{"id":1841922,"date":"2023-02-23T14:19:53","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T22:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&p=1841922"},"modified":"2023-06-30T14:18:13","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T21:18:13","slug":"project-thumbnail-images","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/data-management\/project-thumbnail-images","title":{"rendered":"Picture your projects"},"author":5091,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[23851],"tags":[42181,27771,769022,768982,30621],"industry":[],"product":[36561],"class_list":["post-1841922","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-data-management","tag-arcgis-pro","tag-metadata","tag-project-thumbnail","tag-thumbnail","tag-thumbnails","product-arcgis-pro"],"acf":{"short_description":"Add thumbnail images to your ArcGIS Pro recent projects list. Thumbnails can be static or can update dynamically to reflect a map or scene. ","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

How long is your list of recent projects? I just counted mine–it’s up to 25. It can be hard to keep track of what each project is about, especially ones that you haven\u2019t worked on for a while. For instance, when I look at the list below, I\u2019m not sure what MD stands for, and I don\u2019t remember what I was doing in MyProject2.<\/p>\n

Not only that, but I’m a little tired of the generic blue briefcase look.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1851182,"id":1851182,"title":"recent-projects-list-1","filename":"recent-projects-list-1.png","filesize":25219,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/recent-projects-list-1.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/data-management\/project-thumbnail-images\/recent-projects-list-1","alt":"List of recent projects with sleepy emoji","author":"5091","description":"","caption":"","name":"recent-projects-list-1","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1841922,"date":"2023-02-22 18:09:15","modified":"2023-02-22 18:10:39","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":574,"height":338,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/recent-projects-list-1-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/recent-projects-list-1.png","medium-width":443,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/recent-projects-list-1.png","medium_large-width":574,"medium_large-height":338,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/recent-projects-list-1.png","large-width":574,"large-height":338,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/recent-projects-list-1.png","1536x1536-width":574,"1536x1536-height":338,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/recent-projects-list-1.png","2048x2048-width":574,"2048x2048-height":338,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/recent-projects-list-1.png","card_image-width":574,"card_image-height":338,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/recent-projects-list-1.png","wide_image-width":574,"wide_image-height":338}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

So I was happy to learn that in ArcGIS Pro 3.1, you can display your recent projects as tiles with thumbnail images.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1851232,"id":1851232,"title":"recent-projects-thumbnails4","filename":"recent-projects-thumbnails4.png","filesize":331659,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/recent-projects-thumbnails4.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/data-management\/project-thumbnail-images\/recent-projects-thumbnails4","alt":"Tile view of recent projects on the ArcGIS Pro start page","author":"5091","description":"","caption":"","name":"recent-projects-thumbnails4","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1841922,"date":"2023-02-22 18:21:12","modified":"2023-02-22 18:21:29","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1049,"height":610,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/recent-projects-thumbnails4-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/recent-projects-thumbnails4.png","medium-width":449,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/recent-projects-thumbnails4.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":447,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/recent-projects-thumbnails4.png","large-width":1049,"large-height":610,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/recent-projects-thumbnails4.png","1536x1536-width":1049,"1536x1536-height":610,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/recent-projects-thumbnails4.png","2048x2048-width":1049,"2048x2048-height":610,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/recent-projects-thumbnails4-800x465.png","card_image-width":800,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/recent-projects-thumbnails4.png","wide_image-width":1049,"wide_image-height":610}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

This is visually appealing, and it helps me recognize my projects. The picture reminds me that MD stands for Mojave Desert. MyProject2 is my spare-time project about the moon. (Granted, I could have chosen better names to begin with.)<\/p>\n

Project thumbnails can be static images that don\u2019t change or dynamic images that update to reflect the current state of a map or scene. The thumbnail for my Coachella Valley project shows a map I made of places to get date shakes. It updates dynamically, as you’ll see.<\/p>\n

To display thumbnails, click the Tiles <\/strong>button \"Tiles\" on the start page. (Click the List <\/strong>button \"List\" to switch back to list view.)<\/p>\n

