To Identify Layout Placeholders

You must identify each element in your map book template as a placeholder for a particular type of information. For example, you select the viewport intended for the title and identify it as a title block placeholder.

To identify layout placeholders

1. Select the layout tab you defined for the map book.
2. On the Map Book tab of the Task Pane, click ToolsIdentify Template Placeholders.
3. In the Identify Map Book Template Placeholders dialog box, click an item in the Layout Placeholders list. For example, click Main Viewport. Then click Select Placeholders.
4. In your layout, click the outline of the viewport to use for the item you selected. For example, for the Main viewport, click the viewport that will display the map tile.
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each of the following elements in your layout:
   • Main viewport
   • Keyview viewport
   • Legend viewport
   • Adjacent arrow blocks
   • Title block
6. When you have identified all the elements, click Close.