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Is it possible to disable ArcGIS Online Places and Address locators in the Find tool?

Last Published: October 1, 2025
In ArcGIS versions 9.3 and 9.3.1, the online address finder services in the Find tool are hard coded into ArcMap and may not be disabled. However, ArcMap version 10 allows the specification of a default address locator to shared locators available through network connections or geocode services in Web applications.

Article ID: 000011043

Software:
  • ArcMap

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