Note:
Some workflows may require specific privileges. For more information about user types, roles, and privileges, see the Accounts topic.
Use the Export tool to export a printer-friendly page of a map in various formats. See Content sharing for general information about sharing ArcGIS content.
You can print the map layout or an image of a selected extent. Typically you can print a map layout or extent in AIX, EPS, GIF, JPEG, PDF, PNG8, PNG32, SVG, SVGZ, and TIFF formats, although print formats can change.
Caution:
When printing data added from Excel, the service may time out with an error. You can zoom in and print or use the Screenshot option.
Export a map layout
The map layout includes the current extent on the map, the document title, a scale bar, and the date.
To create a printer-friendly map layout, complete the following steps:
- Open the map and navigate to the extent you want to export.
- From the map tools, click Share | Export .
- Click the Export tab .
- From the File format drop-down menu, choose the file type to export.
For hosted feature layers, it is recommended that you zoom in to improve resolution when exporting.
- Choose the DPI value for the printout.
DPI refers to the number of printed dots contained in one inch of a printed image. You can increase or decrease the DPI value using the up and down arrows. The current limit for a map layout is 960.
Note:
See Configure the organization to print maps in the ArcGIS Enterprise help for additional information.
- Turn on the Include layout toggle button to include layout information:
- Click Page Setup and choose the page size for the map print.
Note:
When you sign in with ArcGIS Enterprise, custom print templates are available in the Print pane.
- Provide a name in the Author field.
- Provide information in the Copyright text box if applicable.
- Check the Include legend check box to print a legend on the map printout.
- Check the Export image to Excel check box.
Alternatively, turn off the Include layout toggle button to exclude these options.
- Click Page Setup and choose the page size for the map print.
- Click Export to create the map file.
A progress wheel appears. Exported files open in a new tab in a printer-friendly format.
- Save or print the file.
Caution:
Ensure you are done saving or printing the file before closing the browser tab.
Export the map extent
You can print a selected map extent rather than an entire map layout.
To create a printer-friendly document of a selected map extent, complete the following steps:
- Open the map and navigate to the extent you want to export.
- From the map tools, click Share | Export .
- Click the Export tab .
- From the File format drop-down menu, choose either Screenshot JPG or Screenshot PNG.
- Choose the DPI value for the printout.
DPI refers to the number of printed dots contained in one inch of a printed image. You can increase or decrease the DPI value using the up and down arrows. The current limit for an image is 480.
- Check the Export image to Excel check box.
- Click Export to create the map file.
Your computer's file browser appears.
- Enter a file name and select a location to save the image in your computer's file browser and click Save.
The file is saved to your computer.