FAQs

Yes; however, to use Bing basemaps, you must have a Bing Maps Key.

No. If you don't have this extension, you can still navigate, author, edit, and share 3D maps, which are called scenes in ArcGIS Pro. The ArcGIS 3D Analyst extension is only required for performing 3D analysis. If you want to run geoprocessing tools in the 3D Analyst toolbox, you need [...]

Yes, you can publish maps as map services to a stand-alone ArcGIS Server. Your ArcGIS Pro project must contain a publisher or administrator connection to a stand-alone ArcGIS Server 10.6 or later. See Publish a map service for more information.

No. Personal geodatabases are not supported in ArcGIS Pro, so you cannot use personal geodatabase datasets as inputs for geoprocessing tools or create those datasets as outputs. File geodatabases are fully supported and are the default workspaces for ArcGIS Pro projects.

Adding a map or scene to your project will enable the Add Data button  on the Map tab on the ribbon. You can add a map or scene from the Insert tab.

Yes, one way to do this is by adding your connections to your list of project favorites. Alternatively, you can create a project template that includes connections to databases and folders, from which new projects can be created.

On the start page, in the list of recent projects, right-click the name of the project you want to remove and click Remove Project from list.

You can change the application theme from light to dark on the General tab of the Options dialog box in the ArcGIS Pro Settings. See General options for more information. You can also customize the ribbon by adding or removing tabs and commands. See Customize the ribbon options for more information.

You can change default settings on the Options dialog box in the ArcGIS Pro Settings. From an open project, click the Project tab on the ribbon. Or, from the ArcGIS Pro start page, click Settingsin the lower left corner. In the list on the left, click Options. You can set options for the current project [...]

See Help source in the General options help topic to use the offline help system. You must first download and install the offline help application. See Download and install for more information.