https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/alt-click-to-make-this-the-only-selectable-layer/idi-p/1177589 <P>Alt+clicking in a checkbox in the TOC's list by selection view works wonders when it works; however, it doesn't function quite the same as R click &gt; 'Make this the only selectable layer.' The R click route works 100% of the time whereas the alt+click route only shuts off ungrouped layers. It works for turning off groups in list by drawing order, though. It doesn't seem possible to exclude grouped layers by clicking that layer's checkbox, either - it's a filled in square that doesn't react to a click.<div class="lia-vid-container video-embed-center"><div id="lia-vid-6306851634112w960h540r756" class="lia-video-brightcove-player-container"><video-js data-video-id="6306851634112" data-account="6161463677001" data-player="default" data-embed="default" class="vjs-fluid" controls="" data-application-id="" style="width: 100%; height: 100%;"></video-js></div><script src="https://players.brightcove.net/6161463677001/default_default/index.min.js"></script><script>(function() { var wrapper = document.getElementById('lia-vid-6306851634112w960h540r756'); var videoEl = wrapper ? wrapper.querySelector('video-js') : null; if (videoEl) { if (window.videojs) { window.videojs(videoEl).ready(function() { this.on('loadedmetadata', function() { this.el().querySelectorAll('.vjs-load-progress div[data-start]').forEach(function(bar) { bar.setAttribute('role', 'presentation'); bar.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true'); }); }); }); } }})();</script><a class="video-embed-link" href="https://community.esri.com/t5/video/gallerypage/video-id/6306851634112">(view in My Videos)</a></div></P> Thu, 26 May 2022 16:15:02 GMT wayfaringrob 2022-05-26T16:15:02Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/alt-click-to-make-this-the-only-selectable-layer/idi-p/1177589 <P>Alt+clicking in a checkbox in the TOC's list by selection view works wonders when it works; however, it doesn't function quite the same as R click &gt; 'Make this the only selectable layer.' The R click route works 100% of the time whereas the alt+click route only shuts off ungrouped layers. It works for turning off groups in list by drawing order, though. It doesn't seem possible to exclude grouped layers by clicking that layer's checkbox, either - it's a filled in square that doesn't react to a click.<div class="lia-vid-container video-embed-center"><div id="lia-vid-6306851634112w960h540r767" class="lia-video-brightcove-player-container"><video-js data-video-id="6306851634112" data-account="6161463677001" data-player="default" data-embed="default" class="vjs-fluid" controls="" data-application-id="" style="width: 100%; height: 100%;"></video-js></div><script src="https://players.brightcove.net/6161463677001/default_default/index.min.js"></script><script>(function() { var wrapper = document.getElementById('lia-vid-6306851634112w960h540r767'); var videoEl = wrapper ? wrapper.querySelector('video-js') : null; if (videoEl) { if (window.videojs) { window.videojs(videoEl).ready(function() { this.on('loadedmetadata', function() { this.el().querySelectorAll('.vjs-load-progress div[data-start]').forEach(function(bar) { bar.setAttribute('role', 'presentation'); bar.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true'); }); }); }); } }})();</script><a class="video-embed-link" href="https://community.esri.com/t5/video/gallerypage/video-id/6306851634112">(view in My Videos)</a></div></P> Thu, 26 May 2022 16:15:02 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/alt-click-to-make-this-the-only-selectable-layer/idi-p/1177589 wayfaringrob 2022-05-26T16:15:02Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/alt-click-to-make-this-the-only-selectable-layer/idc-p/1271136#M23959 <P>This Idea has been implemented in ArcGIS Pro 3.1. Please see the<SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><A href="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/get-started/whats-new-in-arcgis-pro.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow noreferrer">What's New documentation</A><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN>for more new features in Pro 3.1.</P><P>The Ideas in ArcGIS Pro 3.1 blog will be wrapped up soon. Once complete, I will add the link to this comment.</P> Thu, 23 Mar 2023 20:23:10 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/alt-click-to-make-this-the-only-selectable-layer/idc-p/1271136#M23959 AmeliaBradshaw 2023-03-23T20:23:10Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/alt-click-to-make-this-the-only-selectable-layer/idc-p/1290437#M24982 <P><a href="https://community.esri.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/104319">@AmeliaBradshaw</a>&nbsp; are you sure? When I Alt+Click the box for my Open Space layer, I still have other layers remaining selectable, and I can't batch uncheck the group.</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="rburke_1-1684360542200.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/71041i4E5E54CB4D1B7DDF/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="rburke_1-1684360542200.png" alt="rburke_1-1684360542200.png" /></span></P><P>Same with annotation layers -- they stayed selectable.</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="rburke_0-1684360530460.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/71040iF874D1AE8D5AA36C/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="rburke_0-1684360530460.png" alt="rburke_0-1684360530460.png" /></span></P><P>(3.1.1)</P> Wed, 17 May 2023 21:56:20 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/alt-click-to-make-this-the-only-selectable-layer/idc-p/1290437#M24982 wayfaringrob 2023-05-17T21:56:20Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/alt-click-to-make-this-the-only-selectable-layer/idc-p/1290453#M24984 <P>likewise on the snappability view</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="rburke_0-1684361417905.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/71045i321120E791D0E284/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="rburke_0-1684361417905.png" alt="rburke_0-1684361417905.png" /></span></P><P><a href="https://community.esri.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/129401">@KoryKramer</a>&nbsp;</P> Wed, 17 May 2023 22:10:48 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/alt-click-to-make-this-the-only-selectable-layer/idc-p/1290453#M24984 wayfaringrob 2023-05-17T22:10:48Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/alt-click-to-make-this-the-only-selectable-layer/idc-p/1290765#M24997 <P>When working with grouped layers, it looks like this is what was added:</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="KoryKramer_0-1684433861361.png" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/71103iFD6FC5930B8E8546/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="KoryKramer_0-1684433861361.png" alt="KoryKramer_0-1684433861361.png" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P> Thu, 18 May 2023 18:17:50 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/alt-click-to-make-this-the-only-selectable-layer/idc-p/1290765#M24997 KoryKramer 2023-05-18T18:17:50Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/alt-click-to-make-this-the-only-selectable-layer/idc-p/1668776#M36829 <P>Thank you Kory!</P> Wed, 26 Nov 2025 14:35:41 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/alt-click-to-make-this-the-only-selectable-layer/idc-p/1668776#M36829 Miralem_Zeljo 2025-11-26T14:35:41Z