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CharlesEiseman
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I'm still struggling to do basic things with ArcGIS Pro after being forced to abandon ArcMap a few months ago. I've just successfully opened one of my old MXD files in ArcGIS Pro, and I want to edit some of the shapefiles, but the file opened as a layout instead of as a map. How can I create a map that is identical with this layout?

I considered starting from scratch with a blank map, but the first shapefile I tried adding to it showed up in Togo instead of Massachusetts, and I can't figure out how to fix that. So that's my second question. I added the same shapefile to the existing layout and it projected correctly. This shapefile doesn't seem to have a specified coordinate system, so I'm not sure how that works. 

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DanPatterson
MVP Esteemed Contributor

must reads to avoid common pitfalls

For ArcMap users migrating to ArcGIS Pro—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation

particularly

Migrate existing work—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation

I am assuming you haven't read the help topics

 


... sort of retired...
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