You can create your own viewports, as well as customizing the ones that appear on the template by default. In this exercise, you will draw a viewport on a map tile to show a zoomed-in detail.
Video Tutorial
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If you are connected to the Internet, play the video to see how to draw a viewport. The steps for this procedure are listed below the video. |
Note: This exercise uses the map you modified in the previous lesson.
To create the viewport
- Click the layout tab for the tile on which the inset will appear.
In this example, the inset appears on B-5.
- At the Command prompt, type vports.
The Command prompt appears as soon as you begin typing anywhere within the map window.
- On the New Viewports tab of the Viewports dialog box, in the Standard Viewports list, select Single and click OK.
- Place your cursor over the blank area next to the main viewport.
- Drag to draw the viewport on the layout, and click when it is the size you want.
- Leave the map open and the current layout tab displayed for the following exercise.
To continue this tutorial, go to Exercise 2: Change the information displayed in the viewport