Use the Change Layout button on the Layout toolbar to change page orientation and element placement of an existing layout. Once you are working in layout view, you can set up your page orientation and dimensions using the Page and Print Setup dialog box. When starting a new document you can use one of the templates included with ArcMap or create your own. In order to save time you may want to consider using a template to preconfigure your layout. The first step in ArcMap is to change your map view to layout-either by selecting Layout View from the View menu or by clicking the Layout View button on the lower left of the map display. What you see on the layout is what you get if you print or export the map to the same page size. Rulers and guides can be used in the Layout View to help you accurately measure and organize the elements on the page.
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Other finishing touches can be added to a Layout using a full suite of graphics and graphic editing tools. In Layout view you can add map elements such as north arrows, legends, and scale bars, as well as, frames that contain the geographic data or the maps themselves. Key elements of the page layout user interface Common map elements that are arranged in the layout include one or more data frames (each containing an ordered set of map layers), a scale bar, north arrow, map title, descriptive text, and a symbol legend. Adding other map elements to the page layoutĪ page layout (often referred to as a layout) is a collection of map elements organized on a virtual page, designed for map printing.