Latest Contributions by TomBole

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Hi Caroline,  The ArcGIS Pro text formatting tags adhere to XML syntax rules where ampersands and "less than" symbols are special characters. From the help topic "Text formatting tags": If you have either "&" or "<" within your text you will need to replace the corresponding equivalents "&amp" or "&lt".  For "greater than" (>) use "&gt". For apostrophes use "&apos". You might find the following, grabbed from the help topic referenced above, helpful in dealing with these special characters.  Here is an example. I have a point layer that I'm using to drive a map series. The layer has a filed "Name" and I'm using this field value for the appropriate pages. The name for the first point is "Jack & Jill". I also want to make the text bold so I add formatting tags. If I don't account for the special characters I will see the tags displayed in my text element. Using the following Arcade expression - replace($feature.Name, "&", "&amp;") - I adjust for the special character and the dynamic text element displays what I want. Hope this helps,  Tom ... View more

Hi Robert,  I think you get the result you're looking for by setting a  "Fixed extent" constraint on the map frame. The map's extent and the aspect ratio of the map frame should remain constant as you resize the map frame. Hope this helps, Tom ... View more

HI Shannon,  I'm not aware of any map graphics drawing/performance issues with when viewed through a rotated map frame. We did fix a number of map graphic issues at version 2.9. Which version of Pro are you using? Can you contact Esri Support? They are better equipped to handle troubleshooting steps and gather bug data. They can be contacted at https://support.esri.com/en/contact-tech-support. Thanks, Tom ... View more

HI Chris,  There are some known issues/bug concerning layer blending and the display of the map in Layout map frames. These include: BUG-000151718 The clip to an outline option in Layout View causes the entire map frame to go white when activated on hill shade imagery that has a layer blend of Multiply applied to it. BUG-000142625 Setting the layer blending mode to 'Darken' with a map series enabled causes the 'Exclude layers from clipping' settings in the Clip Layers section to not apply. BUG-000143484 The layout does not honor map colors when the 'Layer blend' configuration is different than 'Normal' or 'Exclusion' The problem you are running into may be one of the above, or something specific to your data/workflow. Can you contact Esri Support? They are better equipped to handle troubleshooting steps and gather bug data. They can be contacted at https://support.esri.com/en/contact-tech-support. Thanks,  Tom ... View more

Hi Azin,  If you insert the picture element with a single mouse click instead of drawing a bounding box the picture is added to the layout in its original size and aspect ratio. The bounding box will match this. You can then resize the element manually, or from the Placement tab in Element Pane (the picture element properties) for more control. Make sure the aspect ratio button is on to ensure the match between picture and element border. The single click method requires a stable click. If Pro registers a slight movement it might see that as a bounding box and insert a very small element. If that happens just delete the new element and try again. Hope this helps,  Tom ... View more

Hi Loralyn,  It appears that you are running to a bug where the Graphics tab that has the selection tool is not available when the context is an activated map frame in a layout view.  Here is a screenshot showing this using graphics created in ArcGIS Pro. This could be due to how the MXD Map Annotation is converted to Pro graphics. I'll follow up and see if this is an actual bug. If this is something you want to track I suggest contacting support to log an issue. They can be contacted at https://support.esri.com/en/contact-tech-support. To workaround this issue you can either: Edit your "map annotation" graphics in the Map View where you should see the Graphics tab in the ribbon. You can dock the layout view next to the map view to see how your changes in the map view look in the layout. In ArcMap, convert the map annotation to GDB annotation features. You should be able to edit these in Pro just like any other features. Hope this helps,  Tom ... View more

Hi Ryan,  @LindaWilliams1 has the answer. You need to different maps. Tom ... View more

You can also Clear the selection via the layer context menu in the Contents pane. This works in Layout View as well as it does in Map View. You can either select a specific layer or multiple layers. Tom ... View more

Hi Jessica, You will not be able to use related tables in Table Frame or Map Series scenarios. Tom ... View more

Hello everyone,  Please see my previous post for detailed info on this. I understand that you want this capability and that disabling the control is not the ideal solution. Thanks to those that have added their support to Allow Rectangle Textbox to Grow/Shrink and Vertically Justify Text.  While the number of kudos helps weigh the relative importance of the idea, posts that highlight the importance of this functionality to your workflow help us get a fuller picture - even though the issue is seemingly simple and straightforward additional information can add weight to the request. Please continue this conversation on the idea thread, as opposed to this question thread. Thanks, Tom ... View more

All,  A graphics layer is required to add graphic elements (shapes, text, pictures) to a map. Without a graphics layer you will not get the Graphics tab as shown in the nice screenshot provided by @AngelaSchirck - thanks Angela!  You add a graphics layer to the map by clicking the Add Graphics Layer button under the Layer group on the Map tab ribbon. Please see the help topic Work with graphic elements in a map for more information. Hope this helps, Tom ... View more