Changing symbol or layer properties for military features

You can change the symbol and label properties of military features using the procedure below. For example, you can increase the size of your symbol or turn labels on and off.

Steps:

1. Start ArcMap and Open a map or start ArcGlobe and open a globe.
2. If you opened ArcMap, turn on the Labeling toolbar (right-click any toolbar button and click Labeling, then on the Labeling toolbar, click Use Maplex Label Engine. For steps on setting Maplex to be the default label engine see step 2 in The Military Overlay layer package.
3. If you haven't already, open a layer from a geodatabase, a layer file (.lyr file), or a layer package that contains military features most appropriate for your map. For details, see the first steps in the Adding military features to a map procedure.
4. To change symbol properties, right-click the layer in the table of contents and click Properties. On the Layer Properties dialog box, click the Symbology tab, then use the following table as a guide.

   Width, caps, joins, and color of all line features in the layer that have the same representation rule applied	License: Requires ArcGIS for Desktop Standard or Advanced. Make sure you are not in an edit session, then, in the center area of the Symbology tab, click the representation rule (for example, the Direction of Attack arrow) for which you want to change properties. The rule's properties display to the right. You can use the controls to change the properties. For example, you can type a new width value in the Width text box or you can click the Caps drop-down menu to choose a different type of caps for the ends of the line.
   The fill color and style and line style (width, caps, joins, and color) of all area features in the layer that have the same representation rule applied	License: Requires ArcGIS for Desktop Standard or Advanced. Make sure you are not in an edit session, then, in the center area of the Symbology tab, click the representation rule (for example, Landing Zone) for which you want to change properties. The feature template's properties display to the right. You can use the controls to change the properties. For example, you can click the area button , then choose a color style, such as gradient, by clicking the button, then choose colors for the gradient.
   The size, color, and angle of all point features in the layer that have the same representation rule applied.	In the center area of the Symbology tab, click the representation rule (such as Check Point) for which you want to change properties. The feature template's properties display to the right. You can use the controls to change the properties. For example, you can type a value in the Size or Angle text box. If you wish to edit the drawing of the symbol you can click the marker symbol itself to open the Representation Marker Selector. In the Representation Marker Selector window click Properties to open the Marker Editor window. In the Marker Editor Window you can edit the lines used to draw the symbol. Click OK to close the Marker Editor window, and click OK again to close the Representation Marker window. To add/change graphic modifier layers on UEI features you must define a new type of feature for the layer. Define new types of features as described in Define new types of military features.

5. To apply your changes, click OK to any open dialog boxes you opened above.

   The map reflects the symbol property changes you made.

6. To change label properties, use the Label Manager or the Label tab of the Layer Properties dialog box.