topic Creating a mask to simplify map in ArcGIS Mapping and Charting Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-mapping-and-charting-questions/creating-a-mask-to-simplify-map/m-p/279875#M888 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi, I need to make maps of 20 separate sub-basins.&nbsp; I would like to mask the sub basins not in use so that it shows up white all around the sub basin to be the focus.&nbsp; I tried just making all of the ones not in focus white and the one I want hollow so that the data shows, but then the labels of the reference data (township and sections for example) still show over the top of the white polygons and it doesn't look very good...any ideas??</P><P></P><P>Thanks so much!!</P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 29 Apr 2017 18:05:38 GMT CourtneyThompson2 2017-04-29T18:05:38Z Creating a mask to simplify map https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-mapping-and-charting-questions/creating-a-mask-to-simplify-map/m-p/279875#M888 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi, I need to make maps of 20 separate sub-basins.&nbsp; I would like to mask the sub basins not in use so that it shows up white all around the sub basin to be the focus.&nbsp; I tried just making all of the ones not in focus white and the one I want hollow so that the data shows, but then the labels of the reference data (township and sections for example) still show over the top of the white polygons and it doesn't look very good...any ideas??</P><P></P><P>Thanks so much!!</P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 29 Apr 2017 18:05:38 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-mapping-and-charting-questions/creating-a-mask-to-simplify-map/m-p/279875#M888 CourtneyThompson2 2017-04-29T18:05:38Z Re: Creating a mask to simplify map https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-mapping-and-charting-questions/creating-a-mask-to-simplify-map/m-p/279876#M889 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>If you have a polygon for each sub basin, you can use it as the following picture:</P><P><IMG __jive_id="349063" alt="" class="image-1 jive-image j-img-original" src="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/349063_ac.png" style="width: 620px; height: 323px;" /></P><P></P><P>Open Data Frame Properties &gt; Data frame Tab &gt;in Clip options choose Clip to shape &gt; click on specify shape &gt; in the new window choose outline of&nbsp; features &gt; finally choose your sub basin polygon that will be used to mask.&nbsp;</P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 29 Apr 2017 19:56:01 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-mapping-and-charting-questions/creating-a-mask-to-simplify-map/m-p/279876#M889 AbdullahAnter 2017-04-29T19:56:01Z