After a symbol is created in the Military Overlay pane, add it to Favorites to use it again later. Favorites can be used to create a collection of symbols that can be used repeatedly in a project.
Add a military symbol to Favorites
Favorites is a list of military symbols that can be used repeatedly in a project.
To add a symbol to Favorites, complete the following steps:
- Open Military Overlay.
- Create a new symbol.
- Click Add Symbol To Favorites
. - Click the Favorites tab to see the added symbol.
The Favorites tab shows the new symbol in addition to any symbols added previously.
Note:
Symbols listed in Favorites are filtered based on the current Military Symbology Standard value set on the Current Standard drop-down menu on the Create/Edit tab. For example, if three symbols are added with MIL-STD-2525D and three more symbols with APP-6(B), only three of the six are displayed when either standard is selected. The symbol count below the Favorites list shows the number of symbols displayed with the selected standard out of the total symbols stored in Favorites, or Showing 3 (MIL-STD-2525D ) / 6 favorites.
Note:
Favorites are stored in C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\ESRI\ArcGISAllSource\MilitaryOverlaySettings.mssf on your local system.
Use a symbol from Favorites
To create a feature in the current map once a symbol is added to Favorites, complete the following steps:
- Click Favorites in the Military Overlay pane.
- Select the desired symbol.
- Click Add Symbol To Map
in the symbol preview.
- Click the map to add the symbol as a new feature.
Each subsequent click on the map adds another feature.
- On the Mapview toolbar, click Save All Edits.
Alternatively, on the ribbon, in the Manage Edits group, click Save All Edits
.
Remove a symbol from Favorites
To remove a symbol from Favorites, complete the following steps:
- Click Favorites in the Military Overlay pane.
- Select the symbol to remove.
- Click Remove Symbol From Favorites
.
The symbol is removed from Favorites.