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Using the Effects toolbar

  • Accessing the Effects toolbar
  • Display options on the Effects toolbar

One of the ways to interact with your layer display is through the use of the Effects toolbar.

The Effects toolbar

Accessing the Effects toolbar

Click Customize > Toolbars > Effects on the main menu.

Display options on the Effects toolbar

The following display options are available on the Effects toolbar.

  • Adjust Contrast Adjust Contrast—Adjusts the contrast of the selected layer.
  • Adjust Brightness Adjust Brightness—Adjusts the brightness of the selected layer.
  • Adjust Transparency Adjust Transparency—Adjusts the selected layer's transparency.
  • Adjust Dim Level Adjust Dim Level—Allows you to set a dim level for a map layer that enables other layers to take visual precedence. Dim is only available for basemap layers.
  • Swipe Layer Swipe Layer—Allows you to use the swipe tool to interactively peel the selected layer back and see underneath it.
    Using the Swipe Layer tool
  • Flicker Layer Flicker Layer—Allows you to have the layer blink off and on continuously. Enter the number of milliseconds (thousandths of a second) that define the flicker rate.

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