Mapping: Create a Page Layout Map

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Once you create an activity on a stand, you can view and modify it within the Stand Activities tab of the Stand

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Creating a Page Layout Map

Step 1: In the tool ribbon, select <Page Layout> to switch the View Frame to the Page Layout view.

Step 2: Right click in the map and select “Add” in the context menu to see a list of elements that can be added to the page layout map.

Step 3: Add the following elements to the Page Layout Map:

Legend
Scale Bar
Scale Text
An Image (company logo) Label (Title)

Note: We will discuss adding data grids in a separate document.

Step 4: Move the elements around by dragging and dropping using the white crosshair in the center of the element:

Left click to select the element. Note: Element is selected when the corner nodes of the element are visible as black squares.
Left click and drag the white crosshair in the center of the element.

Note: Users must click and drag on the crosshair to move the element. Attempting to move from any other location will move the page rather than the element

Step 5: Resize elements by dragging and dropping using the black corner nodes.

Left click to select the element
Left click and drag a corner node of the selected element. Release the mouse button to end your resize.

Step 6: Select the Paper Size for the map if printed.

In the Page Layout Controls (right hand side of the view frame when in the Page Layout view), select the top dropdown menu and select an appropriate paper size. Select 8.5 x 11.

Step 7: Zoom in on the page. In the Page Layout Controls, select a zoom level from the 2^nd drop down menu labeled “Page Zoom.”

Step 8: Change the orientation of the page. In the Page Layout Controls, select Portrait or Landscape from the drop down menu labeled “Orientation.”

Step 9: To Zoom the features in the map frame, use the options in the Pan and Zoom menu within the Page Layout Controls.

To Zoom in on features within the map frame, click <Zoom In>
To zoom out , click <Zoom Out>
To modify the Zoom factor (how much the map frame zooms in or out with each click of the zoom button) move Zoom Increment slider (move the slider left for a smaller zoom increment, and move it right for a larger zoom increment).

Step 10: To Zoom directionally, use the directional pan buttons in the Pan and Zoom section of the Page Layout Controls.

Operation: To shift the map frame to the Northwest, select the <NW> button, to shift the map frame to the North, select the <N> button, etc.

Step 11: You can modify the Pan increment (how far the map frame pans with each click of a directional pan button) by moving the Pan Increment slider (move the slider to the left for less pan and to the right for more pan with each click).