{"id":502822,"date":"2019-05-01T09:13:49","date_gmt":"2019-05-01T16:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&p=502822"},"modified":"2019-05-01T09:13:49","modified_gmt":"2019-05-01T16:13:49","slug":"four-arcgis-pro-2-3-features-you-may-have-missed","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/announcements\/four-arcgis-pro-2-3-features-you-may-have-missed","title":{"rendered":"Four ArcGIS Pro 2.3 features you may have missed"},"author":8112,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[37101],"tags":[383712,169792,383722,383702,30631],"industry":[],"product":[36561],"class_list":["post-502822","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcements","tag-memory","tag-projections","tag-reset-panes","tag-spellcheck","tag-tips","product-arcgis-pro"],"acf":{"short_description":"When ArcGIS Pro 2.3 dropped, we announced lots of useful new features. Here are a few that might've flown under the radar.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

ArcGIS Pro 2.3 has been out since January, and you\u2019ve hopefully had time to upgrade and get comfortable with the latest version. But while you were busy learning about the big-ticket upgrades<\/a>, there were lots of other enhancements you might not have noticed. Here are a few of my favorites \u2013 and reasons to make the effort to upgrade to 2.3 if you haven\u2019t gotten the chance to do so yet.<\/p>\n

The spread of spellcheck<\/h2>\n

ArcGIS Pro is far from a word processor, and odds are you don\u2019t want every word in your projects spellchecked (the average attribute table, for instance, would be covered in red squiggles). But when it comes time to share your maps and data with others, spelling does count, and you shouldn\u2019t have to proofread all your text the old fashioned way.<\/p>\n

Spellcheck was available for metadata in earlier releases. At 2.3, it was made available in layouts for the first time. Reports<\/a>, also new at 2.3, use spellcheck, too. It works just like it would in a word processor: right click a word with a wavy red underline to see a small pop-up. There, you can pick from a list of suggestions, choose to ignore them, or add the word to a custom dictionary.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":502862,"id":502862,"title":"layout spellcheck","filename":"layout-spellcheck.png","filesize":23058,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/04\/layout-spellcheck.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/announcements\/four-arcgis-pro-2-3-features-you-may-have-missed\/layout-spellcheck","alt":"Spellcheck in a layout","author":"8112","description":"","caption":"","name":"layout-spellcheck","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":502822,"date":"2019-04-30 23:14:20","modified":"2019-04-30 23:14:35","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":477,"height":219,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/04\/layout-spellcheck-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/04\/layout-spellcheck.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":213,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/04\/layout-spellcheck.png","medium_large-width":477,"medium_large-height":219,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/04\/layout-spellcheck.png","large-width":477,"large-height":219,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/04\/layout-spellcheck.png","1536x1536-width":477,"1536x1536-height":219,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/04\/layout-spellcheck.png","2048x2048-width":477,"2048x2048-height":219,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/04\/layout-spellcheck.png","card_image-width":477,"card_image-height":219,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/04\/layout-spellcheck.png","wide_image-width":477,"wide_image-height":219}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

In a layout, spellcheck only flags words in text elements that are activated (i.e., while you\u2019re typing or when you\u2019ve clicked the element to make typing available). This way, the underline won\u2019t interfere with the overall visualization of the layout. That doesn\u2019t mean you have to activate text elements one by one to check your spelling, though: you can see all the misspelled words in the layout in the Check Spelling<\/strong> pane. To open it, click the Check Spelling button on the Layout tab of the ribbon.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":502882,"id":502882,"title":"check spelling pane","filename":"check-spelling-pane.png","filesize":4046,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/04\/check-spelling-pane.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/announcements\/four-arcgis-pro-2-3-features-you-may-have-missed\/check-spelling-pane","alt":"Check spelling pane","author":"8112","description":"","caption":"From the Check Spelling pane, you can correct each spelling error or zoom to its location in the layout.","name":"check-spelling-pane","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":502822,"date":"2019-04-30 23:16:38","modified":"2019-04-30 23:17:19","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":278,"height":226,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/04\/check-spelling-pane-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/04\/check-spelling-pane.png","medium-width":278,"medium-height":226,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/04\/check-spelling-pane.png","medium_large-width":278,"medium_large-height":226,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/04\/check-spelling-pane.png","large-width":278,"large-height":226,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/04\/check-spelling-pane.png","1536x1536-width":278,"1536x1536-height":226,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/04\/check-spelling-pane.png","2048x2048-width":278,"2048x2048-height":226,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/04\/check-spelling-pane.png","card_image-width":278,"card_image-height":226,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/04\/check-spelling-pane.png","wide_image-width":278,"wide_image-height":226}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Learn more about spellcheck here<\/a> and get more details about spellcheck in layouts here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The memory workspace<\/h2>\n

Geoprocessing workflows \u2013 especially multi-step processes automated with Python or ModelBuilder \u2013 often produce intermediate data that you don\u2019t want or need to maintain. However, geoprocessing tools, whether run from the geoprocessing pane or a Python script, require you to specify an output location, which can cause an accumulation of unneeded datasets. There\u2019s a new workspace called memory <\/em>at 2.3 designed to address this very issue. <\/em>The memory workspace stores data for the duration of your ArcGIS Pro session, but when you exit the application, it is conveniently wiped clean. Not only does this reduce hard drive clutter, but it can also increase geoprocessing speed.<\/p>\n

To write an output dataset to memory from the geoprocessing pane, simply clear the default path and type memory\\<\/em> followed by your dataset name. It\u2019s the same in Python scripts: start your paths with memory\\.<\/em><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":502912,"id":502912,"title":"memory","filename":"memory.png","filesize":3338,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/04\/memory.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/announcements\/four-arcgis-pro-2-3-features-you-may-have-missed\/memory","alt":"Saving geoprocessing output to memory","author":"8112","description":"","caption":"","name":"memory","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":502822,"date":"2019-04-30 23:21:53","modified":"2019-04-30 23:22:13","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":316,"height":162,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/04\/memory-213x162.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":162,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/04\/memory.png","medium-width":316,"medium-height":162,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/04\/memory.png","medium_large-width":316,"medium_large-height":162,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/04\/memory.png","large-width":316,"large-height":162,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/04\/memory.png","1536x1536-width":316,"1536x1536-height":162,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/04\/memory.png","2048x2048-width":316,"2048x2048-height":162,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/04\/memory.png","card_image-width":316,"card_image-height":162,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/04\/memory.png","wide_image-width":316,"wide_image-height":162}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

The memory workspace is similar to the in_memory<\/em> workspace in ArcMap. A word of caution: the memory workspace is limited in size and shouldn\u2019t be used to process huge datasets. Learn more about the memory workspace<\/a> here.<\/p>\n

Reset Panes<\/h2>\n

ArcGIS Pro remembers what panes you had open in your last session. Usually, this is helpful. But in some cases, like when you\u2019re switching projects, you may find yourself closing and opening numerous panes at a time. There\u2019s now a shortcut to accomplish this with a few clicks. Located on the View tab, Reset Panes<\/strong> offers three options that ensure that essential panes are open while others are closed:<\/p>\n