1) Copied OwnYourMap.zip from the R:\ drive to S:\4043 Intro2GIS\Ownyourmap and extracted the files.
2) Started ArcMap opened the file OwnYourMap.mxd from its location on the S:\ drive.
A map of Florida opens with the layers cities_feb04 and cntbnd appearing on the left side table of contents.
3) Went to File on the menu bar, selected Page and Print Setup, and adusted to a landscape
orientation and click Ok.
4) Clicked Insert, selected Neatline, and chose the double line style with a gap of 10.
5) Right clicked on the map, selected Properties, selected Size and Position tab and chose a size of
10 by 7.5 inches, click Ok. Next I right click on the frame, clicked Align, align to margins, click Ok,
Right click and align, align to center. Click OK. Right click one more time on the frame,select
Align then Align to Vertical Center,then OK.
6) Click on Insert, then Title, and I typed a title of The Cities of Florida. Right click, the text box
Select Properties, and I selected the Papyrus font with a size 24 and character spacing 3.
7) Next was to insert a legend. Click on Insert, Legend. Keep clicking Next until the wizard closes.
Right click on the legend, select Properties, and select the Frame tab. I selected no border with
a drop shadow with a color of sienna. Offset 10 in the X and 5 in the Y.
8) With the properties box still open, select the Legend tab, I unselected the checkbox Show, so the
word "Legend" would not appear in my legend.
9) Adding a north arrow was next. Click Insert, North Arrow and I selected North 3, then click OK.
10) Click Insert again, select Scale Bar, and I selected scale bar 1, click Ok.
11) With all the inserts of legend, north arrow, scale bar, I would drag to the location on the map I
Wanted them, and adjusted their sizes.
12) Click Insert and select, Text, and typed my name, date, and data source.
13) Saved the map, click on File, export, and exported as a jpeg to to S:\4043 Intro2GIS\Ownyourmap
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