Scale Bar
The Map Tools | Add to Map | Scale Bar
command or the 
button places a scale bar on the map. Alternatively, right-click on an
existing map and select Add to Map |
Scale Bar to add a scale
bar. Scale bars are divided into equally spaced cycles. Any number of
cycles between one and 100 can be used. Each cycle is labeled based on
map units.
To place a scale bar on a map:
- Select the map and click the Map Tools | Add to Map | Scale Bar command.
- The scale bar is automatically placed below the bottom axis.
- To make changes to the scale bar, click once on it to select it. The properties are displayed in the Properties window.
Scale Bar Properties
The scale bar properties are displayed in the following pages:
Golden Nugget : The object formerly known as Map Scale has been renamed to Scale Bar. This may affect older scripts that specifically called out the object by its previous name (e.g., Doc.Shapes.Item("Map Scale")). To resolve this, simply update your script to use the new name, or modify it to select the scale bar object by its type or item number, which is a more robust scripting practice.