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Getting Started With MapLogic Layout Manager

1. MAPLOGIC CORPORATION GIS Software Solutions Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager 2015 MapLogic Corporation All Rights Reserved 330 West Canton Ave Winter Park Florida 32789 Phone 407 657 1250 Fax 407 657 7008 MapLogic Layout Manager is a trademark of MapLogic Corporation ArcGIS ArcMap and ArcView are registered trademarks of ESRI Table of Contents Introduction What Can You Do With The MapLogic Layout Manager Tasks You Perform With The MapLogic Layout Manager Tips On Learning How To Use The MapLogic Layout Manager Some Basic Terminology Exploring The MapLogic Layout Manager The MapLogic Layout Manager Toolbar The Layouts Dockable Window Element Properties Working With The MapLogic Layout Manager Creating An Index Grid Layer For A Map Series Working With Multiple Layouts In ArcMap Copying An Existing Layout Moving Back And Forth Between Layouts Renaming Layouts Removing Deleting Layouts Rearranging Layouts Quickly Creating A Map Series Or Map Book Creating A Map Series Using The Book Wizard Creating A Map Book Using The Book Wizard Creating A Map Series Layout Converting A Data Frame To A Map Series Frame Setting Map Series Properties Previewing Pages In A Map Series Printing A Map Series Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page i Se a un nn L n GA LA ra Fe N E P P wow W po wp NW HA HA LA wB LA bei N KRW CO Wi D vi Lu QU Ne FB
2. anything more to the template for this section Also note that the map series that we have copied into the book is totally independent of the map series that is in the map series layouts section Even though the two look identical they are unrelated at this point We could go back and delete the old map series and it would have no effect on the one that is now in our map book Adding A Key Overview Map To A Map Book Now let s work on creating an overview map If you remember back at the beginning of this whole process we started with a page layout which had a map of the conterminous United States In order to simplify our work let s go back to that layout and copy it to our Overview Map section Once you have copied the layout into the Overview Map section activate it So we can modify its settings At this point your ArcMap section should look something like this Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 49 USAManuals mxd ArcMap ArcView File Edit View Bookmarks Insert Selection Geoprocessing Customize Windows Help Deug HAAN Choo vet la Layouts Sa Ma E E Dei Page Layouts e Page Layout 1 EE Map Seres Layouts ES La Page Layout 1 E Book Layouts a l US Road Atlas Overview Map Pi Page Layout 1 Map Pages Pi Page Layout 1 OOO uty Lal j pai g Ch GG CI mm Ch A Boye Bp Las all Now that we have a layout for our overview key map let s go ahead and setu
3. bei O M ODO Creating A Map Book Setting Up The Structure Of A Map Book Adding A Map Series To A Map Book Adding A Key Overview Map To A Map Book Creating A Highway Index Creating An Index Database Creating A Series Index Frame Creating A Better Looking Map Series Adding Adjacent Page Numbers To A Map Series Adding Page Numbers To A Map Series Adding A Locator Map To A Map Series Where To Go From Here Receiving Technical Support Contacting MapLogic Corporation Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page ii 46 46 49 49 55 55 65 74 74 78 83 89 90 91 Introduction Welcome to Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager This book is intended to help you get started using the MapLogic Layout Manager extension for ESRI s ArcMap and to illustrate the different procedures and methods involved with using the extension What Can You Do With The MapLogic Layout Manager Create map books is the simplest way to describe what you do with the MapLogic Layout Manager Of course it does all kinds of other things which we will talk about later Map books are all around us Most of us have used a road atlas at one point or another in our life Many small and large government organizations and private companies create custom map books regularly Many municipalities need regularly updated street maps for their emergency and police vehicles In the past the process of creating a map book was a particularly tedious
4. click on the Series Index tab to modify the properties of the index The first thing we need to do is to tell the index where the Location Listing Database is located Click on the folder icon and select the database file we created in the previous step Once a file is selected the dialog examines the contents of the database to make sure it is valid and also populates most of the parameters in the dialog based on what it finds Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 67 Series Index 1 Properties Area Frame Size and Position Senes Index fe Series Index Properties Index Source Index Layout DisplayfSort Order Options A Series Index lists the location of tems in a map series for example Main Street Page 46 3 The index draws on information trom a listing database created using the Create Location Listing Database tool Listing Database CTempindaxDatabase db IMPORTANT The listing databace is a snapshot of feature locations at the time the database was created Any changes that are made to the map book GIS datasets or layers that effect the number and location of features will require the recreation of the database Database Linking Options outdated IMPORTANT These options are outdated and are displayed ta maintain compatibility with older listing database versions DO MOT use these options if the database was created using the new Indexing wizard C Link database to Map Series Frame Sec
5. gier 0a79 Ww 33 51 46 9541 N OOO uty Lal MIESISSII See Mississippi 26 Boye of LUgae ail As you can see the adjacent labels have changed to reflect the new settings Adding Page Numbers To A Map Series In this section we will learn how to add a page number label to our map series or map book We accomplish this by adding a Series Text Element to our map A Series Text element is a text label that changes from page to page To begin the process let s add the Series Text element to our map series Select Insert gt Series Text from the MapLogic Layout Manager toolbar Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 78 USAManuals mxd Arc ELSEN Layout Edit s View Insert si Tools Help Fie Edit View Bookmarks 5 ows Help Dei Map Series Frame E S a e E e ZB D i Thematic Series Frame EN ama Ca pzs wl i Series Locator Frame vs o riy Series key Frame d SO US Road Atlas A a Pae nde Sei Overview Map a i Page Layout 1 5 Si Map Pages e b Page Layout 1 j Alabama L e Alaska 3 e Arizona 4 e Arkansas 5 XOGO oy Pl mi ID L R I CH OD Li Uodeas oil Dog Sl You will notice a new text label appearing in the center of the layout with the label Page 1 Let s grab the label and move it next to the map title Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 79 USAManuals mxd ArcMap ArcView Fie Edit wiew Bookmarks Insert Selec
6. in the listing database file Sort Index H Down To Top To Bottom Gei Ascending O Descending The final tab is the Options tab Since we know each highway is going to appear on many pages in our map book we are going to make combine the listings to save some space in the index Make sure the Combine multiple listings of the same feature option is checked and then select Separate listing pages using By default the page numbers are separated with a comma which is what we will use Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 70 Series Index 1 Properties Area Frame Size and Position Dees Index Ke Series Index Properties Index Source Index Layout DisplaySort Order Options lf a listing appears op multiple pages for example Main Street Page 6 Main Street Page 3 the listings can be combined e Main Street Page 6 5 ANDAOR the text other than page numbers and grid locations can be dropped trom subsequent listings Combine multiple listings of the same feature O Separate each listed page bya new line Gei Separate listed pages using F Hf there are more than two listings only show first and last listing F Drop text from subsequent rows when listings are the same lf the series index frame is wide enough the defined column layout will be repeated as many times as possible Repeat column layout as many times as frame width will allow Column Spacing Dk lf You have a
7. learned in previous chapters we edit the properties by double clicking on the Map Series Frame or right clicking and selecting Properties Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 74 Once you have the properties dialog visible select the Map Series tab You will notice that the Map Series tab has three sub tabs Click on the Adjacent Page Label tab so that we can see its contents Data Frame Properties General Data Frame Coordinate System Illumination Grids Feature Cache Annotation Groups Extent Indicators Frame Size and Position Map Seres ei Map Series Properties some properties override Data Frame properties Series Scale Adjacent Page Listing Options Custom Code An adjacent page listing i a label that appears on the edge of the map that lists the neighboring pagers Labels can be placed automatically or using Series Text elements Expression Edit Expression Automatically label map with neighboring pages Label Symbol Change Symbol Uniform Top Helvetica 12 Bottom Left Right Label Placement Top Bottom Left Right Label otteet Automatic pointing in the direction of adjacent page Mormally only one page is listed as adjacent on each side of the map F List all adjacent pages Rotate corner labels label must be in exact corner of trame As you can see we have a number of choices when placing adjacent page labels The first option is the text for the label As we have s
8. Fiame in order bo poper label the map Rotate or Flip L Section Beere Jl ere On the Overview tab change the Book Title to US HIGHWAY ATLAS Because we don t want the overview map to be too busy turn off the Capital Cities Interstate Highways Rivers and Lakes layers Click Next to go to the Index Database tab Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 32 Book Wizard lndesing i the process of creating a table of features and where they are located in the map pages lndesing i Gerlommed Du comparing map features against the page boundaries and then extracting Information about the feature and the page it is located on Abe Songs 5 Argyle Achen 13 Ariel i a 14 Aripeka Select layer and field to index Layer to Index Interstate Highways 8 Field ROUTE_NUM v The indes i stored in a database which is then used to generate the index pages Use the folder icon to select the destination file to store index Database file C T emp IndaxD atabase dbf lndesing can be a time consuming process Cou have the option of creating a smaller sample index for testing F Create a Sample Database The Book Wizard will create the index database using the above information However there are many more options available when generating an indes To generate an index with more options select the Indexing Wizard from the mam toolbar MapLo
9. Grid List Use grid tools to add to list Selected Rowfa Edit Split Merge Mowe Delete Preview All Rows Note Order of the grids in the list i the order of the pages m the map series Create Grid To begin the process of creating an area grid click the Grid an Area button The tool will appear at the bottom of the wizard Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 13 In order to create the grid that covers an area software needs to know 1 2 3 4 Gs The first step in the process is to set the limits of where we would like to create a grid for the grid extent The extent of the grid The size of each grid cell The order of the grid cells Rules for limiting grid placement optional Rules for naming grid cells optional Introduction Grd Extent Grid Size Grid Order Grid Limits Grid Names The ae soaks determines the area for the grid Full Exterit Upper Right Current Extent A 2158 601 94 Poteet Wl 144282222 Lower Left W 2 328 089 79 4 682 390 63 Iw The grid extent can be set selecting the current extent of the map the full extent of all of the data that is on the map or by drawing a rectangle on the map using the Draw Rectangle Lh Tool In this example we are going to use the Draw Rectangle tool to set the extent of our grid Just click the Draw Rectangle button and then drag a rectangle across the map to select the ex
10. Index A page index is a tabular listing of where features are on a single map i e Main Street B3 A page index is placed next to the map Series Index A series index is a tabular listing of where features are in an entire map series i e Main Street Page 9 B3 A series index is placed before or after the entire map series Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 3 City Of Winter Park Road Atlas SERIE Cee e The above sample shows just a few examples of the types of elements you can add to a layout Each element has its own purpose and properties Each element knows how to update itself based on its properties which is what makes the extension so powerful Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 4 Exploring The MapLogic Layout Manager Everything you need to get to in order to use the MapLogic Layout Manager extension is in one of three locations The MapLogic Layout Manager toolbar The Layouts table of contents dockable window The properties of different layout elements and data frames The MapLogic Layout Manager Toolbar The MapLogic Layout Manager toolbar is a new toolbar that is added to ArcMap by the extension It is where you will find all of the tools needed to put together a map book If the toolbar is not visible after you install the extension go to Customize gt Toolbars gt MapLogic Layout Manager on ArcMap s Main Menu to display the toolbar Layout si Edit View Ins
11. Page Layout 1 J Highway Indes DI La Template 1 Aw Page 3 4 6 74 30 39 49 1 6 33 z2 4 6 11 12 20 26 30 pai D D CH CO iT i Dose fp 2 z0 26 A3 3 4 6 14 28 30 46 52 Ge 2 12 42 Lo 30 33 45 yagas all 41 6 33 45 Sh Of ELGA D SITE ill T Just as a map series you can preview the rest of the pages in the index by selecting Layout gt Preview Pages from the MapLogic Layout Manager toolbar To print the map book select Layout gt Print from the toolbar This completes our map book creation example To review our work we first created a new map book and added 3 sections to our book We copied a map series to one of the sections in our map book We then created a key map in another section which showed the location of each page in the book Finally we created a database of highway locations and added it to the last section in our map book There are many options for each step of this process that we didn t cover For more information about these options refer to the MapLogic Layout Manager User s Manual Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 72 Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 73 Creating A Better Looking Map Series Basic Advanced and Pro In the previous chapters we created a quick map series using the US state boundary However we spent little time on the details of each page in the series In this
