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ArcGIS Earthโs Table of Contents (TOC) and Legends provide an intuitive way to manage layers, control visibility, and interpret symbology. The TOC helps you organize, reorder, and customize layers, while the Legend panel offers a clear reference for symbol meanings, improving data interpretation.
๐ ๏ธ How to Use the Table of Contents and Legends in ArcGIS Earth:
1๏ธโฃ Manage Layers Efficiently in the TOC ๐ The TOC serves as a control center for managing layers, allowing you to toggle visibility, adjust transparency, reorder layers, and group related datasets for better organization.
2๏ธโฃ Customize and Control Layers โ๏ธ Right-clicking a layer or folder provides additional options, such as renaming, refreshing, removing, adjusting symbology, viewing properties, and exporting layers as KMZ files for sharing.
3๏ธโฃ Interpret Data Easily with Legends ๐ The Legend Panel updates dynamically based on active layers, making it easier to understand map symbology. This is especially useful for land use classifications, hazard zones, and transportation networks, where colors and symbols differentiate categories.
๐ Pro Tips:
1๏ธโฃ Use the Search in TOC to quickly locate layers by keyword. 2๏ธโฃ Group Layers for Organization โ Keep related layers in folders to maintain a structured, clutter-free TOC. 3๏ธโฃ Optimize Legends for Presentations โ Hide non-essential layers to focus on key map elements.
