{"id":2292852,"date":"2024-04-12T13:40:20","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T20:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=2292852"},"modified":"2024-12-31T12:22:39","modified_gmt":"2024-12-31T20:22:39","slug":"tighten-up-your-edits","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/tighten-up-your-edits","title":{"rendered":"Tighten Up Your Edits with Tooltips in ArcGIS Online"},"author":320122,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[22941],"tags":[27971,368782,774372,33371,774362],"industry":[],"product":[36551],"class_list":["post-2292852","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mapping","tag-editing","tag-interactive","tag-length","tag-map-viewer","tag-tooltip","product-arcgis-online"],"acf":{"short_description":"Get more precision while editing in ArcGIS Online using interactive tooltips to set your own editing constraints.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>We&#8217;re always looking for ways to make editing in ArcGIS Online easier and more efficient. With the February 2024 update, we&#8217;ve rolled out interactive tooltips to give you more precision when editing features on the web. Whether you&#8217;re a city planner, engineer, or data manager, having control over things like the length of a line can be essential to your workflows. That&#8217;s where <a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgis-online\/manage-data\/edit-features-in-scenes.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_A0DCFF87341C4731812C858A7980F7E3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">editing constraints<\/a> come in, allowing you to define exact values for measurements like segment length, angles, and elevation. Keep reading to learn how to get started using interactive tooltips to set editing constraints and tighten up your edits in ArcGIS Online.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"sidebar","content":"<p>This is Part 1 of a series on editing with tooltips. See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/map-a-point-tooltips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part 2<\/a> to learn how to map a point by coordinates using tooltips.<\/p>\n","image_reference":false,"layout":"standard","image_reference_figure":"","snippet":"","spotlight_name":"","section_title":"","position":"Center","spotlight_image":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h3>Tooltips<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Real-time Information<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you edit data in Map Viewer, you might use different tools like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/make-it-snappy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">snapping<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgis-online\/manage-data\/edit-features-mv.htm#:~:text=Geometry%20guides%E2%80%94When%20you%20enable,other%20lines%20in%20the%20feature.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">geometry guides<\/a>, or<a href=\"https:\/\/developers.arcgis.com\/javascript\/latest\/api-reference\/esri-views-interactive-sketch-SketchTooltipOptions.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> tooltips<\/a> to help you get more accuracy. Tooltips give you real-time feedback while you create features. When tooltips are enabled, they hover on the map to the lower right of the cursor. The values update dynamically as you work, displaying measurements like the length of a segment <em>while you draw the line on the map<\/em>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2304702,"id":2304702,"title":"Tooltip Feedback","filename":"Editing-Constraints-1R.-Tooltip-Feedback-001.png","filesize":8609,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Editing-Constraints-1R.-Tooltip-Feedback-001.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/tighten-up-your-edits\/editing-constraints-1r-tooltip-feedback-001","alt":"Tooltips hover to the lower right side of the cursor in Map Viewer","author":"320122","description":"","caption":"Tooltips provide real-time information while you edit.","name":"editing-constraints-1r-tooltip-feedback-001","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2292852,"date":"2024-04-11 23:09:34","modified":"2024-04-11 23:51:27","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":475,"height":475,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Editing-Constraints-1R.-Tooltip-Feedback-001-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Editing-Constraints-1R.-Tooltip-Feedback-001.png","medium-width":261,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Editing-Constraints-1R.-Tooltip-Feedback-001.png","medium_large-width":475,"medium_large-height":475,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Editing-Constraints-1R.-Tooltip-Feedback-001.png","large-width":475,"large-height":475,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Editing-Constraints-1R.-Tooltip-Feedback-001.png","1536x1536-width":475,"1536x1536-height":475,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Editing-Constraints-1R.-Tooltip-Feedback-001.png","2048x2048-width":475,"2048x2048-height":475,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Editing-Constraints-1R.-Tooltip-Feedback-001-465x465.png","card_image-width":465,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Editing-Constraints-1R.-Tooltip-Feedback-001.png","wide_image-width":475,"wide_image-height":475}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><strong>Fields<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tooltips may contain the following fields:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Area<\/strong>: the overall area of a polygon.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Direction<\/strong>: the angle of the segment being drawn, relative to North.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Distance<\/strong>: the distance from the previous vertex.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Total length<\/strong>: the overall length of a line.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Deflection<\/strong>: the direction of the segment being drawn, relative to the previous vertex or segment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When working with features with z-values, such as drawing 3D features in a scene, tooltips include an additional field:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Elevation (z)<\/strong>: elevation values can be absolute, relative to the ground, or relative to the scene.