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Map Graphics and Drawing Tools Guide

This document discusses how to add graphics to maps in ArcMap to clarify the information conveyed. It describes using the Draw toolbar to create graphics like markers, lines, fills, colors, and text. The Draw toolbar contains tools for drawing different shapes like rectangles and polygons. It allows adding text and editing the properties of graphics like color, font, and size. Graphics are saved in the map document and can be moved, resized, or edited after being created.

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Map Graphics and Drawing Tools Guide

This document discusses how to add graphics to maps in ArcMap to clarify the information conveyed. It describes using the Draw toolbar to create graphics like markers, lines, fills, colors, and text. The Draw toolbar contains tools for drawing different shapes like rectangles and polygons. It allows adding text and editing the properties of graphics like color, font, and size. Graphics are saved in the map document and can be moved, resized, or edited after being created.

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4 Mapping and Visualization

Drawing graphics on a map


Adding graphics to your map can clarify the information that the map conveys. For example, you might add circles on
top of the data on your map to draw attention to particular features, outline a study area with a polygon, or add lines that
point to potential locations for new stores. Graphics are saved in the map document.

Using the Draw toolbar


Graphics are created using symbolsmarkers, lines, fills, colors, and textthat you access from the Draw toolbar. By
default the Draw toolbar appears at the bottom of the ArcMap window. As with all toolbars, you can move and dock it
anywhere on the window, or let it float.

Set the text font


properties here.

Use these buttons to set the text,


fill, line, and marker colors.

Use the drop-down


lists to display shape
and text options.

The Drawing menu


lets you arrange
selected graphics and
set default graphic
symbol properties.

Specify a custom color.


Click the menu button to
change the color model.

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Using ArcGIS Desktop

Drawing shapes and text


The tools on the Draw toolbar for creating shapes and text work just like tools in a drawing program.

Click the text position


and type in the box.

Click and drag to


create a rectangle.

New Rectangle tool

Text tool

Click and drag


graphics to
move them.

Drag a handle to
resize the graphic.

Select Elements

Click to enter the


vertices of a polygon.

New Polygon

Use the Edit Vertices


tool to move a vertex by
clicking and dragging.

Edit Vertices

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