idea Copy a specific column from Fields View to clipboard in ArcGIS Pro Ideas

Copy a specific column from Fields View to clipboard

Bud — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 22:09:34 GMT

I want to copy a specific column, such as the Field Name column, to the clipboard by clicking the column header to select it and hitting CTRL+C.

Currently, clicking the column header doesn't do anything.

And right-clicking the column header and clicking Copy doesn't work. Nothing gets copied to the clipboard. That might be a bug.

I'm aware that I can select the entire Fields View "table" by clicking the top left square of the table. But I want to only select a specific column and copy it.

Re: Copy a specific column from Fields View to clipboard

DavidSolari — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:36:02 GMT

Always annoying when you just need 2 or 3 columns from a giant table but you either have to screw around with the visible fields or copy out a giant field set and trim it down in Excel. This would be very nice!

Re: Copy a specific column from Fields View to clipboard

Tom_Laue — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 15:54:03 GMT

Someone suggested this to me in another thread...

Right-click on the layer and go to Data Engineering
Drag the field into the box on the right and then you can click on a field name and copy it.

Re: Copy a specific column from Fields View to clipboard

Bud — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:07:56 GMT

Why can't I copy field names from the Fields Data Design dialog in ArcGIS Pro?

https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/why-can-t-i-copy-field-names-from-the-fields-data/td-p/1598756