{"id":424382,"date":"2019-01-30T08:52:03","date_gmt":"2019-01-30T16:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&p=424382"},"modified":"2019-01-31T14:45:28","modified_gmt":"2019-01-31T22:45:28","slug":"start-arcgis-pro-2-3-how-you-want","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/data-management\/start-arcgis-pro-2-3-how-you-want","title":{"rendered":"Start ArcGIS Pro 2.3 how you want"},"author":5091,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[23851],"tags":[269712,23571],"industry":[],"product":[36561],"class_list":["post-424382","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-data-management","tag-arcgis-pro-2-3","tag-whats-new","product-arcgis-pro"],"acf":{"short_description":"ArcGIS Pro 2.3 lets you use the application without starting or saving a project.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Written by Kory Kramer, Customer Advocacy Lead \u2013 Desktop<\/em><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Start page, default project, or even just like ArcMap<\/strong><\/h2>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

There are some notable changes in the startup experience for ArcGIS Pro 2.3 so I thought that it might be helpful to take a closer look to see how it all works.<\/p>\n

The first thing you\u2019ll notice is a newly designed start page.\u00a0 There is a more intuitive layout and experience for opening and creating new projects.\u00a0 You can now pin your favorite projects and templates so that they\u2019re always available, and the recent projects list has been expanded to show up to 50 projects.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

\"The<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Perhaps the biggest addition is the ability to start ArcGIS Pro without a template.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":424412,"id":424412,"title":"StartWithoutATemplate","filename":"StartWithoutATemplate.png","filesize":19253,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/01\/StartWithoutATemplate.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/data-management\/start-arcgis-pro-2-3-how-you-want\/startwithoutatemplate","alt":"ArcGIS Pro project templates","author":"5091","description":"","caption":"","name":"startwithoutatemplate","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":424382,"date":"2019-01-29 23:39:31","modified":"2019-01-30 00:37:49","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":159,"height":275,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/01\/StartWithoutATemplate-150x150.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/01\/StartWithoutATemplate.png","medium-width":151,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/01\/StartWithoutATemplate.png","medium_large-width":159,"medium_large-height":275,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/01\/StartWithoutATemplate.png","large-width":159,"large-height":275,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/01\/StartWithoutATemplate.png","1536x1536-width":159,"1536x1536-height":275,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/01\/StartWithoutATemplate.png","2048x2048-width":159,"2048x2048-height":275,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/01\/StartWithoutATemplate.png","card_image-width":159,"card_image-height":275,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/01\/StartWithoutATemplate.png","wide_image-width":159,"wide_image-height":275}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

This work was a direct result of customer feedback on ArcGIS Ideas<\/a> and provides the ability to open ArcGIS Pro without having to first save a project.\u00a0 You can open the application and carry out data management tasks that don\u2019t require a project to save changes.\u00a0 This includes things like creating new geodatabases, feature classes and tables, updating schemas, copying or deleting data, and many other data maintenance tasks that you would do in ArcCatalog.\u00a0 Or maybe you just want to preview data that you\u2019re not very familiar with \u2013 no need to save a project file to do that.<\/p>\n

Now that you know what to expect when you open ArcGIS Pro 2.3, you might have some questions like, \u201cWhat if I don\u2019t even want to see that start page?\u201d Or, \u201cWouldn\u2019t it be cool if when I opened Pro it opened the project that I always work on?\u201d\u00a0 Let\u2019s look at a common scenario which will expose us to the new settings in ArcGIS Pro 2.3. This should give you a good starting place to experiment on your own and find that sweet spot for the work that you do.\u00a0 We\u2019ll call this scenario \u201cI want ArcGIS Pro to open like ArcMap opens.\u201d<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

I want ArcGIS Pro to open like ArcMap opens<\/h1>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

1. From the start page, click Settings<\/strong> in the lower left corner of the page. This takes you to the application settings. In the blue pane on the left, click Options<\/strong>.\u00a0 Under Application<\/strong> on the General<\/strong> tab, we\u2019ll work under the Start ArcGIS Pro<\/strong> and Create projects<\/strong> headings.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":424462,"id":424462,"title":"OptionsDialog","filename":"OptionsDialog.png","filesize":53503,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/01\/OptionsDialog.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/data-management\/start-arcgis-pro-2-3-how-you-want\/optionsdialog","alt":"Options dialog box","author":"5091","description":"","caption":"You can get to the Options dialog box from the start page or from the Project tab in an open project.","name":"optionsdialog","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":424382,"date":"2019-01-29 23:46:58","modified":"2019-01-30 00:49:44","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":751,"height":541,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/01\/OptionsDialog-150x150.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/01\/OptionsDialog-300x216.png","medium-width":300,"medium-height":216,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/01\/OptionsDialog.png","medium_large-width":751,"medium_large-height":541,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/01\/OptionsDialog.png","large-width":751,"large-height":541,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/01\/OptionsDialog.png","1536x1536-width":751,"1536x1536-height":541,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/01\/OptionsDialog.png","2048x2048-width":751,"2048x2048-height":541,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/01\/OptionsDialog-645x465.png","card_image-width":645,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/01\/OptionsDialog.png","wide_image-width":751,"wide_image-height":541}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

