- Mapping with ArcGIS Pro
- Amy Rock Ryan Malhoski
- 265字
- 2021-06-24 18:39:06
Renaming layers
When you add data to your map, it appears as a layer in the Contents pane. Sometimes the layer names do not clearly reflect the contents, as is the case with many public datasets. You can easily change the names to help you organize your content, without changing the file names. Let's change the layer names in the Contents pane to something that makes more sense for our project:
- Right-click once on UScounties. A context menu will now appear. Select Properties (the last item in the menu).
- Select the General tab. In the Layer Name box, change the name of the layer from UScounties to Counties. Change the name of USstates to State Outline.
Note that this does not affect your filenames. Look at the files in your Catalog pane (at right), and you'll see that this does not change the names of the files in your folder.
In ArcGIS Pro, there is frequently more than one way to do something. In this case, we could also change the layer name by slowly double-clicking the layer name (with a slight pause in between) and then typing the new name when it appears editable. The Properties window is a great place to perform lots of other tasks, in addition to renaming layers.
- Before you do anything else, it is a good idea to save your project. Click the Save button. If you wish to save your project under a different name, click File|Save As….When working on map projects, get into the habit of saving your work often!