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Using the Manage My Basemaps dialog you can add, delete or rename custom basemaps or change their thumbnail images. The dialog can be accessed by clicking on Manage My Basemaps... at the bottom of the Basemaps Gallery.

##### To add a basemap

To add a basemap to the Basemaps Gallery click the Browse button, then in the Open File dialog navigate to the map document file (nmf) you want to add, select it then click Open. The basemap will now appear in both the Manage My Basemaps dialog and in the Basemaps Gallery.

##### To change the thumbnail image representing a basemap

Select a basemap then click the Change Thumbnail button. In the Open File dialog navigate to the image file to use then click Open.

##### To delete a basemap

Select a basemap or multiple basemaps (click + hold Shift or Alt key) then click the Delete button. This will permanently delete the selected basemaps from disk.

##### To rename a basemap

Select a basemap, then single click again on the name to make the text editable. Enter a new name then hit the Enter key or click anywhere outside the text area to commit the changes.