Printing Issues in ArcGIS: If your layout won't print some layers here is the solution

If you have a layout in ArcGIS that wont export/ print some or all of your layers, it is most likely a problem with projections. One or more of your layers does not have a projection assigned to it. I am not sure why this prevents the printer from drawing the layer in layout view, but assigning a projection seems to fix the issue.

To assign a projection, in case you do not know, in ArcGIS 9.X, you do the following:

-right click on the data frame
-properties
-then coordinate systems
-check under predefined and pick a coordinate system for your area

This is more of a bugfix than it is anything else. Sometimes ArcEditor can be quite annoying.

This is a solution for Invisible layers in ArcGIS. Or for Hidden Layers in ArcGIS layout view

Copying and Pasting Groups of Text Elements in ArcGIS

If you are copying and pasting groups or just selected groups of text elements in an ArcGIS 9.2 layout, then you might think it is completely straightforward and does not need a blog article about it. You are wrong, it does, it is another of ArcGIS's many bugs that have yet to be fixed. There is an easy workaround, so you are in luck.

The problem: when you select and copy/paste large groups of ArcGIS text, they lose their formatting and become askew.

Solution: When you copy the text, you need to note the percentage of zoom on the layout. eg. 25%. When you paste to another area, layout in a different ArcGIS mxd document, make sure that the percentage is the same. You should have few problems then.