Getting general information about a layer

How a layer is displayed can be changed using the Layer Properties dialog box.

The General tab allows you to change the name of the layer as it appears in the legend and provides information about the datafile.

The General tab can also be used to set a scale factor for a layer.

For images and Image Services, use the General tab to set a transparency value. Setting the transparency allows two overlapping images or Image Services to be viewed in one map.

How to get general information about a layer:

1.  Click a layer in the legend to make it active.

2.  Click the Layer Properties button.

3.  Click the General tab.

4.  Type a new name in the Layer Name box to change the layer's name.

5.  Click the Only show map in the following scale range button to set scale factors.

6.  Type a scale to never show the layer above or below.

7.  Click OK to close the dialog box and see the changes.