We’d like you to see how a Table window is linked to a Theme in the View.

- First, be sure that the Theme, Buildings-used for, is active (raised up by one click).

- Next, make the Table window active. 

Do so by clicking on the top of  “TABLE: Attributes of Buildings.shp”.

-  Notice the columns that ArcView calls fields.  What two fields did Carol

    create for this theme?      _________________________________

                                                                _________________________________

-  Notice the rows that ArcView calls records.  There is a record for each building.

-  Click on each one of this table’s records à

(going down the list from 1, to 2, to 3, etc.)

Notice how the yellow highlight moves from point to point on the View. 

-  Do these attributes make sense in light of what you know about this city block?

     To see the Table for a different Theme, Streets.shp,

-          make that theme active (raised up via one click) and then

-          in the top menu, click on Theme and then Table

Next, make sure the View window is active by clicking on its top bar.

Double click on the colored symbols under “Buildings-used for”. 

The Legend Editor dialog appears.  Record what Carol chose for nominal data--

                Legend type ______________________   Values field __________

Next, double click on the symbols under “Buildings-stories”.

Record what Carol chose for quantitative data--

 Legend type_____________________   Classification Field____________

                Can you summarize how cartographers treat quantitative data differently

                from nominal data when they choose symbols in ArcView?

                                ________________________________________________

When the View is active, several menu items and button tools are available.   See what a few of them do.

-The Identify tool looks like a lower case Ai@ in a circle.  You can only use it on the active theme.  To make a theme active, click once on the name, and the surrounding gray box will look like it is “raised up”.

-Make one of the point themes active, and use the identify tool to click on a point on the view.  You may need to wait a moment before the identify display pops up.  List two types of information that the identify display provides about each point:

               _________________         ___________________ 

                -Use the identify tool to see each street name.

-Put the identify tool atop the dot close to the Macalester/Lincoln intersection and record the metric coordinates for that spot.  You’ll find UTM coordinates displayed in upper right.      

_____________ easting                    _____________ northing

                EXTRA:  How do these coordinates compare with the 1:24,000 topo sheet?

- Try using the zoom tools (the magnifying glasses with the + and - in them) to get a feel for how they work.  You can just click somewhere on the view OR draw a box by clicking, dragging, and releasing the mouse button.  

- Also try using the Azoom to full extent@ and Azoom to active theme@ buttons.  You can figure out what a button does by letting the pointer rest over the button for a moment (don’t click, just point).  A small yellow box should appear, with the name of the tool inside. 

                                Zoom to full extent looks like a stack of white paper.

            Zoom to active theme looks like a sandwich (gray meat between white bread).

             Optional:  Which zoom tool lets you get back to an earlier zoom?

                                                                 ___________________

At different zooms, try to identify major streets near Macalester or large buildings on campus. 

-Which zoom scale do you prefer?  We describe a zoom by looking at the ratio scale

   in the upper right.  The starting scale is 1:3000 on some computers.

                -Record the ratio scale that is a preferred zoom for distinguishing

                       buildings in the block assigned for you sketch map and database:

                                                                ______________________________________

Are you comfortable with changing the sizes of various windows?

- You can have all three windows (project, table, and view) visible at once, or you can enlarge     one window to its full extent. 

If  a window is at full extent, you may click on Window in the top menu to get a list of other windows to choose from.

OR you can use the middle squares in upper right corner of a window to reduce the window to a smaller size.

Try changing the size of the View window.   Can you do it? _______________________

It’s really helpful if you can get to the Project Window  which in this particular project is called cg-project-1.apr.

When you are done working with this project, we’d like you to exit it carefully:

File – Exit   

                Do you want to save changes to cg-project-1.apr?    NO

Later, when you do save a file, we shall be careful about where we save it and how we name each file.

Reflections:        (for discussion)

What did you learn about  ArcView –

That was a review from previous experience?

                That was new knowledge?

Suggestions ?