Off to not show it in the attribute
table.
9. Turn all hidden fields back on by going to the Options menu and choosing Turn All
Fields On.
11. Left click the Switch Selection button . All unselected records are selected while
the original selection is cleared.
12. An attribute table can be printed by opening the Options drop down menu and
choosing Print. It is good practice to first turn off all unnecessary fields and set the
printers page orientation to landscape to avoid rows being printed across multiple
pages.
14. Attribute tables can also be exported to several file types, including Access tables,
text files, and dBase (DBF). Press Options and select Export.
16. The exported dBase file can now be opened in Excel and modified as needed. It is
good practice to immediately save the file as an Excel worksheet (.xls) instead of
trying to overwrite the dBASE.
See the Displaying tables and attribute information section of the ArcGIS Desktop Help
manual.
Setup
Log in to the REGIS Application Web Interface and launch ArcView 10. Use the Layer
Manager button on the REGIS toolbar to add the Basic Layers (Group Layer) to the data
frame.
REGIS ArcGIS II Training Exercise 9.3 Using Field Properties and MapTips Page 1
3. All of the parcel fields are listed along with their alias names, types, and lengths. The
checkbox next to each field indicates that the field will be visible when the attribute
table is opened. Select Clear All and then place a checkmark by only the Parcel
Number field. Press OK.
4. Right-click on the parcels layer again in the Table of Contents and select Open
Attribute Table. Only the parcel Number field in now visible.
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5. Use the Identify Features tool to select a parcel in the map and notice that only
the Parcel Number field is visible here also.
6. Move your mouse cursor over a parcel feature. After pausing, a box will appear next
to your cursor displaying the parcel number. This is a MapTip that REGIS setup in
the Parcels Layer Properties.
7. Return to the Parcels Layer Properties window and select the Display tab. The PPN
field (i.e. Parcel Number) should be selected as the Display Expression Field. The
Display Expression Field is the field that is displayed as the MapTip.
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8. The first checkbox controls whether MapTips are turned on or off. Uncheck the Show
MapTips box and press OK. Return to the map and pause your mouse cursor over a
parcel. The MapTips will not appear.
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Additional Information
See the Setting field properties, aliases, and table display options section of the ArcGIS
Desktop Help manual.
See the Displaying MapTips section of the ArcGIS Desktop Help manual.
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Exercise 9.4 Using Relates
Setup
Log in to the REGIS Application Web Interface and launch ArcView 10. Use the Layer
Manager button on the REGIS toolbar to add the Basic Layers (Group Layer) to the data
frame.
2. REGIS has setup predefined relates that can be accessed by left-clicking on the plus
icon next to the identified parcel.
6. Identify other parcels to locate one that has a plus icon next to the
CADASTRAL_EQ_SALES related table. Expanding that relate will show the sales
history of the parcel. Since relates allow for a one-to-many relationship, there often
will be multiple sales records for the parcel.
See the About joining and relating tables section of the ArcGIS Desktop Help manual.
Setup
Log in to the REGIS Application Web Interface and launch ArcView 10. Use the Layer
Manager button on the REGIS toolbar to add the Basic Layers (Group Layer) to the data
frame.
REGIS I: Drive directory and locate the Excel spreadsheet named GovUnitsCensus.xls.
2. Double left-click on the name to view the contents of the spreadsheet. Two entries
should appear. Sheet1$ is the entire Excel worksheet while CensusData is a
named range setup in Excel to capture a specific set of rows and columns.
3. Select CensusData and switch to the Preview tab. A table will be displayed
showing Government units along with their REGIS unit number, population, and
median household income from the 2000 Census. Notice there is only one record
per township.
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4. In order to make a map of population or income, this Excel table must be joined
to the Government Units layer in ArcMap (a join is used because there is a one-
to-one relationship). Return to ArcMap and locate the Government Units layer in
the Table of Contents. Right-click on the layer name and choose Joins and
Relates and then select Join.
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5. The Join Data window appears. Complete the following steps to setup a join
between the Government Units layer and the Excel spreadsheet.
d. In step 3, select
UNIT_NUM as the field in the table to base the join on. The NAME field
could also be used but it is best to use the shorter field to avoid potential
mismatches because of spelling errors.
6. To ensure the join was successful, use the Identify Features tool to select a
Government Unit. At the bottom of the Field and Values window, there should be
four additional fields all starting with the CensusData prefix. This indicates that
the matching record from the Excel spreadsheet has been joined to the appropriate
government unit.
