Understanding the new interface terminology

Anyone who has been working with GIS for any length of time knows that GIS has its own language. As your experience with GIS grows, this new language becomes second nature. You find yourself using words such as topology, projection, and buffer in conversations without realizing that you are doing it. While you may completely understand what you are saying non-GIS users may not. The new ArcGIS Pro ribbon interface will require you to expand your GIS dictionary.

The new interface used by ArcGIS Pro has a whole new set of words and phrases associated with it. In order to successfully use, navigate, and understand this interface, you need to make sure that you know what some of these are and what they mean.

The ArcGIS Pro interface terminology

The following table gives the definition of various terms used in ArcGIS Pro:

ArcGIS Pro terms	Definition
Ribbon	This is the rectangular menu area across the top of ArcGIS Pro. The ribbon is divided into...