Text and Graphics settings

System administrators can manage many ArcGIS Pro user application settings.

The settings described below should be added under the TextAndGraphics element in the Pro.settingsConfig file.

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DefaultFontName

In the user interface, on the Text and Graphics tab on the Options dialog box, click Default Font > Font name to access the corresponding setting.

Possible values are any valid font family name.

Note:

Set the default font through the application and access the value from the registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\ESRI\ArcGISPro\Symbology\Settings\DefaultFontName.

An example of this setting is shown below.

<DefaultFontName isLocked="true">Arial Narrow</DefaultFontName>

DefaultFontStyle

In the user interface, on the Text and Graphics tab on the Options dialog box, click Default Font > Font style to access the corresponding setting.

Possible values are any valid font style name.

Note:

Set the default font style through the application and access the value from the registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\ESRI\ArcGISPro\Symbology\Settings\DefaultFontStyle.

An example of this setting is shown below.

<DefaultFontStyle isLocked="true">Italic</DefaultFontStyle>

DefaultFontVariationSettings

In the user interface, on the Text and Graphics tab on the Options dialog box, click Default Font > Modify variable font axis values to access the corresponding setting.

Note:

This option is only available when a variable font is specified for the default font name. It is locked when the DefaultFontStyle setting is true.

Possible values are any valid axes tag. Examples include the following:

• wght (weight)
• wdth (width)
• slnt (slant)
• ital (italic)
• opsz (optical size)

Note:

Set the default font variation settings through the application and access the XML from the registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\ESRI\ArcGISPro\Symbology\Settings\DefaultFontVariationXml. Paste this XML inside the DefaultFontVariationSettings node of the Pro.settingsConfig file.

An example of this setting is shown below.

<DefaultFontVariationSettings>
  <ArrayOfCIMFontVariation xsi:type='typens:ArrayOfCIMFontVariation' 
    xmlns:xsi='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance' 
    xmlns:xs='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema' xmlns:typens='http://www.esri.com/schemas/ArcGIS/3.1.0'>
    <CIMFontVariation xsi:type='typens:CIMFontVariation'><TagName>wght</TagName><Value>300</Value>
    </CIMFontVariation>
    <CIMFontVariation xsi:type='typens:CIMFontVariation'><TagName>wdth</TagName><Value>87</Value>
    </CIMFontVariation>
  </ArrayOfCIMFontVariation>
</DefaultFontVariationSettings>