2. Expand the Start ArcGIS Pro<\/strong> heading.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":424582,"id":424582,"title":"StartArcGISProHeading","filename":"StartArcGISProHeading.png","filesize":15483,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/01\/StartArcGISProHeading.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/data-management\/start-arcgis-pro-2-3-how-you-want\/startarcgisproheading","alt":"Start ArcGIS Pro heading","author":"5091","description":"","caption":"","name":"startarcgisproheading","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":424382,"date":"2019-01-30 00:20:26","modified":"2019-01-30 00:20:58","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":500,"height":118,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/01\/StartArcGISProHeading-150x118.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":118,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/01\/StartArcGISProHeading-300x71.png","medium-width":300,"medium-height":71,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/01\/StartArcGISProHeading.png","medium_large-width":500,"medium_large-height":118,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/01\/StartArcGISProHeading.png","large-width":500,"large-height":118,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/01\/StartArcGISProHeading.png","1536x1536-width":500,"1536x1536-height":118,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/01\/StartArcGISProHeading.png","2048x2048-width":500,"2048x2048-height":118,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/01\/StartArcGISProHeading.png","card_image-width":500,"card_image-height":118,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/01\/StartArcGISProHeading.png","wide_image-width":500,"wide_image-height":118}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

3. Click Without a project template<\/strong>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":424622,"id":424622,"title":"WithoutAProjectTemplate","filename":"WithoutAProjectTemplate.png","filesize":18024,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/01\/WithoutAProjectTemplate.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/data-management\/start-arcgis-pro-2-3-how-you-want\/withoutaprojecttemplate","alt":"Option to start ArcGIS Pro without a project template","author":"5091","description":"","caption":"","name":"withoutaprojecttemplate","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":424382,"date":"2019-01-30 00:27:03","modified":"2019-01-30 00:27:28","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":532,"height":126,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/01\/WithoutAProjectTemplate-150x126.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":126,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/01\/WithoutAProjectTemplate-300x71.png","medium-width":300,"medium-height":71,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/01\/WithoutAProjectTemplate.png","medium_large-width":532,"medium_large-height":126,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/01\/WithoutAProjectTemplate.png","large-width":532,"large-height":126,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/01\/WithoutAProjectTemplate.png","1536x1536-width":532,"1536x1536-height":126,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/01\/WithoutAProjectTemplate.png","2048x2048-width":532,"2048x2048-height":126,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/01\/WithoutAProjectTemplate.png","card_image-width":532,"card_image-height":126,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/01\/WithoutAProjectTemplate.png","wide_image-width":532,"wide_image-height":126}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

4. Expand the Create projects<\/strong> heading.<\/p>\n

5. Under the Geodatabase<\/strong> heading choose Same default geodatabase for all projects <\/strong>and browse to your geodatabase of choice.\u00a0 Staying true to this scenario, I\u2019m pointing mine to ArcMap\u2019s default geodatabase.<\/p>\n

6. Under the Toolbox<\/strong> heading choose Same default toolbox for all projects<\/strong> and set appropriately.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":424682,"id":424682,"title":"CreateProjects","filename":"CreateProjects.png","filesize":95539,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/01\/CreateProjects.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/data-management\/start-arcgis-pro-2-3-how-you-want\/createprojects","alt":"Options to set same geodatabase and toolbox for all projects","author":"5091","description":"","caption":"","name":"createprojects","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":424382,"date":"2019-01-30 00:33:38","modified":"2019-01-30 00:34:17","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":668,"height":432,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/01\/CreateProjects-150x150.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/01\/CreateProjects-300x194.png","medium-width":300,"medium-height":194,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/01\/CreateProjects.png","medium_large-width":668,"medium_large-height":432,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/01\/CreateProjects.png","large-width":668,"large-height":432,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/01\/CreateProjects.png","1536x1536-width":668,"1536x1536-height":432,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/01\/CreateProjects.png","2048x2048-width":668,"2048x2048-height":432,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/01\/CreateProjects.png","card_image-width":668,"card_image-height":432,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/01\/CreateProjects.png","wide_image-width":668,"wide_image-height":432}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

That\u2019s it.\u00a0 Now when I start ArcGIS Pro, it just opens up and I can get to work.<\/p>\n

Remember that you can still leverage Favorites<\/a> and the ability to Add To New Projects<\/a> so that even when you\u2019re starting ArcGIS Pro without a template, you\u2019ll have quick access to the data and connections that you always want.<\/p>\n

For more information about the new startup options, see Always start without a project template<\/a> and Always open the same project<\/a> in the ArcGIS Pro help.<\/p>\n

To learn about other new stuff, see What\u2019s new in ArcGIS Pro 2.3.<\/a><\/p>\n

And to see all of the other customer requests in this release, see Ideas in ArcGIS Pro 2.3<\/a>.<\/p>\n"}],"authors":[{"ID":5091,"user_firstname":"Tim","user_lastname":"Ormsby","nickname":"Tim Ormsby","user_nicename":"timor","display_name":"Tim Ormsby","user_email":"tormsby@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2018-03-02 00:16:43","user_description":"Tim Ormsby writes product documentation for ArcGIS Pro and roots for the Dodgers.","user_avatar":""}],"related_articles":[{"ID":417742,"post_author":"6311","post_date":"2019-01-24 10:30:19","post_date_gmt":"2019-01-24 18:30:19","post_content":"","post_title":"ArcGIS Pro 2.3 Is Here!","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"arcgis-pro-2-3-is-here","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-01-24 13:19:41","post_modified_gmt":"2019-01-24 21:19:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&p=417742","menu_order":0,"post_type":"blog","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":375532,"post_author":"8112","post_date":"2019-01-29 08:32:43","post_date_gmt":"2019-01-29 16:32:43","post_content":"","post_title":"New tutorials with ArcGIS Pro 2.3 Help","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"new-tutorials-with-arcgis-pro-2-3-help","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2019-01-29 08:32:43","post_modified_gmt":"2019-01-29 16:32:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&p=375532","menu_order":0,"post_type":"blog","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Banner-1.png","wide_image":false},"yoast_head":"\nStart ArcGIS Pro without saving a project first. 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