Creating New Resources

You can use the Site Explorer to create new data resources, layers, maps, symbol libraries, and web layouts. There are two ways to create new data resources: create new database connections and load files.

To create a new resource

  1. Click File menu New.
  2. Click the type of resource you want to create.

    The appropriate editor for the new resource is displayed in the resource editor. For more information, see the following Help topics:

    For more information about creating... See...
    Data resources Accessing Data
    Layers Working with Layers
    Watermark Creating a Watermark Resource
    Maps Working with Maps
    Web layouts Preparing a Map for Presentation in a Web Browser
    Symbol libraries Preparing Symbols for Use in a Web Page
    Print layouts Working with Print Layouts
  3. Click File menu Save or File menu Save As to save the new resource.