The first time you view projects as tiles, they\u2019ll probably all have the same default gray thumbnail as the Glaciers in Iceland project, above. Let’s see how to make a thumbnail that better represents that project.<\/p>\n

Make a project thumbnail<\/h1>\n

Follow these steps to add a thumbnail image to your project.<\/p>\n

1. Open a project.<\/p>\n

2. On the ribbon, click the Project<\/strong> tab to go to the ArcGIS Pro settings.<\/p>\n

3. In the list of side tabs, click Info<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The Info<\/a> page is new at ArcGIS Pro 3.1. You can describe your project here\u2014and you should\u2014but this workflow will focus on thumbnails.<\/p>\n

4. Click Thumbnail options<\/strong>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1842882,"id":1842882,"title":"thumbnail-options-button","filename":"thumbnail-options-button.png","filesize":6863,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/thumbnail-options-button.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/data-management\/project-thumbnail-images\/thumbnail-options-button","alt":"Thumbnail options button on the Info page","author":"5091","description":"","caption":"","name":"thumbnail-options-button","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1841922,"date":"2023-02-16 22:42:17","modified":"2023-02-16 22:42:54","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":311,"height":288,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/thumbnail-options-button-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/thumbnail-options-button.png","medium-width":282,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/thumbnail-options-button.png","medium_large-width":311,"medium_large-height":288,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/thumbnail-options-button.png","large-width":311,"large-height":288,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/thumbnail-options-button.png","1536x1536-width":311,"1536x1536-height":288,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/thumbnail-options-button.png","2048x2048-width":311,"2048x2048-height":288,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/thumbnail-options-button.png","card_image-width":311,"card_image-height":288,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/thumbnail-options-button.png","wide_image-width":311,"wide_image-height":288}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

The Thumbnail Options<\/strong> dialog box appears. From here, you have two choices. You can add a thumbnail with the metadata editor. This is a static image that doesn\u2019t change unless you replace it. Or you can generate a thumbnail from a map or scene in the project. This image updates with your changes when you save the project.<\/p>\n

Add a thumbnail using the metadata editor<\/strong><\/h2>\n

First, let’s add a static image. From the Thumbnail Options<\/strong> dialog box, follow these steps:<\/p>\n

1. Choose Add a thumbnail using the metadata editor<\/strong> and click OK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1842942,"id":1842942,"title":"thumbnail-options-dialog-metadata-editor","filename":"thumbnail-options-dialog-metadata-editor.png","filesize":16109,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/thumbnail-options-dialog-metadata-editor.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/data-management\/project-thumbnail-images\/thumbnail-options-dialog-metadata-editor","alt":"Thumbnail Options dialog box","author":"5091","description":"","caption":"","name":"thumbnail-options-dialog-metadata-editor","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1841922,"date":"2023-02-16 22:54:11","modified":"2023-02-16 22:54:26","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":402,"height":266,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/thumbnail-options-dialog-metadata-editor-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/thumbnail-options-dialog-metadata-editor.png","medium-width":394,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/thumbnail-options-dialog-metadata-editor.png","medium_large-width":402,"medium_large-height":266,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/thumbnail-options-dialog-metadata-editor.png","large-width":402,"large-height":266,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/thumbnail-options-dialog-metadata-editor.png","1536x1536-width":402,"1536x1536-height":266,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/thumbnail-options-dialog-metadata-editor.png","2048x2048-width":402,"2048x2048-height":266,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/thumbnail-options-dialog-metadata-editor.png","card_image-width":402,"card_image-height":266,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/thumbnail-options-dialog-metadata-editor.png","wide_image-width":402,"wide_image-height":266}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

