Task Pane

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Task Pane

The Task Pane gives you quick access to frequently used features, and groups these features into task-related views.

There are three tabs:

• Display Manager, where you manage features stored in data stores (databases, geospatial data files, and raster files), attach drawing files, and change the appearance of features. Each geospatial feature class is a layer in Display Manager. You can add drawing layers as well.
• Map Explorer, where you view the elements of your map project, such as the files you connected to as sources, queries you used and saved, templates for linking drawing objects to data, and so on. Use this view to query in objects from attached drawings and view the data for any object.
• Map Book, where you divide a large map into "tiles," which are each rendered on a separate page. You can publish map books in a variety of formats, both for printing and for online display.

Use these techniques when for the Task Pane

• To switch between views, click the tabs on the Task Pane.
• To see options for the current Task Pane tab, click an icon in the menu area at the top of the Task Pane.
• To hide the Task Pane, click its Minimize button. Hold your cursor over the Task Pane title bar to see the Minimize button. To display the Task Pane after hiding it, move your cursor over the title bar.
• To make the Task Pane a floating palette, grab its title bar and drag it to the desired location. Drag the title bar to a window edge to dock it again.
  NoteTo minimize the Task Pane each time you move your cursor away from it, right-click the Task Pane title bar and turn on Auto-hide.
• To close the Task Pane, click the X in its top right corner. To open it, click View menu Task Pane.