ARCVIEW 3.XARCVIEW 3.X

What is it and How to use it.What is it and How to use it.

Project Table ofContents

Displays all Views

Displays all .dbf,.txt and .asc files

Displays all Charts

Displays all Layouts

Allows you to create your owntools.

ARCVIEW 3.XARCVIEW 3.X

Menu Bar

Button Bar

Tool Bar

Table of Contentsor Legend

When a View is active you can:

1. Change the Properties

2. Add a Theme3. Create a New Theme4. Change the Table of Content (TOC) Style

Map units can be changed

Distance units can be changed

When a View is active you can:

2. Add a Theme

Three (3) types of FEATURES

When a View is active you can:

1. Change the Properties

2. Add a Theme3. Create a New Theme

Let’s do it, Add Data

Themes are drawn from the bottom up.

Information: Qualities or Attributes of data

The theme is Active, select Theme, then pick Table

Notice the Attributes of the STATES theme;

State_name

Pop1990Pop1999Others

Layout Tools

Button Bar Tools

Zoom to page

Zoom 1:1

Zoom In/Out

Tool Bar Tools

• Legend Tool• View Frame Tool

• Scalebar Tool• North Arrow Tool• Chart Tool• Table Frame Tool

• Graphic Shape Tool

Tool Bar Tools

• Creates Text on Layout

• Creates Text w/Box and Leader

• Creates Text w/Leader

• Other Text Tools

Tool Bar Tools

• Zoom Tools

• Pointer and Select Tools

Adding View Frames To Layouts

First Lab (Lab01)• Start ArcView, & Start a NEW View

• Add Theme

– Go to: M:\ESRIDATA\USA\ (copy to your workspace)

• Add Counties, Roads, & Cities to your view

• Query Theme Attributes

• Find Interstate 80

• Find all counties that intersect I–80– Find population of counties

• Find all cities within 50 miles of I-80– Find population of cities

• Create a Layout with Views, Legend, Scalebars, North Arrow, & Text (Your name and related text)

File Structure

• C:/– Workspace

• <your NetID>– Lab01

» USA» <Shapefiles in this folder>» Shapefiles» <your queries and results>» Project_Files» <lab01.apr>