Chapter 1 mainly took me through how to use the program and what everything does. I learned how to configure the maps and work with the data. I also learned how to manipulate that data into tables. The easiest part was making the 3d map, and it was really cool to look at/explore.
I wasn’t able to complete the query for 1.2, part 4, for searching for a feature.
There was no option to list by drawing order.
There was also no option I could find for toolboxes in the geoprocessing pane.
And I could not find an option for text symbol group.
Chap 2
I could not find the symbol for Commercial.
There is no Label class group in the labeling tab.
I’m unclear on how to use pop-ups, specifically how to display the needed data.
When I did a definition query, I could not find the option to have all my values show up on the map.
I did not have the Soup Kitchen value. In my food facilities option, below it only says <all other values>, but it does not show the values.
I learned how to use a query to limit features. Using the symbology pane throughout Chapter 2 kept confusing me. For example, in 2.5, I was supposed to choose Circle 3 within the template symbol, but I didn’t see an option to do that.
I learned about Choropleth maps and struggled a bit to make one. I originally could not find an Advanced Symbology option button when making the Choropleth map. I ended up finding it later, so I went back and did things according to this step. The odd thing was that in the classes section in Symbology, I did not have more than one upper value.
For 2.8, I could not find the Visibility Range group.
Chapter 3
3.1 Was very tedious when making both the maps of the US and learning how to use the legends.
3.3 I did not understand how to add the Metropolitan Employment layer to my story.
Chapter 3 walked me through making map layouts and charts, how to share maps to ArcGIS Online, how to use the map viewer, how to make a story in ArcGIS StoryMaps, and also how to use/make a dashboard. This was all new information for me as I followed the steps. Some of the steps were hard to follow/understand, but I had the least amount of trouble with Chapter 3.
