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  1. Click the Label cell for the first class that reads "≤50000" and type "$0 - $50,000." Press Enter.
  2. Click the Label cell for the second class that reads "≤90000" and type "$50,001 - $90,000." Press Enter.
  3. Click the Label cell for the third class that reads "≤150000" and type "$90,001 - $150,000." Press Enter.
  4. Click the Label cell for the fourth class that reads "≤250001" and type "$150,001 - $250,001." Press Enter.

Editing Class Symbology

  1. Click the More drop-down menu to the top right of the Upper value table.
  2. Under Symbols, click Format all symbols.
  3. At the top of the pane, note how Gallery is selected by default. Select Properties.
  4. Expand the Appearance drop-down section.
  5. Click on the color box associated with Outline color.
  6. Hover over the colors until the labels appear, and select Gray 80%.
  7. Click on the color box associated with the Outline color again.
  8. At the bottom of the pane, select Color Properties...
  9. In the pop-up Color Editor box, change the Red, Green, and Blue values to 60.
  10. Make sure the HEX # is 3C3C3C and click OK.
  11. Change the Outline width to 0.5 pt.
  12. At the bottom of the pane, click Apply.

In the Contents pane to the left, notice that there is a Legend-like display for the BlockGroupCensusData layer.

  1. Right-click the color box next to the $0 - $50,000 field. Notice that a color drop-down menu appears.
  2. Hover over the colors until the label appears, and select Gray 10%.
  3. Right-click the color box next to the $50,001 - $90,000 field. Select Gray 30%.
  4. Right-click the color box next to the $90,001 - $150,000 field. Select Gray 50%.
  5. Right-click the color box next to the $150,001 - $250,001 field. Select Gray 70%.

On the Contents pane to the left, notice that under the BlockGroupCensusData layer name, there is a subtitle of the field symbolized upon that reads MEDIAN_HOUSE_INCOME.

  1. Click the MEDIAN_HOUSE_INCOME title twice until the text is editable.
    Type "Median Household Income by Census Block Group." Hit Enter.

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Establishing the Layout

Creating the Layout

  1. In the Insert ribbon, in the Project Group, click New Layout.
  2. At the bottom of the drop-down menu, select Custom page size...
  3. In the General tab on the pop-up Layout Properties box, type "Median Household Income by Census Block Group" in the Name field.
  4. Click the Page Setup tab to the left. Notice how the default 8.5" x 11" page size is selected.
  5. Change the Width to 5.
  6. Change the Height to 4.
  7. At the bottom of the pop-up, click OK.

A new Layout opens. Notice how a new Layouts folder has appeared in the Catalog pane with this Layout in it.

  1. On the Insert ribbon, click the Map Frame title with the drop-down arrow.
  2. Select the frame that contains the "Median H..." name.
  3. Right-click the 0" mark on the horizontal ruler at the top of the Layout. Select Add Guide.
  4. At the 5" mark on the horizontal ruler, right-click and select Add Guide.
  5. Repeat at the 0" and 4" marks on the vertical ruler.
  6. Select the Map Frame in the center of the Layout. Click and drag the corners to snap to the guides on the corner of the Layout.
  7. In the Contents pane to the left, expand the Map Frame layer. Expand the original map Median Household Income by Census Block Group layer.
  8. Right-click on the BlockGroupCensusData layer and select Zoom To Layer.

Now it is time to customize the zoom of the layout.

  1. In the Layout ribbon, in the Map group, click the Activate button. Notice that now the map itself is editable within the layout.
  2. Hold down Shift and notice that your mouse changes to a Zoom In magnifying glass.
  3. Click and drag a box around Harris County with boundaries as close to the edge of the data as possible. Release to zoom in.
  4. Drag the map up so that there is an inch of space at the bottom of the Layout for a legend to be placed.
  5. At the top of the Map View, click the back arrow at the left or the red X to the right to exit out of Activation.

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  1. In the Insert ribbon, in the Text group, click the drop-down arrow next to Dynamic Text.
  2. Scroll to the bottom, and within the Layout group, select Service Layer Credits.

This makes the Esri service layer credits for the basemap into a dynamic text box.

  1. Drag the service layer credits off of the Layout.
  2. In the Insert ribbon, in the Map Surrounds group, click the North Arrow drop-down menu.
  3. Select the middle arrow in the first row.

The arrow is added directly to the center of your layout, so it may be difficult to see.

  1. Move the North Arrow to the lower right corner of the map.
  2. In the Contents pane, click on the North Arrow layer. the The Format North Arrow pane pops up on the right.
  3. Under the North Arrow drop-down menu, select Point Symbol.
  4. Click the color box associated with the Color field. Select Gray 50%. Click Apply.
  5. In the Insert ribbon, in the Map Surrounds group, click the Scale Bar drop-down menu.
  6. Select Alternating Scale Bar 1.
  7. Drag the scale bar down to the middle bottom of your layout. Drag Resize the scale bar to the right to resize it until you can see the numbers clearly.
  8. Notice that the Format Scale Bar pane has popped up to the right. Instead of Scale Bar, select Text Symbol to the top.
  9. Under Size, choose 8 pt. Under the Color box, choose Gray 50%. At the bottom, click Apply.
  10. Click the Scale Bar drop-down menu. Select Background. Under Outline Color, right-click the associated color box and choose Gray 50%.
  11. Click the Scale Bar drop-down menu. Repeat changing the colors to Gray 50% for the Background, Shadow, Numbers, Units, Symbol 1, and Symbol 2.
  12. In the Contents pane to the left, click the Map Frame layer.
  13. In the Format Map Frame pane to the right, click the Map Frame drop-down menu. Select Border.
  14. Change the Color to No color and select Apply.

 Adding a Legend

  1. In the Insert ribbon, in the Map Surrounds group, click Legend.
  2. Drag and release a large rectangle around the blank space at the bottom of the map to place the Legend.
  3. In the Contents pane, click on the Legend layer.
  4. In the Format Legend pane to the right, under the Legend Items section, click the Show properties... button.
  5. Under the Show list, uncheck Layer name.
  6. Resize the Legend box so that it fits in the space provided.
  7. If you are still in the Format Legend Item pane, click the top left back arrow in the pane.
  8. Under the Legend drop-down menu, select Headings. Expand Appearance.
  9. Change the Color to Gray 80% and click Apply.
  10. Under the Legend drop-down menu, select Labels.
  11. Change the Color to Gray 80% and click Apply.

Export

  1. In the Share ribbon, in the Export Group, click the Layout button with the green arrow.
  2. Navigate to your LayoutTutorialData folder on the Desktop.
  3. Make sure the Save as type is TIFF (*.tif) and the Resolution (DPI) is set to 600.
  4. Click Export.