https://community.esri.com/t5/arcmap-questions/line-thickness-when-exporting-a-map/m-p/1389031#M4813 <P>Hi all, I'm a relatively inexperienced ArcMap user (not a total beginner though). I have created a layer with a polygon on top of it to outline something I want. I've set the display thickness to 5 pixels which works well on the screen, at any zoom level. However when I export it to a PDF for distribution, and then zoom in on the PDF, the polygon's lines are now super-fat and obscure required detail around the edges... How can I set it so that the line thickness on the PDF export is just a normal moderate thickness? I couldn't find anything in the Export settings. Thanks very much!</P> Thu, 29 Feb 2024 19:05:08 GMT StephenPsallidas 2024-02-29T19:05:08Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcmap-questions/line-thickness-when-exporting-a-map/m-p/1389031#M4813 <P>Hi all, I'm a relatively inexperienced ArcMap user (not a total beginner though). I have created a layer with a polygon on top of it to outline something I want. I've set the display thickness to 5 pixels which works well on the screen, at any zoom level. However when I export it to a PDF for distribution, and then zoom in on the PDF, the polygon's lines are now super-fat and obscure required detail around the edges... How can I set it so that the line thickness on the PDF export is just a normal moderate thickness? I couldn't find anything in the Export settings. Thanks very much!</P> Thu, 29 Feb 2024 19:05:08 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcmap-questions/line-thickness-when-exporting-a-map/m-p/1389031#M4813 StephenPsallidas 2024-02-29T19:05:08Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcmap-questions/line-thickness-when-exporting-a-map/m-p/1389044#M4814 <P>In the properties of the Data Frame, on the General Tab, play with specifying a reference scale. This is what impacts symbology size when printing or exporting.</P> Thu, 29 Feb 2024 19:27:03 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcmap-questions/line-thickness-when-exporting-a-map/m-p/1389044#M4814 SteveCole 2024-02-29T19:27:03Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcmap-questions/line-thickness-when-exporting-a-map/m-p/1389341#M4816 <P>Thanks very much, that seems to work!</P> Fri, 01 Mar 2024 08:59:11 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcmap-questions/line-thickness-when-exporting-a-map/m-p/1389341#M4816 StephenPsallidas 2024-03-01T08:59:11Z