LIS6 For Dummees

Table O' Contents
LIS6 Overview
The LIS6 Project Screen
The LIS6 Environment
Defining User Themes and Legends
Defining Tiled Themes
Defining Miscellaneous Thingys
The Map View Situation
Mucking in the Map View
Make a Print Layout
The Cheapo Map Layout
Finish up the Print Job

Help Index

LIS6 Overview

LIS6 is a custom extension for ArcView 3.x. It is the core application to all other LIS6 extensions. Because it contains many of the functions used by other extensions, LIS6 will always load in conjunction with them. The diagram below shows the connection so you might be able to make the connection.

The LIS6 Project Screen

There aren't many bells and whistles in LIS6. But it still warrants some attempt at a tutorial.

The LIS6 Project Menu

Click the [LIS JOBBIES] menu to pop up the choices shown below. The "Set Environment" choice is of special importance to you.

The LIS6 Environment

So this is a scrunched up image of the LIS6 Environment window. We clicked "Set Environment" from the menu to get here. More to come.

Defining User Themes and Legends

The User Themes/User Legends portion of the dialog is where you set the GIS themes that can be conveniently loaded into a map view.

Defining Tiled Themes and Their Associated Search Themes/Name Fields

Defining Miscellaneous Thingys

The far right portion of the Environment window is used to set very important miscellaneous things. Very important things.

The Map View Situation

Here is what we call a "Map View." LIS6 provides two things to the Map View: the [LIS Layers] menu and a Cheapo Print button.

Mucking in the Map View

From the Map View, you can pull down [LIS Layers] to get a list of themes to load into your map. Click on an item and that theme will load.

More Mucking in the Map View

Select an item from the LIS Layers list and it will load into your map. BTW: Those arrows are pointing to the TABLE OF CONTENTS. Good to remember.

Loading Some Aerial Photography

Now is when we load a "Tiled Theme." Again, a tiled theme is just a big theme that we've cut into tiles for easy storage and loading.

Ooooo... Ahhhhh...

Your map now has 2004 Aerial Photography in it. The bottom of the TABLE OF CONTENTS tells us that four images were loaded to cover our area.

Make a Print Layout

We've ditched the aerials in order to print a more readable map (for the sake of this tutorial). Now is when we click the Print button.

Proceed...

You will have some options on the paper size and orientation. Looks like we're going for the Landscape/Legal option.

The Cheapo Map Layout

Here is what we call a "Map Layout." Not to be confused with the "Map View." This is the item that you will send to the printer (or export).

More of the Cheapo Map Layout

In the Map Layout, you can zoom the view in or out with the special buttons.

Finish up the Print Job

The final print process requires dealing with a few print dialogs. They are quite common and should be familiar to you. If not, may I suggest a computer class?