Add the Guide To Numbered Features element

Available with Defense Mapping license.

The Guide To Numbered Features layout element helps find a feature on a layout by identifying the region on a grid that contains the feature. This element contains a list of features with their associated grid value. Because the grid values correspond with the region containing the feature annotation, each feature number appears on the map once. The element derives the features from a feature class and uses the Military Grid Reference System (MGRS) for the grid.

Insert a Guide To Numbered Features element

The Guide To Numbered Features element can be inserted on any map layout with data.

1. Verify that the map is in layout view.

   If you don't have a layout set up for your project, add a layout.

2. Click the Insert tab.
3. Click the Additional Surrounds drop-down arrow and click Guide To Numbered Features in the Topographic group.

   

4. Click the layout where you want to insert the element.

   The Guide To Numbered Features element is added to the layout.

Modify the Guide To Numbered Features element

You can modify the properties and appearance of the Guide To Numbered Features element using the options on the Guide To Numbered Features contextual tab, as well as the Element pane.

1. Verify that the map is in a Layout view and that a Guide To Numbered Features element has been added.
2. Click the element in the Contents pane.

   The Guide To Numbered Features contextual tab appears.

3. Click the tab to configure additional element properties.

   You can also configure some of the element's properties, such as its arrangement and position, using the options on the ribbon.

4. Click the launcher for one of the following groups on the ribbon to open the Element pane:
   • Current Selection
   • Symbol
   • Text Symbol

   Tip:

   To open the Element pane directly, double-click the element in the Contents pane, or right-click it and click Properties .

5. Click the Options tab .
6. Expand General and configure the element options as necessary.
   1. Provide a name for the element in the Name text box.

      This is the name that appears in the Contents pane and must be unique.

   2. Optionally, uncheck the Visible check box to make the element invisible.
   3. Optionally, check the Locked check box to lock the element so that changes cannot be made.
7. Optionally, expand Source and configure the Map Frame and Layer Source settings.
   1. Click the Map frame drop-down arrow to specify the map frame with which the element is associated.
   2. Click the Layer Source drop-down arrow to specify the layer that contains the feature number annotation.
8. Optionally, expand Guide To Numbered Features and configure the element's title and grouping options.
   1. Provide a title for the element in the Title text box.
   2. Click the Category Field drop-down arrow and specify the field that determines which features should be grouped together on the element.
      The field you specify contains the values used for category headers on the element.
9. Optionally, expand Fields to configure the element's fields.

   

   Item	Details
   	Add a row to the Fields table, which creates a column in the element.
   	The attribute from which values are derived for the element.
   	Provide a name for the column header that appears on the element.
   	Specify the field type. Options are a field grid reference, name, or ID number.
   	Move rows up or down, which moves columns left and right, respectively, in the element.
   	Remove the selected row from the table.

10. Expand Accessibility and provide a description for the surround element in the Alt Text text box.

    Tip:

    Check the Word wrap check box to wrap the content in the Alt Text text box instead of scrolling the content in the text box.

11. Optionally, click the Arrangement tab to adjust the element's fitting strategy, sorting, and spacing options.

    Ensure that the field you specified for Category Field is the first row on the table in the Sorting section.

    1. Specify the approach to take when resizing the element in the Fitting Strategy section.
    2. Specify the minimum font size.
    3. Specify whether the columns should break based on height or category.
    4. In the Sorting section, specify how the element's values should be sorted.
    5. In the Spacing section, specify values for the gaps between groups and headings, and the gaps between headings and rows.
12. Optionally, click the Placement tab and adjust the element's size and position.

The layout contains a Guide To Numbered Features element to facilitate finding a feature on the map.