{"id":107312,"date":"2018-11-13T09:39:53","date_gmt":"2018-11-13T17:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/?post_type=arcwatch&#038;p=107312"},"modified":"2018-11-13T09:39:53","modified_gmt":"2018-11-13T17:39:53","slug":"learn-to-use-autoplay-mode-in-esri-story-maps","status":"publish","type":"arcwatch","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/arcwatch\/learn-to-use-autoplay-mode-in-esri-story-maps","title":{"rendered":"Learn to Use Autoplay Mode in Esri Story Maps"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":651,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"sync_status":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","castos_file_data":"","podmotor_file_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"arcwatch_issues":[79162],"class_list":["post-107312","arcwatch","type-arcwatch","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","arcwatch_issues-may-2016","arcwatch_sections-the-tip"],"acf":{"short_description":"Many Story Map apps support autoplay mode, where the story advances automatically and loops when finished.","pdf":{"host_remotely":false,"file":null,"file_url":""},"flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"Esri\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/en\/\">Story Maps<\/a>\u00a0normally require you to interact with the app, clicking or scrolling to advance to the next section, entry, or tour point. But many Story Map apps support autoplay mode, where the story advances automatically and loops when finished.\r\n\r\nAutoplay mode is ideal when you want to use a story map in a public kiosk, such as a visitor center or museum exhibit. It's also useful if you want to display live data and cycle through maps to show the latest information, such as in a command center or emergency operations center.\r\n\r\nThe following Esri Story Map apps support autoplay:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/en\/app-list\/map-journal\/\">Story Map Journal<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/en\/app-list\/map-tour\/\">Story Map Tour<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/en\/app-list\/map-series\/\">Story Map Series<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/en\/app-list\/swipe-spyglass\/\">Story Map Swipe and Story Map Spyglass<\/a>\u00a0(when a series is defined)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3>Enable Autoplay<\/h3>\r\nTo enable autoplay for any of the Story Map apps listed above, simply add &amp;autoplay to the story map's URL. For example, this URL opens the story map without autoplay:\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/apps\/MapJournal\/index.html?appid=102cce4590a34b478ffe0909e04a7692\">http:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/apps\/MapJournal\/index.html?appid=102cce4590a34b478ffe0909e04a7692<\/a>\r\n\r\nThe URL below opens the story map in autoplay mode:\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/apps\/MapJournal\/index.html?appid=102cce4590a34b478ffe0909e04a7692&amp;autoplay\">http:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/apps\/MapJournal\/index.html?appid=102cce4590a34b478ffe0909e04a7692&amp;autoplay<\/a>\r\n\r\nIf the story map includes a Share link, you can also enable autoplay by clicking the share link and checking the box."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":97592,"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"Checking the box below will add \"&amp;autoplay\" to both the short link and the embedded HTML file."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":97602,"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h3>Turn On Autoplay Control<\/h3>\r\nWhen autoplay is enabled, the autoplay control appears on the story map. 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