Geography Reference
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9. Experiment with the buttons on the Layout toolbar: Zoom using the Zoom In tool on the
Layout toolbar, so you can see the Denver area (green star) and the highways surrounding it.
Notice again how place names, highway detail, features, and boundaries become larger as
you zoom in. Again recall that this is different from your previous experiences with the Data
View zoom control. Now use the Identify tool to click on the highway that goes out of Denver
toward the west. What is the route number of that Interstate? _________________________.
How long is it? ___________________. Click a tab at the bottom of the window so you can see
the T/C again.
10. Determine the use of the Zoom to 100% button (labeled and depicted 1:1) on the Layout
toolbar: Use the What's This (?) button (in version 10.0) or mouse over the 1:1 button in
version 10.1. Try the button. Notice that the text box on the Layout toolbar reads 100%. Then
press the Go Back to Extent button. What does the text box read now? ____________.
11. Click the Zoom Whole Page button. The entire layout returns, title block and all. (This button will
be your good friend in a number of circumstances—use it often.) Try the other Zoom buttons,
the Go Back to Extent and Go Forward to Extent buttons, and the Zoom Control text box.
Experiment with panning the map sheet at different levels of zoom. Notice that the information
provided by the rulers changes as you zoom and pan.
12. Observe the scale text box on the Standard toolbar. Press the Zoom Whole Page button again.
Notice that the scale on the Standard toolbar does not change when you change the zoom
level with the Layout toolbar, because you are merely looking around a “paper” map, studying
different parts of it with a magnifying glass.
13. Experiment by flipping back and forth between the two view types at different levels of
magnification. Remember, you can alternate views easily by using the two mini-buttons at the
left of the horizontal scroll bar. Go into Data View. The Data View of this template includes a
lot of territory, as you can see by panning. On the Tools toolbar, press the Go Back to Previous
Extent button (repeatedly if necessary) to get the overall map of Colorado again. Return to
Layout View, and use Zoom Whole Page. If the map does not show exactly what you want,
alternate between Data View and Layout View, panning and zooming, until you get the desired
result. (For each of the following operations, read the Status bar (version 10.0) or the ToolTip
(version 10.1) to see what the button is intended to do.)
Understanding the Panning and Other Controls
14. To eliminate any confusion after all that map manipulation, let's start over: Click File > New,
pick the USA template category, click SouthwesternUSA, and click OK. Again, if asked, don't
save your previous layout. In Data View, zoom in on Colorado, as before. Change to Layout View.
(For each of the following operations, read the ToolTip (and maybe the status bar, depending on
the ArcGIS version you are using) to see what the button is intended to do. If you want more
information remember that the What's This? tool could be useful.) Using the “hand” icon on
the Tools toolbar, pan over to Utah. Get back with the Go Back to Previous Extent button. Now
pan the map by dragging it using Pan on the Layout toolbar. Notice this simply moves the entire
layout (and adjusts the rulers so that the same ruler numbers intersect at the same geographic
features). Return to the original image by using the Go Back to Extent button on the Layout
toolbar. Pan again. Go back this time with Zoom Whole Page.
 
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