Pop-ups

In ArcGIS for Excel and ArcGIS for SharePoint, a pop-up contains descriptive information about the features in each layer in the map. It displays attribute information based on the field values that you have added to your map. A pop-up displays when you hover over or click a feature on a data layer, a reference layer, or a buffer/drive time layer.

You can change the way information is presented in a pop-up by changing your data and specifying the fields to display.

Tip:

To anchor a pop-up on your screen while you pan and zoom the map, click the Dock button  on the pop-up.

You can enable pop-ups on the Layer options pane. Some ArcGIS layers do not support pop-up configuration; in this case, the pop-ups option is not available in that pane.

Note:

ArcGIS for Power BI uses tooltips, the layer legend, and the feature information pane instead of pop-ups. For information about these features, see the ArcGIS for Power BI Tooltips, Feature Information pane, and Show the layer legend topics.

Enable and configure pop-ups

To configure pop-ups, complete the following steps:

1. In the Layers pane, click the Layer Properties tab .
2. Choose a layer to modify from the Active layer drop-down menu.
3. Expand the Pop-ups section.
4. Turn on the Enable pop-ups toggle button to view the available options.
5. Optionally, do any of the following to change how the listed fields appear in the pop-up:
   • Select a Title field option to display in a feature's pop up.
   • From the Layer fields to include drop-down menu, select the fields that will appear in the pop-up. Reorder the fields by dragging a field to a new location in the list.
   • If available, reorder any media to appear above or below the Layer fields to include.
6. Click the Layers tab to return to the Layers list.