topic Default extent for new map in ArcGIS Pro in ArcGIS Pro Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/default-extent-for-new-map-in-arcgis-pro/m-p/353785#M15631 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello,</P><P></P><P>I wonder if there is a way to set the default extent for new maps.&nbsp;</P><P></P><P>If you start a new map with a default&nbsp;basemap that is different from the World topographic map (by setting this in the Map and Scene part of the Options page),&nbsp;the new map seems to open with the extent of the world topographic map as the default extent. Once you add your first layer to a map, the map seems to zoom to the extent of that layer, which is ok.&nbsp;</P><P></P><P>I am using ArcGIS Pro 2.3.1.</P><P></P><P>Joris Frenkel, Staatsbosbeheer, the Netherlands</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 08 Mar 2019 12:02:49 GMT jorisfrenkel 2019-03-08T12:02:49Z Default extent for new map in ArcGIS Pro https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/default-extent-for-new-map-in-arcgis-pro/m-p/353785#M15631 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello,</P><P></P><P>I wonder if there is a way to set the default extent for new maps.&nbsp;</P><P></P><P>If you start a new map with a default&nbsp;basemap that is different from the World topographic map (by setting this in the Map and Scene part of the Options page),&nbsp;the new map seems to open with the extent of the world topographic map as the default extent. Once you add your first layer to a map, the map seems to zoom to the extent of that layer, which is ok.&nbsp;</P><P></P><P>I am using ArcGIS Pro 2.3.1.</P><P></P><P>Joris Frenkel, Staatsbosbeheer, the Netherlands</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 08 Mar 2019 12:02:49 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/default-extent-for-new-map-in-arcgis-pro/m-p/353785#M15631 jorisfrenkel 2019-03-08T12:02:49Z