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I am very new to GIS and ArcMap.
I am currently working on small part of a DEM using ArcHydro toolkit. I have a map which is a clipped part from DEM. When I open it in data view, it looks fine. But for adding legends and scale when I use layout view, it is just visible at the corner of the page. Can't extend it for the print. What can I do?
I am not sure if this is the complete answer, but there seems to be a problem with GIF and PNG images that have transparent backgrounds not displaying or export/printing correctly in ArcGIS v9.x - 10
Here is the Knowledge Base Article: Transparent GIF and PNG inserted images do not display and/or do not export or print as transparent
It is not really clear from the article if the entire image will not export properly, or just the transparent area. In some cases, what is supposed to be transparent shows up as black or some other color. I think your issue may be related to this if you happen to have a transparent background set on your chart.
If possible, I would try exporting the chart as an EMF graphic or remove the transparency on the background, as suggested in the article.
I think there are a couple of ways of looking at this question.
I'm going to go out on a limb and say there isn't any easy button you can press to make it easy to move from one scale to another. My reasoning behind this is that there are certain elements that work a certain way, and are appropriate at one scale, that don't work the same way at a different scale.
One example of this is a title. In a larger graphic, you may want to have a large title that is centered on a map. This could allow it to be visible from a distance if the map will be at the front of a room, or on a wall. That same map, scaled to fit on letter size paper, will not require a title that is the same size. In fact, you would want to do the opposite of having it large, centered and prominent. You will likely want to move it off to the side, and fit it into a smaller area. With a smaller map size, you want to maximize the area of the map, and thus the features you are trying to show, as opposed to the title information.
Here is an example of a map that I created recently. I was specifically asked to provide the map in two different sizes, one a standard 8.5x11, and the other a poster size to be mounted and displayed. I have linked to the pdf's to view them at actual size.
With the differences in layout structure that are inherent to the different sizes of maps, there is no easy way of scaling one from the other. There are, however, some things that make it easier.
The main reason it is difficult to simply use a scaling factor to change the size of elements when changing the size of a map, is that different elements need to change different amounts. In the examples above, while the text size changed almost double between the two graphics, some of the borders changed by less than that, and some of the spacing changed by a different factor.
Every map you create has a specific purpose, to highlight specific data, or analyses. You want to make sure these are always the focal point of the map. In order to do this, you want to make sure that all of the other elements are consistent, balanced and regular. When you have something slightly off, like a map that scaled from one side, instead of the center, thus making uneven dimension across the map, it grabs your attention and detracts from the actual point of that map.
Here are some good cartographic design references:
Best Answer
Try right clicking on the data frame and selecting 'Distribute', then 'Fit to Margins'.
Alternatively, you can try selecting a different printer in the 'Page and Print Setup' under File.
That seems to solve the problem for me.