• Explore editing options
• Draw a line feature in ArcMap

1. Add the blank shape file we just created to the map view


2. Begin editing the blank shape file
   1. Select “Editor” in the Editor toolbar (bottom of screen) and left click “start editing”
   2. Navigate to the folder that contains your blank shapefile
   3. Press “OK”
   
   
3. Draw a line connecting the route vertices
   1. Ensure that the specified task says, “Create New Feature” and the target is the blank shapefile
   2. Double click the pencil in the Editor Toolbar to select it
   3. Left click the mouse when the cross-hairs with the blue circle is directly above one of the end vertices (you may need to zoom in for precision and use panning tools).
   4. Drag the cross-hairs to the next vertex and left click to draw a line
   5. Repeat with consecutive vertices until the last vertex
   6. On the last vertex, double left click the mouse to end the line
   7. In the Editor Toolbar Select “Save Edits” and then “Stop Editing”
   (Note: If you miss double clicking on the last vertex, you can right click ->finish sketch.)

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