idea Bring back the Identify Tool from Arcmap in ArcGIS Pro Ideas

Bring back the Identify Tool from Arcmap

jakek — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 19:55:19 GMT

Please bring back the ID tool from Arcmap. It was much easier to use and select features to ID. It becomes cumbersome to select several features spread across the map and add to a the pop-up like it is in Arcmap. Please consider this enhancement!

Re: Bring back the Identify Tool from Arcmap

ClayDonaldsonSWCA — Tue, 06 Feb 2024 20:11:01 GMT

this already exists in arcgis pro and you can control if it returns all layers, top-most, etc.

Navigation command Description

Explore

A multifunctional tool for navigation and feature identification. This is the default tool when you open a new or existing project. Left, right, and wheel mouse buttons all have built-in capabilities as follows:

Left-click—Pop-up identification for a feature
Left drag—Pan in 2D and 3D
Middle drag—Pan in 2D
Middle roll wheel—Zoom in and out
Middle click and drag—Rotate and tilt (3D only)
Right hold—Continuous zoom
Right-click—Context menu for additional tools

Re: Bring back the Identify Tool from Arcmap

jcarlson — Tue, 06 Feb 2024 20:24:46 GMT

You can also hold the C key and do an identify-click any time, regardless of what tool is active.

Re: Bring back the Identify Tool from Arcmap

jakek — Tue, 06 Feb 2024 20:40:14 GMT

Still not like Arcmap. But, I did discover: 1. using explorer finger, select feature to ID, popup opens with results 2. To add to existing popup: 1st hold down ctrl key, then press and hold shift key 3. then draw box around additional features to add to the popup. In Arcmap, pick feature(s) to ID, then to add to the popup, just hold down the ctrl key (or just hold down shift key) to add to the popup, single pick or box. Also, ID tool in Arcmap is independent of other tools which makes it easier to manipulate selecting features.

Re: Bring back the Identify Tool from Arcmap

SeaRM — Wed, 07 Feb 2024 02:28:24 GMT

jakek, you can try to use the Identify Pro of XTools Pro for ArcGIS Pro.

Re: Bring back the Identify Tool from Arcmap

geodoozer — Sun, 31 Mar 2024 21:37:34 GMT

I agree with JakeK. I would like to see Identify with the draw rectangle to identify all features in this area back. It is really cumbersome making several layers selectable, selecting a rectangle of features, then opening each attribute table in turn and filtering to the selected features to see what is there. Further, the lack of rectangular identify is going to be tricky for our novice users.

Re: Bring back the Identify Tool from Arcmap

KoryKramer — Tue, 02 Apr 2024 13:37:12 GMT

@geodoozer for "rectangular identify" have you tried holding down Ctrl and drawing your rectangle with the Explore tool?

Re: Bring back the Identify Tool from Arcmap

JayColeman — Wed, 22 May 2024 15:44:27 GMT

I would love to be able to select which layer I'm identifying. I know you can choose "Selected in Contents" however I don't always have the layer I want to ID selected and it adds unnecessary clicks to the operation.

Re: Bring back the Identify Tool from Arcmap

JayColeman — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 20:21:33 GMT

If ESRI allowed the "Selectable Layers" option to work with grouped items and rasters this would be fixed.

Re: Bring back the Identify Tool from Arcmap

geodoozer — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 22:21:06 GMT

Thanks Kory! That's helpful.

Sometimes I would love identify to be possible on a layout view without having to first activate the map.