Latest Contributions by TomBole

Hi Tim,  You should be able to reopen the layout the same way you reopen a map. In the Catalog pane you should see a node "Layouts" a few items below "Maps". Expand "Layouts" and double click the layout you want to see. Hope this helps,  Tom ... View more

Hi Brooke,  Not sure why the 1 key override is not working for you. I'm not aware of anything specific that would keep this from working.  To keep the map frame extent fixed try setting a map frame constraint.  Hope this helps,  Tom ... View more

Yes, they are objects, however, as I stated before, they "live" in completely different spaces. Graphics on a layout page "live" in page space where the units are inches, points, etc... Map graphics "live" in map, or geographic, space which is likely to to have a map projection and the graphic may also have a reference scale attached to it - properties that do not make any sense in page space. The copy/paste procedure needs to take these differences into account.  This is not a trivial thing to do. ... View more

Hi @CayerA ,  There is no way I'm aware of to reposition custom grid labels as you describe. Grid ticks and labels are dependent on the point of intersection of either gridlines or features (custom grid) and the map frame edge or a clipped map. The label will be placed close to that intersection. You might want to consider creating neighbor labels using dynamic text instead. Using the GeoProcessing tool Calculate Adjacent Fields new fields and values for the neighboring pages (polygons) are calculated. Here is the output for US States. If there is no adjacent polygon in the specified direction the value is empty. You can then use Dynamic text to display these values on the layout. In the image below I've inserted a text element above the map frame to show the value of the polygon to the North of the current page (map series index polygon). These text elements are dynamic and will update for each map series page. Hope this helps. Tom ... View more

Here are some links that you may find helpful in answering your questions: Creating Accessible PDFs in ArcGIS Pro (esri.com) Export to PDF—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation Whether or not you are losing anything by not having them is dependent on who the end user is of the PDF(s) your creating. Are they sight-impaired? If so, you might need the tags.    ... View more

Hi @ScottSweet2  Sorry you are running into an issue.  I'm currently unaware of any known issues concerning the "Hard light" blend option. I just tested with a map background and a basemap hill shade (ArcGIS Map Service) and saw no issue.  It is likely that the issue is specific to the layers and properties in your (and other's) map. Without knowing these details and being able to reproduce the issue you describe there is very little help I can offer. 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

Great suggestion @MichaelRobb2 . You are correct - not all organizations will update. Python is a good option.  Thanks for adding this to the post.  ... View more

Hi @NickCoxwell, You will not be able to do this in a layout context. You can use dimensions to get labels for distance. These will draw in the map which will also be visible in a map frame on a layout. Depending on how your map series is set up (index layer, page name) you can use Page Queries on the dimension feature class to filter what draws for a particular map series page. Hope this helps, Tom ... View more

Hi @RandyMcGregor_BMcD  Try setting a Page Query on the standalone table. As long as you have a field and the appropriate values in the standalone table that is similar to the field from the spatial map series index layer that is being used for the page name you should be able to filter as you want. Hope this helps,  Tom ... View more

Hi @Laura1  It looks like the export/print is having trouble with projections that have a customized central meridian. I'm assuming this since you mentioned the project was originally created in ArcMap.  I'm currently unaware of any issues similar to what you describe. I was able to export a similar map successfully. The issue you are seeing could be data-specific, or specific to the projection settings of the map.  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 for the feedback! Tom ... View more

@JonJones1  Glad the info is useful. Please feel free to add your suggestion to Ideas.  Thanks, Tom ... View more

Currently, you cannot restrict the number of rows. You can use the custom query functionality on the table frame (ArcGIS Pro version 3.1 or later) to filter your data, or you can manually adjust the dimensions of the table frame until you only see the rows that you want. It is important to note that the overflow ellipses - indicating that there is not enough space in the layout element to display all it's data - should not show up in exported or printed output. Its just there to let you know there is currently not enough space to display all the data. Tom ... View more