Tutorial 10 Map Layouts - Inserting Titles, Legends, Scale Bars …/file/... · 2012. 10. 19. · Map Layouts – Inserting Titles, Legends, North Points, Scale Bars, Text and Graphics

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Tutorial 10: Map Layouts – Inserting Titles, Legends, North Points, Scale Bars, Text and Graphics

Tutorial Content 10.1. How can I add a title, scale bar, north point, legend? 10.2. How can I add text and graphics to my map layout? Open your saved tutorial map project. 10.1. Inserting Titles, Legends, North Points and Scale Bars Options to insert titles, legends/keys, north points and scale bars can be found under the ‘Insert’ drop-down menu on the main menu bar at the top of the ArcMap window.

a) Titles and Text Make sure you are in Layout View. Click on Insert, select Title. In the text box which appears type the name of your layout plan and press Enter. To edit the text open the ‘Draw’ toolbar. This is found in the Menu option ‘Customize’, ‘Toolbars’, ‘Draw’. Use this to change the text size and colour and font type. To move the Title, click on it and drag to its new position. To delete, right click on it and select ‘Delete’ from the drop down menu or select and press delete on the keyboard. In ArcMap there is also an option to add text. Click on Insert, select Text. Type your text in the box which appears and press Enter. The text can be edited in the same way as titles.

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b) Legends Click on Insert, select Legend. The ‘Legend Wizard’ window will appear. Select the map layers you want to include in your legend from the ‘Map Layers:’ window.

Select single layers by clicking on them and using the single arrow icon

You can add all the map layers by clicking on the double arrow icon

*Note that layers which are turned off will not be displayed in your data frame and so you probably don’t want to include these layers in your legend. Change the order that the layers appear in the legend by clicking on them and using the up and down arrow icon on the right hand side of the window. To preview your legend click Preview. To insert it, work through the wizard until you get to ‘Finish’. Once the legend has been inserted, you can still make changes by right clicking on it and selecting ‘Properties’ from the drop down menu. To move the legend, click and hold down whilst dragging it to its new position, then unclick. The size of the legend can be altered by clicking on it with the ‘Select Elements’ tool and dragging on one of the corners. To delete the legend, right click on it and select Delete from the drop down menu or select and press delete on the keyboard. c) North Points Click 'Insert', select 'North Arrow. . .' from the drop down menu. The ‘North Arrow Selector’ window will appear. Select a north point from the options window. Options to change the size and colour of the north point can be accessed by clicking on Properties. When you are happy with your selection, click OK. To move the north point, click and hold down whilst dragging it to its new position, then unclick. Once inserted the north point can be modified by double clicking on it to open the ‘North Arrow Properties’ window. The size of the north arrow can be altered by clicking on it and dragging on one of the corners. To delete, right click on and select Delete from the drop down menu or select and press delete on the keyboard.



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d) Scale Bars To insert a scale bar, click on Insert in the main menu bar, select 'Scale Bar. . .' from the drop down menu. The ‘Scale Bar Selector’ window will open. Choose an appropriate scale bar from the options window. Options to customise the scale bar can be accessed by clicking on Properties. When you are happy with your selection, click OK. To move the scale bar, click and hold down whilst dragging it to its new position, then unclick. Once inserted the scale bar it can be modified by double clicking on it and open a ‘Properties’ window. To delete, right click on it and select Delete from the drop down menu or select and press delete on the keyboard. 10.2. Adding Text and Graphics to a Map Layout The options in the ‘Draw’ toolbar can be used to add annotation, text and graphics (polygons, lines and points) to the layout. The Draw Toolbar can be opened from Customize, Toolbars, Draw.

a) Text and Annotation

The ‘New Text’ option allows you to enter text. Click on the icon. The mouse pointer will change to a crosshair with an ‘A’. Click on the position in the layout where you wish to add text and type in the text box which appears. When you are finished, press Enter. You can move the text box by clicking on it,

holding down and dragging to a new position. Click outside the text box to deselect it. Further text options, such as call-out leaders, can be accessed by clicking on the triangle on the right-hand side of the ‘New Text’ tool (shown above). Other options in the ‘Draw’ toolbar allow you to change the text colour, font and size. To modify an inserted text double click it and will open the ‘Properties’ window. More text can be added by typing in the ‘Text’ box. Options to change the font type, size and colour can be accessed by clicking on Change Symbol. . . Once you are happy with your changes click OK. To delete a piece of text, right click on it and select Delete from the drop down menu or select and press delete on the keyboard You can also use the ‘Draw’ toolbar to add simple text to the map display (data view).



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b) Graphics (polygons, lines and points). There are also options in the ‘Draw’ toolbar to add polygons and points to the layout. Further graphics options can be accessed by the clicking on the drop down arrow next to the polygon tool. The options

on the right-hand side of the ‘Draw’ toolbar enable you to change the colour and size. For example to add a point to your layout, click on the arrow to the right of the rectangle icon (the default option). Select the ‘Marker’ tool. The mouse cursor will become a crosshair. Select the colour for the point by clicking on the drop down arrow next to the ‘Color’ icon. Select the colour from the palette which will appear. Once you have selected the colour, click on the layout where you wish add a point. It is possible to add points of different colours by reselecting from the colour palette. You can change the size of a point and the symbol by double clicking on it to open a ‘Properties’ window. Colour can also be changed. Click OK once you have made your selection To delete a graphic, right click on it and select Delete from the drop down menu or select and press Delete on the keyboard You can also use the ‘Draw’ toolbar to add simple text to the map display (data view).




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c) Aligning Text, Objects and Graphics in the Layout You can align text, objects and graphics in a layout by selecting them, right clicking, and selecting ‘Align’ in the drop down menu. You can also access ‘Align’ from the ‘Drawing’ drop down menu in the ‘Draw’ toolbar. For example, to align the north point and the scale bar, first select the north point, then whilst holding down the shift key on the keyboard, click on the scale bar to select it too. Click on Drawing in the ‘Draw’ toolbar, go down to Align in the drop down menu and select one of the Align options from the menu to the right. The same technique can be very useful in aligning text boxes.

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Tutorial 10 Map Layouts - Inserting Titles, Legends, Scale Bars …/file/... · 2012. 10. 19. · Map Layouts – Inserting Titles, Legends, North Points, Scale Bars, Text and Graphics