idea ArcGIS Pro Layouts - Activating/Deactivating Map Frame in ArcGIS Pro Ideas

ArcGIS Pro Layouts - Activating/Deactivating Map Frame

MichaelKelly — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 16:19:19 GMT

** This idea is being submitted on behalf of an Esri Ireland customer **

When you have a map in a layout, you can right-click on it and select Activate to alter the map itself. However, it is not intuitive to get the layout back into context. You have to click on the context sensitive LAYOUT tab, and then click Close Activation.

If you could right-click on the map and select Deactivate or press the Esc/Enter key this would be more user-friendly.

Re: ArcGIS Pro Layouts - Activating/Deactivating Map Frame

deleted-user-sYHsW3p_gN5o — Tue, 31 Oct 2017 17:19:57 GMT

I've had this same issue. I've taught people to use Pro and this always comes up a something very non-intuitive. I personally have added the "Close Map Frame Activation" tool to my Quick Access toolbar just to make it quicker to access.

Adding a few tags for visibility: #arc pro‌ #arcgispro‌ #mapframe‌ #activation‌

Re: ArcGIS Pro Layouts - Activating/Deactivating Map Frame

AlexanderEsch — Wed, 06 Nov 2019 11:06:07 GMT

This was the first non-intuitive thing I recognized while getting started with ArcGis Pro. It would be way more comfortable, if closing the activation is in the right-click box, not in the upper "layout" tab.

Even after patch 2.4.2 it is not implemented.

Re: ArcGIS Pro Layouts - Activating/Deactivating Map Frame

EdDempsey — Fri, 06 Aug 2021 13:10:26 GMT

I'd like to see the "double click map frame to activate" return as well. That was highly intuitive in ArcMap.

Re: ArcGIS Pro Layouts - Activating/Deactivating Map Frame

ElynClarke — Mon, 26 Jun 2023 20:08:17 GMT

as of June 2023 this is still a headache. i guess it does not have more kudos to support it because most people dont realize the Right click option (of worlds and soft-wares past) . new users are just trained to use the ribbon 😞