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e? Portrait or landscape? Do you need space for additional text or graphics? This tutorial example will assume a paper size (8x11 inch) map but you can choose any size. • In ArcMap, choose View - Layout View from the main menu. • The view changes to show your data frame on a page layout and a new toolbar appears - the Layout toolbar. • The first thing you should do is to set up your Page properties. Choose File – Page and Print Setup. • In the Page Setup dialog box, make sure that the page size is set to Letter. Also check either Portrait or Landscape (which would be better for the map you want to create?) Set the Output Image Quality to normal. Press OK to return to the map. Moving around in the page and the data frame It is very important to understand the difference between the Layout toolbar and the regular (data frame) Tools toolbar. They share similar tools (zoom in and out, pan) but the layout tools work on the layout as if you were zooming in and out of the paper itself, while the same tools on the Tools toolbar work on the data inside the data frame (e.g., zoom into downtown). You will get confused occasionally, but once you get the hang of the two toolbars, you will be off and running. For now experiment with both to see what happens. Layout Tools
you later move or zoom, remember to reset to the desired scale before printing: Resizing and moving the data frame Moving and re-sizing in ArcMap works similar to most other programs where you use graphics. The key is selecting the element first. • To resize and move the data frame, use the Select Elements pointer ( ) to select the frame first. • Use the small grab points on the corners and sides to resize • Place the cursor anywhere over the data frame to move it. Inserting title, scale, north arrow, and legend These are all usually required elements on a map. You access them by going to the Insert item on the main menu bar. You can read more about how to use the elements by going to Help - ArcGIS Desktop Help - Contents tab - ArcMap - Laying Out and Printing Maps. But a few tips: Selecting elements Remember, you always have to select an element before you can move, resize, or Text font properties and graphics Finding elements after insertion change its properties. Use the select pointer icon on either the Draw or Tools Toolbars. You can select more than one element by holding down the CTRL key as you click on each element. You can change font properties on selected elements by using the Draw toolbar (usually at the bottom of the screen). If you don't see the Draw toolbar, bring it up by choosing View-Toolbars and clicking on Draw. You can also add graphics to the map using this toolbar. When you insert a title or other element, it is often very small and hard to see if it inserts into the data frame area. If you don't see your title at first, just type your title anyway, press Enter. It will automatically be selected, so that if you make its font bigger using the Draw tools, you can see it better and then move it. 19
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