Hi,sorry about the problems.Issue A) I assume you're using the first edition of the book (based on the page numbers you gave). This edition is designed to work with version 10.0 of the software, where the Maplex label engine was an extension. At version 10.1, Maplex became part of the core software. So probably you're using version 10.1 or 10.2 of the software and that's why you don't see the extension. Follow these steps instead:
- In the table of contents, right-click the name of the data frame (Site 1) and choose Properties.
- On the Data Frame Properties dialog box, click the General tab.
- At the bottom of the tab, set the Label Engine dropdown list to Maplex Label Engine.
- Click OK.
Issue B) I think the reason why the outline on the feature stays blue is that the feature is selected. On p. 304, Step 2D, where you right-click on the record in the table to zoom to the feature, the feature isn't supposed to be selected. But if you left-click first, you'll select the feature. It will be highlighted in blue in the table and on the map. Try this:
- In the table of contents, under the Site 1 data frame, right-click the RecommendedSites layer and choose Open Attribute Table.
- Assuming a record is selected, right-click the small gray box at the left edge of the record and choose Select/Unselect.
- Close the table.
The feature on the map should look yellow.If these aren't the right solutions, write back and let us know.Thanks,Tim
