{"id":338741,"date":"2020-06-01T18:07:17","date_gmt":"2020-06-02T01:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/?post_type=arcuser&#038;p=338741"},"modified":"2020-06-01T18:07:17","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T01:07:17","slug":"finish-your-map-with-layout-text","status":"publish","type":"arcuser","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/arcuser\/finish-your-map-with-layout-text","title":{"rendered":"Finish Your Map with Layout Text"},"author":1031,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"sync_status":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","castos_file_data":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[10412,15202,25022],"tags":[178472,271],"arcuser_issues":[445651],"class_list":["post-338741","arcuser","type-arcuser","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-arcgis-pro","category-cartography","category-hands-on","tag-best-practices","tag-mapping","arcuser_issues-spring-2020"],"acf":{"short_description":"The third in a series of tutorials on improving the text elements of your maps in ArcGIS Pro.","pdf":{"host_remotely":false,"file":"","file_url":""},"flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"pdf","file":338761},{"acf_fc_layout":"blockquote","content":"This is the third tutorial in a series by Esri cartographer Heather Smith on taking your mapmaking skills to the next level by improving how you use text elements in your maps. The previous tutorials, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/arcuser\/prolabel\/\">Improve Your Labeling Skills in ArcGIS Pro<\/a>\u201d and \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/arcuser\/place-text-exactly-where-you-want-with-annotation-in-arcgis-pro\/\">Place Text Exactly Where You Want with Annotation in ArcGIS Pro<\/a>,\u201d appeared in the Winter 2020 issue of <em>ArcUser<\/em> magazine. All three tutorials use the same ArcGIS Pro project, which can be downloaded in the <a href=\"http:\/\/arcg.is\/0rSX8H\">Darwin.ppkx<\/a> project package. Although the skills and information in these tutorials build successively, each tutorial can be worked independently using this project. You can start with this tutorial or refer to the previous tutorials and work on any or all of them in any order."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":338781,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"This tutorial finishes the map with layout text. This is the easiest part. It\u2019s the graphic text on your final map that isn\u2019t associated with data layers, such as the title, credits, legends, scale bar, and descriptive paragraphs.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":338791,"image_position":"right","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"In the Darwin project, click the Layout tab. This layout has two maps. Map Frame 1 is the main map of the Darwin region. Map Frame 2 is the key map of Australia that floats transparently on the upper left side of the main map.\r\n\r\nNormally, the first thing I\u2019d do is add is a title, but I think that this map is self-explanatory. The title would just say Darwin, Australia, which is already displayed prominently via labels. The first rule of map layouts is to not add anything that isn\u2019t necessary.\r\n\r\nI do want to add some text to the key map. I\u2019m worried that it\u2019s not clear that the little box sitting on top of Australia represents the area of the main map. On the ribbon, click the Insert tab, which contains anything that you want to add to a layout, from photos to graticules.\r\n\r\nIn the Text section, click the New Rectangle Paragraph button. Drag a rectangle on the layout near the keymap locator box and type the text \u201cmap area\u201d. If necessary, double-click the Text element in the Contents pane to open the Format Text pane so you can adjust the Text Symbol properties to match the rest of the map. Click Text Symbol &gt; Properties, and under Appearance, choose Century Gothic, Bold, and 7 pt. Choose white for the text fill symbol and color and no color for Outline color. Click Apply.\r\n\r\nIf you drag either of the maps around, you\u2019ll find that the map area text stays in place on the page, while all the other text moves with the map. That\u2019s what makes layout text different from labels and annotation. It belongs to the layout, not the map.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":338801,"image_position":"right","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"There is some other text on the layout already. It\u2019s the credits for the imagery basemap. And wow, is it hard to read. But don\u2019t worry, you can change this text into something that matches the formatting of the rest of the map.\r\n\r\nOn the ribbon, click the Insert tab and click Dynamic Text. Scroll down in the menu and choose Service Layer Credits. Draw a rectangle on the map where you\u2019d like the credits to go. The text disappears from the bottom of your map and reappears in your chosen spot. Although you can\u2019t change how the text reads, you can change how it appears.\r\n\r\nDouble-click Text1 in the Contents pane to open the Format Text pane. Click Text Symbol &gt; Properties &gt; and Appearance to update font properties to match the text for the key map you just placed with the size set to 6 pt.\r\n\r\nBut you need to cite data sources in addition to those for the basemap. In the Format Text pane, choose Text &gt; Options. Inside the text editing box, there is a tag for the existing dynamic text (serviceLayerCredits). Place your cursor in front of the dynamic text and paste the following text:\r\n\r\nFeature Data Source: Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) and Natural Earth (naturalearthdata.com) Imagery\r\n\r\nIf you like, you can also add\r\n\r\nCartography: &lt;Your Name&gt;, &lt;Date&gt;"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":338821,"image_position":"right","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"You can also add text formatting tags to make this block of text easier to read. I used &lt;BOL&gt;&lt;\/BOL&gt; to bold some words.\r\n\r\nNext, you can add a scale bar. On the Insert tab of the ribbon, click the bottom part of the Scale Bar button. Choose Single Division Scale Bar from the Metric list. Drag a rectangle on the layout to add your new scale bar.\r\n\r\n<em>Tip: If your scale bar says something like 2,000 kilometers, it\u2019s referring to the key map instead of the main map. You can fix this problem in the Format Scale Bar pane by changing the Map frame to Map Frame 1.<\/em>\r\n\r\nOn the ribbon, experiment with the options on the Format and Design tabs to customize the scale bar until it looks just the way you like. You can refer to the Finished Layout tab to see the settings I used. You can add a north arrow in the same way.\r\n\r\nAnd there it is\u2014a finished map\u2014with label classes converted into annotation, enhanced with masks, and topped off with a bit of graphic layout text.\r\n\r\n<em>If you\u2019ve been intimidated by map text in the past, I hope that you can now move forward with confidence and build some truly beautifully labeled maps! Remember that conventions aren\u2019t rules, compromises will have to be made, and research can be fun.<\/em>"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":338831,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""}],"references":null},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.9 (Yoast SEO v25.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Finish Your Map with Layout Text<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"This is the third tutorial in a series on taking mapmaking skills to the next level by improving the use text elements in your maps.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/arcuser\/finish-your-map-with-layout-text\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" 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