12. Viewer licenses must always use the Preview dialog to look at the pages in a map series Layout si Edit View Insert Tools Help Io Preview Pages ES Print Export This will popup the preview dialog which will allow you to flip through the pages of the map series Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 43 USAManuals mxd ArcMap ArcView File Edit View Bookmarks Insert Selection Geoprocessing Customize Windows Help Deun Preview 51 total pages F F ENETEIA EEE B e E Pige Layouts fa Page Layout 1 e lee Map Seres Layouts E GG Page Layout 1 Acti Je Alabama 1 fa Alaska 2 Je Arizona 3 a Arkansas 4 e e xoan La a E CRP D D r C CO at T i i Califorria 5 Colorado 6 Printing A Map Series If you would like to print the map series select Layout gt Print from the MapLogic Layout Manager toolbar You will be presented with a dialog similar to the ones you see in any word processor which will allow you to print the entire series or just a list of pages Alternatively you could select Layout gt Export from the MapLogic Layout Manager toolbar to export the maps in all the export formats available in ArcMap Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 44 Printer Mame Microsoft APS Document Writer Status Type Microsoft PS Document Writer here Comment Output Image Quality Rezample Ratio
13. affair Each page of a map book had to be created separately Creating an index of where things are in the map book for example Main Street Page 9 was a very long and difficult process The MapLogic Layout Manager automates many of the steps in this process to the point that creating a professional looking map book is not much harder than creating a single sheet map in ArcMap A map book is basically a large map that has been broken down into smaller more manageable sheets But it is more than just a collection of small maps Each page in a map book knows its relationship to the other pages in the book you ve seen those little notes on the edge of a page that says continued on page Map books usually have a key map A key map is kind of an overview map of the entire area covered by the map book showing what page covers each area of a map And of course map books usually have indexes Indexes list where you can find a feature on the map for example Main Street Page 9 The MapLogic Layout Manager brings all the parts of a map book together in a single product Each part of the book is aware of the other parts For example if you insert map into your map pages all the page numbers are automatically corrected the map key will automatically update itself the listings in the index will correct themselves to accommodate the new page and so on But lets not get ahead of ourselves we will explain how you do all this furth
14. bap is a map of the entire extent of a map series with labels showing the page location of each area A Series Key must be linked to a Map Series Frame in order to properly label the map Section Map Pages k Template Page Layout 1 k Map Series Frame After clicking OK you will notice that labels have been added to the map depicting the page location of each state You might need to zoom in on the map to see this better Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 53 USAManuals mxd ArcMap ArcView File Edit view Bookmarks Insert SCENE EE CR ame E Ja el Lavout Edit View Insert Tools ia Page Layouts e Page Layout 1 EE Map Seres Layouts ES La Page Layout 1 Je Book Layouts RI US Road Atlas G Overview Map Pi Fage Layout 1 Map Pages ER P Page Layout 1 II RANON ES MOO 106t20 31 3726 W 36 18 3 2117 M OOO Ob Hl BoE a At this point we have created an overview or key map for our map book However the map needs some clean up to give it a more professional look Some of the unnecessary layers and labels should be removed The key label text and font might be modified We will leave these changes for you to explore For example after we cleaned up the map we ended up with a map that looks like this Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 54 USAManuals mxd ArcMap ArcView Sil Fie Edit wiew Bookmarks Insert Selection Ge
15. chapter we are going to explore some of the tools provided by the MapLogic Layout Manager that allow you to further customize the map series In particular we are going to learn how to 1 Add adjacent page labels to each map in the series 2 Add page numbers to the map series 3 Adda locator map to the map series Adding Adjacent Page Numbers To A Map Series Adjacent page numbers are labels on the edge of the map that tell users what page to go to if the map feature they are looking for goes beyond the current page in the map series The MapLogic Layout Manager automatically adds these labels to a map series In fact if you look closely to the map series that we created earlier you will notice the labels on the edge of the map USAManuals mxd ArcMap ArcView Sele Fie Edit wiew Bookmarks Insert Selection Geoprocessing Customize Windows Help Deda ops oc Ze KR GI Dat RI FH Hi EX c arz el Layout Edit View Insert Tools Layouts H x ka Ha Texas 45 A Utah 46 Vermoarit 4r Virginia 48 Washington West Yirginis Wisconsin E OOO Sty Lal SlSatO LO aye L see Page Zb Dose Gp e e e e e e e e Wuommg Fe E Highway Index ES La Template 1 LUgae all 2 8 OMOLE 90 44 20 9216 WW 35 22 48 5853 h Now let s take a closer look at the options available to us when creating these labels The properties of the adjacent page labels are part of the properties of the map series frame As we
16. is updated The ability to save the wizard settings simplifies this process since you don t need to remember the settings from the previous indexing Now that we have our database we can go to the next step which is including it as part of our map book Creating A Series Index Frame To start the process let s go to the Highway Index section of our map book Right click the mouse and select New Template Once the template has been created go ahead and activate the template Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 65 USAManuals mxd ArcMap ArcView Seles File Edit wiew Bookmarks Insert Selection Geoprocessing Customize Windows Help Deli Se SUB X 9 e ES La ei GG 9 ve AH Pz M Layout gt Edit wiew Insert Tools Ser SZ A 15 18 _17 18 19 10 E EE Map Seres Layouts E La Page Layout 1 Book Layouts Sen US Road Atlas S i Overview Map j Dm lg E T E C Oh cn ai L Page Layout d a Map Pages Le Page Layout 1 J Highway Indes a fe Template 1 Aw LUgae all foen if EE oy Lal Now that we have created our empty layout we need to add a Series Index to the layout so that we can display the contents of our listing database Select Insert gt Series Ind
17. page inthe series The series text can be set to follows ts parent frame s visibility f parent series frame isn t visible hide the series text as well Label Expression The text in the label is determined by an expression that extracts information from tS Source Page P4GE_ NUMBER _ Wrap text if longer than characters You may also want to modify the label font so that it s a little more prominent on the map layout Note that we have split the expression over two lines so our label will also be made of two lines Click OK to apply your changes Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 82 USAManuals mxd ArcMap ArcView SES File Edit View Bookmarks Insert Selection Geoprocessing Customize Windows Help Pe Mh SX o fail Fe CH SH DM CP b FH E E ups el Layout Edit s Views Insert Tools E Layouts a g US Road Atlas BR See Flor ES Overview Map CG Polar Mterminous Unitec oo Alabama La Page Layout 1 B Alabama Page 1 R Alaska 3 ei Arizona 4 ei Arkansas 5 ei California E se Si SCDE EA EDU Es Don 26 21727 S0 23 12 7004 N aT E T C to RS Si T sl ia As you can see we now have a label on our map showing the page number and state name If you click Layout gt Preview Pages on the MapLogic Layout Manager toolbar you will notice that this label changes as you move from page to page in your series Adding A
18. previous chapters Once you have the template loaded your ArcMap session should look something like the following USAManuals mxd ArcMap ArcView L fo EN File Edit View Bookmarks Insert Selection Geoprocessing Customize Windows Help DS Se FB xo cl vi Pap en g i A FA E S zax el Layout Edit View Insert Tools Help Layouts ax oi j2 j3 j4 j5 J amp E pF ye j5 10 ECH E Ire Page Layouts ot e Page Layout 1 Active henve EB Map Series L GA Wi Lian TE Ee Nee Ee Book Layouts d SS Lech d OOO Lk pal a Ch GG ch Ci CH Si Ch i Dose Gp La all Since we are going to make a map series we need to Copy Paste the layout from the page layouts area to the map series layouts area Just as we showed you in the previous chapter right click the mouse on the layout s name and select Copy then move the mouse down to the Map Series Layouts right click the mouse and select Paste Now that you have a new map series layout double click on its name in the Table of Contents to activate it If you don t see the new Map Series Layout that you have just created click the little sign next to the Map Series Layouts area on the Table of Contents to expand the tree When you are done your ArcMap Session should look something like Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 38 USAManuals mxd ArcMap ArcView Fie Edit wiew Bookmarks Insert Selection Geoprocessing Customi
19. s create a new map book You do this by right clicking on Book Layouts in the Layouts Table of Contents and selecting New Book Layout Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 46 USAManuals mxd ArcMap ArcView Sime Fie Edit View Bookmarks Insert Selection Geoprocessing Customize Windows Help DAES A EE SEIT UG n ve B Bax e Layout Ed view Insert Tools gt Help gt t 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 110 ai Page Layouts e Page Layout 1 Active ale Map Seres Layouts SOCIO ty ae Pum Bier D T T E C o iT Go Foe 5 il yagan ail Let s say we want our map book to have three sections the first containing a key map an overview the second containing our map pages and finally an index of interstate highways and their locations To add 3 sections to the map book right click on our newly created map book and select New Section three times Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 47 USAManuals mxd ArcMap ArcView Biel Fie Edit View Bookmarks Insert Selection Geoprocessing Customize Windows Help De OS SB xX 0 lt i oy Sp But VR ED rey IS el Layouk Edit gt View gt Insert Tools Help 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 110 AROR SE E ei Page Layouts 2 e Page Layout 1 Active WA Map Seres Layouts Sr Book Layouts OOO uty El j D T T E C o iT Go pose Gl EE all J
20. the same type Options F Only index layers that are visible checked F Only index features that are currently selected F Only index the center point of annotation line and polygon features This option limits the indexing of an annotation line or polygon feature to a single point cits centriod Otherwise listings vill be created for all the pages the entie extent of that feature covers The Layer s tab allows you to select which layers should be included in the indexing process The wizard is able to index across multiple layers for example city roads and county roads In this example we will be indexing the Interstate Highways layer so you need to check this layer This is the only change that needs to be made on this tab Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 58 1 Indexing Wizard Introduction Map s Layer s Indexing Boundaries Output Columns Sort Order Output Summary To index a feature in a layer t must be compared against a boundary to determine if itis inside or outside the boundary A boundary can be the visible extent of the map a polygon in another layer or both lf the map has map series properties e more than one page is generated fram the map you have the option of indexing all of the map pages Boundary choices Index selected layers against visible boundary of map Options If map is a map series index all pages in the series F Only index features inside the index polyg
21. the default selection on the dialog which we are not going to change Introduction Grid Extent Grid Siee Grid Order Grid Limits Grid Names The grid order determines the order by which the cells are added to the Grid List Upper Lett to Lower Right k Gei Move across first andthen up or down O Move up or down first andthen across The next step is to set the grid limits Since the United States is not a perfect rectangle there are going to be areas on our selected extent that fall outside of the boundary of the United States We can avoid adding grid cells in these areas by setting the grid limits The grid limits instruct the software not to place grids where there is no underlying data in one or more layers In this case we will be using the States layer to limit the grid Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 15 Introduction Grid Extent Grid Size d Grid Order Grid Limite Grid Names The Grid limit removes celle where there e no underlying data for the selected layers Only place grid if t overlaps data from Lakes USA Boundary State Boundaries Neighboring Countries The final step in the process is deciding how the grid cells are named In this example we are not concerned with grid names and we will just accept the default values on the dialog Introduction Grid Extent d Grid Size I Grid Order Grid Limits Grid Names
22. the locator map This basically involves telling the locator where the map series frame is and also setting the symbol it will use to highlight the current page To edit the locator frame properties double click on the locator map or right click and select properties Once the properties dialog is visible click on the Series Locator tab Now select the North America map series from the Map Series Frame List Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 86 Data Frame Properties General Data Frame Coordinate System Illumination Grids Feature Cache Annotation Groups Extent Indicators Frame Size and Position Seres Locator by Series Locator Properties some properties override Data Frame properties Locator Current Page Symbol Options A Series Locator Map is a small map placed on the page which shows the location of the current page inthe series with respect to all the other pages in the series In order for the locator map to update teelf as the series moves from page to page t must be tied to a Map Series Frame Map Series Frame Worth America wi Generally a locator map s K erz i SR e However You can set the Map extent to follow the current page inthe series F Always center the map onthe current page inthe series H the map series changes rotation trom page to page the locator trame can be set to fallow the same rotation F Rotate the locator map along withthe map series frame
