Instructor: Welcome to the second half
of module two, lecture four.
In this second part of the demonstration,
we'll continue with another map layout exercise.
We'll add a second map frame and use it as a reference map
for our area of interest.
In addition, we'll develop custom symbology,
explore the effects of activating and locking map frames
and conclude by examining map export options
so that you can share map layouts with users
that do not have access to ArcGIS.
In this part of the demonstration,
we'll continue to use the statewide map pane
and pair that with the area of interest
or AOI map pane that we see here.
In the AOI map pane,
there is a point feature class
representing recreation areas,
a line feature class representing major roads
and two polygon feature classes,
potential conservation lands, and the Winooski River basin.
Now I know that I got a headstart on the map layout
but don't see that listed among the tabs
at the top of the interface.
I must have closed that tab.
Remember that closing a tab
and deleting a tab are two different operations.
Let's look in the catalog pane for available map
and/or layout paints.
Expand the layout directory
to see the list of available options.
I see the Winooski River Basin with overview
and know that that's the map layout I already started.
Right click and select open
and we can see my fairly limited progress, a map frame,
two scale bars, and a legend.
Everything's kind of a jumble on the page.
Also note that I'm using the portrait orientation
for an eight and a half by 11 inch page this time around.
No right or wrong answer here,
just comes down to personal preference
and how you want to organize your map real estate.
First things first, I'll select the map frame
by clicking it.
Access the map frame format functionality tab
and establish my anchor point
at the center of the map frame.
set the Y coordinate to 4.25.
Then click the left center anchor point
and set the X coordinate to 0.5
to impose a half inch border on the left side of the page.
This looks to be a good position
for the Winooski River Basin map frame.
Looks like the legend needs a little bit of work.
Let's zoom in on my legend.
Click to select it then right click
to access the legend property's interface.
It appears that the format legend pane
is overlapping the map.
Return to the layout ribbon
and click navigate to pan or zoom the map.
This makes it easier to see the legend
while I'm working on it.
Let's take another look at what we can see
regarding the legend.
Click the show properties button
on the legend format interface.
Notice the legend elements has expanded
over on the left in my drawing order pane,
and includes all the data sets listed in my data frame.
If I expand the map frame element in the drawing order pane
and scroll down, I see the same set of data listed here.
Notice that my recreation site's data
is toggled to the off position.
If I toggle the visibility on, the data is displayed
in both the map and automatically added to the legend.
I suppose there might be an instance
where you'd want to have a data set displayed
but not included in the legend.
Be careful with your decision making here,
as this is not a typical practice.
in the legend drawing element,
you can uncheck one or more of those data layers
so they're no longer displayed in the legend.
I'll return the settings to their previous configuration,
toggling the visibility of the recreation data sites
off while leaving the recreation sites legend entry
toggled on in case I change my mind
and decide to include the recreation sites
in my final map layout.
What else can we do here as far as symbology is concerned?
Open the symbology interface
for the possible conservation lands dataset.
From here we have the option
to apply different symbol swatches
to affect their appearance in the contents pane
and the map layout legend.
We'll choose the boundary symbol
for both the potential conserve lands
and the Winooski River basin.
For the major roads dataset,
we have some jagged and curly line options,
in addition to the default straight line.
I'll choose this one with the jagged edges
and then close the symbology interface.
Now let's take another look
at the properties of the legend items.
Select one of these data layers.
For example, major roads.
Notice that the format legend item pane
is focused on the major roads dataset.
In the show options section of the interface,
I'm presented with options to display a group layer name,
which does not apply here,
since none of the data are grouped.
I might choose to include the layer name
and turn off the label.
I'll revert those settings
because I like it better the way it was initially.
This is a relatively simple legend,
but you can see how these options could be used
to present much more complicated data,
representing ranges of values versus a single symbol
applied to the entire data set.
I can do the same thing for any one of the data sets
included in the in the display
by checking or unchecking the various boxes
in the show section of the format legend interface.
You could even change the arrangement
of the items if you so desire.
Currently we arrange the details by patch,
the jagged line or boundary polygons, the label,
major roads, possible conservation land
or Winooski River basin and description,
which we do not include here.
Okay, now that we're set with the legend,
let's zoom back out and move the layout up
so that we can see the scale bars.
I did something a little different here
compared to the last example.
In this case, I've added two scale bars to the map frame.
Let me repeat the process for your benefit.
I'll select them and delete them before reinserting.
Return to the insert ribbon, click the scale bar dropdown,
and notice there are options for imperial units
and metric units.
I'll start with the imperial units
and drag that into the map layout.
I'll do the same thing for a metric scale bar as well.
Note that this time I select the option
which features labels below the scale bar
so that it pairs nicely with the imperial scale bar
that has the labels on the top.
So now we have two scale bars in the map layout,
but there's still a little bit of extra formatting required
to improve their presentation.
One more point I'd like to make
before we get into the formatting
is that the scale bar is dependent on which map frame
you have selected.
So if I have my Winooski River basin
or my area of interest map frame selected
and insert a scale bar, the scale bar
reflects the scale of that map frame.
If I then select my statewide map frame
and insert a scale bar for that,
the scale bar references that statewide map frame.
So at this point I've cleaned up my scale bars,
inserted a north arrow and arranged my legend,
North Arrow and scale bars to a place
that I wanna see them on the page.
Remember that I mentioned those blue guides
that appear as you try to move objects
around in the map pane.
