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  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.

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  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.

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  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 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. Resize the scale bar 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.

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  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.

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  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.

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