Interactive Map Tools

The Interactive Map comes with two toolbars:

Tool Icon Name Description
Action Toolbar Hides/Displays the Advanced toolbar on the left side of the map.
Lookup Displays the Search pop-up window and lets you search for an address, geography, or analysis area.
Zoom In Enlarges the map display in increments.
Zoom Out Reduces the map display in increments.
Custom Zoom Displays the map based on a specified/customized scale
Zoom to Box Displays the map to a rectangular area drawn on the map
Layer Control Displays the Layer Control pop-up window, which allows you to show or hide map layers, set map layer styles and specify which layers you want included in the map legend.
Show Measure Displays the Measurements pop-up window and lets you measure the distance between two or more map points.
Legend Displays a map legend showing all open layers, labels (and/or ranges) for color-coded analysis areas.
Basemap Displays the map in default 2D, World Imagery, or Hybrid view.
Select Displays the Selections pop-up window, which allows you to select locations, areas, or geographies on the map.
Unselect Lets you deselect location(s), geographies, or area(s) that appear selected on the map.
Clear Map within Extent Removes all selections and layers from the current map view.
Reset Map Returns the map view to the default map view.
Save Map Image Lets you create an output of the current map image as a .PDF, .EPS, .GIF, .JPEG, or .SVG file, as well as print the map.
Tool Icon Name Description
Open Map Session Opens a previously saved map session.
Save Map Session Saves the currently displayed map session.
InfoBox Displays details about the displayed location or area on the map.
Analysis Area Builder Displays the Analysis Area Builder pane, which allows you to create analysis areas from the selections on the map.
Theme Manager Displays the Theme Manager pane, which allows you to create color-coded themes and other graphic divisions on the analysis areas or geographies on the map.
Export Layers Displays the Export Layers pane, which allows you to export specific map layers that you want to export in .TAB, .SHP, .MIF, .KML, and ESRI-FSG format.
Add Layer

Displays the Add Layers pane, which allows you to add saved analysis areas, standard geographies, point-level data, and previously filtered locations as layers.
Execute Reports

Opens the Report Builder pane and lets you generate a report.
Annotations Lets you add annotations to the map using the Annotation Properties window.

 

To Learn More:

Interactive Map, Basic Navigation Walkthrough