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7. The join also appears in the attribute table. Right-click on the Cities &
Townships layer and select Open Attribute Table.
8. Scroll to the right end of the attribute table and notice the fields appear here as
well. ArcMap now considers them part of the regular attribute table so they can be
used for sorting, freezing, turning on/off, selecting, etc.
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9. Joining fields can also be used for symbology. This will be discussed in section
10 but as an example, the Government Units layer could now be colored based on
the median household income value (shown below) or population.
10. The join can be removed by right-clicking on the Cities & Townships layer and
selecting Joins and Relates, then Remove Join(s) and select Sheet1$.
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Additional Information
See the Joining tables section of the ArcGIS Desktop Help manual.
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Exercise 9.6 Creating Graphs
Setup
Log in to the REGIS Application Web Interface and launch ArcView 10. Use the Theme
Manager button on the REGIS toolbar to add the Basic Layers (Group Layer) to the data
frame. Use exercise 9.5 to create a join between the Cities & Townships layer and the Excel
spreadsheet containing the sample census data.
2. Use the Select Features tool to select a small group of government units.
7. Close the graph using the x icon in the upper-right corner of the window. To return to
the graph, go back to the View menu, choose Graphs and select Manage options.
8. The Graph Manager window opens displaying a list of graphs created in the ArcMap
project. Double left-click on a graph to re-open it or use the Delete button to
remove it.
See the Looking at data with graphs section of the ArcGIS Desktop Help manual.
Setup
Log in to the REGIS Application Web Interface and launch ArcView 10. Use the Layer
Manager button on the REGIS toolbar to add the Parcels with Name and Address layer into
the data frame.
3. The Report Properties window appears with the Fields tab selected. In the Available
Fields box, use the right arrow to move the Parcel Number and Owner Name
fields into the Report Fields list box.
6. Left click Next three times and Type in a title for the report and click Finish.
8. Press the Print button at the top of the window to print the report.
10. Close the report to return to the Report Properties window. Press the Save button and
a Save Report window opens. The report can be saved to a file and loaded into
another ArcMap project. Unlike a graph, a report is static and the saved report
contains all the records involved. So it can be loaded into another ArcMap project
that does not contain the Parcels with Names and Addresses layer.
11. ArcMaps reporting capabilities are somewhat limited and can be frustrating to a new
user. An alternative approach is to export the attribute table of a layer to a dBASE
(DBF) file, open it and create your own report layout and formatting in Excel. See
exercise 9.2 for instructions on how to export an attribute table.
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Additional Information
See the Creating Reports section of the ArcGIS Desktop Help manual.
Setup
Log in to the REGIS Application Web Interface and launch ArcView 10. Use the Layer
Manager button on the REGIS toolbar to add the Basic Layers (Group Layer) to the data
frame.
2. The layer is setup with the simplest form of symbology where every government unit
has the same symbol. Notice that in the Show box this is referred to as Single
Symbol.
5. You can also customize the symbol by using the Options box on
the right side of the window. The fill color, outline, and width
can be changed.
8. Return to the Layer Properties of the Government Units layer and select the Display
tab. There is a Transparent text box that is initially set to 0%. Change the number to
50% and press OK.
9. With the Government Units now semi-transparent, it allows other layers underneath it
to show through.
See the Drawing all features with a single symbol and Drawing a layer transparently
section of the ArcGIS Desktop Help manual.
Setup
Log in to the REGIS Application Web Interface and launch ArcView 10. Use the Layer
Manager button on the REGIS toolbar to add the Basic Layers (Group Layer) to the data
frame.
2. The streets are color-coded using the Subtype field (see the Value Field drop-down
box). Each value has a separate symbol that can be changed individually by left-
clicking on the symbol.
a. In the Show box, select the Unique values option under the Categories
heading.
c. Press the Add All Values button at the bottom of the window. All of the
possible counties in and around the REGIS area will be added as separate
categories.
d. Left-click the Count column heading to see which categories actually have
government units in the GIS data. Only Kent County and Ottawa County
should have counts above 0.
7. The first row in the symbol list is always <all other values>. Since this count is also
0, go ahead and remove the checkmark next to the symbol.
8. Change the symbol color of the remaining two categories and then press OK. The
map will refresh with the government units now color-coded by county.
