idea Simpler way to highlight fields in ArcGIS Pro Ideas

Simpler way to highlight fields

RandyMcGregor_BMcD — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 16:44:45 GMT

Highlighting a field, which is frequently useful, involves multiple steps:

Activate field viewer
Scroll to field
Select 'Highlight'
Select 'Save'
Close field viewer

I would be very helpful if you could simply right-click on a field and select 'Highlight' from the table view. I believe this was possible in ArcMap.

Thank you,

Randy McGregor

Re: Simpler way to highlight fields

LindaGreen — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 18:31:26 GMT

Might be able to merge with this idea?

https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/simpler-way-to-highlight-fields/idi-p/1663956

Seriously though, I was just getting irritated trying to highlight a field and also thought adding it to the right-click menu would be a huge improvement. I would highlight fields a lot more if it wasn't so cumbersome to turn on (and off).

Re: Simpler way to highlight fields

RandyMcGregor_BMcD — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 13:55:33 GMT

I often have tons of fields that I don't want to remove. Right-click 'highlight' for the few I need would be incredibly helpful. Going to the field view and scrolling down to the fields you want to highlight is quite annoying. In ArcMap, you just right-clicked and selected highlight.