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1. To find files for this tutorial, go to https://depts.drew.edu/envstudies/GIS Tutorials/Dust Bowl.zip
2. A dialog box will appear titled, "Opening Dust Bowl.zip." Save the file to your computer's desktop.
3. Navigate to the desktop of your computer and unzip the file. To do this, right click on the Dust Bowl.zip folder. (click image to enlarge)
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4. Choose Extract All. The Windows Extraction Wizard will appear.
5. Click Next. Make sure that the field under "Files will be extracted to this directory" points to your computer's desktop. (click image to enlarge)
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6. If it does not point to your computer's Desktop, click the Browse button. The select a destination dialog box will appear.
7. Choose the Desktop option that appears at the very top of the window in the dialog box. You may need to use the scroll bar on the right hand side of the window to see the Desktop Option. (click image to enlarge)
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8. Click OK.
9. Once this field points to your computer's Desktop, click Next. Windows will unzip the file and tell you that the extraction is complete. Click the Finish button.

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Once it's been successfully installed and you've downloaded the software, open up ArcGIS Explorer.
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To zoom in and out of the map, you can access the map navigation controls by rolling your mouse over the small navigation widget in the bottom, left hand corner of the screen (click image to enlarge)
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Change the Basemap

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1. On the Home tab in the Maps group, click on the Basemap button. A drop down menu will display a set of Basemap options.
2. Use the scroll bar on the right hand side of the Basemap drop down menu to scroll down to the bottom of the list.
3. Chose the Light Gray Canvas map by highlighting and clicking it once. (click image to enlarge)
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Now the map background is neutral, and is ready to have the Dust Bowl tutorial data layers added to it.

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Navigate to the Dust Bowl folder on your computer's Desktop. You should see a list of files like this: (click image to enlarge)
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The files with the yellow diamond icons with the .lyr extension are ArcGIS layer files. You can add layer files, raster files, shapefiles, and a wide variety of other kinds of file types to ArcGIS Explorer. Because there is limited capability for  changing the Symbology of Shapefiles in ArcGIS Explorer, this adaptation of the Dust Bowl tutorial uses layer files created with the proper Symbology for the analyses required in the Dust Bowl worksheets.

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1. In ArcGIS Explorer, click on the Add Content button in the Map group of the Home tab.
2. Click ArcGIS Layers. An Open dialog box will appear. (click image to enlarge)
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3. Find the Dust Bowl folder on your computer's desktop.
4. Add files in the following order:
   1. APR4YRAVT – Question 3
   2. MAR4YRAVT-- Question 3
   3. FEB4YRAVT-- Question 3
   4. JAN4YRAVT-- Question 3
   5. APR35AVT-- Question 3
   6. MAR35AVT-- Question 3
   7. FEB35AVT-- Question 3
   8. JAN35AVT-- Question 3
   9. WINTSPR35 – Question 2
   10. WINTSPRAVE-- Question 2

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1. Click on the Add Content button in the Map group of the Home tab.
2. Choose Raster Data.... An Open dialog box will appear.
3. Find the Dust Bowl folder on your computer's desktop.
4. Double click on the folder titled Files.
5. Add the  3907_%Sandy Soil.jpg (for Question 1) file to your map by clicking on it once, then clicking the Open button. (click image to enlarge)
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Shapefiles:

1. Click on the Add Content button in the Map group of the Home tab.
2. Choose Raster Data.... An Open dialog box will appear.
3. Find the Dust Bowl folder on your computer's desktop.
4. Double click on the folder titled Files.
5. Add files in the following order:
   1. Dust 1940-- Question 1
   2. Dust 1938-- Question 1
   3. Dust 1930-- Question 1
   4. United States – For General Reference

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1. Click on the plus sign next to the name of the United States layer file to expand and view the Symbology.
2. Right click on the symbol for the Shapefile layer.
3. Choose Symbol. A new Symbol menu will appear.
4. Use the scroll bar on the right hand side of the Symbol menu to scroll down until all fo the Outline Fill options are visible.  (click image to enlarge)
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5. Choose the Blue Outline Fill by clicking on it once.
6. Repeat steps 1-5 for the Dust 1940, Dust 1938 and Dust 1930 layers, giving them all a different colored Outline Fill.

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