ArcGIS Pro: Tips and Tricks

Matthew Berra & Megan Banaski

Agenda
• Key Concepts / Backstage
• Exploring the Catalog and Contents
• Working with Raster Layers
• Working with Feature Layers
• Interacting with the Map
• Creating Layouts
• Geoprocessing and Analysis
• Creating and Linking Views
• Editing Data
• Working with Imagery
• Sharing Your Work

• Questions
Key Concepts / Backstage
Key Differences between ArcMap and ArcGIS Pro
• ArcMap .mxd (Map Document) ≠ ArcGIS Pro .aprx (Project File)

• User Interface
- Tools appear when you need them
- Explore tool combines Pan, Zoom, Identify, and HTML Pop-up
- Editing – Always Enabled

• Connection to ArcGIS Online and Portals

• Previously Separate Tools Combined into One (Maps, Catalog, Toolbox, 2D, 3D)
Before a project is even opened:
• Tip # 1: Right-click ArcGIS Pro in the Start Menu to open a recent project
- Right-click a project to remove it from the list
• Tip # 2: Go directly to Backstage by clicking Settings
• Tip # 3: Use Portals to manage connections to multiple Portals
• Tip # 4: Licensing → Authorize ArcGIS Pro to work offline
• Tip # 5: Options → General → Create projects (set defaults)
• Tip # 6: Options → General → Help source
• Tip # 7: Options → General → Application Theme
• Tip # 8: Options → Map and Scene → Set Default Basemap
• Tip # 9: Options → Map and Scene → Add Layer - Visibility
• Tip # 10: Options → Editing→ Session → Automatically save edits
• Tip # 11: Options → Geoprocessing → Analyze script and model tools for compatibility
• Tip # 12: Options → Geoprocessing → R-ArcGIS Support
• Tip # 13: Options → Raster and Imagery→ Perspective Imagery
• Tip # 14: Options → Proofing→ Enable spell checking
• Tip # 15: Options → Customize the Ribbon → Accelerator
Backstage
Exploring the Catalog and Content
Key Differences between ArcMap and ArcGIS Pro

• In ArcGIS Pro the Catalog opens

directly in the main window

• The Contents window

has new tools to sort,
filter, and query layers
Working with Raster Data
 Key Differences between ArcMap and ArcGIS Pro

• When a raster layer is selected the Appearance and Data tabs are automatically displayed
Catalog and Contents:
• Tip # 16: Preview data in the Catalog using a Basemap
• Tip # 17: Right-click folders and geodatabases to Add to Favorites
• Tip # 18: Filter the Contents by layer type by using
• Tip # 19: Use the Search Box to filter the Contents by keyword
• Tip # 20: List Content by Perspective Imagery to set the Focus Image Layer
• Tip # 21: List Content by Labeling to edit the labels of multiple layers at one time
• Tip # 22: Use the Undo Drop Down to go back multiple steps
• Tip # 23: Alt-click a layer – Zoom to layer
• Tip # 24: Left/Right arrows – Expand and contract layer
• Tip # 25: Spacebar – Turn on/off selected layers

Raster Layers:
• Tip # 26: Use the Top Up and North Up buttons to rotate based on Imagery Metadata
• Tip # 27: Use a and d to rotate the map frame. Use n to rotate the frame to North
Catalog, Contents,
and Raster Layers
Working with Feature Layers
 Key Differences between ArcMap and ArcGIS Pro

• When a feature layer is selected the Appearance, Labeling, and Data tabs are automatically displayed
Feature Layers:
• Tip # 28: Use Arcade expressions to customize labels
• Tip # 29: When working with Text Symbols press the arrow in the bottom-right corner for more options
• Tip # 30: Use Appearance → Symbology → Display Filters to change symbols based on scale
• Tip # 31: Use charts to visualize data and interact with the map
• Tip # 32: The Selected Features box below the map is a button that zooms to the selected features
Feature Layers
Interacting with the Map
Key Differences between ArcMap and ArcGIS Pro

• Introduction of the Explore Tool • Introduction of the Map Ribbon

Creating Layouts
Key Differences between ArcMap and ArcGIS Pro
• To Create a Layout: Insert → New Layout

