Latest Contributions by MarkZollinger

Hey @Bud for ArcGIS Pro, you can find archived help going back to 2.6 at https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/get-started/archived-arcgis-pro-help.htm For ArcMap, see https://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/get-started/introduction/archived-arcmap-help.htm   ... View more

ArcMap and its help system are now in mature support. ... View more

ArcGIS Pro offers lots of in-app help.  For more details, see: Help within the application  Find tools and help using Command Search. ... View more

After careful consideration, we feel that the benefit to be gained by this idea does not warrant the resources to implement it. Here are some resources that might help: General migration info: The Get Started > For ArcMap users section of the help includes several topics starting with For ArcMap users migrating to ArcGIS Pro. Geoprocessing: Tools that are not available in ArcGIS Pro. Mapping: Add maps and scenes to a project and Visual differences in imported map documents. Data migration: Migrating Data: Tools to migrate a personal geodatabase to a file or mobile geodatabase (blog post). ... View more

Thank you @MarcoBoeringa  We now have an issue in our backlog.  It's hard to say when or even if we'll be able to implement this. We  hope the community will continue voting and commenting to better help us measure the demand for this. ... View more

We currently put a significant effort into using these topics to help you identify what's changed at each release: - What's New, - Release notes, - Issues addressed, - The What's new blog post We have carefully considered the idea of expanding that effort to show changes at a more fine-grained level. Doing so would consume resources that would better serve you by expanding our help. ... View more

ArcMap is now in mature support  We do not expect to make any more changes to the help for this product. ... View more

After careful consideration, we feel that the benefit to be gained by this idea does not warrant the resources to implement it. ... View more

Thank you @MichaëlSt-Pierre .  We hope to use your suggested questions to help test an AI-based assistant. Note that text-based AI is in the plan, but voice-based interaction is still under consideration. ... View more

We added a version switcher to the ArcGIS Pro online help several releases ago. As far as search engine results, we cannot control which version the search engine gives you. However, when you search from within ArcGIS Pro, it always takes you to the correct version of the help ... View more

Typically the best practices for a tool are listed in the usage notes. Usage notes provide guidance on tool settings to the extent this is practical. If after reviewing usage notes, you aren't sure which options to use, post a question to Esri Community with more detail about your workflow.  Most tools can be used in enough different workflows that covering them all in the parameter doc would be more confusing than helpful.     ... View more

@DechenneCecil- I'm not sure what you are looking for with this Idea. A lot has changed in our documentation since you submitted this.  Could you take a look (especially at the ArcGIS Pro documentation, which is newer) and see if the new doc systems meet your needs? Thank you! ... View more

You can print individual topics both in the installed help viewer app and online in your browser. ... View more