An overview of the Cartography toolbox

The tools in the Cartography toolbox are designed to produce and refine data to support the production of maps. This includes the creation of annotation and masks, the simplification of features and reduction of their density, the refinement and management of symbolized features, the creation of grids and graticules, and the management of data-driven pages for layout.

Toolset	Description
An overview of the Annotation toolset	The Annotation toolset contains a collection of tools that allow you to automate your annotation workflow.
An overview of the Cartographic Refinement toolset	Contains tools to enrich representation symbology by adjusting the alignment and arrangement of symbols and creating bridge and tunnel features
An overview of the Data Driven Pages toolset	Contains tools that create and prepare an index layer for use in data driven pages. The features of an index layer are used to define the extents of multiple pages. One page of output is generated for each feature extent.
An overview of the Generalization toolset	Contains tools that simplify or refine features for display at smaller scales.
An overview of the Graphic Conflicts toolset	Contains tools to detect and resolve graphic conflicts among symbolized features
An overview of the Grids and Graticules toolset	Contains tools to manage and maintain grids and graticules layers
An overview of the Masking toolset	Contains tools to create masks to enhance cartographic display by obscuring conflicting feature symbology
An overview of the Representation Management tools	Contains tools to manage feature class representations and representation overrides

Cartography toolbox