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Input mode<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With the February 2024 update, we&#8217;ve made tooltips <strong>interactive <\/strong>so you can enter values in fields such as direction, deflection, or distance while you create features on the map. Simply press the <strong>[Tab]<\/strong> key while editing to make tooltips interactive.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2304712,"id":2304712,"title":"Tooltips in Input Mode","filename":"Editing-Constraints-2R.-Input-Mode-001.png","filesize":8443,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Editing-Constraints-2R.-Input-Mode-001.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/tighten-up-your-edits\/editing-constraints-2r-input-mode-001","alt":"Input mode allows you to enter exact values for more precise editing.","author":"320122","description":"","caption":"Press the [Tab] key to enable Input mode and enter exact values.","name":"editing-constraints-2r-input-mode-001","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2292852,"date":"2024-04-11 23:09:38","modified":"2024-04-11 23:36:12","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":475,"height":475,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Editing-Constraints-2R.-Input-Mode-001-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Editing-Constraints-2R.-Input-Mode-001.png","medium-width":261,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Editing-Constraints-2R.-Input-Mode-001.png","medium_large-width":475,"medium_large-height":475,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Editing-Constraints-2R.-Input-Mode-001.png","large-width":475,"large-height":475,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Editing-Constraints-2R.-Input-Mode-001.png","1536x1536-width":475,"1536x1536-height":475,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Editing-Constraints-2R.-Input-Mode-001.png","2048x2048-width":475,"2048x2048-height":475,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Editing-Constraints-2R.-Input-Mode-001-465x465.png","card_image-width":465,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Editing-Constraints-2R.-Input-Mode-001.png","wide_image-width":475,"wide_image-height":475}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h3>Getting Started<\/h3>\n<p>First, you need a map with at least one editable layer. Optionally, you can use <a href=\"https:\/\/whatsnew.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/mapviewer\/index.html?webmap=e246b3344b044fb79dd8321d310aed0b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this map<\/a> to follow along. Enable tooltips in the map following these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open the map.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Edit<\/strong> on the (light) toolbar on the right.<\/li>\n<li>Expand <strong>Settings.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Toggle to <strong>Enable tooltips<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2399972,"id":2399972,"title":"Tooltips- Enable Tooltips 350","filename":"Tooltips-Enable-Tooltips-350.png","filesize":29902,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Tooltips-Enable-Tooltips-350.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/map-a-point-tooltips\/tooltips-enable-tooltips-350","alt":"Toggle to Enable tooltips.","author":"320122","description":"","caption":"Enable tooltips in the Editor pane.","name":"tooltips-enable-tooltips-350","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2392792,"date":"2024-06-25 21:53:01","modified":"2024-06-25 21:53:33","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":350,"height":350,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Tooltips-Enable-Tooltips-350-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Tooltips-Enable-Tooltips-350.png","medium-width":261,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Tooltips-Enable-Tooltips-350.png","medium_large-width":350,"medium_large-height":350,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Tooltips-Enable-Tooltips-350.png","large-width":350,"large-height":350,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Tooltips-Enable-Tooltips-350.png","1536x1536-width":350,"1536x1536-height":350,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Tooltips-Enable-Tooltips-350.png","2048x2048-width":350,"2048x2048-height":350,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Tooltips-Enable-Tooltips-350.png","card_image-width":350,"card_image-height":350,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Tooltips-Enable-Tooltips-350.png","wide_image-width":350,"wide_image-height":350}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>Next, draw a feature on the map.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>In the <strong>Create features<\/strong> section of the Editor pane, select a feature template.<\/li>\n<li>Click on the map to get started creating a feature.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>[Tab]<\/strong> to enable input mode.<\/li>\n<li><strong>[Tab]<\/strong> to navigate between input fields.<\/li>\n<li>Tab to the Distance field.<\/li>\n<li>Type a value.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>[Enter]<\/strong>. The next segment you create will be locked into the editing constraints you entered.<\/li>\n<li>Double click to complete the drawing.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2304742,"id":2304742,"title":"Editing Constraints 4. Video demonstration","filename":"Editing-Constraints-4.-Video-demonstration.gif","filesize":567107,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Editing-Constraints-4.-Video-demonstration.gif","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/tighten-up-your-edits\/editing-constraints-4-video-demonstration","alt":"","author":"320122","description":"","caption":"Tooltips hover to the lower right side of the cursor providing real time feedback as you edit. Press the [Tab} key to enable Input mode and enter your own values. ","name":"editing-constraints-4-video-demonstration","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2292852,"date":"2024-04-11 23:10:11","modified":"2024-04-11 23:25:01","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/gif","type":"image","subtype":"gif","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":640,"height":640,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Editing-Constraints-4.