Utilizing the ArcMap Draw Toolbar

February 24, 2009 by Timothy  
Filed under ArcGIS, ArcMap, Cartography, GIS Tips, Videos

Creating and editing graphic elements can become very time consuming within ArcMap; however, there is a valuable help called the Draw Toolbar.  The tools within this toolbar will help you save time and become more productive with your work.  Your cartographic productions will benefit from these tools.

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Learn how to quickly change an element’s properties without accessing the properties dialog.  Discover new techniques to manipulate each element and even convert them to a feature class.  Do more now by watching this video!

This video covers the following areas:

  • Draw Menu
  • Select Elements
  • Rotate Elements
  • Zoom to Elements
  • Add Elements
  • Change Element Size
  • Change Element Color
  • Change Annotation Font

Stop wasting your valuable time and learn a new tip today!

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