This section explains how to add drawings to your map by creating vector shapes, either using separate shape layers or by adding shape overlays to map layers. It explains how you can create and edit shapes, and change their appearance to achieve exactly the effect you want.

This section contains information on the following topics:

• Introduction to Shapes
• Creating Shapes on a Shape Layer
• Creating Shape Overlays
• Cutting and Pasting and Exporting and Importing Shapes
• Editing Shapes
• Editing Points
• Defining the Appearance of Shapes
• Animating Shapes
• Specifying How Shapes are Displayed
• Setting the Shape Layer Properties
• Adding Shape Overlays to a Map Layer
• Animating Shape Layers
• Shape Tools