One of the most satisfying results of geocoding is seeing your points displayed correctly on the map. Depending on the settings of your map, newly geocoded points may or may not be visible immediately.
Follow these steps to attempt to locate newly geocoded points on the map.
- Make sure that the Map window is active by clicking the title bar.
- Open the Layers window (On the HOME tab, in the Windows group, click Tool Windows, and click Layers from the list).
Make sure that the table you geocoded is listed in the Layer list. If it is not, then click the Add button and add that layer.
- In the Layers window move the geocoded table to the top, just below the Cosmetic layer, to ensure that the points are not obscured by any other layer.
- Make sure that the geocoded layer is set to visible. Check the Visible On/Off check box.
If your points are still not visible, proceed to step 6.
- Right-click on the Map window and then click View Entire Layer. Select your table and click OK. This should put all of the points from your table in view. You may see that your points are on the map, but are not in the location you expected them to be. If they seem misplaced, see Ungeocoding Selected Records.
- If your points still do not display, in the Layers list, right-click on the layer containing your geocoded points, and click the Layer Properties
button. The Layer Properties dialog opens. - On the Layer Display tab, select the Style Override check box and choose a symbol style that will stand out on your map. Click OK and then exit the Layers window.
After following these steps, if you have not found the points that you geocoded, try to select all of the ungeocoded records as described in the section Selecting Points Not Geocoded.