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You are now ready to begin digitizing the new road.

1. In the ‘Create Features’ windowpane, click the Local road line template[GSA3] , which is grouped under the Roads layer. This feature template was created for you and saved in the tutorial map document. 
   
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1. pane changes to those used to create lines. Since the Line tool is the default tool for this template, it is activated automatically.
   
   
2. Rest your pointer over the endpoint of the existing line in the western portion of the map display, as indicated below, but do not click yet. Notice that the pointer icon changes to a square snap symbol and a SnapTip appears with the name of the layer (Roads) and the snap type (Endpoint) in use. You can zoom or pan closer if you need to do so.
3. Click once on the Roads: EndpointVertex.

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Using the aerial photo as a guide, digitize the new line by clicking the map each place you want to add a vertex.You digitize, or sketch, a new line or polygon by defining the feature's shape. You see a preview with the actual symbology used for that feature, with vertices symbolized as green and red boxes.

1. Using the aerial photo as a guide, digitize the new line by clicking the map each place you want to add a vertex.

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4. In this exercise, you learned how to set up snapping and use it to help you digitize a new road that connects to existing roads.Once you have digitized the new line, snap to the end of the existing Roads feature and click to place a vertex there.

5. Press the F2 key, which finishes the sketch to turn your shape into an actual feature in the geodatabase. You can finish a sketch in one of several ways: pressing F2, double-clicking, or using the right-click shortcut menu or the pop-up Feature Construction toolbar.

In this exercise, you learned how to set up snapping and use it to help you digitize a new road that connects to existing roads.

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