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Pan and Zoom toolbar greyed out on ArcGIS Desktop.

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I recently installed ArcGIS 10.4. I have checked the data frame properties and the Extent is set to Automatic. I am using the data view not layout view. Normally I could pan and zoom in and out with ArcGIS 10.3 on this view but now I can't select these options.

Can anyone advise me how to activate this toolbar again?

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Reset to default
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This is the layout toolbar it will be disabled while in Data View. To enable it go into Layout View (View (menu)>Layout View).

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  • Normally I could pan and zoom in and out with ArcGIS 10.3 on Data View but now I can't select these options. I think something needs to be enabled somewhere but not sure what.
    – Sharon
    Commented Feb 20, 2017 at 13:48
  • The Layout toolbar is not meant for pan/zooming in the Data View, to turn on the pan/zoom toolbar for the Data View select Customize menu>Toolbars>Tools
    – artwork21
    Commented Feb 20, 2017 at 13:51
  • Sorry for the delay. New to using Stack Exchange. Thank you again!
    – Sharon
    Commented Feb 22, 2017 at 20:47
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If you go to the data frame in your table of contents, right click and select properties, Go to Data Frame tab and look at Extent. I am assuming that this map is set up as a 'Fixed Extent' which will not allow you to zoom.

Also...See Disabled zoom and pan in ArcGIS desktop

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  • I have checked this and the data frame extent is set to automatic. I am using the data view not layout view. Normally I could pan and zoom in and out with ArcGIS 10.3 on this view but now I can't select these options.
    – Sharon
    Commented Feb 20, 2017 at 13:42
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I had the wrong toolbar enabled for my View or order to pan and zoom.

For Data View "Tools" needs to be enabled Customize menu>Toolbars>Tools

For Layout View "Layout" needs to be enabled.
Customize menu>Toolbars>Layout

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