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PDF Features and ArcMap Portable Document Format: This tutorial will explain how to export an ArcGIS map to a PDF format that will contain layers users can control the visibility of in Adobe Acrobat and Reader 6.0 and higher. In addition to layers, the PDF can contain feature information from the ArcMap Attribute Table that users can identify using the Object Data tool in Adobe Acrobat Reader and Adobe Acrobat. Saving as a PDF File from ArcMap: 1) Click FILE, then EXPORT MAP 2) Save as PDF by selecting PDF under the SAVE AS TYPE dropdown menu Layers in ADOBE READER: 1) Open Adobe Reader 2) Click LAYERS tab on the left: 3) Select or deselect EYE symbol to turn layers on and off. See instructions below to activate these layers. Advanced PDF Features in ArcMap Map Layers in PDF: PDF exports can contain layers that a user can control the visibility of in Adobe Acrobat 6.0 and higher. In ArcMap: 1) Click FILE EXPORT MAP 2) Under OPTIONS click ADVANCED tab 3) Select EXPORT PDF LAYERS ONLY from the LAYERS AND ATTRIBUTES dropdown list If you have a page layout in ArcMap: the text, map, north arrow, etc become a layer in the PDF called OTHER. PDF Attributes: The feature attributes from the ArcMap attribute table can be expressed in the PDF format in Adobe. In ArcMap: 1) Click FILE EXPORT MAP 2) Under OPTIONS click ADVANCED tab 3) Select EXPORT PDF LAYERS AND FEATURE ATTRIBUTES from the LAYERS AND ATTRIBUTES dropdown list Below is an example from the ESRI website of a PDF with FEATURE ATTRIBUTES included and in use: The fields from a layer’s attribute table that export to PDF is determined by what fi