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  1. Locate the Geocode Toolbar in your Toolbar menu. 
  2. If you do not have the Geocoding Toolbar installed, click the Customize menu → Toolbars → Geocoding.  The Geocoding Toolbar should now appear for you in ArcMap. (click on image to enlarge)


  3. Find and click the Geocoding button located on the Geocoding Toolbar.(click on image to enlarge)


  4. The Choose an Address Locator dialog box will open.
  5. Choose the Address Locator you want to use.  If you do not have a custom Address Locator, or if you are not sure which Address Locator to use, for geocoding addresses in the U.S., click on either 10.0 US Streets Geocode Service (ArcGIS Online) or 10.0 North America Geocode Service (ArcGIS Online).  The Geocode Addresses: Locator... dialog box will appear. 
  6. Check the Address Input Fields to be sure that they match with the fields in the data you are using.  Under Output: Output shapefile or feature class, use the browse button to navigate to the file location or personal geodatabase you want the geocoding result to be saved to. 
  7. When all fields have been checked for accuracy, click OK.  The Geocoding Addresses... dialog box will appear and show the progress and results of the geocoding session.

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  1. Under Show results:, click on the arrow to open the pull down menu. (click on image to enlarge)




  2. Select the available option that will display only the results that you wish to try to reconcile.
  3. Select one record under Show results by clicking on the box in the row next to the FID of the record you wish to reconcile.  When it is properly selected, an arrow will appear in the box you clicked and the row of the record will be highlighted in cyan.(click on image to enlarge)




  4. Under Candidates (the main part of the dialog box in the bottom, center), choose the Candidate for a match that you think is the correct match for the address you are trying to reconcile. If you aren't sure of the location of the Candidate, you can
    1. Click on the candidate to highlight it
    2. Right Click on the highlighted candidate. A pull down menu will appear.
    3. Click on the Flash option displayed in the pull down menu. This will briefly "flash" the location of the Candidate to display its location.(click on image to enlarge)




  5. Inspect the address information to the left of the Candidate display section. Many Unmatched addresses occur because of mistyped information. If the address information is mistyped, simply make corrections in this area.
  6. Once you've determined which candidate to use, and/or you've corrected the address information, highlight the correct Candidate by clicking once.
  7. Click the Match button at the bottom, right-hand corner of the Interactive Rematch dialog box.
  8. Repeat until all Unmatched and Tied addresses have been reconciled.

    Accessing the Interactive Rematch Dialog Box from a Previously Saved Geocoding Session

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  1. Open ArcMap
  2. Click the Tools menu → Geocoding→ ReviewRematch Addresses. 
  3. Choose the Map Layer of your Geocoding Results.  The Interactive Rematch dialog box will appear.
  4. Follow steps in the Matching Tied and Unmatched Addresses section

Label Your Points of Interest

  1. Right-click on the name NYC Points of Interest. Choose Properties at the bottom of the drop-down list. The Layer Properties dialog box will appear.
  2. Click on the Labels tab.
  3. Check the box at the top, left-hand corner next to Label features in this layer.
  4.  In the Text String area, click on the drop-down menu for the Label Field field.
  5. Scroll down the list until you find the attribute Point. Choose Point.(click on image to enlarge)



  6. In the Text Symbol area, click Bold, and make the font size 9 point.
  7. Click Apply, and then OK.
  8. Right-click the NYC Points of Interest label in the Layers list.
  9. Choose Label Features.

The names of all the points of interest you geocoded now appear on the map.

Resymbolize Your Points of Interest

You can adjust the color and shape of the points of interest.

  1. Right-click on the small dot below the NYC Points of Interest label in the Layers list. The Symbol Selector dialog box will appear.
  2. Choose the type of Symbol, the Color, and the Size for your icons.

Save Your Map

Save your map to use for the next tutorial exercise.

  1. Go to the File pull down menu.
  2. Choose Document Properties
  3. In the Properties dialog box, at the bottom, right choose Data Source Options.
  4. In the Data Source Options dialog box, check the radio button next to Store relative path names to data sources. This insures that, no matter where you save your map document, you will be able to direct ArcMap to the proper location of the files that make up your map.
  5. Click OK in the Data Source Options dialog box.
  6. Click OK in the Properties dialog box.
  7. Go back to the File pull down menu and choose Save As….
  8. Save your map by navigating to I: →YourUserName→Desktop →Geocoding. In the File name: field, name your file GeocodingNYC. Don't worry if the .mxd file extension shown at right does not appear – the computer will add this automatically.
  9. In the Save as type: field, make sure that ArcMap Document (.mxd)* is the selected file type.
  10. Click OK.

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    Use the Zoom In tool to explore the points of interest on your map.