Thanks but I haven't found that to be the case. Yes, the first layer you select will go to the bottom, but every layer in between will encounter the issue I originally described.
My original result:
F, E, D, C, B, A
My intention:
A, B, C, D, E, F
actual result from selecting from bottom up:
E, D, C, B, A, F
To replicate:
Open blank Pro project, Insert Map tab.
Add Data>>>browse to folder containing shapefiles>>>Click the last shapefile:
Hold shift and click on the shapefile I want to be at the top of the list in the TOC:
Click OK to add:
UPDATE! (found this after I wrote the above!):
However, on the Add Data page, if you Select the bottom layer and hold CTRL (instead of SHIFT), you can manually click one by one on each layer until you get to the file you want at the top. This will add the files into the TOC in the order you want:
But say you had 100 shapefiles to add, this would mean clicking 100 times just to add a folder of data...! Can we both agree this is an issue?
Theo