23. the online help The MapLogic Layout Manager has 4 different license levels Viewer Basic Advanced and Pro Depending on the license level that you have purchased you will have different tools and capabilities available to you At each section in this book you will see notation which will tell you what license you will need to perform the task being described The following table will give you a quick overview of what you can do at each license level Don t worry if you aren t sure what some of the items listed in the table mean as we will provide plenty of explanation as we get further into the book View different Layouts in SE document Bn re ee ee Mxd Yes Yes Create location listings in map books i Main street page 1 Anchor elements z specific locations on the cae Layout including two sided page setups Create multi column location listings in map No N books Geo Text elements Dynamic legends Create automatic detail maps No Create advanced legend labels Create multi layout multi layer location listings No ON in map books Create multi template sections in map books ER i e Page 9 in a map series uses a different template from the rest a No No P The MapLogic Layout Manager is an extension of ArcMap We are assuming that you are reasonably familiar with ArcMap and have already learned the basics of making maps using ArcMap So if you aren t quite comfortable with ArcMap we would suggest tha
24. will affect all pages The Map Gees is controlled by a polygon layer called the index layer Each polygon in the index layer Will become a page in the Map Seres Please select the index layer The pages in the sees are sorted according to the values in a field in the layers table Please select the field to sort Du sort Field STATE_MAME k The Book Wizard will create the Map Dees using the above information However there are many more options available to choose from when setting up tenes After the Map Gees has been created you can access these options from the Data Frame Properties Dialog eae heb Data Frame Properties d gt su Sp k k Hele Add Data General DataFrame Coordinate System Illumination Grids MapCache SE Eull Extent Annolalion Groups Extent Rectangles Frame Size and Poston Map Series ERR Focus Data Frame Man Series Properties some piopelies overide Dats Frame propeities Series Adjacent Page Listings Options Custom Code ae The location of each page m the series is determined by a polygon area layer in Ihe Rotate or Flip Data Frame called the Index Laver Each polygon m this layer represents a page in lle the series EN Properties Index layer On the Map Series tab select the States layer as the index layer Notice that the wizard automatically selected the State_Name field to sort the p
25. 23437 34 29045 93 297049 93 297049 93 297049 93 297049 93 297049 93 297049 93 297049 93 297049 93 297049 93 297049 93 297049 93 297049 93 297049 93 297049 93 EWEG Height SIT SIT 319709 83 SIT 319709 83 SIT 319709 83 SIT SIT SIT 319709 83 SIT SIT 3718709 83 319709 83 SIT 319709 83 well dE dd Scale Note Order of the grids in the list is the order of the pages in the map series Rotator Grd Tools Selected Rowfa All Rows Delete All Preview Al At this point you can preview the resulting grids or click the Create Grid button to generate a shapefile or feature class based on the grid list Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 17 USAManuals mxd ArcMap ArcView SES Fie Edit View Bookmarks Insert Selection Geoprocessing Customize Windows Help CH SH Dn G el las el Layout Edit gt Mea Insert gt Tools Help OOO uty pl E T zer Layouts fa Page Layout 1 Active ES Map Senes Layouts Ari Book Layouts pai g Ch GG CI m Ch 4 Mingus United Keep in mind that you can edit delete merge or split grids in the grid list before saving the results This completes the process of creating a grid index Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 18 Working With Multiple Layouts In ArcMap Basic Advanced and Pro In this section we will introduce you to the concept of mult
26. AC co e GH m el LI Ch LD EE CH a Highway Index This completes our example of using the Book Wizard to create a map series and book As can be seen the book wizard greatly simplifies a rather complex process In the next chapters we will go through step by step process to create the same map series and book This will give you a better understanding of where the commands and options are for each step in the process However if you take a closer look at the Book Wizard you will notice that we provide information about where you can find the options for each step on the process Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 37 Creating A Map Series Layout Basic Advanced and Pro Now that we have learned how to create a map series using the Book Wizard let s go through the step by step process of creating a Map Series Layout A map series is always driven by a polygon layer that we call the Index Layer Each polygon in the Index Layer represents the boundary of a page in the map series In this chapter we are going to use an existing polygon shapefile as the Index Layer We explained how you can use the extension to create new Index Layers earlier in this manual in a chapter called Creating An Index Layer For A Map Series Now that you know where the toolbar is lets get started on making a map series To begin with open a new ArcMap session using the same ConterminousUSA mxt template we have been using in
27. Fast Normal Ratio Map Larger than Printer Paper OQ Tile map to printer paper All Pages from o to Gei Scale map to fit printer paper QO Proceed with printing same clipping may occur Options Pause seconds between each printed page Pause screen refresh during export Print to File Page range All Current section O Current page CO Pages Po Enter page number and or page ranges separated by commas For example 1 3 5 12 Print All pages in range w Copies Number of Copies This option speeds up execution by pausing map refresh until process is complete That is the basic process of creating a map series Take some time to look at the other properties you can set for a map series frame You will see that there are a lot of options for refining your series to get the results you need In the next chapter we will take map series that we just created and convert it into a map book Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 45 Creating A Map Book Advanced and Pro In the previous chapters we learned how to create page layouts and map series layouts using the MapLogic Layout Manager In this chapter we will go to the next step in the process which is creating a map book Notice that an Advanced or Pro license is required to create a map book How is a map book different from a map series Well as we learned in the last chapter a map ser
28. Locator Map To A Map Series The last element we are going to add to our map series is a locator map A locator map is a small map that highlights the location of the current page with respect to the rest of the pages in a map series To begin the process of creating a locator frame we are going to Copy Paste the large map on the layout and then reduce its size and place it on the maps title area We could also create the map from scratch however this way we don t have to spend time setting up our map layers and symbols Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 83 USAManuals mxd ArcMap ArcView File Edit View Bookmarks Insert Selection Geoprocessing Customize ia US Road Atlas a Overview Map a L Page Layout 1 Map Pages s Page Layout Alabama Alaska 3 Anzora 4 Arkansas 5 California E a Windows Help As you can see the map is currently much to busy for this size Let s turn off all the layers other than the state boundaries remove any labels that are on the map and also zoom out to the extent of the continental US You should end up with a small map that looks more or less like this Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 84 USAManuals mxd ArcMap ArcView UE Fie Edit wiew Bookmarks Insert Selection Geoprocessing Customize Windows Help Degas axct ETT 1 ei VR Ka 136 e Layout Edit View Insert Tools d Re G HI US Roa
29. Map Book wll most often hawe an overview map and anindes a table listing map features and the page each feature can be found on This wizard can create a map book with a map seres an overview map and an Indes ou can always add more content to your Map Book after the wizard completes creating the book Map Book Name Mu Man Book Select sections you would like to be included in the Map Book Overview Map Name Overview Map Map Series required Name Map Pages Feature Index Name Street Index Since we are creating a map series in this example select the Map Series option on the Book Content tab We have also updated the map series name to US States As we have mentioned before a map series is driven by a polygon layer in which each polygon represents the boundary of a page in the map series In our example we would like to have each state appear on a page in the series Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 26 Book Wizard Map Senes Overview Map Index Database Index Layout Summary 7 The Book Wizard will use the current map as a template for creating the Map Gees The current map should be set up as you would want a page inthe sees to look like Once the Map Series has been created you will be able to adjust the layout of the map However all the pages will be sharing the same template so changing one page
30. PAGE_NUMBER _ Wrap text if longer than characters Notice once again that we are using an expression to determine the contents of the text label The default expression for the label is Page 4PAGE_NUMBER which will display the page number of the current page in the series For our example let s say that we would also like to display the name of the state along with the page number In order to accomplish this we must first set the series text to get its text from the map series Click the Get text from Map Series Frame option and then select the North America map series Now click the Expression button and modify the expression to say STATE_NAME Page PAGE_NUMBER Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 81 Series Text 1 Properties Text Size and Position Series Text ir Series Text Properties some properties override Text Element properties A Series Text Element is a text label placed on the page which updates Let based on the current page inthe series The text ta changes as the series moves from page to page Depending on what object the source of the series text is different expressions can be defined for it Label Source O Get text from the book or series layout page number etc Gi Get text from a Map Series Frame Morth America echlopez North America Get text froma Series Index Frame sometimes a series element Map Series Frame etc doesn t appear on every
31. The grid name is a label assigned to each grid cell Add page namesto the grid Naming Style ag Start names as if first grid is Pause alien 9 Row Column OQ Column Row Row Names Gei Alpha LA BC O Murmeric 0 1 2 Column Names Alpha ta DC 3 Numeric 0 1 2 Once you have made all the necessary selections click the Add To Grid List button to complete the process The wizard will make the necessary calculations and populate the grid list with the resulting grids Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 16 Grid Wizard EI Welcome to the MapLogic Grid Wizard This tool will create a polygon shapefile or feature class which can be Used as a map seres index layer 1 Use Grid Tools to populate Grid List 2 Click Create Grid Grid List 0 of 116 grids selected Use grid tools to add to list Name Origins Ant A0 Am And ADS Ald ANS det B02 B03 det BOS BOE BO BDS BOS 2995 261 68 1938211 75 22 30261 68 1938211 75 1641161 82 1344111 89 1047061 96 75001203 452962 1 45591217 141137 76 438157 69 Origin 17 39585 75 1135583 5 1139583 75 1139583 75 1139583 75 1139563 75 ozr de ozr de o0 de 820872 92 820873 92 820873 92 820873 92 20873 92 520873 92 920873 92 width 29704993 1139593 75 1641161 82 1344111 89 1047061 96 1626387 41 19
32. You may also want to click on the Current Page Symbol tab and modify the symbol used to highlight the current page Once you are done with your changes click OK to apply the properties Your locator map should now be highlighting the first page in the map series Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 87 USAManuals mxd ArcMap ArcView Fie Edit View Bookmarks Insert Selection Geoprocessing Customize Windows Help Bees 8B x oc Z A GC 2 ve ee ge WE el Layout Edit View Insert gt Tools a Overview Map i r Page Layout 1 Map Pages 7 k Page Layout 1 Alabama Alaska 3 Arizona 4 Arkansas 5 California 6 x CUYJO Sty Hl Li D mo tI CH OD LI As you preview your map series you will see the highlighted area on the map change as you move from page to page This completes our chapter on creating a better looking map series As you can see the MapLogic Layout Manager provides you with many powerful and flexible tools to create professional looking map books in ArcMap Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 88 Where To Go From Here This completes our Getting Started manual At this point you should have a good understanding of how to create basic layouts maps series and map books Of course the process of creating a quality product that is ready for publication requires much more work Remember that we have only g
33. adually build up to creating a complete map book Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 9 Creating An Index Grid Layer For A Map Series Basic Advanced and Pro The most common reason you are interested in using MapLogic Layout Manager is its ability to create map series and books In other words the ability to take a large map and split it into a number of smaller and more manageable sheets MapLogic Layout Manager is able to do this based on an Index Layer The index layer is a polygon area layer in your map where each polygon represents a page in your map series Here are some characteristics about an Index Layer It must be a polygon layer The polygons don t have to be rectangles For example we used the boundary of each state as the Index Layer for an atlas of the United States However rectangular indexes often provide the best results The polygons don t have to be the same size or the same shape Not every polygon in the layer has to be a page in the map book The MapLogic Layout Manager can use any polygon layer as an Index Layer But what if we don t already have an index layer The extension provides you with some tools that will create grid and linear index layers for you If the tools provided by the extension don t meet your requirements you can always create your own index layer using the layer creation and editing tools provided by ArcMap Grids can cover an area follow a line follow the
34. ages in the map series This makes sure that the pages will appear in the map series in order of their names This completes all the information needed to create a map series Because we are not creating a map book all the selections on the Overview Map Index Database and Index Layout tabs have been disabled Note that the last tab in the wizard is a Summery tab This tab provides a summary of all what the wizard is tasked to do and will let you know if all the necessary selections have been made to generate the series As the series is being created the summery tab will update you on the wizard s progress Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 27 Book Wizard Introduction Book Content Map Seres Overview Map Index Database Index Layout SUMMA Ready to Create Hap Series Details Output Type Map Dees Map Dees Map Gees Name US States Map Seres Index Layer States Map Seres Sort Field STATE NAME ALL REQUIREMENTS MET CLICK CREATE MAP BOOK TO BEGIN Pause Drawing This option speeds up execution Du pausing map refresh until process is complete Press the Create Map Series button to create the series Once the wizard has completed its tasks you can see a new map series layout has been added to the Layouts dockable window If you expand the tree you can see the individual sheets in the map series Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 28 USAManuals mxd ArcMap ArcView F
