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<dataIdInfo><idAbs>I use this for a shocking number of cartographic hacks in ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online. And so can you! If you are using any of &lt;a href='https://esri-styles.maps.arcgis.com/home/gallery.html?view=grid&amp;amp;sortOrder=true&amp;amp;sortField=relevance&amp;amp;searchTerm=John%20Nelson' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'&gt;these weird ArcGIS Pro styles&lt;/a&gt;, its fill is great as a background texture, like paper for instance. And if you want to &lt;a href='https://youtu.be/e60vg0pTAts?t=154' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'&gt;apply a vignette&lt;/a&gt; around your map (because &lt;a href='https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-pro/mapping/rocking-gradients-in-pro-layouts/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'&gt;vignettes rule&lt;/a&gt;) then you can smite the fill and apply a thick gradient stroke going from fully opaque to fully transparent (in your map's background color). And you can just reverse the gradient and give it an offset to use this as a drop shadow or atmospheric glow, if that's your thing. Seriously, what other absurdly simple layer is this cool?&lt;div&gt;Happy Cartographizing! John Nelson&lt;/div&gt;</idAbs></dataIdInfo><Binary><Thumbnail><Data EsriPropertyType="PictureX">/9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAgAAAQABAAD/2wBDAAgGBgcGBQgHBwcJCQgKDBQNDAsLDBkSEw8UHRofHh0aHBwgJC4nICIsIxwcKDcpLDAxNDQ0Hyc5PTgyPC4zNDL/2wBDAQkJCQwLDBgNDRgyIRwhMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjL/wAARCACFAMgDASIAAhEBAxEB/8QAHwAAAQUBAQEBAQEAAAAAAAAAAAECAwQFBgcICQoL/8QAtRAAAgEDAwIEAwUFBAQAAAF9AQIDAAQRBRIhMUEGE1FhByJxFDKBkaEII0KxwRVS0fAkM2JyggkKFhcYGRolJicoKSo0NTY3ODk6Q0RFRkdISUpTVFVWV1hZWmNkZWZnaGlqc3R1dnd4eXqDhIWGh4iJipKTlJWWl5iZmqKjpKWmp6ipqrKztLW2t7i5usLDxMXGx8jJytLT1NXW19jZ2uHi4+Tl5ufo6erx8vP09fb3+Pn6/8QAHwEAAwEBAQEBAQEBAQAAAAAAAAECAwQFBgcICQoL/8QAtREAAgECBAQDBAcFBAQAAQJ3AAECAxEEBSExBhJBUQdhcRMiMoEIFEKRobHBCSMzUvAVYnLRChYkNOEl8RcYGRomJygpKjU2Nzg5OkNERUZHSElKU1RVVldYWVpjZGVmZ2hpanN0dXZ3eHl6goOEhYaHiImKkpOUlZaXmJmaoqOkpaanqKmqsrO0tba3uLm6wsPExcbHyMnK0tPU1dbX2Nna4uPk5ebn6Onq8vP09fb3+Pn6/9oADAMBAAIRAxEAPwD3+iiigAooooAKKKKACiiigAooooAKKKKACiiigAooooAKKKKACiiigAooooAKKKKACiiigAooooAKKKKACiiigAooooAKKKKACiiigAooooAKKKKACiiigAooooAKKKKACiiigAooooAKKKKACiiigAooooAKKKKACiiigAooooAKKKKACiiigAooooAKKKKACiiigAooooAKKKKACiiigAooooAKKKKACiiigAooooAKKKKACiiigAooooAKKKKACiiigAooooAKKKKACiiigAooooAKKKKACiiigAooooAKKKKACiiigAooooAKKKKACiiigAooooAKKKKACiiigAooooAKKKKACiiigAooooAKKKKACiiigAooooAKKKKACiiigAooooAKKKKACiiigAooooAKKKKACiiigAooooAKKKKACiiigAooooAKKKKACiiigAooooAKKKKACiiigAooooAKKKKACiiigAooooAKKKKACiiigAooooAKKKKACiiigAooooAKKKKACiiigAooooAKKKKACiiigAooooAKKKKACiiigAooooAKKKKACiiigAooooAKKKKACiiigAooooAKKKKACiiigAooooAKKKKAP//Z</Data></Thumbnail></Binary></metadata>