While we always like to try our best to put digital maps in the hands of the people who need them the most, often it is necessary to print paper maps for those folks.  Large printouts can be cumbersome to handle, and a small map may not display all of the detail you require.  A good way to have the best of both worlds is by printing map books.  With the newest release of ArcGIS 10, you can create a map grid, and use that grid to print a map book.  It does not provide a lot of dynamic options, however, it does allow you to quickly and easily produce a simple map book which can be very useful for the field technicians in your organization.

 

How is it done...?  It's a three step process:

1. Create the map grid,

2. Set up the "Data Driven Pages" in ArcMap

3. Print

I made a video explaining each step.  The video can be accessed here.