35. and Posilion Series Index bal Zoom Whole Page aul Zoom bo Selected Elements iSeries Index Propenies AA Cut trit The index is organized az a series of columns contaning dlfesert infomation Ihe listing text 5 Copy Cl the page number eic L Tou can modiy the content of each column by changing the NM Delete Delete Column Properties Rotate or Flip Column Text Font Background Size Margins Column Break Title RON Properties As was mentioned earlier the indexing is done in two steps the first creates a database of feature locations and the next step lays out the index on paper The Book Wizard offers two table formats for the index In our example we are using the Boxed index style This completes all the information needed to create a map book Keep in mind that there are many more options when creating a map book The wizard is showing the most common options and then making assumptions for the rest Press Create Map Book to begin creating the map book Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 34 Book Wizard Summary Details Senes Index Layer to Indes Interstate Highways Indes Field ROUTE NUM Indes Database File CAT emp indaxD atabase dbf lndex Table Style Boxed ALL REQUIREMENTS MET CLICK CREATE MAP BOOK TO BEGIN Creating new Map Book Done Adding section Overview Map Done Adding section States Done Adding section Highway Indes Done Copying current layout to Ov
36. andard Time are handled the next business day You must provide your customer or product serial number and be eligible to receive support in order for us to process your request Telephone Support To contact MapLogic support by phone call 407 657 1250 7 00 AM to 4 00 PM Eastern Standard Time Monday through Friday Please make sure you have the product name and serial number ready to give to the operator Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 90 Contacting MapLogic Corporation Contacting MapLogic Corporation Mailing Address MapLogic Corporation 330 West Canton Ave Winter Park FL 32789 USA TEL 407 657 1250 FAX 407 657 7008 Internet www maplogic com Marketing amp Product Sales To contact the MapLogic Marketing Department e mail us at marketing maplogic com or call us at 407 657 1250 7 00 AM to 4 00 PM Eastern Standard Time Monday through Friday Please make sure to include a daytime phone number in case we need to call you Technical Support To contact MapLogic support by e mail send your support request to support maplogic com or use our online support form Please make sure to include a daytime phone number in case we need to call you To contact MapLogic support by phone call 407 657 1250 7 00 AM to 4 00 PM Eastern Standard Time Monday through Friday Please make sure you have the product name and serial number ready to give to the operator Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Pa
37. cators Frame Size and Postion Map Seres e Map Series Properties some properties override Data Frame properties Series Scale Adjacent Page Listings Options Custom Code An adjacent page listing if a label that appears on the edge of the map that lists the neighboring pagers Labels can be placed automatically or using Series Text elements Expression See STATE_NAME Edit Expression BADJACENT PAGE NUMBER Automatically label map with neighboring pages sae laa Peete ee gal Uniform ER Arial 12 Bottom Lett Right Label Placement Top Right Label Rotation IT Automatic pointing inthe direction of adjacent page Normally only one page i listed as adjacent on each side of the map F List all adjacent pages Rotate corner labels label must be in exact corner of trame There are also some options about the distance of the label from the map as well as the label angle We aren t going to make any changes to these options Click OK to apply the label properties Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 77 USAManuals mxd ArcMap ArcView Fie Edit View Bookmarks Insert Selection Geoprocessing Customize Windows Help Dene A AB xv ec eb J mpnm sis E Lal Tal RS SR REI dl Lage enee Sill US Road Atlas E Overview Map e Page Layout 2 Sei Map Pages La Page Layout 1 e Alabama e Alaska 3 e Arizona 4 e Arkansas 5 Je California 6 se Si TAHETI FAAN Fo
38. cover a key map some map pages a road index etc Active Layout Although you can have multiple page layouts maps series layouts and book layouts in your ArcMap document only one layout can be visible at any time The layout that is visible is called the active layout Map Series Frame Thematic Series Frame Locator Frame and Key Frame In ArcMap the basic window that show s map information in your layout is called a data frame With the MapLogic Layout Manager we add 4 new frames to ArcMap These frames look just like data frames but add more capabilities to the data frame For example a map series frame is a data frame that knows how to print over multiple pages We will talk more about each frame later Dynamic Legend A Dynamic legend is similar to the standard ArcMap legend but only displays the legend symbols for those map features that fall within the visible extent of the map Detail Frame A Detail frame is an area set aside on the layout that will automatically generate detail maps for areas on the main map based on properties that you set Series Text Series text is just like any other piece of text that you place on your page layout except that it knows how to update itself as you move from page to page in a map series A good example of a series text is a label showing the page number Geo Text Geo Text is similar to series text except that the text can be linked to the attribute table of any layer in the map Page
39. d Atlas Sei Overview Map fe Page Layout 1 OOO hy Li e a Map Pages 2 r Page Layout 1 e Alabama i Alaska 3 Arizona 4 Arkansas 5 California 6 LEI LN B5 33 57 146 W 30 50 2247 N Now that we have cleaned up the map make sure the map frame is selected and then click on Edit gt Convert Data Frame to Series Locator Frame on the MapLogic Layout Manager toolbar You will get a warning about converting Click Yes to making the change Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 85 US e e E D E eneen Ser Convert Data Frame To Map Series Frame Windows Help TA File Edit view Zie Convert Data Frame To Thematic Series Frame ALS Ki e CH m Convert Data Frame To Series Locator Frame Si DA G i Si Convert Data Frame To Series key Frame Layouts KS Convert Text Element To Series Text Remove Series Properties From Data Frame Remove Thematic Series Properties From Data Frame vpOIO0 oy Hl Remove Locator Properties From Data Frame pai Gi iT T ch Cy CH Ch Gi Remove key Map Properties From Data Frame Remove Series Text Properties From Text Element Remove Page Index Properties From Element Boye ip Remove Series Index Properties From Element Add Anchor Properties to Element Remove Anchor Properties From Element LUC e I Now that we have converted the data frame into a series locator frame we need to set the properties of
40. d then select STATE_NAME from the list of available fields Once you have done that click the OK button to exit the dialog Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 41 Data Frame Properties General Data Frame Coordinate System llurination Grids Feature Cache Annotation Groups Estent Indicators Frame Size and Position Map Seres ai Map Series Properties some properties override Data Frame properties Series Scale Adjacent Page Listings Options Custom Code The location of each page inthe series is determined by a polygon area layer in the Data Frame called the Index Layer Each polygon in this layer represents a page inthe series Index layer To sort the pages select a sort field and order Sort the series using this field D Reverse Order Page names are used inthe Table of Contents and for export files Name each page using this field STATE_MAME Each page can be rotated differently using an angle set in a rotation field F Rotate each page using this field echlonez The reference grid 41 42 81 Etc around each page can be set using a field F Set reference grid using this field Mone You will notice that the map will change to show the state of Alabama the first state in our map series Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 42 USAManuals mxd ArcMap ArcView Sel File Edit View Bookmarks Insert Selection G
41. dded a break to one of the columns in the index this option vill add a break before the first listing if the listing if not a number F Add a starting break when first listing on first page is not numeric The default page i the page that is normally displayed when you arent previewing the index pages Set default page to lf You would like to see a sample page of the index betore creating the entire index Chich can take a long time to generate select the Sample Page option F Generate a sample index page only These are the only modifications we are going to make to the Series Index Click OK to accept the settings At this point the extension is figuring out the appropriate text for each listing in the index removing duplicate listings sorting the listings and then laying out each page of the index The extension also determines how many pages will be required to print the index Note the progress of the process on the ArcMap Status Bar Once the process is complete you will see your index in the layout Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 71 USAManuals mxd ArcMap ArcView Fie Edit View Bookmarks Insert Selection Geoprocessing Customize Windows Help Neda tyABx Or set PI Lal al Layouts Sec E Ss Map Seres Layouts xoqioo ue El o L Page Layout 1 EI Book Layouts a US Road Atlas Overview Map Pi Page Layout a Map Pages La
42. dex layer s table We are going to leave further explanation on building expressions to the User s Manual Fortunately the extension provides you with an expression builder that makes building expressions much easier To display the expression builder click the Expression button MapLogic Expression Builder Reserved Words page numbers dates etc P AGE_NUMBER Page number of current page Database Fields and Formats fields from the selected table gt TATE MAME QBJECTIB AREA TATE_ MAME STATE_FIPS SUB REGION TSTATE_ABBR POP1 990 DOP AO k Font Mame and Size Example ENT names Arial size 1 o My textsFMNT Expression Compose an expression by using reserved words database fields formatting statements and other text See STATE NAME CBBADUACENT PAGE NUMBER Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 76 The expression builder presents you with a list of reserved words and database fields that you can drop down into the expression by selecting each item and clicking the Add button Once you are done composing the expression click the OK button to accept the expression We can also change the text symbol used for the adjacent labels To change the label symbol click the Symbol button and select the symbol In our example we have selected a red bold italic label Data Frame Properties General Data Frame Coordinate System Illumination Grids Feature Cache Annotation Groups Extent Indi
43. e Edit View Bookmarks Insert Selection Geoprocessing Customize Windows Help TAR Sit AB xo aj 1 20 000 000 Z E elen mg vo a bp Ee es v Layouts ix On Weare E E Page Layouts e Page Layout 1 Active EE Map Gees Layouts Book Layouts OOO Sty Lal SU a T D C m iT ii Foen l lf 13 14 15 18 12 M La oil Ri qQ O anes To begin the process let s go back to the US map that we have been working with throughout this book We are going to create a grid over the continental United States similar to the one displayed below Te E SC PEs SS ee LEON GE EE STI ee NA Il re IESEL Ze SS alen Zait ET SM Camp UN Me pot Once you have the map open let s zoom out so we can see the entire boundary of the continental United States Select Tools gt Grid Wizard Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 12 Layout Edit View Insert e ools Help e dt Eook wizard E Indexing Weard This will display the Grid Wizard dialog The process of creating an Index Layer using the Grid Wizard is to use one or more of the grid tools available on the wizard to populate the Grid List The grid list is essentially a list of rectangles Grid Wizard Welcome to the Map og Grid Wizard This tool wll create a polygon shapefile or feature class Used as a map seres index laper pe 1 Use Grid Tools to populate Grid List 2 Click Create Grid
44. e are naming the column Listing Note that by default the wizard assumes that this column will be populated using the layer that is being indexed We will not change this option Press OK to add the new column You will notice a column named Listing has been added to the Output Columns tab Now we need to add a second column for the page number To add a column to the database press the Add button Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 61 Mew Index Database Column Enter a name and select the information source for thie column Upto 10 characters no spaces Select the information source for this column 1 Information from the layer s being indexed O This column will be populated from the layer being indexed 2 Information from map extent boundary page number reference grid map series index layer etc Gei This column will be populated with the book or series page number O This column willbe populated with the reference grid ID A1 A2 B1 etc O This column willbe populated with both the page number and reference grid ID 3 Information from the selected boundary polygon layer available if you have selected a polygon layer on the Indexing Boundaries tab This column will be populated from the boundary polygon layer MOTE A default expression will be added to the new column based on the information source you have selected You can later modity a column s expression by clicking the express
45. e button and you will see a menu of things you can do with that item Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 6 Layouts E Book L Rename RI Str Order ES Copy Remove fa Index Template Map Pages La Hap Page Template Active This is where you will do most of the work of managing layouts map series and map books adding removing new books and layouts changing the order of sections etc Different commands on these menus are enabled and disabled based on what kind of MapLogic Layout Manager license you have Viewer Basic Advanced or Pro Element Properties When you insert a new MapLogic Layout Manager element for example a Map Series Frame the element is added to the active page layout just as in ArcMap s Insert Menu To set the properties of the element select it click the right mouse button and then select Properties on the popup menu You can also just double click on the element Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 7 Data Frame Properties General Data Frame Coordinate System Illumination Grids Feature Cache Annotation Groups Extent Indicators Frame Size and Position Map Gees ei Map Series Properties some properties override Data Frame properties Series Scale Adjacent Page Listings Options Custom code The location of each page inthe series is determined by a polygon tarea layer in the Data Frame called the Index Layer Each p
