ArcReader can display a map in either data view or layout view. In previous segments you've seen data view. Data view shows the contents of a data frame. Layout view shows the map as it would appear on a printed page. Layout view also shows map elements that aren’t contained within the data frame, such as the map title, legend, scale bar, and North arrow.

To switch to Layout view, click the View menu and click Layout View.

The map displays in layout view. Notice the page includes a title, legend, scale bars, and some supporting text. In this layout, you will see three inset maps on the left side of the display: the United States, California, and Angelus Oaks. These inset maps are created using the three additional data frames mentioned at the beginning of this exercise. For the exercises in this tutorial, you will continue to use only the Angelus Oaks Recreation Area data frame. The additional data frames are only used for this particular layout.

In layout view, the Layout toolbar is displayed, which contains tools for navigating in layout view. Point to each icon, without clicking, to see the name of each tool.

The layout tools in the Layout toolbar are similar to the tools in the Data toolbar. They allow you to change the way the page is displayed. Notice that the data tools are still accessible for changing the view of the data within the data frame.

There are shortcuts for switching between data and layout view. On the scroll bar at the bottom of the map, there are three small buttons. Clicking the globe icon switches to data view, clicking the page icon switches to layout view, and clicking the arrow icon refreshes the map.