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- In the Open Map window of ArcPad, click on the open folder icon at the bottom of the screen.
- The Folder option should be set to All Folders
- Set the Type option to All Files (.). All of the files loaded onto the GPS unit, including those stored on the SDHC card should appear.
- Choose the file you want to use as your Base layer, or the Shapefile or ArcPad map you want to work with.
- If you have not set a Projection for the Base layer or satellite photo, ArcPad will ask you if you want to assume the Projection is GCS_WGS_1984. Tap Yes. Depending upon the size of the map file, it may take a while to load.
- Continue adding data.
Edit Attributes of Features (Data Points) in a Map Document or Layer in ArcPad 8
Attributes are the fields into which you enter data about a . Attributes are the metadata about a Feature/Data Point, and describe all the information you want to collect about a particular Feature. Examples of Attributes for a Feature might be LocationName, BuildingType, etc.. Once you've created a Map Layer in ArcPad 8, you can edit the content of Attributes when you are in the Fieldfield. If you need to add or subtract fields in a Map Document or Map Layer in ArcPad, you will have to use the desktop version of the software.
Edit Attributes
- Navigate to the Edit Toolbary by tapping on the tab at the top of the ArcPad menus that looks like a pencil and some dots connected with lines.
- Tap on the Start/Stop Editing button, which looks like a pencil. A list of the shapefiles and other Map Layers you're working with will appear.
- From the pull-down menu, choose the Map Layer in which you want to edit the content of the Attribute fields.
- Tap on the Select button, which looks like a blue arrow. Both the Start/Stop Editing and Select buttons should be highlighted.
- Select the Data Point whose attribute field content you want to edit by double-tapping on it. The Attribute fields for this Data Point should appear.
- Change the information in each of the fields you want to edit.
- When you are finished, click OK.
End the Editing Session
You will be able to edit multiple Attributes for multiple Features (data points)