46. ed to edit the properties of the frame To edit the map series frame s properties double click on the frame or right click on the frame and select Properties Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 40 USAManuals mxd ArcMap ArcView M fol Fie Edit View Bookmarks Insert Selection Geoprocessing Customize Windows Help NA ES GB x 90 Ern vi az Eyes g VR EN Hi E s el Layout Edit gt View gt Insert Tools Help Layouts Ax O l y2 J3 j4 5 yb oy J 79 710 a 17 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 11 Sa RB E EI ei Page Layouts e Page Layout 1 Add Data ale Map Seres Layouts ES Pi Page Layout 1 Active Book Layouts S i Focus Data Frame Zoom Whole Page xogjoo Lay Hl Full Extent SUSOD LO aqel Boye Bp Zoom to Selected Elements Cirlt Ctrl C Yoda al D 13 Delete Delete ROS Oi acca e gt e 125 S9 20 615 47 46 Iry Order Mudge Align Distribute Rotate or Flip ey Properties You will notice that there is a new tab on the properties window called Map Series Click over to this tab and from the Index Layer drop down list select United States This is the minimum amount of information that the extension needs to make a map series However we don t want just a random set of state maps Let s order the series by state name To do this check the Sort the series using this field option an
47. een before the text of a label is determined by an expression The MapLogic Layout Manager translates this expression into an appropriate label By default the adjacent page label expression is See Page ADJACENT PAGE NUMBER Anytime you see something in an expression that starts with you are looking at a reserved word This is a word that the extension understands and substitutes for an appropriate value For example in our case the actual label might look like See Page 3 Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 75 Why use an expression Well this allows you to have total control over what the label says Suppose you prefer the label to say Go To 3 All you would need to do is to change the expression to say Go To ADJACENT_PAGE_NUMBER Now let s suppose that for our US State map series we would like the label to say something like See Mississippi Page 25 In this case we need to create an expression that not only has the page number but also the state name In order to create this expression we need to extract information from our index layer which has the boundaries of each state In our case the expression that we need will look like See STATE_NAME Page ADJACENT_PAGE_NUMBER Anytime we use brackets TT around a word the extension interprets this as being the name of a field in the table So in this case we are telling the extension to look in the STATE_NAME field in the in
48. eoprocessing Customize Windows Help STEET x0 Ch z CR Sp Dt G RO Eil d i s sel Layout Edit View Insert Tools Help Layouts fl j2 a 4 Ja JE Z ye ya yd Fa if a Ve Sean gt ji Bva an Salg Map Series Layouts l Pi United States Activi j i V Alabama 1 Alaska 2 Anzona 3 Arkansas 4 Bon California 5 E Colorado 6 Se vpOIO0 ay Hl Ei Gi iT C ch Cy CH Ch GI Boye Bp Lac ol We have just created a 51 page map series Of course there are plenty of options and settings on the map series properties tab that we have not looked at There is more information further in this book about further modifying the map series in a chapter titled Creating A Better Looking Map Series Here we are just looking at the basics Previewing Pages In A Map Series So we have a 51 page map series but how can we look at the rest of the pages in the series Well there are two ways that you can do this If you have enabled individual page listings in the Layouts dockable window see Options dialog on the Layouts dockable window a list of pages will be added to the added to the Table of Contents You can go to any page in the map series by double clicking on the page Basic Advanced and Pro licenses only Another method is to display the Preview dialog and flip through the pages using the dialog Select Layout gt Preview Pages from the MapLogic Layout Manager toolbar
49. er along in the book Tasks You Perform With The MapLogic Layout Manager The MapLogic Layout Manager is an extension to ESRI s ArcMap desktop GIS application It enhances ArcMap by providing tools to allow you to 1 Create and store multiple page layouts in a single ArcMap document Mxd 2 Create map series in ArcMap 3 Create map books in ArcMap As part of creating a map book the MapLogic Layout Manager allows you to 1 Create map series a map that is broken into multiple pages on different map extents Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 1 2 Create thematic series a map that is broken into multiple pages based on different layer visibilities 3 Create locator maps an overview map that highlights the location of the current page in a series 4 Create key maps an overview map that lists the page number where you can see the detailed map of an area 5 Create indexes a listing of features on the map and what page they are located on Of course there are many more details to each of these steps which we will explore later on Tips On Learning How To Use The MapLogic Layout Manager This book is intended to help you learn the basics of making page layouts map series and map books using the MapLogic Layout Manager and ArcMap For more detailed information about the options and parameters in each of the many tools in this extension refer to the MapLogic Layout Manager User s Manual as well as
50. eries Rey Frame Convert Text Element To Series Text E ID Remove Series Properties From Data Frame Remove Thematic Series Properties From Data Frame OOO Lk al Remove Locator Properties From Data Frame Remove Key Map Properties From Data Frame Remove Series Text Properties From Text Element Boye Gp Remove Page Index Properties From Element Remove Series Index Properties From Element K Add Anchor Properties to Element Ke Remove nchor Properties From Element Usdeas oll By converting the data frame to a map series frame we are telling the extension that this map is going to have multiple pages However we still haven t told the extension where the pages are Also note that we could create a new map series frame by using the Insert menu on the toolbar Setting Map Series Properties To allow a map series to print over multiple pages we need to set the Index Layer for the frame The Index Layer is a polygon area layer in your map where each polygon represents a page in your map series Since we are creating a map series of US States we want to set the boundary of each state to be a page in the series The MapLogic Layout Manager will then know to zoom to the boundary of each state as it moves from page to page How do we tell the extension where the Index Layer is When we converted the data frame to a map series frame a new tab was added to the properties of the frame To set the Index Layer we ne
51. ert Tools Help Jo Preview Pages You will notice that the toolbar layout is very similar to ArcMap s Main Menu This helps you to quickly find the right commands in the extension based on where you would expect to find similar commands in ArcMap Different commands in the toolbar are enabled and disabled based on 1 What kind of layout is currently active page layout map series layout or book layout 2 What kind of element is currently selected in the layout 3 What kind of MapLogic Layout Manager license you have Viewer Basic Advanced or Pro The Layouts Dockable Window The Layouts is a new dockable window that is added to the ArcMap by MapLogic Layout Manager lf the Layouts window is not visible after you install the extension you can make it visible by selecting View gt Layouts Table of Contents on the MapLogic Layout Manager toolbar Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 5 Layouts E fei Page Layouts e Page Layout 1 EE Map Seres Layouts E Book Layouts RI Street Map Book 2 3 Key Map La kep Template Inside Cover La Legend Template g Road Index La Index Template E Map Pages La Hap Page Template Active This window is where you move around the different layouts contained in the Mxd Double clicking on any layout will activate it make it visible You can only have one layout active at any time Click on any item listed in the Layouts window using your right mous
52. erview Map Done Copying current layout to States Done Creating new layout for Highway Indes Done Setting up Map Dees properties and generating pages Done If second map frame is present converting to locator map Done Adding page number to layout D one Setting Up overview map properties and generating map Adding book title to layout Done Generating index databace Creating temporary database file Done Indexing map seres pages Indexing page 1 of DI Done Indexing page 2 of DI Done Indexing page 3 of DI Done lndexing page 4 of DI Done Indexing page 5 of 51 Pause Drawing This option speeds up execution by pausing map refresh until process it complete Next gt Create Map Book The Summary tab will provide information about the process as it is being completed Creating a map book is more complex and requires more time to complete Once the wizard has completed its tasks you can see a new map book layout has been added to the Layouts dockable window The book contains an overview map a map series of all the states and an index of highways Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 35 USAManuals mxd ArcMap ArcView Sle Fie Edit View Bookmarks Insert Selection Geoprocessing Customize Windows Help DAEs Fie x 9 lt amg CH GU D GE Gel Faz el Layout Edit View Insert Tools Help Layouts ee 2 13 ee eee ce 18 15 110 Cn a E RI US Highway Atlas A EI O
53. es Map Book requires Advanced or Pro license 4 Map Book i a collection of one or more Map Dees and other mape and tables A Map Book will most often have an Overview map and an indes a table listing map features and the page each feature can be found on This wizard can create a map book with a map seres an overview map and an Index Tou can always add more content to your Map Book after the wizard completes creating the book Map Book Name US Highway Atlas Select sections you would like to be included in the Map Book Overview Map Name Overview Map Map Series required Feature Index Name Highway Index While in the previous example we selected the Map Series option this time we are going to select the Map Book option Modify the name of the map book to US Highway Atlas and change the Map Series name to States and the Feature Index name to Highway Index Click Next to go to the Map Series tab Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 30 Book Wizard Introduction Book Content Map Series Overview Map Index Database Index Layout Summary The Book Wizard will use the current map as a template for creating the Map Gees The current map should be set up as you would want a page inthe series to look like Once the Map Series has been created you will be able to adjust the layout of the map However all the pages will be sha
54. ething like the following Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 23 USAManuals mxd ArcMap ArcView SEE File Edit View Bookmarks Insert Selection Geoprocessing Customize Windows Help eye G i We FA k ei l el Layout EOt Mem Insert Tools gt Help Layouts Val RS 2 13 14 15 18 17 1818 11 Saa 2 D ere Page Layouts E RA E DEE SE e Page Layout 1 Active BRE Ae Ge EE Map Series Layouts wo PAS SENE 4 Book Layouts d REES Ce E KE MOOD Day eil SU a T D C m iT ii Hoep g l Conmterminauc United States PS e EE LEES oll You can open the Book Wizard by selecting Tools gt Book Wizard from the MapLogic Layout Manager toolbar MapLogic Layout Manager Layout se Edit e View se Insert Y Tools Help Y Eu Book Wizard Haa Grid Wizard Indexing Wizard Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 24 Book Wizard Welcome to the MapLogic Book Wizard This wizard will help you set up a map seres or map book using MapLogic Layout Manager This wizard i designed to combine a number of different steps needed to create a map book All of these steps can be done individually through the Layouts Tab m Ach ap z table of contents and the MapLogic Layout Manager toolbar Before getting started pou will need to make sure you have an index layer or grid layer loaded in the map The indes layer i
55. ex from the MapLogic Layout Manager toolbar Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 66 USAManuals mxd Arc ig ES Layout Edit view Insert si Tools Help File Edit wiew Bookmarks Inser election dows Help Map Series Frame E e GN ye EI Le t hi al Thematic Series Frame En Si DAN E be FR E E 22x el Series Locator Frame Layouts H x Series Key Frame 3 10 S 3 ale Series Text ee Map Series Layouts ES P Page Layout 1 E Book Layouts RI US Road Atlas E Overview Map P Page Layout 1 Map Pages P Page Layout 1 1 Highway Index P Template 1 A v LIL Page Index MOQ OO Lief DI Series Index SUSU do Sie Boe Bp E ald d Yoda all Once the index has been added to the layout go ahead and resize it to cover most of the page You have probably noticed that ArcMap adds a data frame to every layout Even though we aren t going to be using this data frame there is no way to delete it If you delete the frame ArcMap will create another However don t worry as long as we leave the data frame empty it wont be displayed at print time If you would prefer you can drag the data frame off to the side so that it doesn t get in the way when you are setting up your Series Index Now that we have resized the Series Index let s modify its properties To do this double click on the frame or right click and select Properties After the properties dialog is displayed
56. extent of map features or even entered manually Gin ve merc a see Grid an Area Follow a Line Map Feature Extents Before we get into the steps for an index layer we need to show you another part of the MapLogic Layout Manager extension the MapLogic Layout Manager toolbar Layout Edits View Insert Tools Help If you don t already have the toolbar visible you can display it by going to Customize gt Toolbars gt MapLogic Layout Manager on ArcMap s Main Menu In this chapter we will go through the process of creating a grid that covers an area To begin with we are going to make a grid which covers the extent of The United States using one of ArcMap s Templates We are going to use a template so we don t have to spend time setting up our layers colors labels etc So let s get started by opening a new ArcMap session using the ConterminouSUSA mxt template Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 10 Mew ll Mu Templates General Industry USA World Preview W Central met Conterminousl SA mal W USACounties mst E SIS fc VADDSME GHlhetCotzkatceve a Bin emplates US4 ConterminousU 5 4 mut Gi Create New e Document Template Cancel Once you have the template loaded your ArcMap session should look something like the following Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 11 USAManuals mxd ArcMap ArcView Fil