For what it's worth, if you wanna
turn that auto snap feature off,
you can hold the space bar down
and move selected elements freely throughout the map layout.
I'll undo that to return the legend
to its appropriate place.
If you don't have the space bar held down,
ArcGIS tries to guide you.
Note, this is supposed to be helpful,
but that's not always the case.
Okay, now I've got the legend north arrow
and scale bars in place.
Let's zoom out to the full extent of the map layout.
We've got one last thing to do here to finalize the map.
From the insert ribbon, select map frame
and choose the statewide map pane from the list of options.
Draw that into the preferred location in the map layout.
Looks like there's a slight issue here
with Vermont shifted off the map to the west.
Nothing we can't resolve with a few mouse clicks.
First though, I'll expand the size of the map frame
just a bit.
With the statewide map frame still selected,
activate the map frame format ribbon
and set the anchor point to one of the positions
on the right hand side.
Enter 10.5 for the X coordinate
to establish a half inch border
on the right side of the page,
matching the specifications set earlier for the left margin.
I've adjusted the size of my statewide map frame
and I'm ready to make a few more final customizations.
Notice however, that there are two different map frames
included in the map layout, the statewide map frame
and the AOI map frame.
Returning to my statewide map,
I could click on the county boundaries
and choose zoom to layer to center the data
in the statewide map frame.
I have another option I could have pursued here.
With the statewide map frame selected,
I can click activate from the list of options
on the layout ribbon.
Notice that everything other than
the statewide map frame is grayed out.
We can pan and zoom the features of the active map pane.
Once you're satisfied with the positioning,
proceed to the activated map frame layout ribbon
and click close activation.
I think I'll fix this
by simply right clicking on my county boundary
and zooming to that layer.
You can also lock a map frame
or any element of the map layout.
This is especially useful
when you're working on a complicated map layout
with lots of map elements, text boxes,
and other features that always seem
to get in the way of one another.
Click the lock icon next to the map element,
in this case next to map frame one
and see that the lock is now closed.
When I try to select the map frame,
I find that I'm no longer able to do so.
Notice that my AOI map frame is not locked
and that I'm still able to select it.
Now that the formatting for the statewide map frame
looks good, let's look at how we can link the two map frames
so that we can indicate where the features of one map
are situated within the extent of another.
Return to the insert ribbon once again.
Be sure that your map frame one is selected.
Click the extent indicator dropdown
to reveal a list of options.
Since the statewide map frame, AKA map frame one.
is already selected,
That means the only option is the AOI map frame,
AKA map frame.
Select that option and note that a box appears
in the statewide map frame,
indicating the extent of the AOI map frame
within its bounds.
Not surprisingly, I can customize these properties
to change the outline color to something a bit easier
to distinguish from the rest of the map data.
Click apply, and now we see new formatting
appear in the map layout.
It may make it easier to associate
that red location box with the AOI
if we change the border color
of the AOI map frame to red as well.
Select the AOI map frame,
open the format map frame interface,
select border from the list of dropdown options,
and change the color to red to match the inset box
of the statewide map frame.
I'm not sure I like that in this case.
Let's reverse those changes
and remove the extent indicator altogether.
Instead, I'm going to pursue a different approach,
altering the layer symbology in both of the map panes.
Access the symbology interface
for the new Winooski River basin feature class
and change the outline width to five point.
Click apply.
Then do the same thing for the Winooski River basin
feature class in the AOI map frame.
Click apply, close the symbology interface
and let's zoom in for a closer look.
Looks like our blues might not match exactly,
so we should go back in and fix that.
I think I like this one better.
Okay, two more tasks to cover before we wrap up.
First, let's see what happens to the map layout
if a base map is included.
The base map in my AOI map pane is set to world imagery.
Click the checkbox to toggle the visibility on.
Once I do that, a text block appears
in the lower right corner of my AOI map frame.
If we zoom in on that text block,
I notice it provides the imagery source.
It's not too bad in this case,
but sometimes the citation interferes
with what you're trying to display in the map frame.
I'm not opposed to including it,
but my preference is to place it myself
and not cede that control to ArcGIS.
Notice that you cannot select this text block
like you can for other features
or text elements in the map layout.
Want to have your cake and eat it too?
Access the insert ribbon and click dynamic text
to reveal a list of options.
Locate the service layer credits definition.
If I click that option
and then click somewhere else in the map layout,
notice that the text is repositioned.
Now I have a text box that I can edit or move
to my preferred location.
It's important to include the citation with the map layout
so that a map user understands
where the data are drawn from.
In this case, I'm gonna turn my world imagery off
because I don't want to include it in the final map layout.
Once I do that, the dynamic text disappears as well.
Let's recenter the map layout one more time.
Of course, it would be nice to add a title
and probably some other details
about the intent of this map,
but I think we've covered creating and modifying text
in sufficient detail.
If that's not the case
and you'd like to see more on that topic, just ask.
Last thing here.
If we click on the share ribbon,
there's an option to export a map layout.
Click that link to open the export layout interface.
Note, there are options for several common file types
available here, including portable document format or PDF.
Select a desired file type.
Enter a name and location for the file to be written.
Specify any compression that you'd like to apply
and click export to complete the operation.
You now have a product that you can share with others
that may not have access to ArcGIS.
Well, that's it for tips and tricks on map layouts
and ArcGIS Pro.
I hope this was useful
and look forward to reviewing
your future map layout submissions.