

This means that when you perform a search, you will get results from all the styles that are in the style path and any additional styles that your map document is currently referencing. Search all styles: If you have a lot of design freedom when authoring your map, you will want to search with the All Styles option. When searching for symbols, you must choose which group of styles will be considered:

Search results include symbols that match the search term in name, category, style name, or tags. Search results consist of symbols where the search term matches either the symbol name, the symbol category, the style name that the symbol resides in, or the symbol tags. These tags can be modified in your own custom styles to describe any relevant aspect of the symbol, such as a related project, map, layer, scale, or specification. Learn more about referencing styles Searching for symbolsĮach symbol contains searchable tags that describe its graphic characteristics, such as its color or type.

Alternatively, if you are limited to using only the symbols found in specific styles, you can reference the styles and limit your search to those only. Searching automatically accesses them for you whether they are referenced or not. You don't need to be familiar with the contents of all the styles on your computer or worry about which ones to reference to work with them. Learn more about modifying and saving symbols When you find one that you like, you can apply it as is or modify it first. You can simply browse through the palette of symbols and pick one, or you can search for symbols. You find appropriate symbols to apply to features and graphics from the Symbol Selector dialog box.
