idea Keep Customized Scales in ArcGIS Pro Ideas https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/keep-customized-scales/idi-p/973876 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY>The drop down scale within ArcMap, should stay with the customized scale list instead of defaulting back to the 10 scales that ESRI provides every time ArcMap is opened.&nbsp; I know it is easy enough to reload the scales, but it is a pain to have to remember to do that every time. <!-- content transformation source ID: 087E00000004EfV --> </BODY></HTML> Tue, 12 Jun 2012 18:00:38 GMT AdminMcCormick-Taylor 2012-06-12T18:00:38Z Keep Customized Scales https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/keep-customized-scales/idi-p/973876 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY>The drop down scale within ArcMap, should stay with the customized scale list instead of defaulting back to the 10 scales that ESRI provides every time ArcMap is opened.&nbsp; I know it is easy enough to reload the scales, but it is a pain to have to remember to do that every time. <!-- content transformation source ID: 087E00000004EfV --> </BODY></HTML> Tue, 12 Jun 2012 18:00:38 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/keep-customized-scales/idi-p/973876 AdminMcCormick-Taylor 2012-06-12T18:00:38Z Re: Keep Customized Scales - Status changed to: Closed https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/keep-customized-scales/idc-p/1068634#M16242 <P>I understand that this is an old idea, but I ran across it so thought I'd do some housecleaning.&nbsp; This is possible in ArcMap and ArcGIS Pro by using the Set As Default button:&nbsp;<A href="https://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/map/working-with-arcmap/working-with-map-scales.htm" target="_blank">https://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/map/working-with-arcmap/working-with-map-scales.htm</A></P><P>"<SPAN>To make your current set of standard scales the default that will be used in all new map documents you create, click the&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="uicontrol">Set As Default</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;button on the&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="uicontrol">Standard Scales</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;tab. To reset your active data frame to use the default of standard scales, click&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="uicontrol">Load<SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN class="greaterthan">&gt;</SPAN><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN>Default Scales</SPAN><SPAN>."</SPAN></P><P><SPAN><A href="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/help/mapping/navigation/map-scales-and-scale-properties.htm" target="_blank">https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/help/mapping/navigation/map-scales-and-scale-properties.htm</A></SPAN></P><P>&nbsp;</P> Tue, 15 Jun 2021 21:10:44 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/keep-customized-scales/idc-p/1068634#M16242 KoryKramer 2021-06-15T21:10:44Z