ArcGIS10 Overview Lab

ArcMap Lab for Intro to GIS - Catherine Bronson

Process Summary

1. Opened and extracted the map data to my S: drive
2. Added the data to ArcMap
3. Added the World_Countries shapefile
4. Explored the tools and followed the instructions to answer the Lab questions
5. Once back at Full Extent, I added the Cities layer to ArcMap
6. I changed the color of the Cities layer by clicking on the symbol and selecting the square, size 2
7. I changed the World Countries layer by right clicking and choosing the Graduated Colors, POP2007 and then the Color Ramp to blues  and purples and the number of Classes to 7
8. I changed the map background color to Lt Cyan
9. I changed the Layout View to Landscape and fit image to area
10. I inserted the north arrow I liked
11. I inserted the scale bar in kilometers
12. I inserted the title in the font I liked
13. I inserted the legend
14. I exported the map as a JPEG to my S:drive and to my H:drive