Testing ArcPro but I can't find any help topics to show adding annotation toolbar and/or editing of annotation.
Does anyone know if ArcPro version 2.01 provides and where to activate editing annotation?
Christine Vandeyar-Wise,
Don't upgrade your annotation without backing it up first! Test out everything with the new upgraded annotation first and then when you feel safe in deleting the back up, do so. Lesson learned!
Can annotation stored in an SDE database where it can be editied in Pro be exported out to a file gdb so the annotation can still be available to ArcMap? Or is annotation for Pro only allowed to be stored in an SDE database?
Josh - On another thread you said hosting the annotation from an AGOL layer did not work. Can you go into more detail about how this does not work as a workaround to this problem?
Hi Josh - this is a known limitation when one upgrades annotation to AGP annotation. There is a workaround you might consider in order to use it in ArcMap and eventually republish to map services.
I understand that, but my question is why? Having new functionality is great and I totally understand the inability to edit in ArcMap, I just don't understand why I can't even view the annotation in ArcMap.
Hi Josh,
We've changed how they are stored. See the help topics below
Annotation—ArcGIS Pro | ArcGIS Desktop
this one has a nice chart that outlines where different versions of annotation can be used and how
Upgrade Dataset—Data Management toolbox | ArcGIS Desktop
Hi Christine,
A quick note to let you know that you're able to edit annotation at Pro 2.1What's new in ArcGIS Pro 2.1—ArcGIS Pro | ArcGIS Desktop
Is there a particular reason why the upgraded annotation is not even viewable in ArcMap? I made the mistake of not backing it up before I realized the fact that I could no longer view the annotation in my map services either (since they are still created using ArcMap). Having two versions of the same annotation is certainly not ideal either.
I know you can edit annotation in ArcGIS Pro but unlike ArcMap there is no toolbars for editing (generally). Another item to consider is from the ArcGIS Pro 2.1 Help (2.1 is coming very soon):
If you have annotation feature classes created in ArcMap, you can view and query them. However, to edit them or modify their properties, you must upgrade them.
Learn more about the Upgrade Dataset tool
This is important to note that once you upgrade your ArcMap annotation to Pro annotation, it's no longer usable in ArcMap. Thus you may wish to make a copy of it in your gdb - one for ArcMap and one for ArcGIS Pro.
Maybe this will help
Modify annotation features—ArcGIS Pro | ArcGIS Desktop
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