Can Layout/Activate Be Persistent When Exporting To PDF

[GRmapper]

Hello,

I have been working with layouts and appreciate the value of the Activate button on the Layout ribbon. What I can't figure out is how to keep the Activated view all the way through to exporting particularly when I'm exporting a Map Series with multiple maps. Is this possible?

Thank You.

GR 

[AubriKinghorn]

I'm not sure what you are looking for here. Can you explain the result you are trying to get? Why does the map frame need to be activated during export?

[GRmapper]

Sometimes I just really appreciate the control I have in that window. I just wish it could hold to export. If I have a part of a feature in the eastern hemisphere and it’s other part in the Western Hemisphere, moving the map in Activate makes it continuous. It might be my data. 

[AubriKinghorn · Accepted solution]

Ah ok, I understand now. You are trying to tweak the extent through activation and have that preserved in export. That's not possible with the user interface, although I believe you can accomplish that workflow using Python. Activation is supported in map series as a convenience to allow editing and exploring it isn't designed to change the extent which is driven by the map series itself. 

[DavidMc_Laughlin]

Hi Aubri,

Have you got details of the python workaround for this?

Unfortunately, I'm coming across the same problem as @GRmapper  and need to use the activation to get the desired map location for the PDF output.

Thanks,

David.

[AubriKinghorn]

I'm not a python expert, but I've found I can accomplish a lot if I start with one of these samples and then tweak it for my scenario. Maybe one can help you? https://www.arcgis.com/home/group.html?sortField=modified&sortOrder=desc&id=398a345905c845e38229c15f...