frame the spatial data

Frame the Spatial Data

• Frame the area of interest– Should fill the area allotted

• Colorize the background as blue– Right click on "Data Frame" -> Properties -> Frame

-> Background

Legend Clean Up

• Right click on the Layer -> Properties -> Symbology– Click on “Cluture” and press “Delete”– Click on “all other values” to disable it– Click on the “Labels” to rename them

• Click on the layer to rename it– Greek_Archaeology -> “Archaeological Sites”

Halos Around Labels

• Add Halos if needed:– Right click on the layer -> Properties -> Labels ->

Symbol -> Properties -> Mask– Click on “Halo”

Use Appropriate Scale

• Right click on the scale bar– Properties -> Scale and Units– Set the “Scale and Units”• Rarely use “Decimal Degrees”

– Rare to publish a map in Geographic (more on this later)• Use metric when in doubt• Use English for traditional agency users

– Better yet, use both!• Use the appropriate granularity

– Miles or kilometers for large extents– Feet or meters for small extents