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2 Do the following:
■ Right-click a layout tab and choose Rename. Type a new name for
this layout.
NOTE If you do not see the layout tabs, click ➤ Options ➤
Display tab, check Display Layout and Model Tabs, and create a new
layout.
■ Right-click the renamed layout tab. Choose Page Setup Manager to
specify plotter and paper information.
NOTE This information will be used every time you publish your map
book to a plotter. You cannot change these settings at print time. For
more information about this dialog box, type “Page Setup Manager” in
the Search tab of the help.
3 Resize the viewports on the layout as needed:
■ To resize a viewport, click it to select it. Click and drag a corner grip.
■ If you do not want to use one of the viewports that appear on the
template, select it and press the Delete key on your keyboard.
4 Customize the viewports on the template as desired:
■ Double-click the outside frame of the title block to change its attributes
or text properties. Items that display pound signs (###) are variables.
Right-click a variable to change its value.
■ Double-click an arrow block to change its text properties.
5 When the elements appear as you want them, you must
Identify the
layout placeholders
(page 1388).
6 After identifying the placeholders, save the map file as a DWT (AutoCAD
Drawing Template) file.
NOTE You can also create a map book layout in an existing map, and use that
map as your map book template. Be sure to rename the layout tab that you plan
to use for map books. You can have multiple layout templates in a map.
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