Setting the updating behavior

Depending on the type of surround element, the positioning method differs:

For Neatline: The position of a neatline is calculated relative to the extents of the Area.

For Border and Grid: The position of a border and grid is calculated relative to the extents of a neatline. If no neatline is used, the positions are calculated relative to the extents of the Area.

For Legend, Picture, North Arrow, Scale bar, Title, and Paragraph: Elements are anchored to a neatline and are positioned in reference to that anchor. If no neatline is used, the surround element positions are calculated relative to the extents of the Area. The location of a surround element is determined by the Offset, which is the horizontal (X) and vertical (Y) coordinates measured from the anchor. You can see the neatline or the Area represented by a rectangle with white handles. The surround element is represented by a rectangle with gray handles. You can anchor any one of the surround element handles to any one of the neatline or Area handles. To change the location of a surround element, you can drag the surround element by its handle, or you can enter new values.

If you want to modify the neatline or Area after you have set the properties for the surround elements, you can set how they behave:

Reposition: the surround element automatically adjust its position in correlation with a neatline (or Area), but retains its original settings.
Regenerate: the surround element is recalculated and positioned based on new settings for a neatline (or Area). This behavior is useful for the neatline, border, grid, and scale bar elements.
Do nothing: the surround element does not adjust to the new settings and remains as originally positioned.

From the Maps tree, right-click a surround element and click Properties.
In the surround element Properties window, click the Position tab.
In the Updating area, choose how you want the surround element to react when a neatline (or Area) changes position from the When neatline/area moves list box.
Choose how you want the surround element to react when the scale of a neatline (or Area) changes from the When area/neatline is rescaled list box.
In the When area/neatline is resized list box, choose how you want the surround element to react when a neatline (or Area) is enlarged or reduced in size.
Click Apply.