{"id":2311402,"date":"2024-05-22T16:42:16","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T23:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&p=2311402"},"modified":"2024-05-23T13:38:18","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T20:38:18","slug":"arcgis-storymaps-briefings-the-essentials","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/constituent-engagement\/arcgis-storymaps-briefings-the-essentials","title":{"rendered":"ArcGIS StoryMaps briefings: the essentials"},"author":7641,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[37131,22941],"tags":[],"industry":[],"product":[380802],"class_list":["post-2311402","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-constituent-engagement","category-mapping","product-arcgis-storymaps"],"acf":{"short_description":"StoryMaps briefings offer a familiar, slide-based way to communicate with your audience. Learn the essentials of authoring a compelling briefing.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

ArcGIS StoryMaps combine maps, 3D scenes, embedded content, multimedia, and more into an interactive narrative that can create awareness, influence opinion, and affect change. StoryMaps can also be used to create presentation-style briefings, offering a slide-based format and the ability to integrate live maps and data from your organization. Additionally, StoryMaps briefings can be configured for use offline, enabling the use of briefings even in situations where network connectivity is unreliable or not available using the ArcGIS\u00a0<\/span>StoryMaps<\/span><\/a> Briefings app.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This blog article covers the essential steps and considerations for creating effective and informative StoryMaps briefings. If you’re already versed in authoring StoryMaps, you’ll find many of the settings and workflows familiar.<\/p>\n

Quick links<\/strong><\/p>\n

Use these links to jump to a section of interest.<\/p>\n

Get started<\/a>
\nUse briefing builder<\/a>
\nFinalize and publish your briefing<\/a>
\nUse the briefing<\/a>
\nTips for success<\/a>
\nMore information<\/a><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

<\/h1>\n

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Get started<\/strong><\/h3>\n

To create a briefing, first go to your StoryMaps projects. The quickest way to get there is to go to storymaps.arcgis.com<\/a> and sign in with your account. You can also reach your projects after you’ve signed in by clicking your avatar and choosing My projects<\/strong>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2322892,"id":2322892,"title":"brief-2","filename":"brief-2.png","filesize":79171,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/brief-2.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/constituent-engagement\/arcgis-storymaps-briefings-the-essentials\/brief-2","alt":"storymaps.arcgis.com","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"","name":"brief-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2311402,"date":"2024-04-30 23:42:33","modified":"2024-04-30 23:42:48","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":826,"height":327,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/brief-2-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/brief-2.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":184,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/brief-2.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":304,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/brief-2.png","large-width":826,"large-height":327,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/brief-2.png","1536x1536-width":826,"1536x1536-height":327,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/brief-2.png","2048x2048-width":826,"2048x2048-height":327,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/brief-2.png","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":327,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/brief-2.png","wide_image-width":826,"wide_image-height":327}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Choose Briefings<\/strong> from the list, then click + New briefing<\/strong> in the upper right.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2338972,"id":2338972,"title":"brief-4","filename":"brief-4.png","filesize":7483,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-4.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/constituent-engagement\/arcgis-storymaps-briefings-the-essentials\/brief-4","alt":"New briefing","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"","name":"brief-4","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2311402,"date":"2024-05-14 17:54:15","modified":"2024-05-14 17:54:34","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":554,"height":381,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-4-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-4.png","medium-width":380,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-4.png","medium_large-width":554,"medium_large-height":381,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-4.png","large-width":554,"large-height":381,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-4.png","1536x1536-width":554,"1536x1536-height":381,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-4.png","2048x2048-width":554,"2048x2048-height":381,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-4.png","card_image-width":554,"card_image-height":381,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-4.png","wide_image-width":554,"wide_image-height":381}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

This will launch the briefing builder and open the title slide you can configure.<\/p>\n

a<\/strong> – Click text to add a title, subtitle, and author.<\/p>\n

b<\/strong> – Add photo or video to the slide.<\/p>\n

c<\/strong> – Switch positions.<\/p>\n

d<\/strong> – Add a new slide.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2339062,"id":2339062,"title":"brief-6","filename":"brief-6.png","filesize":61529,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-6.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/constituent-engagement\/arcgis-storymaps-briefings-the-essentials\/brief-6","alt":"Briefing builder - title slide","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"View larger image","name":"brief-6","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2311402,"date":"2024-05-14 18:36:11","modified":"2024-05-14 18:43:18","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1247,"height":702,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-6-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-6.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-6.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":432,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-6.png","large-width":1247,"large-height":702,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-6.png","1536x1536-width":1247,"1536x1536-height":702,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-6.png","2048x2048-width":1247,"2048x2048-height":702,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-6-826x465.png","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-6.png","wide_image-width":1247,"wide_image-height":702}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-6.png"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

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Use briefing builder<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The briefing builder delivers all the tools and configuration options you need to create an effective presentation that contains text, media, and maps. While each slide might offer different options, each also works in similar ways.<\/p>\n

