JessycaFrederick

Thank you! That did the trick!

I'm using VW2012 Education Version on Mac OS 10.5.8. I don't know anything about GIS (yet) and I am trying to download/import files that will let me have a giant map of Los Angeles to work on top of. I've found many free shapefiles to download, but when I attempt to import them into VW, nothing visible changes on screen (I can see a new layer has been created, but nothing in the layer). I'm pretty sure this is because I have no idea how to use GIS files and I'm brand new to VW. If anyone can give me a push in the right direction, I'd be grateful. Other than Import Shapefile, what do I need to do to be able to use these files in VW (and most importantly, see what I imported)? Thank you so much!