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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