Add slides<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the lower left corner, click (+)<\/strong> to display a gallery of slide layouts. Click a slide to add it.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2339082,"id":2339082,"title":"brief-8","filename":"brief-8.png","filesize":16016,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-8.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/constituent-engagement\/arcgis-storymaps-briefings-the-essentials\/brief-8","alt":"Add slide","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"","name":"brief-8","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2311402,"date":"2024-05-14 19:40:17","modified":"2024-05-14 19:40:27","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":649,"height":558,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-8-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-8.png","medium-width":304,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-8.png","medium_large-width":649,"medium_large-height":558,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-8.png","large-width":649,"large-height":558,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-8.png","1536x1536-width":649,"1536x1536-height":558,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-8.png","2048x2048-width":649,"2048x2048-height":558,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-8-541x465.png","card_image-width":541,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-8.png","wide_image-width":649,"wide_image-height":558}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Add text<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wherever you can add text, you’ll see placeholder text or Add text here<\/strong>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2350012,"id":2350012,"title":"brief-21","filename":"brief-21.png","filesize":7859,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-21.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/constituent-engagement\/arcgis-storymaps-briefings-the-essentials\/brief-21","alt":"Add text here","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"","name":"brief-21","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2311402,"date":"2024-05-22 20:48:25","modified":"2024-05-22 20:48:38","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":476,"height":119,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-21-213x119.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":119,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-21.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":116,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-21.png","medium_large-width":476,"medium_large-height":119,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-21.png","large-width":476,"large-height":119,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-21.png","1536x1536-width":476,"1536x1536-height":119,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-21.png","2048x2048-width":476,"2048x2048-height":119,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-21.png","card_image-width":476,"card_image-height":119,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-21.png","wide_image-width":476,"wide_image-height":119}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Click and begin typing to add text. Select text to display the text toolbar to change style, size, color, justification, or add a link.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2350032,"id":2350032,"title":"brief-22","filename":"brief-22.png","filesize":34517,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-22.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/constituent-engagement\/arcgis-storymaps-briefings-the-essentials\/brief-22","alt":"Text style","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"","name":"brief-22","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2311402,"date":"2024-05-22 20:54:01","modified":"2024-05-22 20:54:12","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":784,"height":303,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-22-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-22.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":179,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-22.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":297,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-22.png","large-width":784,"large-height":303,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-22.png","1536x1536-width":784,"1536x1536-height":303,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-22.png","2048x2048-width":784,"2048x2048-height":303,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-22.png","card_image-width":784,"card_image-height":303,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-22.png","wide_image-width":784,"wide_image-height":303}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Note that the briefing design you’ve chosen will also change the text style.<\/p>\n

Add media<\/strong><\/p>\n

The media drop-down appears anywhere you can add media.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2350062,"id":2350062,"title":"brief-20","filename":"brief-20.png","filesize":22499,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-20.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/constituent-engagement\/arcgis-storymaps-briefings-the-essentials\/brief-20","alt":"Add media","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"","name":"brief-20","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2311402,"date":"2024-05-22 20:58:50","modified":"2024-05-22 20:58:58","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":481,"height":478,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-20-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-20.png","medium-width":263,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-20.png","medium_large-width":481,"medium_large-height":478,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-20.png","large-width":481,"large-height":478,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-20.png","1536x1536-width":481,"1536x1536-height":478,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-20.png","2048x2048-width":481,"2048x2048-height":478,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-20-468x465.png","card_image-width":468,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-20.png","wide_image-width":481,"wide_image-height":478}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

One you’ve chosen the media type, additional panes appear to guide you through selecting and configuring the media.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Slide configuration<\/strong><\/p>\n

You can configure the slide to suit your needs, style, or emphasis on text or media. Depending on the slide you’ve chosen, you may see one or both of the following:<\/p>\n

a<\/strong>– Change panel size. Click to incrementally adjust the size.<\/p>\n

b<\/strong> – Change panel placement. Click to swap panel locations.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2339132,"id":2339132,"title":"brief-10","filename":"brief-10.png","filesize":10062,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-10.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/constituent-engagement\/arcgis-storymaps-briefings-the-essentials\/brief-10","alt":"Slide configuration","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"View larger image","name":"brief-10","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2311402,"date":"2024-05-14 20:08:40","modified":"2024-05-14 20:17:03","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":944,"height":534,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-10-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-10.png","medium-width":461,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-10.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":434,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-10.png","large-width":944,"large-height":534,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-10.png","1536x1536-width":944,"1536x1536-height":534,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-10.png","2048x2048-width":944,"2048x2048-height":534,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-10-822x465.png","card_image-width":822,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-10.png","wide_image-width":944,"wide_image-height":534}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-10.png"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Slide properties<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the lower right corner in the slide thumbnail, click (…)<\/strong> to display a list. Use Options<\/strong> to change the slide title in the table of contents. Drag and drop a slide to a new position to change the order.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2339102,"id":2339102,"title":"brief-9","filename":"brief-9.png","filesize":4598,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-9.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/constituent-engagement\/arcgis-storymaps-briefings-the-essentials\/brief-9","alt":"Slide properties","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"","name":"brief-9","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2311402,"date":"2024-05-14 19:54:54","modified":"2024-05-14 19:55:17","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":334,"height":353,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-9-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-9.png","medium-width":247,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-9.png","medium_large-width":334,"medium_large-height":353,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-9.png","large-width":334,"large-height":353,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-9.png","1536x1536-width":334,"1536x1536-height":353,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-9.png","2048x2048-width":334,"2048x2048-height":353,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-9.png","card_image-width":334,"card_image-height":353,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-9.png","wide_image-width":334,"wide_image-height":353}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

