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represent a point object (for example, a customer
location).
The Symbol button allows you to access the
Symbol tool. Use the Symbol tool to place point
symbols (push pins) on your map. Symbol button
Use the Symbol Style button to access the Symbol
Style dialog box. The Symbol Style dialog box Symbol Style button
allows you to display symbols and specify attributes
for symbols. The attributes you can specify are
size, color, and symbol type. You can change the
attributes of existing symbols and specify attributes
for new point objects before you create them. The
point objects must reside, or be created in an
editable layer. See
symbol, symbol object .
A table is made up of data in rows and columns.
Each row contains information about a particular table
geographic feature, event, etc. Each column
contains a particular kind of information about the
items in the table. You can display tables with
graphic information stored in them as maps. See
base table and query table . See also layer .
In a table, a row contains all the information for a
single item. It corresponds to a record in a table. table row
The district that is selected in a Districts Browser
to be affected by subsequent redistricting
operations. target district
Use the Text Button to add titles, labels, and
annotations to maps and Layouts. You can also
use the Text Tool to rotate text with its edit handle. Text button
A blinking vertical bar that shows the position where
text can be edited, inserted, or deleted. text cursor
Use the Text Style button to access the Text Style
dialog box. The Text Style dialog box allows you
to choose a font and font settings for your text. Text Style button
A layer containing the thematic settings for a map
layer. Thematic layers are drawn directly over the thematic layer
map layer on which the thematic settings are
based. They are also drawn in a particular order,
depending on the number of thematic layers you
have and the type of thematic map objects you are
creating.
A type of map that uses a variety of graphic styles
(for example, colors or fill patterns) to graphically thematic map
display information about the map's underlying
data. Thus, a thematic map of sales territories might
show one region in deep red (to indicate the region
has a large number of customers), while showing
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