57. g parameters The map s to be indexed The layer s to index The boundary or boundaries to compare the layer too The attributes to extract from the selected layer A file name where the results should be stored a a E T Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 56 1 Indexing Wizard Introduction Mentz Layer Indexing Boundaries Output Columns Sort Order Output SUmMMAry f Within your ArcMap document there may be one or more maps frames data frames The wizard needa to know which of these maps to index By default only the active map is selected lf the Active Layout is part of a map book you have the option of adding maps that are located in other sections in your map book inthe index The wizard wil search across all selected sections in creating the index The Active Map will determine the rules of indexing For example if you select to index the Streets layer from the Active Map all other maps and layouts that are included in the indexing must have a Streets layer If the map does not have the required layer it vvil be skipped Select one or more mapsto index E KI i E Er Er IC Morth America Horth America Options Only index map when itis on the page Select this option if you are using anchors to move the map an and off the printed page Create Indes The Map s tab in the Indexing Wizard allows you to select which maps in the map book will be included in the index If you
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59. gic Layout Manager Layout se Edit View sg Insert se Tools Help WI Book Wizard Se Grid Wizard Wj Indexing Wizard To generate an index we need to select the layer that is to be indexed along with the field which contains the attribute that will appear in the index Indexing is done in two steps The first step is to generate a database of where the features are located Once the database is created its content is added to the map book as a nicely formatted table Select Interstate Highways as the layer to index and ROUTE NUM as the field to index Click the folder icon E and select a location where the database is to be stored In our example we are storing the database in C Temp lndexDatabase dbf Click Next to go to the Index Layout tab Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 33 Book Wizard Once the index database has been created the Book Wizard will layout the indes on one or more pages Inthe Map Book Select your prefered index style Gei Boxed Alaga 9 Boulogne A Alford 1 Bounds Crossing 7 Allentown 3 Boykin E H Bullhead Pit 21 29 Dm Fort ccc Ai 13 Dr nelle nee 2 The Book Wizard will create the index using the above information However there are many more optione available for the index layout After the index has been created you can access these options from the Seres Index Properties Dialog Series Index 1 Properties ee ae Ass Frame Size
60. hat Page Layout 1 will disappear and Page Layout 2 will appear The page layout list will also update to show which layout is active Layouts frei Page Layouts e Page Layout 1 Active ei Page Bock La Rename Order Copy Remove Renaming Layouts Of course you probably want to name your layouts something that is more descriptive than Page Layout 1 To do this right click on a layout and select Rename Removing Deleting Layouts If you would like to remove a layout from your ArcMap document right click on the layout you would like to delete and select Remove from the popup menu Once you have created a new page layout you can edit and print it just like you have been doing so in ArcMap in the past Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 21 In the next chapters we are going to create a new type of layout called a Map Series Layouts and Book Layouts A map series layout is very similar to a page layout except that it prints out a series of map sheets instead of just one sheet A book layout is a collection of page layouts and book layouts stored as a single document Rearranging Layouts You can always rearrange the positions of a layout in the list of page layouts by right clicking on the name of the layout and then going to the Order menu Layouts g Ire Page Layouts e Page Layout 1 Active Activate Rename To Top Remove To Bottom Get
61. he primary Sort column the next tem the secondary sort column etc 1 IMPORTANT Sorting very large tables with many columns can take a long time to process If the indexing results in more than 100 000 records and there are many columns in the table you can expect sorting to take hours in some circumstances H you da not choose to sort the database records will be added in the order that they are indexed Sort Index Ascending O Descending Options Correctly sort numeric text This option insures that numeric text is sorted in the proper order For example normally Highway 12 would come before Highway 3 when sorting according to the standard rules of sorting text This option will make sure that Highway 12 is listed after Highway 3 in the table IMPORTANT Selecting this option can significantly increase the Sort time Remove duplicate ttems from database This option removes all duplicate records from the index after t has been sorted Records are considered duplicates when all the values in all the columns are the same The next tab on the wizard is the Sort Order tab This tab allows you to sort the resulting database In our example the default sort settings are correct in that the database will be sorted on the route names first and the page numbers second The only change that need to be made on this tab is to select the Correctly sort numeric text option This option insures that numeric text is so
62. ie Edit View Bookmarks Insert Selection Geoprocessing Customize Windows Help De eS x a J Pa SE Du LR W ba E z s wi Layout Edit Mem Insert gt Tools Help Ue 15 14 15 16 1 1 se EI Dei Page Layouts e Page Layout 1 E EE Map Seres Layouts OOO Sty Di La Page Layout 1 Actis Alabama 1 Alaska 2 Arizona 3 Arkansas 4 Calitornia 5 Colorado 6 Boye Bp ei el fo el ei ei yeas al This completes the process of creating a map series using the Book Wizard Creating A Map Book Using The Book Wizard In the next example we will be using the Book Wizard to create a complete map book for the United States While the map series only included the pages for each state the map book will include an overview map and a highway index listing each highway and the pages can be found on We are going to begin by opening a new ArcMap session using the same ConterminousUSA mxt template used in the previous example Open the Book Wizard by selecting Tools gt Book Wizard from the MapLogic Layout Manager toolbar and go to the Book Content tab Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 29 Book Wizard Introduction Book Content The Book Wizard can help create a Map Seres or a Map Book Please select what you would like to create Map Series available with all license levels Map Seres is a map that is split across multiple sheets Map Series Name My Map Seri
63. ies is a layout that prints over multiple pages A map book takes a map series and adds to it all of the other pieces that make it a book Let s take the example of a road atlas A road atlas has a series of pages detailing the roads of a selected region However the atlas will have an overview map on the front or back cover showing what page the detailed map of an area is It also usually has an index of road names and what page they are located on If you just took these map pages and threw away the rest of the atlas you would be left with a map series The MapLogic Layout Manager organizes a map book as a collection of sections Each section contains one or more layouts defining the contents of that section You may want to think of sections as chapters in a book Layouts frei Page Layouts EE Map Seres Layouts E Book Layouts KI US Road Atlas Overview Map Map Pages Road Index The order in which these sections appear in the map book is the order in which they will be printed Just like a word processing document the extension will automatically figure out the page numbering of the sections based on where they are located in the map book Now that we have an overview of how map books are stored in ArcMap lets go get started on putting together a map book We are going to build on what we have done in the previous chapters by creating a map book of US states Setting Up The Structure Of A Map Book To begin with let
64. ion button op the main dialog The second column will contain the page number for each feature We will call this column Page For this second column we want to change its source so that it will be populated with the page boundary information Select the This column will be populated with the book or series page number option Press OK to add the new column You will notice that if you click on each column name in the Output Columns tab the wizard has added a default expression for each column The expression lets the wizard know what information is to be placed in the selected column An expression can be a simple field attribute name or a complex statement based on multiple fields and other formatting In our example the default expressions are correct However in some cases you may need to edit the default expression You can do this by selecting the column you want to edit and then pressing the Expression button This will display the MapLogic Expression Builder dialog For more information about this dialog and expressions please refer to the User Manual Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 62 1 Indexing Wizard Introduction Maps Layer s Indexing Boundaries Output Columns Sort Order Output Summary The index database can be sorted alphabetically over multiple columns The Sort order is determined by the order in which the columns appear below The top most tem in the list being t
65. iple layouts in your ArcMap document We will demonstrate this by performing a very simple task of creating a new layout using the MapLogic Layout Manager Up to now whenever you have been using ArcMap you have been working with a single map layout With the MapLogic Layout Manager the ArcMap document Mxd becomes a multi layout document This allows you to store multiple page layouts map series layouts and map books inside the document It is as if there are multiple MXDs stored in one So the first task we need to become familiar with is how to create these new layouts in ArcMap To begin this task open ArcMap It doesn t matter if you create a new map or open one that you have worked on before After installing the extension a new toolbar is added to ArcMap called MapLogic Layout Manager From this toolbar select View gt Layouts Table of Contents to open the Layouts dockable window This window displays the different layouts stored in your MXD You will notice a list showing your Page Layouts Map Series Layouts and Book Layouts To begin with the only layout you see in the list is one called Page Layout 1 Active frei Page Layouts ei Page Layout 1 Active EE Map Seres Layouts Book Layouts By default you always have one page layout in ArcMap When you see Active in front of the name of that layout it means that it s the one that is currently visible So let s go ahead and create a new page layout In o
66. iven you a brief overview of how to use MapLogic Layout Manager There are many more features and tool in the extension compared to what we have covered in this manual For further information about the MapLogic Layout Managers tools and properties refer to the User s Manual and the online help If there is one suggestion that we could make about creating map series and map books it would be to plan your design You should remember that every modification you make can change tens hundreds or thousands of pages so take your time and plan things thoroughly Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 89 Receiving Technical Support Before you contact MapLogic Support please make sure you have the product name and serial number ready Online Support Documents Our online support documents have the answer to many of your questions Check out our online help at the following address http www maplogic com support support htm If you can t find what the answer to your question online you can always contact MapLogic s support staff by e mail or phone E Mail Support support maplogic com To contact MapLogic support by e mail send your support requests to support maplogic com or use our online support form at the above Internet address Please make sure to include a daytime phone number in case we need to call you E mail support is available to users 24 hours per day requests for support received after 4 00 PM Eastern St
67. izard Saks Introduction Maps Layer s Indexing Boundaries Output Columns Sort Order Output Summary Once the maps and layers have been selected the wizard needs to know what information is to be extracted from the selected layers The index database is a table of feature attributes for example Main Street and their locations for example Page 4 Grid B 5 The table is populated wih columns that pull information from the layers that are being indexed the boundary layers or the Map pages In this step you will need to define the names of the columns to be added to the output database as well as an expression for each column The column expression determines what information i amp going to be extracted and stored in the column A default expression is added to each new column ou can modify a column s expression by selecting the column name and clicking the expression button below Define columns to be added to index database Listing Add Remove Rename Data Source Gei Get textfrom layer that is being indexed O Get text from map boundary page number grid etc Get text from boundary polygon layer Expression Now that we have decided what to index we need to let the wizard know what information is to be extracted from the selected layer and placed in the index database In our example we are generating a database of the highway route nu
68. mber and the page s it appears on Therefore we need to define two columns for our index database The first column will have our highway route number To add a column to the database press the Add button Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 60 Mew Index Database Column Enter a name and select the information source tor thie column Column Hame Upto 10 characters no spaces Select the information source for this column 1 Information from the layerts being indexed Gei This column willbe populated from the layer being indexed 21 Information from map extent boundary page number reference grid map series index layer etc O This column will be populated with the book or series page number O This column willbe populated with the reference grid ID A1 A2 B1 etc O This column willbe populated with both the page number and reference grid ID 3 Information from the selected boundary polygon layer available if you hawe selected a polygon layer on the Indexing Boundaries tak This column will be populated from the boundary polygon layer MOTE A defaut expression will be added to the new column based on the information Source you have selected You can later modity a column s expression by clicking the expression button op the main dialog A new window will appear in which you can define the column name and the column source This first column will contain the highway route number In our example w
