Modify default settings

Use the Settings window to change some of the extension's default settings, such as how to define the mapboard projection and which messages to show in the extension.

1. In the Mapboards or Compilation window, click the menu button and choose Settings.
2. In the Settings window, on the General tab, modify the following settings:
   • Messages—Show tooltips and other useful messages.
   • Data projection—Choose whether to use the data's projection or the default Web Mercator when defining mapboards from a file or layer.
   • Show application—Choose whether to have the Mapboard and Compilation windows appear every time you open an .aix file.
   • Convert point symbols—Choose whether to convert ArcGIS point symbols into Adobe Illustrator symbols when you open .aix files. Converted symbols appear in the Symbols panel.

     Note:

     This feature only works for .aix files created with ArcGIS Pro 3.4 or later. You can only convert symbols from synced maps if you sign in to the extension with an account from ArcGIS Enterprise 11.4 or later.

   • Usability improvement—Participate in the Esri User Experience Improvement (EUEI) program to help improve the usability of ArcGIS Maps for Adobe Creative Cloud by providing anonymous information about your system and how you use the extension. You must restart Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop to apply this change.
3. On the Mapboards tab, for Scale Display, change the format of the map scale menu that you can use to adjust the map area.