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Is it possible to add items to the table of contents (ArcMap) without automatically displaying the items in the main window?

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Are you asking about adding a layer into ArcMap TOC or MapWindow TOC? You have a tag of MapWindow, but talk about ArcMap in your question. – artwork21 Jan 21 at 12:54
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Do you want to add them to ArcMap, but be invisible by default? – Devdatta Tengshe Jan 21 at 13:40
Thank you for taking time to answer this question! I found a way to do a workaround. – Jørn Kristiansen Jan 21 at 14:49

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I'm not sure if would like to to that programmatically, if not:

ArcMAP => Customize=> ArcMap Options => General Section => untick "Make newly added Layers visible by default"

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Thanks, this is exactly waht I was looking for! – Jørn Kristiansen Jan 23 at 10:32
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I am not entirely certain of what it is you're trying to do...

It sounds like you may want to add a lyr without it displaying, useful in saving time. If working with the layoutview, you can use draft mode to add lyr's without displaying them.

layer properties > frame > draftmode (arcmap 10.0)

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