{"id":45102,"date":"2018-07-16T10:00:04","date_gmt":"2018-07-16T17:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/?post_type=arcwatch&#038;p=45102"},"modified":"2018-11-26T15:22:55","modified_gmt":"2018-11-26T23:22:55","slug":"learn-to-use-images-as-custom-point-symbols","status":"publish","type":"arcwatch","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/arcwatch\/learn-to-use-images-as-custom-point-symbols","title":{"rendered":"Learn to Use Images as Custom Point Symbols"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":651,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"sync_status":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","castos_file_data":"","podmotor_file_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[91],"tags":[20382,241,271,195822],"arcwatch_issues":[23222],"class_list":["post-45102","arcwatch","type-arcwatch","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mapping","tag-cartography","tag-gis","tag-mapping","tag-symbols","arcwatch_issues-march-2018","arcwatch_sections-the-tip"],"acf":{"short_description":"In addition to working with the built-in symbols available in ArcGIS, you can use any image that is hosted online as a custom symbol...","pdf":{"host_remotely":false,"file":null,"file_url":""},"flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"When you want to change point symbols in the map you have created, you can select from a wide variety of ready-to-use symbols in ArcGIS.\r\n\r\nThe available symbols are organized into categories, including shapes, arrows, cartography, local government, transportation, and emergency management. 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Select\u00a0<strong>Content<\/strong>, and then click the\u00a0<strong>Change Style<\/strong>\u00a0button."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":45122,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<strong>Step 4<\/strong>\u2014Ensure that Show location only is selected, then click\u00a0<strong>OPTIONS<\/strong>."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":45132,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<strong>Step 5<\/strong>\u2014Click\u00a0<strong>Symbols\u00a0<\/strong>to change the current symbol for the layer."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":45142,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<strong>Step 6<\/strong>\u2014Click any symbol category, then click\u00a0<strong>Use an Image<\/strong>."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":45152,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<strong>Step 7<\/strong>\u2014Add the custom symbol.\r\n\r\nIn the text box, paste the URL obtained in step 1.\u00a0http:\/\/blogs.esri.com\/esri\/arcgis\/files\/2016\/08\/symbol1.png\r\n\r\nClick the Add button (the white plus sign in a blue circle) to add the custom symbol."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":45162,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<strong>Step 8<\/strong>\u2014Adjust the symbol size as desired.\r\n\r\nUse the Symbol Size slider to set the size you like, then click\u00a0<strong>OK<\/strong>."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":45172,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"After clicking OK, your custom symbols will now display on the map."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":45182,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<strong>Note:<\/strong>\u00a0When using custom symbols, ensure that the URL to the symbol does not change and that the symbol is not deleted.\r\n<h2>Create your own symbol<\/h2>\r\nYou can create and host your own image to use as a custom symbol. Symbols can be authored using any graphics program. Use a PNG or GIF for a transparent background.\r\n\r\nRemember that the center of the image is placed on the x,y point location. 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