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I am using ArcMap 10.7 and very often I export data from attribute tables to external Excel files.

Very recently I saw several table layers appearing on my map (figure below) and I guess this was caused by some accidental uses of Ctrl+C and/or Ctrl+V. However, I do not know how to remove them! It does not help to close all the layers, and they remain there even when I close and reopen this .mxd file. It seems weird to have tables on a map!

You can see the sketch of tables in the center, at the west coasts of Africa:

As I zoom in, you can see that there are actually multiple overlapping table layers!

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  • Where did the table appear (data view or layout) ? Anyway you should be able to select it (with the black arrow) then delete it by pressing suppr key
    – J.R
    Commented Oct 8, 2021 at 10:10

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It's impossible to tell from you screenshots what exactly is there, but pasting a table from Excel for example, is certainly possible.

  • Activate the Select tool on the Tools toolbar: Selection tool
  • Click on the table: You will see light blue selection handles on the corners
  • Press Delete (Or: Right click → Delete; Or: Delete on the Standard toolbar: Delete tool)
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  • Thanks so much! Could not imagine the problem can be so easily solved. I have tried the Select Features toolbar many times and did not ever think about Select!
    – Hanchen WANG
    Commented Oct 8, 2021 at 10:54
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    @HanchenWANG Ah, yes. A map can contain both features (from a featureclass) and graphics, which for some reason are selected in a different way.
    – Berend
    Commented Oct 8, 2021 at 11:06

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