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Question:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201dOur Answer:
\nFirst set the scale range properties for the specific layer you are selecting on. Right click the layer, click Properties, click the General tab and set the In beyond (Maximum Scale) to the scale you want. Once that is set, whenever you select \u201cZoom to selected features\u201d, the display will zoom to the specific scale you set.\u201d<\/p>\n

This works only with the layer line and polygons, but does not work with point layer.<\/p>\n

Answer:<\/strong>\u00a0It worked for me! Try it again.\u00a0 Set the value for the In Beyond option of the scale range on the General tab of the Layer Properties dialog of the point layer, then use the Select by Attributes tool, then use the Zoom to Selected Features option.<\/p>\n

Formerly a Mapping Center Ask a Cartographer \u00a0Q & A.<\/em><\/p>\n"}],"authors":[{"ID":4331,"user_firstname":"Aileen","user_lastname":"Buckley","nickname":"Aileen Buckley","user_nicename":"abuckley","display_name":"Aileen Buckley","user_email":"abuckley@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2018-03-02 00:15:57","user_description":"Dr. Aileen Buckley is a cartographer researcher and Senior Principal GIS Engineer at Esri. I'm on the ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World Team, making, writing, and talking about maps. 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