69. olygon in this layer represents a page inthe series Index layer 4s00Scale_ 6 35x6 9 Index To Sort SS DESS SEENEN and cee Sort the series using this field Do Number F Reverse Order Fage names are used in the Table of Contents and tor export files F Hame each page using this field lt Mone gt Each page can be rotated differently using an angle set in a rotation field F Rotate each page using this field echlonez The reference grid 41 42 681 Etc around each page can be set using a field F Set reference grid using this field zone You will notice that the element will have all the normal properties you would expect for that type of element with an added tab for properties specific to our extension Modify the element properties just like you would with any other element in ArcMap Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 8 Working With The MapLogic Layout Manager In the next chapters we will go through the basic tasks that you can perform using the MapLogic Layout Manager Here is what we are going to do in the next chapters Create a index grid layer Learn to work with multiple layouts in an ArcMap document Create a quick map series and map book using the Book Wizard Create a map series layout in ArcMap with step by step instructions Create a new map book layout in ArcMap with step by step instructions ae a As you will see we are going to start with some pretty simple tasks and gr
70. on This option limits the tems indexed for each page in a map series to those that tall within the index polygon for that page instead of the visible boundary of the map In other words any overlapping areas on the edge of the page are ignored if the map has a visible Reference Grid index each grid cell lf you have a reference grid sorraunding your map this option vill not only index the page location of a feature but also the grid location of that feature e Main Street Pq 9 4 4 For more information about Reference Grids refer to Archap s online help F Index selected layers against polygons inthe following layer chlopez wi Options C Only index polygons that are currently selected Now that the maps and layers to index have been selected the next step is to select the indexing boundaries The indexing boundaries refer to what the selected layer s features will be compared against to decide whether the feature is inside or outside the boundary Most commonly the boundary of the map page is used for this comparison but the wizard can also use any polygon layer for indexing In our example we will be comparing the Interstate Highway layer against the boundary of each page in the map series and generate a table of which pages each highway appears on This is the default option on the Indexing Boundaries tab and no changes need to be made on this tab Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 59 ll Indexing W
71. oprocessing Customize Windows Help PERS 2 AB x N Chrion vla Kn ama Hi F Si 99 el Layouk Edit View Insert Tools f Layouts ee E S 6 joS Si a emm SoutMDakots E frei Page Layouts e Page Layout 1 E EE Map Series Layouts E La Page Layout 1 if 8 c l E Book Layouts tr NI US Road Atlas L eI Overview Map D Pi Page Layout 1 Map Pages ES Pi Page Layout 1 OOO Say al kl j mi GE CD a p CJ CH Si Ch GI Boye Gp Kansas me ail 98 S0 19 2204 WM 38 51 4503 M Now that we have our map series and key map we will next explore the process of creating an index of US highways Creating A Highway Index The last step in our example map book is to create an index of US highways This is a two step process First we need to create a database of highways and the pages they appear on We call this an Index Database The second step is to take that database and put its contents in a layout for printing Creating An Index Database To begin the process we need to activate the section in our map book containing the map series we are going to index Once the layout is active select Tools gt Indexing Wizard from the MapLogic Layout Manager toolbar Layout se Edit wiew Y Insert e oos Help e eg Fook wizard Ge Grid Wizard P eiea This will bring up the Indexing Wizard dialog In this dialog we are going to setup the process for creating the database Getting Started wi
72. p its properties so it will display the page numbers in our map book To complete this task we need to do two things 1 We need to tell the extension that the map is a key map 2 We need to set the parameters of the key To convert the map from a regular map to a map series we need to select the map frame data frame and then select Edit gt Convert Data Frame to Series Key Frame on the MapLogic Layout Manager toolbar Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 50 Mam mmm Sam a Eci Convert Data Frame To Map Series Frame bi C t Data F To Thematic Series F Pm ki pa SI Set onvert Data Frame To Thematic Series Frame Wd Convert Data Frame To Series Locator Frame Si Convert Data Frame To Series key Frame K Convert Text Element To Series Text ize Windows Help EI Remove Series Properties From Data Frame EN Remove Thematic Series Properties From Data Frame E T D C CO CH C m E Remove Locator Properties From Data Frame A oth gl Remove Key Map Properties From Data Frame E Ee Remove Series Text Properties From Text Element Bovey el I 8 E Remove Page Index Properties From Element les Remove Series Index Properties From Element E Add Anchor Properties to Element yeaz ol Ee Remove Anchor Properties From Element By converting the data frame to a series key frame we are telling the extension that this map is going to show on what page a detailed map of each
73. r example we are storing the database in C Temp IndexDatabase dbf Now that all the necessary options have been selected press the Finish button to generate the index database The Wizard will compare the Interstate Highway layer against the 51 US State map pages and generate a database of where everything is located Once the process has ended you will see a table of listings and their page locations Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 64 2 Se Bo k IndaxDatabase Ol Listing Page I 11 a b 14 30 39 49 A Bi CDI OF On ee oo ha 8 E E S S E C S E C E C h O out of 1318 Selected IndaxDatabase Note that there were a number of different options on each tab of the Indexing Wizard dialog that we did not go over Most of the options include explanations on the wizard but you can also refer to the User Manual for additional information Also notice that there are Save and Load buttons on the Indexing Wizard dialog These buttons allow you to store the dialog settings in an external file which can be loaded at a later date Most organizations will renew their map books on a regular basis to reflect changes that have occurred over time The index database is a snapshot of feature locations at the time it the database was generated and does not automatically get updated as the layers are updated Therefore the database must be regenerated each time the map book
74. r map book had multiple sections for example a regional maps section and a local maps section you could generate the index from all sections In our example the only other section in our map book is the overview map which we do not need to index By default the current map is selected for indexing We do not need to make any changes on this tab Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 57 1 Indexing Wizard E Cat 3 sl DS Introduction Mapls Layerts Indexing Boundaries Output Columna Sort Order Output Summary Within the selected maptsj there are one or more layers of data The wizard needs to know which of these data layers should be indexed The first layer that i selected will determine the rules Tor indexing For example if you plan on extracting information tram 4 field called Street_Mame all the other selected layers must also have a field with the same name If a layer does not have the required field wall be skipped Select the layer type to index Gei Create index from geographic features layers O Create index from CAD Coverage GeoDatabase annotation Layers Text will be the annotation label text Select one or more layers index DI Capital cities Interstate Highways 0O Rivers IT Lakes 0O USA Boundary IT state Boundaries C States CL Neighboring Countries H more than one layer is selected information can only be extracted tram fields that have the same name and are of
75. rder to do this right click your mouse on where it says Page Layouts and select New Page Layout from the menu that pops up Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 19 Layouts Hide Show Series and Book Pages Show Layout Manager Toolbar You will notice a new item added to the list of Page Layouts called Page Layout 2 And that s how you add a new page layout in your ArcMap document Layouts E Page Layout 1 Active mee Page Layout 2 EE Map Senes Layouts n Book Layouts Copying An Existing Layout What if we don t want to work on a layout from scratch If you want to make a copy of an existing layout and modify it you can Copy Paste an existing layout To do this right click on the layout you want to copy and select Copy from the popup menu Then right click again and select Paste from the popup menu Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 20 Layouts Sa Mao jg Page Layouts Actiyak EF Map Gees Le clivate Book Layouts Rename Order Remove Some other things you might want to do once you ve created a new layout Moving Back And Forth Between Layouts Now that we have created the new layout we need to be able to see it We call this activating a layout In order to activate a layout all you need to do is double click on its name in the list or right click on its name and select Activate from the pop up menu You will notice t
76. ring the same template so changing one page will affect all pages The Map Series is controlled by a polygon layer called the index layer Each polygon in the mdeu layer Will become a page in the Map Gees Please select the index layer Index Layer e Ke The pages in the sees are sorted according to the values m a fe in the layers table Please select the field to sot Du sort Field STATE_NAME The Book Wizard will create the Map Seres using the above information However there are many more options available to choose from when setting up seres After the Map Seres has been created you can access these options from the Data Frame Properties Dialog Data Frame Properties General Data Frame Coondnale System lurmination Grids hap Cache Annolalion Groups Estent Rectangles Frame Size and Poston Map Seres ftMap Series Properties some pioperlies ovenide Data Frame propeities Seties Adjacent Page Listings Options Custom Code The beealion of esch page m the sees is de amp tenined by a pogan areal layer in fe Data Frame called the index Layer Each polygon m this layer represerts a page in the ceeies mome jeden taver The selections on the Map Series tab are going to be identical to the previous example Select the States layer as the index layer The wizard automatically selected the State_Name field to sort the pages in the map series Since we are creating a map book wi
77. round Size Margins Column Break Title Compose column text Using expression Data Soucre Options outdated Gei Get text from Listing Database file Gettext from Map Series Frame s Index Layer Table This option i amp outdated and it displayed to maintain compatibility with older listing database versions The next tab is the Display Sort Order tab This is where you determine how the listings will be sorted and the order in which the columns appear in the index We are not going to make any changes to this area Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 69 Series Index 1 Properties Area Frame Size and Position Senes Index Bee Series Index Properties Index Source Index Layout DisplaySort Order Options The order in which the columns appear inthe index is determined by the order in which the columns appear below To rearrange the list select an tem and use the buttons to the right Gei Columns added from left to right Columns added from right toleft Arabic and Hebrew fonts Listings can be sorted alphabetically over muttiple columns The sort order is list being the primary Sort column the next tem the secondary sort column etc If you do not want a column to be considered while sorting uncheck t If you do not choose to sort the index altogether listings will be added in the order that they appear determined by the order in which the columns appear below The top most item in the
78. rted correctly Since are interstate names are numeric this option should be applied Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 63 ial Indexing Wizard Introduction Map s Layer s Indexing Boundaries Output Columns Sort Order Output Summary The final step in the process is to Select a database file where the indexing results will be stored After the index database has been created you can use the MapLogic Series Index element to place the table on the layout in preparation tor printing IMPORTANT The index database is a snapshot of feature locations at the time the database is created Any changes that are made to the map book GIS datasets or layers that affect the number and location of features will require the database to be recreated Save Results In lc WempindaxDatabase dbt E si H encountering error using folder tool Click Here Options FE Create a sample database of approximately S00 listings This option vill create a small sample database it good a way to check your settings before creating a full database which can take a long time to complete The Save and Load buttons allow you to save the wizard settings so the next time you are generating an index you dant have to re enter everything The final step in the process is to select a destination file location for the resulting database Click the folder icon E and select a location where the database is to be stored In ou
79. s a polygon layer in which each polygon represents the boundary of a page in the map tenes The only requirement for this layer is that it be polygons The polygons do not have to be uniform in size or even contiguous Township boundaries county boundanes and forest stand boundaries are all examples of acceptable grid layers The key is to understand that each polygon in this layer wll become a page in the map tenes IF jou don t have an index layer MapLogic Layout Manager can create one for you Just open the Grid Wizard from the main toolbar MapLogic Layout Manager Layout Edit se View Y Insert sg Tools Help WI Bock Wizard Dn Grid Wizard In the first example we are going to create a map series of US states As was mentioned earlier the wizard makes a number of assumptions when creating a map series or book in order to simplify the process For example the wizard assumes that the current map layout will be used as a template to create the map series Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 25 Book Wizard The Book Wizard can help create a Map Seres or a Map Book Please select what you would like to create Co Map Series available with all license levels 4 Map Seres ts a map that i split across multiple sheets Map Series Name us States Map Book requires Advanced or Pro license 4 Map Book i a collection of one or more Map Dees and other maps and tables A