-Video-demonstration-213x200.gif","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Editing-Constraints-4.-Video-demonstration.gif","medium-width":261,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Editing-Constraints-4.-Video-demonstration.gif","medium_large-width":640,"medium_large-height":640,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Editing-Constraints-4.-Video-demonstration.gif","large-width":640,"large-height":640,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Editing-Constraints-4.-Video-demonstration.gif","1536x1536-width":640,"1536x1536-height":640,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Editing-Constraints-4.-Video-demonstration.gif","2048x2048-width":640,"2048x2048-height":640,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Editing-Constraints-4.-Video-demonstration-465x465.gif","card_image-width":465,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Editing-Constraints-4.-Video-demonstration.gif","wide_image-width":640,"wide_image-height":640}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><strong>Direction mode<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Absolute- <\/strong>absolute direction (typically in degrees clockwise from North)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Deflection<\/strong>&#8211; direction relative to the previous segment or vertex<\/p>\n<p>Using tooltips, an angle can be represented as either the absolute direction or deflection, depending on the <strong>Direction mode<\/strong> you choose. You can alternate between direction modes depending on your needs. To change the Direction mode, press [Tab] to navigate to the upper right corner of the tooltip, press [Enter] to open the menu, and choose a mode.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2304732,"id":2304732,"title":"Editing Constraints -5R. Direction Mode","filename":"Editing-Constraints-5R.-Direction-Mode.png","filesize":8219,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Editing-Constraints-5R.-Direction-Mode.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/tighten-up-your-edits\/editing-constraints-5r-direction-mode","alt":"Direction mode can be set inside the tooltips.","author":"320122","description":"","caption":"Set the Direction mode to determine how to display information. ","name":"editing-constraints-5r-direction-mode","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2292852,"date":"2024-04-11 23:09:46","modified":"2024-04-12 17:08:20","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":475,"height":475,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Editing-Constraints-5R.-Direction-Mode-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Editing-Constraints-5R.-Direction-Mode.png","medium-width":261,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Editing-Constraints-5R.-Direction-Mode.png","medium_large-width":475,"medium_large-height":475,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Editing-Constraints-5R.-Direction-Mode.png","large-width":475,"large-height":475,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Editing-Constraints-5R.-Direction-Mode.png","1536x1536-width":475,"1536x1536-height":475,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Editing-Constraints-5R.-Direction-Mode.png","2048x2048-width":475,"2048x2048-height":475,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Editing-Constraints-5R.-Direction-Mode-465x465.png","card_image-width":465,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Editing-Constraints-5R.-Direction-Mode.png","wide_image-width":475,"wide_image-height":475}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h3>Summary<\/h3>\n<p>We&#8217;re constantly on the lookout for ways to improve the editing experience in ArcGIS Online. With the introduction of editing constraints, we put the power to edit with more precision in your hands. Keep an eye out for more tools to come that will help make editing a breeze, and be sure to share your ideas, feedback, and experiences with us in <a href=\"https:\/\/community.esri.com\/t5\/arcgis-online\/ct-p\/arcgis-online\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ArcGIS Online<\/a> on the Esri Community site.<\/p>\n"}],"related_articles":[{"ID":2144202,"post_author":"320122","post_date":"2023-11-15 12:55:21","post_date_gmt":"2023-11-15 20:55:21","post_content":"","post_title":"5 Tips for Editing Made Easy in Map Viewer","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"5-tips-for-easier-editing-in-map-viewer","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-08-18 11:21:53","post_modified_gmt":"2025-08-18 18:21:53","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=2144202","menu_order":0,"post_type":"blog","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2392792,"post_author":"320122","post_date":"2024-06-27 07:25:15","post_date_gmt":"2024-06-27 14:25:15","post_content":"","post_title":"Map a Point using Coordinates in ArcGIS Online","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"map-a-point-tooltips","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-12-31 12:05:58","post_modified_gmt":"2024-12-31 20:05:58","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=2392792","menu_order":0,"post_type":"blog","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2255762,"post_author":"9622","post_date":"2024-03-04 12:00:37","post_date_gmt":"2024-03-04 20:00:37","post_content":"","post_title":"What\u2019s new in Sketch (February 2024)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"whats-new-in-sketch-february-2024","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-03-04 12:18:59","post_modified_gmt":"2024-03-04 20:18:59","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=2255762","menu_order":0,"post_type":"blog","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"1","filter":"raw"}],"authors":[{"ID":320122,"user_firstname":"Emily","user_lastname":"Garding","nickname":"Emily Garding","user_nicename":"egarding","display_name":"Emily Garding","user_email":"egarding@esri.com","user_url":"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgis-online\/","user_registered":"2022-10-13 18:38:02","user_description":"Emily is a Product Engineer on the ArcGIS Online team at Esri. 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