2. On the Info<\/strong> page, click the Edit metadata<\/strong> button \"Edit.<\/p>\n

An editable metadata view opens in the project.<\/p>\n

3. Under the thumbnail frame, click the Update <\/strong> button \"Update\".<\/p>\n

4. On the Import Thumbnail<\/strong> browse dialog box, browse to an image file and select it. Click OK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The image must be in PNG, GIF, JPEG, or BMP format. The recommended size is 200 pixels wide by 133 pixels high, or an equivalent multiple, but images are resized to fit.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1851302,"id":1851302,"title":"metadata-thumbnail-1","filename":"metadata-thumbnail-1.png","filesize":65876,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/metadata-thumbnail-1.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/data-management\/project-thumbnail-images\/metadata-thumbnail-1","alt":"Thumbnail image displayed in the metadata view","author":"5091","description":"","caption":"","name":"metadata-thumbnail-1","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1841922,"date":"2023-02-22 18:35:10","modified":"2023-02-22 18:35:57","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":224,"height":195,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/metadata-thumbnail-1-213x195.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":195,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/metadata-thumbnail-1.png","medium-width":224,"medium-height":195,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/metadata-thumbnail-1.png","medium_large-width":224,"medium_large-height":195,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/metadata-thumbnail-1.png","large-width":224,"large-height":195,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/metadata-thumbnail-1.png","1536x1536-width":224,"1536x1536-height":195,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/metadata-thumbnail-1.png","2048x2048-width":224,"2048x2048-height":195,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/metadata-thumbnail-1.png","card_image-width":224,"card_image-height":195,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/metadata-thumbnail-1.png","wide_image-width":224,"wide_image-height":195}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

5. On the ribbon, in the Manage Metadata<\/strong> group, click the Save<\/strong> button \"Save\".<\/p>\n

6. Close the metadata view.<\/p>\n

7. On the Quick Access Toolbar<\/strong>, click the Save Project<\/strong> button \"Save.<\/p>\n

8. On the ribbon, click the Project<\/strong> tab.<\/p>\n

On the Info<\/strong> page, the thumbnail now appears in the project metadata.<\/p>\n

9. In the list of side tabs, click Open<\/strong> to see your recent projects.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1851342,"id":1851342,"title":"project-thumbnail-iceland","filename":"project-thumbnail-iceland.png","filesize":61566,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/project-thumbnail-iceland.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/data-management\/project-thumbnail-images\/project-thumbnail-iceland","alt":"Project thumbnail on the Open page","author":"5091","description":"","caption":"","name":"project-thumbnail-iceland","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1841922,"date":"2023-02-22 18:43:55","modified":"2023-02-22 18:44:09","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":218,"height":267,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/project-thumbnail-iceland-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/project-thumbnail-iceland.png","medium-width":213,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/project-thumbnail-iceland.png","medium_large-width":218,"medium_large-height":267,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/project-thumbnail-iceland.png","large-width":218,"large-height":267,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/project-thumbnail-iceland.png","1536x1536-width":218,"1536x1536-height":267,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/project-thumbnail-iceland.png","2048x2048-width":218,"2048x2048-height":267,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/project-thumbnail-iceland.png","card_image-width":218,"card_image-height":267,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/project-thumbnail-iceland.png","wide_image-width":218,"wide_image-height":267}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

I’ve chosen a picture of the Vatnaj\u00f6kull glacier. I don’t plan to change the thumbnail, so a static image added with the metadata editor was the right choice. Now let’s compare the automatic thumbnail option.<\/p>\n

Generate a thumbnail automatically<\/h2>\n

From the Thumbnail Options<\/strong> dialog box, follow these steps:<\/p>\n

1. Choose Generate a thumbnail automatically when the project is saved<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

2. To generate a thumbnail from the active map or scene, select From the active map or scene<\/strong> and click OK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Another option is to generate a new thumbnail when a specified map or scene changes.<\/p>\n

3. Click the Back<\/strong> button on the settings page to return to the project.<\/p>\n

4. Do some experimenting.<\/p>\n

a. Save the project with a map or scene active.<\/p>\n

b. Go to the Info<\/strong> page and view the thumbnail in the project metadata.<\/p>\n

c. Return to the project and make a change to the active map, or make a different map or scene active.<\/p>\n

d. Save the project. Go back to the Info<\/strong> page to see the updated thumbnail.<\/p>\n

e. Click the Open<\/strong> tab to see the thumbnail in your recent projects list.<\/p>\n