9. The Table of Contents will also update with the new symbology.
10. Return to the Symbology tab of the Government Units layer. You will now setup a
graduated color symbology by completing the following steps:
a. In the Show box, select Graduated colors under the Quantities heading.
d. In the Color Ramp drop-down box, choose a color scheme that will display
the population groups appropriately.
e. Press OK to return to the map with the Government Units now color-coded
by population.
13. Press OK twice and notice how changing the classification method greatly affects
how the population is represented on the map.
a. In the Show box, select the Pie option under the Charts heading.
d. Press OK and each government unit is drawn on the map with a pie chart
inside of it. Zoom in to eliminate the clutter and get a better view of the pie
charts.*
*This is just a demonstration on using pie charts. Population and median income dont have
comparable values unless some form of standardization is performed first.
See the Applying symbology section of the ArcGIS Desktop Help manual.
Setup
Log in to the REGIS Application Web Interface and launch ArcView 10. Use the Layer
Manager button on the REGIS toolbar to add the Basic Layers (Group Layer) to the data
frame.
2. Turn off all layers except for the street centerlines. Zoom in on the map to an area
where a small portion of the street centerlines are visible. Make sure labeling is
turned on for the street centerlines.
4. In the Text Symbol box, the font type, size, and color can be changed. Set the font
size to 14.
5. In the Text String box, note that the Street Name field is used to display the labels
on the map.
[PREFIX_DIRECTION] & & [STREET_NAME] & & [STREET_SUFFIX] & & [SUFFIX_DIRECTION]
10. Press OK twice and the labels on the map will change to include the full street name.
12. In the Orientation box, switch from Parallel to Curved. In the Position box,
uncheck the Above option and place a checkmark in the On the line option.
13. Press OK twice and note how the labels have changed in the map. They should
appear directly on top of the line and curved where needed.
Additional Information
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See the Working with text section of the ArcGIS Desktop Help manual.
Setup
Log in to the REGIS Application Web Interface and launch ArcView 10. Use the Layer
Manager button on the REGIS toolbar to add the Basic Layers (Group Layer) to the data
frame.
2. Right-click on the Cities & Townships layer again and select Properties. Switch to
the Definition Query tab. The definition query box is empty indicating that the entire
layer is being displayed.
4. Press OK twice to return to the map. The map will refresh and only show
government units in Kent County. Remember that a Definition Query does not alter
the data in any way. ArcMap is simply using a filter to exclude Ottawa County
government units in your project.
Additional Information
See the Displaying a subset of features in a layer of the ArcGIS Desktop Help manual.
Setup
Log in to the REGIS Application Web Interface and launch ArcView 10. Use the Layer
Manager button on the REGIS toolbar to add the Basic Layers (Group Layer) to the data
frame.
This exercise includes techniques from exercises 8.2 (Select By Attributes) and 10.4
(Creating a Definition Query). Please review those for more details.
1. Right-click on the Government Units layer name in the Table of Contents, select
Properties and switch to the Definition Query tab.
2. Select the Query Builder button and create the following query:
NAME LIKE %City%.
7. Press Save and a layer file is created that can be added to any ArcMap project.
8. To demonstrate adding a layer file, first remove the existing Cities layer. Right-click
on the layer and select Remove.
10. Navigate to the location of the layer you saved, highlight it and press Add.
Additional Information
See the Saving a layer to disk section of the ArcGIS Desktop Help manual.
Setup
Log in to the REGIS Application Web Interface and launch ArcView 10. Use the Layer
Manager button on the REGIS toolbar to add the Basic Layers (Group Layer) to the data
frame.
2. Remember that ArcMap has two views Data View and Layout View. Use the icons
in the lower-left corner of the map to switch between the views. Alternatively, go to
the View menu and choose Layout View.
or
3. To change the page size or orientation, go to the File menu and choose Page and
Print Setup.
5. Go to the Insert menu and select Title and type a title for the map.
6. Go to the Insert menu and choose Text to add more text boxes to the map.
7. Go to the Insert menu and choose North Arrow. Pick an arrow style and add it to
the map.
8. Go to the Insert menu and choose Scale Bar. Pick a scale bar style and add it to the
map.
9. To modify any element on the page, use the Select Elements tool to highlight it
and then modify its size. Right-click on an element and select Properties to change
its style.
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10. Go to the Insert menu and choose Legend. Complete the wizard to add a legend to
the Layout View.
