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1. On the Desktop, double-click the Computer icon → gisdata (\\fon-gis04) (O:) → Short_Courses → Bringing_Data_Into_ArcGIS_Series → Creating_Vector_Data.
2. To create a personal copy of the tutorial data, drag the Editing folder onto the Desktop.
3. Closeall windows.

Exercise 1

In this exercise, you will use an aerial photograph to create a new point feature representing a park ranger station in Zion National Park. Once the feature is created, you will then add attribute values to the point. You are introduced to the Editor toolbar, the Create Features pane, and the Attributes pane, which are the main elements of the ArcGIS Pro user interface when editing.

1. On the Desktop, double-click the ArcGIS Pro icon.
2. Click Open an existing project….
3. In the ‘Open’ dialog box, click the Browse button.
4. Navigate to the Editing folder on the Desktop.
5. Select Vector_data.aprx and click OK to open the project file. 

Creating new points

To start this exercise, you first need to zoom the map to your area of interest. A spatial bookmark, which is similar to a bookmark in a Web browser, is a way to save frequently used locations on your map so you can easily access them. A bookmark has been created for you containing the map extent in which you will be working.

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