80. state can be found However we still haven t told the extension what map series this key map belongs to How do we tell the extension what map series this key belongs to When we converted the data frame to a series key frame a new tab was added to the properties of the frame We need to edit the properties of the key frame and link it to our map series of state maps To edit the series key frame s properties double click on the frame or right click on the frame and select Properties Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 51 Add Data Full Extent Focus Data Frame CR Zoom Whole Page Ku zoom to Selected Elements ee o i EI Copy Ctrl C AS Delete Delete Order Mudge Align Distribute Rotate or Flip ef Properties Once the properties dialog is visible click on the Series Key tab to modify the properties of the key map Select the appropriate Section Layout and Map Series to link the key map to and click OK Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 52 Data Frame Properties Coordinate System Illumination Grids Feature Cache nnotation Groups Estent Indicators Frame Size and Position Annotation G Extent Indicators F 5 d Posit seres Key General Data Frame 13 Series Key Properties Key Labels Options A Series Key
81. t you spend a Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 2 little time finding your way around ArcMap Once you have mastered the process of composing and printing a map layout its a good time to get started with the MapLogic Layout Manager Some Basic Terminology If you have been using ArcMap you are used to some of the basic terminology such as layers maps layouts etc The MapLogic Layout Manager adds some new objects to ArcMap which we need to become familiar with Page Layouts A page layout is a single page map Up to now whenever you have been putting together a map in ArcMap you have been working on a page layout An ArcMap document Mxd normally has a single page layout With the MapLogic Layout Manager you can have multiple page layouts in the ArcMap document Map Series Layouts A map series layout is a layout that prints over multiple pages It looks just like a page layout except that you can print or preview multiple maps using the same template As you go from page to page in a map series it automatically updates the map by moving the visible area of the map updating page numbers etc This allows you to create a single layout for a map series that can be tens hundreds or thousands of pages long Book Layouts Book layouts can contain multiple page layouts map series layouts key maps location listings etc A map book is organized into sections each containing different parts of a map book for example a
82. tent of the grid If the Wizard is blocking your view you can check the Auto Minimize button option which will minimize the dialog while you are interacting with the map Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 14 The next step in the process is to set the size of each grid cell The size can be set by dividing the selected extent to a set number of rows and columns or by selecting specific size in paper units or map units In this example we are just going to select the number of rows and columns the area is to be divided into which is the default option on the tool Introduction Grid Extent Grd Size Grid Order Grid Limits Grid Names The grid size determines the dimensions of each grid cell Automatic size grid cells automatically Rows 10 Columns 15 Page Units size grid cells using paper dimensions width 9 33 Height 6 05 Inches Ata Scale of 1 2392 435 Map Units size grid cells using map distances width 543 362 Height Meters Auto Minimize Since the United States is wider than it is tall the only change we are making to the default values is to change the number of columns to 15 rather than 10 The next step in the process is to choose the order of the grids The order of the grids determines the order by which the pages will appear on our map book The most common order in map books is to go from the upper left to the lower right This is also
83. th MapLogic Layout Manager Page 55 0 Indexing Wizard Introduction Maps Lavertz Indexing Boundaries Output Columns Sort Order Output Summary Welcome to the MapLogic Indexing Wizard This wizard lets you index one or more layers in one or more layouts against the visible extent of the map andor against other polygon layers inthe map Indexing i the process of creating a table of features and where they are located in the maps Abe Sonngs 5 Argyle 16 Achen 73 Anel TW ACH 14 Arpeka 119 Indexing is performed by comparing map features against one or more boundaries and then extracting information tram features that fall within each boundary Abe Gomes 5 Argyle Achan 13 Arial 74 Aripeka In order to create an index we need information about 1 Which maps and layers to index for example Streets in active map 2 Ahat attributes should be extracted from the layer s for example Street Name 3 Ahat boundaries are we going ta compare the layer against for example Page boundary d what information about the boundaries do we want inthe index for example Page Number In the next tabs in this wizard we vill gather all the information needed ta generate the index The Indexing Wizard is capable of generating an index database from multiple layouts and multiple layers in your map book In our example we will be generating the index from a single layer We need to define the followin
84. th an overview and index additional tabs on the book wizard are enabled Click Next to go to the Overview Tab Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 31 Book Wizard Introduction Book Content Map Series Uverview Map Index Database Index Layout Summary The Overview or Rey map is a map showing the entire extent of the Index Layer along with labels showing the page number of each polygon in this layer Book Tithe WS HIGHWAY ATLAS Generally the overview map does not display all of the layers that can be seen on the map pages because the map would be too busy at this scale Select which layers will be visible on the overview map Map Layers v US4 Boundary Capital Cities Interstate Highways _ Rivers The Book Wizard will create an overview map using the above information However there are more options available for this map After the map has been created vou can access these options from the Data Frame Properties Dialog State OF Ciida KZ Data Frame Properties f ena ee Ve e Gd General Dala Frame Coordinate System Murriration Grid Map Cache Dake Annotation Groups ExtentAectangles Frame SeeandPoston ees key KA i Fi i Pai NI DLC te add g Eul Extent i Focus Date Frame Lo Fey Labels Options 4 Sies Rey Mop i a map of Ihe enlie extent of a map senes wih labels showing te page locaton ofeach area A Seies key must be inked to a Wap Gees Distribute
85. ting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 22 Quickly Creating A Map Series Or Map Book Basic Advanced and Pro Now that we have learned how to create copy paste activate edit and delete layouts lets go to the next level and learn how to create a Map Series Layouts and Book Layouts In this chapter we are going to create a map series and map book using the Book Wizard Generating a map book or map series using MapLogic Layout Manager is a multi step process with numerous options and settings at each step The wizard automates the entire process using the most commonly selected options and settings In later chapters the same process will be repeated using step by step instructions Creating A Map Series Using The Book Wizard To begin with we are going to make a map series of US States using one of ArcMap s Templates We are going to use a template so we dont have to spend time setting up our layers colors labels etc This is also a good example of how easily you can take an existing layout and turn it into a map series So let s get started by opening a new ArcMap session using the ConterminouSUSA mxt template ee 2 x Mu Templates General Industry USA word W Central SA mat a Conterminousl SA mst W Northeastern SA mst W MorthwesternUSA mut W US ACounties mst Create New f Document Template Cancel Once you have the template loaded your ArcMap session should look som
86. tion Template Map Series Frame Next we need to modify the index layout The index is displayed as a series of columns containing the listings and their corresponding page numbers For each column you can define the column width the font the background color and many other parameters In our case we are only going to modify one item and accept the default values for all the other settings To modify the index layout click on the Index Layout tab This is where we can modify font width color title etc for each column We are not making any modification to the column layouts for this example However you may wish to explore the different tabs for the column properties to see all the changes you can make to the column Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 68 Series Index 1 Properties Area Frame Size and Position Senes Index iE Series Index Properties Index Source Index Layout Display Sort Order Options The index if organized as a series of columns containing different information the listing text the page number etc 1 You can modity the content of each column by changing the expression defining the column as well size symbol and other aspects of each column Pro users can also add new columns to the layout Click on a column to modify its properties Adid Remove Pro license required to add additional columns to index Column Properties Column Text Font Backg
87. tion Geoprocessing Customize e Overview Map cr Page Layout 1 d Si Map Pages 5 Page Layout 1 E Alabama t Alaska 3 Arizona 4 Arkansas 5 California 6 x Si EC EECHER S71 F 10 658S W 3071 1 41 4876 N ok Windows Help OOO Leg a Double click on the label to display its properties As you can see there is a new tab on the text label properties called Series Text Click on this tab Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 80 Series Text 1 Properties Text Size and Position Senes Text ee Series Text Properties some properties override Text Element properties A Series Text Element is a text label placed on the page which updates itself hazed onthe current page inthe series The text ta changes as the series moves from page to page Depending an what abject the source of the series text is different expressions can be defined for it Label Source oi Gettext fromthe book or series layout page number etc O Get text froma Map Series Frame Get text froma Thematic Index Frame Get text froma Series Index Frame Sometimes a series element Map Series Frame etc doesn t appear on every page inthe series The series text can be set to tallow ts parent frame s visibility f parent series frame isn t visible hide the series text as well Label Expression The text in the label is determined by an expression that extracts information from VS Source Page
88. ust so as not to confuse ourselves right click on each section and give it a more appropriate name While we are at it we might as well re name the map book too Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 48 USAManuals mxd ArcMap ArcView Sele Fie Edit View Bookmarks Insert Selection Geoprocessing Customize Windows Help Ne Beit SB xl en C A 1 20 000 000 wl si PS Gl eb Eo 20 ve SE AM w Layout Ets View Insert Tools Help Layouts H x oi j2 43 j4 ID B j7 8 19 Jio ERRARE g ei Page Layouts e Page Layout 1 Active KA Map Senes Layouts E Book Layouts a US Road Atlas Overview Map Map Pages Road Index SOG PONO Ly Lal j Ei a CD D C mm Ch LI Boe Sp Uses ail At this point we have the general structure of our map book but the sections are empty So we need to define the contents of each section Adding A Map Series To A Map Book Normally you would create a new layout and setup its map properties to add a new map series to a book However the steps are the same setting a map series layout So lets make use of the work we did in the previous chapters by copying our US States map series and pasting it into the State Maps section As before right click on the layout we want to copy and select Copy from the popup menu then right click on the appropriate section and select Paste Since we have already setup the map series properties of the layout we don t need to do
89. verview Map a Overview Mar et El Map Pages E La Map Pages Tem e Alabama 1 e Alaska 2 ol d e Arizona 3 e Arkansas 4 a gt sds Mt CS EAA 8 Ol xoqoo Lay Hl Ti GE CD D ch Cy CH Si Ch i BOIS l SEH nermin eu United State yeaz all Overview Map USAManuals mxd ArcMap ArcView SES File Edit View Bookmarks Insert Selection Geoprocessing Customize Windows Help Deue gt AB x 9 7 o se ES Gail Fl EU CU Du ve bg gel H lt el Layout gt Ed View Insert Tools gt Help Layouts We 13 14 15 15 17 18 13 110 savi Ighway Atlas 5 z i Geode ie BIG ri TA xoqoo Lay El SR A1 adel Map Pages La Man Pages Template e Alabama 1 e Alaska 2 e Arizona 3 e Arkansas 4 5o fp fe Overview Map Template A mi ak V l yeaz oil wk FEA Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 36 States Map Series USAManuals mxd ArcMap ArcView Sele File Edit View Bookmarks Insert Selection Geoprocessing Customize Windows Help Oc Hg ZB e FS La Tei Ep D a fic bi ES dei Em B ie Layout Edit View Insert Tools Help j Virginia 47 i Washington 48 Je West Virginia 49 Je Wisconsin 50 a Wyoming 51 es Highway Index a 7 Highway Index Templ je 14 193 5 fa 194 139 53 je 140 H2 54 SUSU do alde D LI m C CN OC
90. ze Windows Help Dena Sk eb 1 20 000 000 E Ep Dt G FH Hi IS we Layout Edit View Insert gt Tools Help Layouts fl j2 J3 J4 Ja Je pF ye J5 159 Ra sl E ei Page Layouts e Page Layout 1 H KA Map Gees Layouts ER Pi Page Layout 1 Active Book Layouts LOHOO LIIF Hl Ur LD a p D a HI Boye Bp yeaz ol gang At this point we have created a new Map Series Layout but the layout is just a single sheet layout We need to tell the extension how to print this layout over a number of pages To complete this task we need to do two things 1 We need to tell the extension that the map is a map series 2 We need to set the parameters of the map series Converting A Data Frame To A Map Series Frame To convert the map from a regular map to a map series we need to select the map frame data frame and then select Edit gt Convert Data Frame to Map Series Frame on the MapLogic Layout Manager toolbar This option will not be available unless you have the map frame selected You will see small blue squares on each corner of the frame when it is selected Getting Started with MapLogic Layout Manager Page 39 Layout si Edit View Insert Tools Help SA EN En a USamanrot o KBI x feat Convert Data Frame To Map Series Frame fewest fel Convert Data Frame To Thematic Series Frame e mm 8 F 7 g g Convert Data Frame To Series Locator Frame Kee Convert Data Frame To S

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