Edit attribute definitions for shapefiles you added to the map including the following: attributes that appear; simplified names for attributes; attributes to display as the key attribute; attributes to display by default in the map Inspect bar; and decimal precision with which to display attributes.
These definitions are written to an .xmllad file, which must be named the same as the .shp file and saved in the same folder.
To edit shapefile attributes
1. Using the Map window, right-click the shapefile layer name in the Layer Legend, and from the shortcut menu, click Edit Layer Attributes.
The Edit Layer Attributes dialog box appears.
2. Highlight the attribute to add in the Available Fields pane, and click 
to move it to the Chosen Fields pane. Click 
or 
to move the entire contents of a pane.
Click 
and 
to change the order in which the attributes are rendered on the map where moving an attribute up renders it first and moving it down renders it last.
3. With the layer to modify selected in the Chosen Fields pane, in the Display Name box to the right, type a name that will appear in the map Inspect bar and in Output windows.
4. For the Display as Key option, select On if the attribute has a unique value that you want to appear in Data Navigator.
5. For the Default Inspect Setting option, select On to display that attribute in the map Inspect bar. This can be customized for individual maps using Map > Customize Inspect.
For numeric attributes, select the Decimal Precision with which to display values.
6. After configuring the desired attributes, click Exit and when prompted, save the above changes.
| Importing user layers | Adding annotations to maps |
| Viewing data on the Inspect bar |