Review exercises in Section 4 of the ArcGIS I Training Class or read the Page layout and
map composition section of the ArcGIS Desktop Help manual.
Setup
Log in to the REGIS Application Web Interface and launch ArcView 10. Use the Layer
Manager button on the REGIS toolbar to add the Basic Layers (Group Layer) to the data
frame. Switch to the layout view.
2. Switch to the Grids tab. It should be empty indicating that no reference systems have
been added to the map. Select the New Grid button.
4. Press Next three more times to continue through the wizard. The default values are
all acceptable but observe the various customization options that are available. Press
Finish and the reference grid appears in the list named Graticule.
6. Use the Zoom In tool on the Layout Toolbar to zoom into the top edge of the
data frame to clearly see the labels. In this example, lines of longitude are placed
every 10 minutes (10).
8. Press New Grid and this time select the Reference Grid option.
9. Press Next three times to continue through the wizard. The default values are all
acceptable but observe the various customization options that are available. Press
Finish to add this grid to the list named Index Grid.
Additional Information
See the Grids and graticules section of the ArcGIS Desktop Help manual.
Setup
Log in to the REGIS Application Web Interface and launch ArcView 10. Use the Layer
Manager button on the REGIS toolbar to add the Basic Layers (Group Layer) to the data
frame. Switch to the layout view.
REGIS ArcGIS II Training Exercise 11.3 Aligning Elements in Layout View Page 1
2. Go to the Customize menu and select ArcMap Options. In the Options window that
appears, switch to the Layout View tab.
3. In the Snap elements to box at the bottom, place a checkmark by Grid. Press OK to
return to the layout view.
4. Use the Select Elements tool to select a map element and left-click and hold to
move it around the page. Notice that with snapping to grid enabled, the element snaps
easily to the dotted grid. Snapping to the grid also works when resizing elements.
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5. Return to the Options menu and the Layout View tab. Uncheck Show in the Grid
box to turn off the grid. Also uncheck Grid in the Snap elements to box.
6. Guides are another method for aligning elements in the Layout View. Move your
mouse cursor into the Ruler area at the top or left areas of the layout view and left-
click. A small arrow will appear at the click point while a thin blue line will be drawn
vertically or horizontally on the page.
7. Again use the Select Elements tool to move or resize elements to match the
guide lines.
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8. To remove a guide, right-click on the arrow and select Clear Guide.
9. Right-click anywhere in the ruler and choose Clear All Guides to remove all guides.
10. Map elements can be aligned to each other using the Select Elements tool . Select
an element and then hold the SHIFT key to select more elements. Right-click on any
of the elements and select Align and then choose the type of alignment. For example,
select Align Left.
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11. The map elements will align with each other.
12. When multiple elements are selected, it is also possible to group them together for
easier manipulation on the page. Right-click on the selected elements and choose
Group.
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13. The elements become a single element that can be moved, snapped, or aligned
together.
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Additional Information
See the Page layout and map composition section of the ArcGIS Desktop Help manual.
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Exercise 11.4 Using the Draw Toolbar
Setup
Log in to the REGIS Application Web Interface and launch ArcView 10. Use the Layer
Manager button on the REGIS toolbar to add the Basic Layers (Group Layer) to the data
frame. Switch to the layout view.
2. The Draw toolbar contains a variety of tools to assist in creating a page layout. It also
contains the same Select Elements tool that appears in the Tools toolbar.
3. Use the Select Elements tool to highlight a text box. Return to the Draw toolbar
and use the font controls to change the font type, size, style, and color.
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4. Select the New text drop-down box and pick the A icon to add regular text to the
layout view. This is the same as going to the Insert menu and choosing Text.
5. Select the Callout option to add a text callout box to the page. Note that if you
do place a text box on top of the data frame, it will not stay in the correct spot if the
map extent is changed. When you do need the callout box to move with the map,
switch back to data view and add graphics onto the map.
6. Select the new shape drop-down box and pick New Rectangle.
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7. On the page, left-click to draw a rectangle and double left-click to finish the shape. If
needed, first create some guides to use in aligning the rectangle.
8. A new shape will always appear on top of the other map elements. Right-click inside
the rectangle. Select Order and then choose Send to Back.
10. Right-click on the shape again and select Properties. The Properties window appears
where the fill and outline colors can be adjusted. Set the Fill Color to No Color and
press OK.
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Additional Information
See the Drawing points, lines, and circles section of the ArcGIS Desktop Help manual.
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