Characteristics and Examples of Spatial Data - Introducing Geographic Information Systems with ArcGIS - page 114

Exercise 2-2 (Setup)
ArcMap Toolbar Examination and Review
1. Start ArcMap. Examine the Getting Started dialog depicted in Figure 2-5. You have a choice of
Existing Maps and New Maps, among others. Under New Maps, click on My Templates. This
should bring up a Blank Map icon. Click that, then OK. (Or just click OK. Or just click Cancel.)
You will see an Untitled blank map that looks pretty much like Figure 2-6. Below the menus and
toolbars, the map window is divided into two panes, as you know from Chapter 1. On the left will be
the Table of Contents (T/C from now on). (If the T/C does not appear, go to Windows on the Main
menu and turn it on.) On the right will be the area in which the map you construct will appear.
Enlarge the ArcMap window so it occupies the full monitor screen. Note the choices on the
main menu bar: File, Edit, View, Bookmarks, Insert, Selection, Geoprocessing, Customize,
Windows, and Help. Using Customize > Toolbars, turn on the following:
3-D Analyst
Draw
Editor
Layout
Spatial Analyst
Standard
Tools
FIGURE 2-5