Instructor: I'd like to conclude the lectures
for this module with two map layout demonstrations,
hopefully offering up some useful tips and tricks
for navigating the numerous formatting options available
for creating and editing map layouts.
The first part of this demonstration will review the basics
of creating and editing a map layout,
adding a new layout to a project,
adding a map frame to a map layout,
and then customizing map elements and text formatting
to round out the map creation process.
The demonstration project has two map panes.
In this part of the demo,
we'll work with the statewide map pane.
The statewide map pane includes two polygon feature classes,
the boundary of the Winooski River basin
and the county boundaries for the state of Vermont.
There's also the topographic base map included here
in the contents pane, but I've got that toggled off for now.
From the insert ribbon, select new layout,
this opens a list of page size options.
In this case, I'll choose the eight
and a half by 11 page size with a portrait orientation
because of the general orientation of the state of Vermont.
Once I click that page size option,
the new layout pane is created.
Then we can rename the layout pane the same way
that we would rename a map pane.
Right click and select properties
from the list of options.
On the general tab, we can revise the name.
I'll name this the Winooski River Basin.
(keys clacking)
Now what?
Let's add some data.
From the insert ribbon, I choose the map frame dropdown
to reveal the list of map panes in the current project.
I'll choose the statewide map pane.
I can single click in the layout pane
and ArcGIS will automatically insert and size the map pane.
We see that once I inserted the map frame
that it brings the data with it.
Talking here about the Winooski River basin,
the county boundary, and the topographic base map.
Note that the topographic base map is still turned off.
With my map frame still selected,
I click the format ribbon from the top menu.
I'll set my anchor point
at the center position of the map frame.
Remember, we're using an eight
and a half by 11 inch page,
so that means the X coordinate at the center
of the page is 4.25
and the Y coordinate at the center of the page is 5.5.
As long as the anchor point is here in the center
of the map frame, I can also change the dimensions
of the map frame and the XY position at the center
of the page will be maintained.
I'll change the width to seven and a half inches
and the height to 10 inches,
which leaves us a half inch border all the way
around the map frame.
Next, let's center the map features in the map frame.
Just like when you're centering data in the map pane,
right click on the dataset
and select zoom to the extent of the layer.
That looks pretty good.
Now it's time to add some
of the other required map elements.
Return to the insert ribbon
and we'll start with the north arrow.
I'll just single click in the map frame to add the element
and worry about resizing it later.
Next, let's add a scale bar
and a legend.
Let's take a look at what some formatting can do for us.
With the legend selected, right click and choose properties.
This opens the format legend interface.
Suppose I wanna include a legend title with my legend.
I click the show box and the legend title appears.
If I want to center that title over the legend itself,
I click the dropdown on the format legend pane
and choose title from the list of options.
This takes me into the text formatting interface
for the legend title.
From here, I can change the alignment, font size, font type,
and many other font characteristics.
Click apply to apply your settings,
and I think we look pretty good now.
Let's move on to the scale bar.
I'll select it and then zoom in on it.
Notice that the format scale bar interface
is now open on the right.
I'd like to create a 25 mile long scale bar.
Before I worry about that though,
let's make a few other changes.
Let's start on the design ribbon.
We'll change the number of divisions from two to five
and the number of subdivisions to one.
Note the changes in the scale bar
as you change those settings.
The label currently says miles,
but we could change that to an abbreviated format
to add a little space in the map layout.
Scale bar's still a bit too large, so let's shrink that down
to our preferred 25 mile distance.
One thing I notice here is that we seem
to have an errant label on the scale bar
at the 2.5 mile mark.
With the scale bar still selected,
we return to the format scale bar interface on the right.
Click on the scale bar properties
and change the frequency of numeric labels on the scale bar
from divisions and first midpoint to just divisions.
There we go.
Looks like we cleaned that scale bar up quite nicely.
Of course, we could change the text properties
of the scale bar by clicking on the text symbol tab
in the formatting pane.
Once again, we access the font and style options.
Apply the changes once you've altered your settings,
but be sure to check your formatting
to ensure you don't make something worse.
Okay, just a couple more elements to clean up
and I think the map layout will be good.
Let's move the north arrow next to the scale bar.
Notice that as we move the north arrow around,
these dash blue lines flash on the screen
to help us line up the object we have selected
with other objects on the page.
Alternatively, I can select multiple elements at one time
and use the align button to line the elements up
by the vertical middle coordinate.
That looks all right.
Maintaining that selection,
right click somewhere on one of the elements
and select group from the list of options.
I'll show you why you want to create this group object next.
I want to move the legend into the lower corner here.
I have the legend selected
as well as the grouped objects,
the north arrow and the scale bar.
I can once again use the alignment button
to line the elements up by their horizontal center.
Then I'll bring that spacing in a little bit closer.
The bulk of the map formatting is complete.
Let's add one more piece of information here.
Return to the insert tab, select the text rectangle,
and click somewhere in the map frame to create a text box.
I will title this Winooski River basin Vermont.
(computer beeping)
Now it's time to format the text.
Be sure the text box is selected
and move over to the text formatting interface.
I notice a spelling error that I need to correct,
so I'll do that here.
If you wanna adjust the text characteristics,
click on the text symbol tab to access the appearance,
style, and other options.
Let's increase the font size a bit.
Before we do that, remember what we did
with the map frame at the beginning of this demonstration?
Let's set the anchor point to the center of the text box
and update the X coordinate
for its center point to place it in the center of the page.
Make the text box seven inches wide.
Decrease the height a bit, but I'll do that manually.
Then center the text in the text box.
Let's increase that font size to see how big we can get
and still fit within the constraints
of that box we just specified.
Looks like 28 point or maybe even 36 point might work.
Let's stick with the 28.
Now let's put that title in the correct place on the page.
Let's zoom in a bit here to look at the spacing
and make any final adjustments.
If we move the title down just a smidge,
I think we'll be in good shape.
Click in an empty spot in the layout pane
to deselect the current map element.
Then click on the full extent to zoom out
to the entire page.
Now I've got a simple map layout
of the Winooski River basin overlaid on top
of the 14 counties of Vermont.
In the next part of the demonstration,
I'll show you a couple other tips
and tricks for working with map layouts,
and I'll add another wrinkle, a second map frame
to serve as a location map.
See you in a minute.