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Add A Title to a PDF using python.

WilliamIde — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 18:56:46 GMT

I am exporting a map using arcpy.mapping.Export to PDF. I am panning and zooming to points that have meaning to the user. I would like to figure out how to add a Title to the map I am exporting.

I have the string of text I what to add. I trying using the data frame dn.name = "TEXT". But the just update the ledgend in arcmap. It seems to me that there should be a way. I just don't know it.

Thanks

Re: Add A Title to a PDF using python.

MathewCoyle — Sun, 12 Dec 2021 03:58:30 GMT

for elm in arcpy.mapping.ListLayoutElements(mxd, "TEXT_ELEMENT", "element_title"):
    if elm.name == "element_title":
        elm.text = ("Some text")

Re: Add A Title to a PDF using python.

WilliamIde — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 13:21:32 GMT

Thanks Mathew,

That didn't work. Should I have set data driven page to on? Also, I put a debug statement in the the for loop and it never goes in there. Is "TEXT_ELEMENT" really what I'm looking for?

Thanks

Re: Add A Title to a PDF using python.

MathewCoyle — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 13:23:30 GMT

You need to create a text element that you want as your title, and you need to name it whatever you want to reference in the "element_title" parameter.

You can read the help doc to get all the information you need.
http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisdesktop/10.0/help/index.html#//00s30000003w000000

Re: Add A Title to a PDF using python.

WilliamIde — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 14:07:06 GMT

That got it thanks so much!