<\/h1>\n

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Finalize and publish your briefing<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Along the right side of the header you’ll find additional tabs to finalize and publish your briefing.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2339262,"id":2339262,"title":"brief-11","filename":"brief-11.png","filesize":3155,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-11.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/constituent-engagement\/arcgis-storymaps-briefings-the-essentials\/brief-11","alt":"Design, preview, publish","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"","name":"brief-11","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2311402,"date":"2024-05-14 20:57:41","modified":"2024-05-14 20:57:55","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":325,"height":98,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-11-213x98.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":98,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-11.png","medium-width":325,"medium-height":98,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-11.png","medium_large-width":325,"medium_large-height":98,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-11.png","large-width":325,"large-height":98,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-11.png","1536x1536-width":325,"1536x1536-height":98,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-11.png","2048x2048-width":325,"2048x2048-height":98,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-11.png","card_image-width":325,"card_image-height":98,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-11.png","wide_image-width":325,"wide_image-height":98}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Use Design<\/strong> to change the look and feel of your briefing and add a logo.<\/p>\n

Use Preview<\/strong> to view how your briefing looks before publishing.<\/p>\n

Use Publish<\/strong> to save your work and configure sharing options. You can keep your briefing private, share it across your organization, or share it publicly.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

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Use the briefing<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Congratulations! You’ve completed your briefing and are ready to show it, or share it with others. Along the left side at the top of the briefing you’ll find options to view the slide titles and select them, or use arrows to advance to the next slide.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2348692,"id":2348692,"title":"brief-17","filename":"brief-17.png","filesize":36523,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-17.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/constituent-engagement\/arcgis-storymaps-briefings-the-essentials\/brief-17","alt":"Use briefing","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"","name":"brief-17","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2311402,"date":"2024-05-21 23:39:45","modified":"2024-05-21 23:39:56","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":601,"height":351,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-17-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-17.png","medium-width":447,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-17.png","medium_large-width":601,"medium_large-height":351,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-17.png","large-width":601,"large-height":351,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-17.png","1536x1536-width":601,"1536x1536-height":351,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-17.png","2048x2048-width":601,"2048x2048-height":351,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-17.png","card_image-width":601,"card_image-height":351,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-17.png","wide_image-width":601,"wide_image-height":351}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Along the top of the right side, click Share<\/strong> to copy a link to the briefing or share it to social media. Also note that you can create a link to open a briefing at a specific slide.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2348702,"id":2348702,"title":"brief-18","filename":"brief-18.png","filesize":17831,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-18.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/constituent-engagement\/arcgis-storymaps-briefings-the-essentials\/brief-18","alt":"Share options","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"","name":"brief-18","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2311402,"date":"2024-05-21 23:54:30","modified":"2024-05-21 23:54:41","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":397,"height":298,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-18-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-18.png","medium-width":348,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-18.png","medium_large-width":397,"medium_large-height":298,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-18.png","large-width":397,"large-height":298,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-18.png","1536x1536-width":397,"1536x1536-height":298,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-18.png","2048x2048-width":397,"2048x2048-height":298,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-18.png","card_image-width":397,"card_image-height":298,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-18.png","wide_image-width":397,"wide_image-height":298}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Click More actions<\/strong> (…) to use autoplay, print the briefing, and generate embed code for your briefing.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2348712,"id":2348712,"title":"brief-19","filename":"brief-19.png","filesize":12913,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-19.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/constituent-engagement\/arcgis-storymaps-briefings-the-essentials\/brief-19","alt":"More actions","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"","name":"brief-19","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2311402,"date":"2024-05-22 00:00:10","modified":"2024-05-22 00:00:21","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":321,"height":258,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-19-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-19.png","medium-width":321,"medium-height":258,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-19.png","medium_large-width":321,"medium_large-height":258,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-19.png","large-width":321,"large-height":258,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-19.png","1536x1536-width":321,"1536x1536-height":258,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-19.png","2048x2048-width":321,"2048x2048-height":258,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-19.png","card_image-width":321,"card_image-height":258,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/05\/brief-19.png","wide_image-width":321,"wide_image-height":258}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

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Tips for success<\/strong><\/h3>\n