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- From the Start menu, launch ArcGIS Pro.
- When ArcGIS Pro opens, under the New Blank Template section, click the Map project template.
- In the 'Create a New Project' window, for Name, type "PlayMapping".
- For Location, click the Browse... button to the right.
- In the 'Select a folder to store the project.' window, click Computer in the left column and click Desktop in the right column and click OK.
- In the 'Create a New Project' Window, click OK.
- Maximize the ArcGIS Pro application window.
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Editing the New Map
A map is a project item used to display and work with geographic data in two dimensions. The first step to visualizing any data is creating a new map. The Ribbon runs horizontally across the top of the ArcGIS Pro interface. Tools (buttons) are organized into tabs along the Ribbon.
You will notice that a new Map View opens in the main section of ArcGIS Pro. The panel on the left side of ArcGIS Pro is called the Contents pane. After creating a new map, the The Contents pane now displays the default Map title and automatically adds the Topographic basemap layer to the map.
The panel on the right side of ArcGIS Pro is called the Catalog pane. After creating the first map, a new The Maps section has been added to is at the top of the Project tab within the Catalog pane.
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