The Locator Map provide an overview of the spatial location of the current map within the context of a large geographic area. They provide an overview of the location of the current map in the series. In this section, you'll create a Locator Map for the layout view. We'll use a feature class copied from the grid index layer and edited to create a mask layer and a current page layer. The mask layer is used to gray out the features that are not in the current map while the current page layer highlights the current map:
In ArcMap, create a new data frame and name it Locator Map.
Copy the
Basemap
,Floodplains
, andGridIndexFeatures
layers from the Detail Map and paste them into the Locator Map. Rename theGridIndexFeatures
layer to Page Labels.Right-click on the Page Labels feature class and navigate to Data | Export Data. Save it to the same location as the grid index features and name it
LocatorMask
. Add the layer to the map. Your ArcMap table of contents should now...