# Edit Data

You can edit data in map layers (spatial data) as well as in tables (non-spatial data).

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### Types of Editing – Map Layers

* Create a new feature
* Modify a feature’s geometry
* Modify a feature’s attribute values
* Create, edit, or delete values in a table associated with a feature (subform)
* Attach documents to features
* Delete one or more features

### Types of Editing – Non-Spatial Data Tables

* Create a new record
* Modify the field values of one or more records
* Attach documents to records
* Delete one or more records

The following sections describe each of these functions in detail.


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