topic Displaying XY Data in Data Management Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/displaying-xy-data/m-p/177194#M10009 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hello all - It seems I have successfully imported my excel file after changing the coordinates. However, now I cannot actually see the spots on the map, like I should. Does anyone know what the problem could be?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 29 Jul 2013 14:44:22 GMT KerianneWestphal 2013-07-29T14:44:22Z Displaying XY Data https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/displaying-xy-data/m-p/177194#M10009 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hello all - It seems I have successfully imported my excel file after changing the coordinates. However, now I cannot actually see the spots on the map, like I should. Does anyone know what the problem could be?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 29 Jul 2013 14:44:22 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/displaying-xy-data/m-p/177194#M10009 KerianneWestphal 2013-07-29T14:44:22Z Re: Displaying XY Data https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/displaying-xy-data/m-p/177195#M10010 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>keriannetwestphal,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Just so I understand you correctly, you have an Excel table that you have successfully added into ArcMap and created an XY Event Layer from?&nbsp; However now you have edited the coordinate values and the points no longer appear?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>A couple things you can check.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>First, see if the Excel table in ArcMap has any features in it (simply open the Attribute Table).&nbsp; If no records exist then perhaps your data is corrupted or simply needs to be removed from the map and added back in.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Second, make sure you entered valid coordinates in your table.&nbsp; Perhaps you entered the coordinates in backwards (happens to the best of us).</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Third, simply try to recreate an XY Event Layer.&nbsp; You should be able to create the event layer, edit the Excel table, and see the changes in your event layer by refreshing the map document.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Hope this helps!</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Best,</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Chris B.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 29 Jul 2013 15:00:25 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/displaying-xy-data/m-p/177195#M10010 ChristopherBlinn1 2013-07-29T15:00:25Z