topic Link frames across Layouts? in ArcGIS Mapping and Charting Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-mapping-and-charting-questions/link-frames-across-layouts/m-p/373691#M1238 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><BR />Hi, </P><P>I'm using ArcGIS pro in order to create exportable PDFs using Layout for my previous problem <A href="https://community.esri.com/thread/179873">Quantiles in areas within a layer?</A> which I finally managed to execute. (thanks <A href="https://community.esri.com/migrated-users/3116">Dan Patterson</A>​)</P><P>So I created 2 Layouts. one for "cows" and the other for "barns" in order to avoid changing the titles back and forth. </P><P>The tricky part gets when I need to change the viewable layer and hence the map title 300 times (I need to produce 2 maps per polygon area. 150 areas x 2 maps =300!) </P><P></P><P>One layer represents "cows" and the other "barns" So I have 2 Layouts, on with the title "Barns" and other with the title "Cows" and I need to link both map frames to show the same extent when exporting both maps... </P><P></P><P>I tried using Dynamic Text, but cannot assign Dynamic Text based on a layer name, only high-level or "system" data like map extent, scale, date and such.</P><P></P><P>Any ideas on how to have the same extent between mapframes across 2 different Layouts?</P><P>There's is a tool to link 2 frames, but only within the same Layout: <A href="http://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/help/layouts/add-and-modify-map-frames.htm" title="http://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/help/layouts/add-and-modify-map-frames.htm">Add and modify map frames—Layouts | ArcGIS for Desktop</A> </P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 25 Jul 2016 16:40:32 GMT HectorBorro1 2016-07-25T16:40:32Z Link frames across Layouts? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-mapping-and-charting-questions/link-frames-across-layouts/m-p/373691#M1238 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><BR />Hi, </P><P>I'm using ArcGIS pro in order to create exportable PDFs using Layout for my previous problem <A href="https://community.esri.com/thread/179873">Quantiles in areas within a layer?</A> which I finally managed to execute. (thanks <A href="https://community.esri.com/migrated-users/3116">Dan Patterson</A>​)</P><P>So I created 2 Layouts. one for "cows" and the other for "barns" in order to avoid changing the titles back and forth. </P><P>The tricky part gets when I need to change the viewable layer and hence the map title 300 times (I need to produce 2 maps per polygon area. 150 areas x 2 maps =300!) </P><P></P><P>One layer represents "cows" and the other "barns" So I have 2 Layouts, on with the title "Barns" and other with the title "Cows" and I need to link both map frames to show the same extent when exporting both maps... </P><P></P><P>I tried using Dynamic Text, but cannot assign Dynamic Text based on a layer name, only high-level or "system" data like map extent, scale, date and such.</P><P></P><P>Any ideas on how to have the same extent between mapframes across 2 different Layouts?</P><P>There's is a tool to link 2 frames, but only within the same Layout: <A href="http://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/help/layouts/add-and-modify-map-frames.htm" title="http://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/help/layouts/add-and-modify-map-frames.htm">Add and modify map frames—Layouts | ArcGIS for Desktop</A> </P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 25 Jul 2016 16:40:32 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-mapping-and-charting-questions/link-frames-across-layouts/m-p/373691#M1238 HectorBorro1 2016-07-25T16:40:32Z Re: Link frames across Layouts? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-mapping-and-charting-questions/link-frames-across-layouts/m-p/373692#M1239 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Well, In case you are wondering, I solved the case by my own.... </P><P>I saw that one can toggle text "layers" and real layers in the Layout as well, so this solves my problem quite easily with 2 clicks and no need to allign and mess around with scale and placements <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:">😄</span></P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 25 Jul 2016 21:07:59 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-mapping-and-charting-questions/link-frames-across-layouts/m-p/373692#M1239 HectorBorro1 2016-07-25T21:07:59Z