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Creating a new project folder

First, you will need to establish a project folder, where you will store all of the files associated with this lab assignment. When working in a public computer lab environment, we recommend saving your work on an external USB drive. For the purposes of illustration throughout these lab instructions, the project folder will be located directly on a USB drive. If you wish to nest your project folder inside other folders within the file organization scheme on your USB drive, ensure that no spaces or special characters are used anywhere along the entire file path of your project folder. If you 

1. Using Windows Explorer, navigate to the location where you would like to locate your project folder (likely the E: or F: drive).

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3. Create a new folder inside your selected location and name it “HydrologyLab”. Remember not to use any spaces. Note the full file path of your HydrologyLab folder.

Connecting to a project folder

Now that you have created a project folder for this lab, you will need to create a new ArcGIS Pro project in it.

1. Using Windows Explorer, navigate to the location where you would like to locate your project folder.

2. Create a new folder inside your selected location and name it “HydrologyLab”. Remember not to use any spaces. 

Creating a new project

1. On the Desktop, click the Start menu and selectArcGIS > ArcGIS Pro.
2. If the 'ArcGIS Sign In' window appears, sign in using your Rice organizational account. (Detailed Instructions)
3. In the ‘ArcGIS Pro’ window, under the 'New' section, select the Map template.
   
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4. In the ‘Create a New Project’ window, for 'Name', type "HydrologyLab".
5. For 'Location', click the Browse button.

6. Navigate to the location in which you would like to store your HydrologyLab project folder.

    

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   a project folder, where you will store all of the files associated with this lab assignment. When working in a public computer lab environment, we recommend saving your work on an external USB drive. If you wish to nest your project folder inside other folders within the file organization scheme on your USB drive, or you are using your personal computer, ensure that no spaces or special characters are used anywhere along the entire file path of your project folder. The default project location on your personal computer is C:\Users\[username]\Documents\ArcIGS\Projects.

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8. In order to connect to a folder, you often have to be able to select in the file listing on the right, rather than the Navigation pane on the left.
9. On the Desktop, click the Start menu and select ArcGIS > ArcGIS Pro.
10. If the 'ArcGIS Sign In' window appears, sign in using your Rice organizational account. (Sign in to Rice ArcGIS Organizational Account)
In the ‘ArcGIS Pro’ window, under the 'New' section, select the Map template.
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11. In the ‘Create a New Project’ window, for 'Name', type "HydrologyLab".
12. For 'Location', click the Browse button.
13. Navigate to the location HydrologyLab folder created. Once the HydrologyLab folder is selected, click OK.
14. Uncheck EnsureCreate a new folder for this projectproject is checked.
15. Click OK.
    
    
    
    

Because you created a new project using the Map template, the project opens with a single map already created; however, it is generically named Map, so you will give it a more descriptive name to differentiate it from the maps created in future labs.

1. In the Contents pane, click Map once to select it. Then, click directly on the Map text a second time and rename it "Lab1Hydrology".
   
   

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