https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/insert-free-text-into-the-map-data-view/m-p/1104878#M46372 <P>What version of Pro are you using? This is definitely possible.</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="jcarlson_0-1633451307929.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/24571iA212A98C9B1C932F/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="jcarlson_0-1633451307929.png" alt="jcarlson_0-1633451307929.png" /></span></P><P>Add a Graphics Layer, then use the built-in tools to add text wherever you like.</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="jcarlson_2-1633451554934.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/24573i26C37794609F900F/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="jcarlson_2-1633451554934.png" alt="jcarlson_2-1633451554934.png" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="jcarlson_1-1633451542834.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/24572iB92D6C9A17CC4C99/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="jcarlson_1-1633451542834.png" alt="jcarlson_1-1633451542834.png" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P> Tue, 05 Oct 2021 16:32:24 GMT jcarlson 2021-10-05T16:32:24Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/insert-free-text-into-the-map-data-view/m-p/1104867#M46370 <P>Is the ability to add free text into the map still in the pipeline a la this post from 2019:</P><P><A href="https://geospatialtraining.com/map-annotation-and-graphics-coming-to-arcgis-pro-in-the-future/" target="_blank">https://geospatialtraining.com/map-annotation-and-graphics-coming-to-arcgis-pro-in-the-future/</A></P><P>Dealing with annotation layers is cumbersome (I pull out my hair enough as it is) and time wasting overkill for my purposes, I just want to be able to drop 'dumb' free text graphics into the data view like with ArcMap.</P> Tue, 05 Oct 2021 16:21:32 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/insert-free-text-into-the-map-data-view/m-p/1104867#M46370 KeithAddison1 2021-10-05T16:21:32Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/insert-free-text-into-the-map-data-view/m-p/1104878#M46372 <P>What version of Pro are you using? This is definitely possible.</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="jcarlson_0-1633451307929.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/24571iA212A98C9B1C932F/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="jcarlson_0-1633451307929.png" alt="jcarlson_0-1633451307929.png" /></span></P><P>Add a Graphics Layer, then use the built-in tools to add text wherever you like.</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="jcarlson_2-1633451554934.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/24573i26C37794609F900F/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="jcarlson_2-1633451554934.png" alt="jcarlson_2-1633451554934.png" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="jcarlson_1-1633451542834.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/24572iB92D6C9A17CC4C99/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="jcarlson_1-1633451542834.png" alt="jcarlson_1-1633451542834.png" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P> Tue, 05 Oct 2021 16:32:24 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/insert-free-text-into-the-map-data-view/m-p/1104878#M46372 jcarlson 2021-10-05T16:32:24Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/insert-free-text-into-the-map-data-view/m-p/1104882#M46374 <P>I have 2.8 but started on 2.4, so I wasn't aware this had been added (in 2.6 apparently).&nbsp; Thanks!</P> Tue, 05 Oct 2021 16:40:46 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/insert-free-text-into-the-map-data-view/m-p/1104882#M46374 KeithAddison1 2021-10-05T16:40:46Z