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Do not check boxes next to any other Shapefile/Map Layer names unless you want to create new templates for them.

Be sure that the box next to the desired Shapefile/Map Layer is checked.

If it's not showing up in the Create Features menu, you will see a message in the main display area of the Organize Feature Templates dialog box that says, "There are no templates to show." (Click image to enlarge)

Find the Layer/Shapefile that you want to Digitize in the Layers menu.

The Organize Feature Templates dialog box will appear. In the Editor window, using the Create Features menu, click on the Organize Templates button.Open an Editing session by clicking on the Editor button in the Editor Toolbar.Occassionally a newly created Shapefile will not appear in the Editor window, even when it appears properly in the ArcMap Table of Contents. New Shapefiles Do Not Appear in the Editor Window Return to creating new Features by clicking on the Create Feature tab at the bottom of the Editor window. Press the Enter button on your keyboard when you are finished adding data to the Attributes of the new Feature. It's advisable to at least name each new Feature during this part of the process to create a human readable label. The Attributes menu will appear.Ĭlick inside the cells next to the Attribute names to fill in data about each new Feature. (Click image to enlarge)Ĭlick on the Attributes button of the Editor Toolbar. If you have properly finished a Feature, it will appear in cyan in the Data Frame. Double click on the last/first vertex to finish a Polygon Feature. Polygons are closed shapes, so the last vertex and the first vertex should be in the same location. A line will continue to connect the first vertex drawn to the cross-hairs. Polygons: Click along the main points of the Feature's perimeter.Double click on the last vertex to end a Line Feature. A vertext will appear each time you click, but these vertices will disappear when you are done creating the Feature. Lines: Click along all of the points where you want to line to appear.Points: You only need click once to create the Feature, which will be a vertex (point).Click with the cross-hair to begin digitizing the Feature you want to create. When you move the cursor over the main Data Frame, the cursor will become a cross-hair. The main tool for creating each type of Feature appears as the first option in Construction Tools. Click on the tool you will use to create your features.

A set of options will appear in the Construction Tools area at the bottom of the Create Features menu. Click on the name of the new, empty Shapefile.If the name of your new Shapefile does not appear in the Editor window, see the section below on New Shapefiles Not Appearing in the Editor.

The name of your new Shapefile should appear in the list of Templates. The Editor window will appear with the Create Features menu.

Click the Editor button in the Editor Toolbar.

Create New Features Begin Digitizing Features If there is not a check box next to the Editor option, click on Editor to add the Toolbar to your list of tools. If there is a check box next to the Editor option already, it means that the Editor Toolbar is already enabled and visible.

Add the Editor Toolbar to Your Tools (Click image to enlarge).

Change the Symbology for your new Features to match the purpose of your map.

The Symbol Selector dialog box will appear.

Double-click on the Symbol below the name of the new Shapefile.

Add the new, empty Shapefile/Map Layer you created in ArcCatalog to which you want to add Features.Ĭhange the Symbology for the New Features.

Add all of the Basemaps and other necessary layers you want to work with in the Map Project to ArcMap.

These directions are also relevant to digitizing and editing Shapefiles with existing features. The following instructions assume that users will be digitizing shapes in a new, empty shapefile. For more information, see the tutorial on Creating New Shapefiles or Feature Classes. Features are most commonly Polygons, Lines, or Points. The type of Feature you can digitize in a Map Layer is dependent upon which Feature Class type was set during the creation of the Shapefile in ArcCatalog.