Loading existing tabular data onto a map
Release 9.1 Last modified December 7, 2006	Print all topics in : "Working with tables"

About loading existing tabular data onto a map

Not all the tabular data associated with a layer has to be stored in its attribute table. You may choose to store some data in separate tables—for instance, data that changes frequently such as monthly sales figures. You can add this tabular data directly to your map as a table and use it in conjunction with the layers on your map. These tables don't display on your map, but they are listed in the table of contents on the Source tab. You work with these tables as you would any table based on geographic features. For example, you can:

• View the table
• Add new fields
• Create graphs
• Join the table to other tables

How to load existing tabular data onto a map

1. Click the Add Data button .
2. Navigate to the table you want to add and click it.
3. Click Add.
4. Click the Source tab at the bottom of the table of contents.
5. Right-click the table and click Open.

Tip

Joining a table to a layer allows you to visualize the information contained in a table. Learn more about joining attribute tables

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