• The Content in the Insert Tab changes

• A Layout Tab is added to the Ribbon

Map Tab:
• Tip # 33: Use the Explore Drop-down menu to only interact with specific layers
• Tip # 34: Click anywhere on a point symbol to interact with the feature
• Tip # 35: Use Select By Date and Time to narrow down a selection using a Date field
• Tip # 36: Add a layer to the Locate tool as a Location Provider to query for locations within local datasets
• Tip # 37: Analyze Esri’s curated content using custom Infographics
• Tip # 38: Use the Range Slider to dynamically query features with a numeric attribute
• Tip # 39: Ctrl-click (Center), Shift-click (Center and Zoom), Shift-draw box (Zoom), Insert (Zoom to Full
Extent)

Insert Tab:
• Tip # 40: Use Import Map to load a .mxd, .sxd, or .mmpk into your project
• Tip # 41: Use New Report to generate a Report, and New Notebook to create a new Python Notebook
• Tip # 42: Use Import Styles to load symbology from an existing ArcMap style file
• Tip # 43: Use New Layout additional times to create multiple layouts for the same map
• Tip # 44: Use Show only Visible and Show Count to dynamically enhance your Legend
• Tip # 45: Use Lock Elements to prevent layout items from accidently being moved
Interacting with
Map and Creating
Layouts
Geoprocessing and Analysis
Key Differences between ArcMap and ArcGIS Pro

• The Analysis Gallery

• Ready To Use Tools

Creating and Linking Views
Key Differences between ArcMap and ArcGIS Pro

• Convert between 2D and 3D • On-screen Camera Navigation

• Link Views for Simultaneous Navigation

Editing Data
Key Differences between ArcMap and ArcGIS Pro
• Automatic Editing • The Editor Tool Gallery combines the
tools from the ArcMap Edit, Advanced
Editing, and Topology Toolbars

• Editing Grid
Analysis Tab:
• Tip # 46: Use Ready to Use Tools to access Esri hosted data and analysis capabilities
• Tip # 47: When running a geoprocessing tool use an Interactive Input to draw new input features
• Tip # 48: Right-click a tool in the toolbox to run it in Batch mode
• Tip # 49: Right-click a tool in the toolbox to add it to the Geoprocessing Gallery or Favorites
• Tip # 50: Right-click a tool in the Ribbon to add it to the Quick Access Toolbar
• Tip # 51: Access the Exploratory Analysis Tools when viewing a 3D scene

View Tab:
• Tip # 52: Use Convert to switch your view between 2D, 3D, and Basemap options
• Tip # 53: Reset your ArcGIS Pro layout with Reset Panes
• Tip # 54: To link the navigation of multiple maps or scenes use Link Views
• Tip # 55: Turn on the Navigator Control to enable on-screen navigation

Edit Tab:
• Tip # 56: Use Attributes → Geometry to get a feature’s raw coordinates
• Tip # 57: Add an Editing Grid to assist in aligning features
• Tip # 58: Click the arrow in the bottom-right corner of the Features toolset to Manage Templates
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For DEMO
Geoprocessing and Analysis,
Creating and Linking Views, and
Editing Data
Geoprocessing and
Analysis, Creating
and Linking Views,
and Editing Data
Working with Imagery
Key Differences between ArcMap and ArcGIS Pro

• Introduction of the Imagery Tab

Sharing Your Work
Key Differences between ArcMap and ArcGIS Pro

• Better Integration and more options when working with ArcGIS Online / Portal
Imagery Tab:
• Tip # 59: Use Auto-georeference to align a non-geolocated image
• Tip # 60: Use Pixel Editor to make changes to a raster’s display
• Tip # 61: Use the Motion Imagery Tools to analyze Full Motion Videos (FMV) or Drone footage

Share Tab:
• Tip # 62: Share maps as a Mobile Map Package to use it in a Mobile Application
• Tip # 63: When sharing a Web Map set the appropriate configuration (Exploratory, Editable, Visualization)
• Tip # 64: Create and share Project Templates to use when creating common product types
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Working with Imagery and Sharing
Your Work
Working with
Imagery and
Sharing Your Work
One Last Tip…

• Tip # 65: Esri provides numerous online help resources:

- https://learn.arcgis.com/en/
- https://community.esri.com/
- https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/arcgis-pro/
- https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/community/
- http://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/get-started/faq.htm
- https://www.esri.com/training/
- https://go.esri.com/ProRoadMap
- https://developers.arcgis.com/
- http://esri.github.io/
- http://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/help/main/welcome-to-the-arcgis-pro-app-help.htm
- http://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/tool-reference/main/arcgis-pro-tool-reference.htm
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