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5. Change the states dataset to something more appealing to you, then
click OK. In the Layer Properties dialog box, click Apply to make
the changes, then OK to close the dialog. Do the same for the cities
and roads shapefiles. Note that you can alter the points for the cities
into shapes like stars, triangles, or crosses, and change their size as
well. Several different styles are available for the lines of the roads
file as well.
5.4 Obtaining Projection Information
1. Chapter 2 discussed the importance of projections, coordinate systems,
and datums, and all of the information associated with these concepts
can be accessed using ArcMap.
2. Right-click on the states shapefile and select Properties. Click on the
Source tab in the dialog box.
3. Information about units, projections, coordinate systems, and datums
can all be accessed for each layer.
4. Click OK to exit the states Layer Properties dialog box.
(Source: Esri® ArcGIS ArcMap ArcInfo graphical user interface Copyright © Esri.)