Unable to drag (re-order) layers within Table of Contents in ArcMap?

Why can’t i reorder layers in ArcMap?

Layer order can be changed in Event Editor only if the Allow per request modification of layer order and symbology option is checked in ArcMap before publishing the layers.

Why can’t i drag layers in ArcMap?

Ensure that you are on the first button called “List by Drawing Order”. This mode allows you to do the dragging that you want.
 

How do I fix table of contents in Arcgis?

In some instances, the Table Of Contents displays as a tab at the top-left corner of the data frame view. To open the Table Of Contents, hover over the tab and click the Auto Hide button (pin symbol) located at the top-right corner, next to the Close button. This fixes the Table Of Contents to its location.
 

How do I organize layers in ArcMap?

Organize your layers in any of the following ways:

1. To rename a layer, browse to the feature layer, click More Options.
2. To remove a layer, browse to the feature layer, click More Options.
3. To change the order of a layer in the map, browse to the feature layer, click More Options.

How do you change the order of the layers?

Change the order of layers and layer groups

1. Drag the layer or group up or down in the Layers panel.
2. To move a layer into a group, drag a layer to the group folder .
3. Select a layer or group, choose Layer > Arrange, and choose a command from the submenu.

How do you rearrange layers?

Reorder Layers

1. Open a photo that has multiple layers in the Photo Editor.
2. Click the Expert mode.
3. Click to select the layer that you want to move up or down in the layer stacking order.
4. Drag the layer to a new location in the layer stacking order.

How do you drag layers?

Quote from video: Now instead of selecting a layer the tool selects a group to move a layer click and drag once the layer is selected it doesn't matter where on the artboard.

What is the easiest way to move layers from one document to another?

Do one of the following:

1. Choose Select > All to select all of the pixels in the layer, and choose Edit > Copy.
2. Drag the layer’s name from the Layers panel of the source image into the destination image.
3. Use the Move tool (Select section of the toolbox), to drag the layer from the source image to the destination image.

How do you move layers in the Layers panel?

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How do I reorder Layers in Layers panel?

Change the stacking order of layers

1. In the Layers panel, select one or more layers. To select more than one layer, hold down the Ctrl key and click each layer.
2. To change the stacking order, do one of the following: Drag the layer or layers up or down the Layers panel to the new position.

Can we change the stacking order of Layers?

You can also change the stacking order of individual objects by using the Arrange submenu (on the Modify menu). The stacking order on a layer is different from the order of the layers. An object can be at the top of the object list and still be underneath an object on a higher layer.
 

How will you change the stacking order of the Layers?

On the [Layer] palette, select the layer whose stacking order you want to change. To select multiple layers, click the layers while holding Ctrl. To select a group of consecutive layers, click the layers while holding Shift down. Drag and drop the palette to the desired position.