In this case, I used my Coachella Valley project, which was zoomed to the area around Indio. I copied the map, panned to Palm Springs, picked a slightly different basemap, and changed the label placement. Then I saved the project with this new map active.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1843162,"id":1843162,"title":"coachella-project-thumbnails-before-and-after","filename":"coachella-project-thumbnails-before-and-after.png","filesize":85898,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/coachella-project-thumbnails-before-and-after.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/data-management\/project-thumbnail-images\/coachella-project-thumbnails-before-and-after","alt":"Side-by-side images of thumbnails for the Coachella Valley project","author":"5091","description":"","caption":"My original project thumbnail is on the left and the new one is on the right.","name":"coachella-project-thumbnails-before-and-after","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1841922,"date":"2023-02-17 00:45:02","modified":"2023-02-17 01:20:58","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":451,"height":264,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/coachella-project-thumbnails-before-and-after-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/coachella-project-thumbnails-before-and-after.png","medium-width":446,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/coachella-project-thumbnails-before-and-after.png","medium_large-width":451,"medium_large-height":264,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/coachella-project-thumbnails-before-and-after.png","large-width":451,"large-height":264,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/coachella-project-thumbnails-before-and-after.png","1536x1536-width":451,"1536x1536-height":264,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/coachella-project-thumbnails-before-and-after.png","2048x2048-width":451,"2048x2048-height":264,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/coachella-project-thumbnails-before-and-after.png","card_image-width":451,"card_image-height":264,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/coachella-project-thumbnails-before-and-after.png","wide_image-width":451,"wide_image-height":264}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Have fun with this new feature. And don\u2019t forget about the ArcGIS Pro 3.0 enhancements that allow you to find recent projects by name and sort the project list in various ways.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1843172,"id":1843172,"title":"sort-recent-projects","filename":"sort-recent-projects.png","filesize":8645,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/sort-recent-projects.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/data-management\/project-thumbnail-images\/sort-recent-projects","alt":"Find bar and Sort drop-down list for recent projects","author":"5091","description":"","caption":"","name":"sort-recent-projects","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1841922,"date":"2023-02-17 00:46:42","modified":"2023-02-17 00:47:34","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":694,"height":176,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/sort-recent-projects-213x176.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":176,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/sort-recent-projects.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":118,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/sort-recent-projects.png","medium_large-width":694,"medium_large-height":176,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/sort-recent-projects.png","large-width":694,"large-height":176,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/sort-recent-projects.png","1536x1536-width":694,"1536x1536-height":176,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/sort-recent-projects.png","2048x2048-width":694,"2048x2048-height":176,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/sort-recent-projects.png","card_image-width":694,"card_image-height":176,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/sort-recent-projects.png","wide_image-width":694,"wide_image-height":176}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

The long-standing methods for managing recent projects are still available in both tile and list view. You can hover over a project and pin it to keep it at the top of the list, or click the options button and remove it if you\u2019re done with it for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1843832,"id":1843832,"title":"portland-and-ven2","filename":"portland-and-ven2.png","filesize":126650,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/portland-and-ven2.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/data-management\/project-thumbnail-images\/portland-and-ven2","alt":"Project thumbnails showing options to pin and remove the project","author":"5091","description":"","caption":"","name":"portland-and-ven2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1841922,"date":"2023-02-17 05:22:51","modified":"2023-02-17 05:23:14","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":629,"height":339,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/portland-and-ven2-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/portland-and-ven2.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":250,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/portland-and-ven2.png","medium_large-width":629,"medium_large-height":339,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/portland-and-ven2.png","large-width":629,"large-height":339,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/portland-and-ven2.png","1536x1536-width":629,"1536x1536-height":339,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/portland-and-ven2.png","2048x2048-width":629,"2048x2048-height":339,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/portland-and-ven2.png","card_image-width":629,"card_image-height":339,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/portland-and-ven2.png","wide_image-width":629,"wide_image-height":339}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

So long, Ven, home of the Tycho Brahe museum–you were one of my favorite projects. But now you’re archived, and I’ve moved on from goat cheese to date shakes, so you’re coming off the list.<\/p>\n

Project thumbnails are just one example of new features for working with projects. You can find more in the Projects section of the What\u2019s new in ArcGIS Pro 3.1<\/a> help topic.<\/p>\n

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