idea Improve ArcMap Reports in ArcGIS Pro Ideas https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/improve-arcmap-reports/idi-p/941339 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY>ArcMap's Report tool is a real chore to use and is due for an overhaul. &nbsp;I'd like to see: <UL><LI>Templates - Much like the ready-to-use Map Layouts that would pop up when ArcMap loaded up. &nbsp;Have some themes and colors like Microsoft products use in their programs.</LI><LI>Adding Data - The Report Wizard is clunky. At the end it's a big mess with overlapping field names and fields set to miniscule dimensions. &nbsp;See the next point.</LI><LI>GUI Controls - <SPAN style="">The current GUI controls are primitive and limited. &nbsp;</SPAN>A drag-and-drop style GUI which would allow users to do layout modifications, add Dynamic Text, and drag data fields onto the report from a Catalog-like tree would be handy.</LI></UL> I'm sure there is more to add to this list but I've only used the Report once because it's such a burden. <!-- content transformation source ID: 087E0000000fxXV --> </BODY></HTML> Tue, 22 Sep 2015 18:19:21 GMT JasonBalmut 2015-09-22T18:19:21Z Improve ArcMap Reports https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/improve-arcmap-reports/idi-p/941339 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY>ArcMap's Report tool is a real chore to use and is due for an overhaul. &nbsp;I'd like to see: <UL><LI>Templates - Much like the ready-to-use Map Layouts that would pop up when ArcMap loaded up. &nbsp;Have some themes and colors like Microsoft products use in their programs.</LI><LI>Adding Data - The Report Wizard is clunky. At the end it's a big mess with overlapping field names and fields set to miniscule dimensions. &nbsp;See the next point.</LI><LI>GUI Controls - <SPAN style="">The current GUI controls are primitive and limited. &nbsp;</SPAN>A drag-and-drop style GUI which would allow users to do layout modifications, add Dynamic Text, and drag data fields onto the report from a Catalog-like tree would be handy.</LI></UL> I'm sure there is more to add to this list but I've only used the Report once because it's such a burden. <!-- content transformation source ID: 087E0000000fxXV --> </BODY></HTML> Tue, 22 Sep 2015 18:19:21 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/improve-arcmap-reports/idi-p/941339 JasonBalmut 2015-09-22T18:19:21Z Re: Improve ArcMap Reports - Status changed to: Closed https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/improve-arcmap-reports/idc-p/1688366#M37686 <P>Hi&nbsp;<a href="https://community.esri.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/8275">@JasonBalmut</a>&nbsp;</P><P>ArcGIS Desktop <A href="https://support.esri.com/en-us/products/arcmap/life-cycle" target="_self">retired</A> March 1, 2026 so we won’t be considering this idea. We recommend that you migrate to ArcGIS Pro, our fully supported desktop GIS application.&nbsp;</P><P>Thank you for taking the time to share your ideas. We truly appreciate your contributions to continuously improving the software to help you do your work and look forward to what ideas you have for ArcGIS Pro.</P> Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:51:15 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/improve-arcmap-reports/idc-p/1688366#M37686 ValeriaChavez 2026-03-04T15:51:15Z