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- ArcGIS Online recycle bin<\/a><\/li>\n
- Customize pre-set builder themes<\/a><\/li>\n
- Align Minimal cover text<\/a><\/li>\n
- Embed ArcGIS apps in sidecar<\/a><\/li>\n
- Undo\/redo in briefings<\/a><\/li>\n
- Time-enabled 3D scenes<\/a><\/li>\n
- And more…<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"
ArcGIS Online recycle bin<\/h2>\n
To delete or to recycle \u2014 the choice is now yours. When deleting ArcGIS StoryMaps outputs (stories, briefings, collections, and themes) from your content pages, the new default will be to relocate those deleted items to the ArcGIS Online recycle bin<\/a>, where they can be recovered within 14 days. Know for sure that you\u2019ll never need the item again? When you click to delete any item, you have the option to override that recycle bin default and permanently delete the item.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"kaltura","video_id":"1_x2k4gdw3","time":false,"start":0,"stop":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"
You can access your recycle bin items directly from ArcGIS StoryMaps by going to the list of Quick links<\/strong> found on your ArcGIS StoryMaps content pages \u2014 find the ArcGIS recycle link at the bottom of the list. This link will bring you to your ArcGIS Online content page, where you can opt to restore items or permanently delete them.<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"Customize pre-set builder themes\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n
We\u2019ve heard this request from many of you \u2014 and we\u2019re just as excited about it! The ArcGIS StoryMaps builder offers six options for pre-set themes designed by our team, covering a variety of topics and moods. These themes are great for those new to ArcGIS StoryMaps, who don\u2019t have the time to design a theme from scratch, or who want to align with their organization\u2019s branding. But often, a tweak here or there to one of these pre-set themes is needed to fully align with your story design.\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
You can now start with any one of these six options in the theme builder to make those necessary changes! After clicking to add a new theme, select your desired starting theme from the left panel to reveal the theme editing controls from which you can make your customizations. Looking for that \u201cstart from scratch\u201d theme <\/span>you\u2019re accustomed to? <\/span>Summit <\/span><\/b>is the former default that was used as the base for new custom themes, so select this option for a neutral starting place.<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"kaltura","video_id":"1_ukzln5us","time":false,"start":0,"stop":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"
Check out this <\/span><\/span>collection of stories with great themes<\/span><\/span><\/a> for inspiration to design your own!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"Align Minimal cover text<\/h2>\n
In <\/span><\/span>February 2024<\/span><\/span><\/a>, we expanded the design options for the Full and Side-by-side cover layo<\/span>uts<\/span> \u2014<\/span> and <\/span>it\u2019s<\/span> time for <\/span><\/span>Minim<\/span>al<\/span> <\/span><\/strong>to have <\/span>its <\/span>moment<\/span><\/span>!<\/span> You <\/span>now <\/span>have the choice of three horizontal text alignment options to complement your story design.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2415972,"id":2415972,"title":"Align minimal","filename":"Align-minimal.gif","filesize":830976,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Align-minimal.gif","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/constituent-engagement\/whats-new-in-arcgis-storymaps-july-2024\/align-minimal","alt":"An animated screen recording depicting how to align the title text in the minimal cover layout of ArcGIS StoryMaps","author":"32401","description":"","caption":"","name":"align-minimal","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2413512,"date":"2024-07-02 01:16:27","modified":"2024-07-02 01:17:01","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/gif","type":"image","subtype":"gif","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1920,"height":1080,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Align-minimal-213x200.gif","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Align-minimal.gif","medium-width":464,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Align-minimal.gif","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":432,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Align-minimal.gif","large-width":1920,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Align-minimal-1536x864.gif","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":864,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Align-minimal.gif","2048x2048-width":1920,"2048x2048-height":1080,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Align-minimal-826x465.gif","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Align-minimal.gif","wide_image-width":1920,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"
Learn more about starting your story with bang with these Nine steps to great storytelling<\/a>.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"Embed ArcGIS apps in sidecar<\/h2>\n
Have an ArcGIS Survey123<\/strong> form or Dashboard<\/strong> to supplement your media? You can now embed these interactive apps live alongside your media in the narrative panel of sidecar slides<\/span> to gather information from your readers or share further context or data about your subject.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
With great power comes great responsibility: Available for all three sidecar layouts, you will want to consider your audience and pay attention to the resulting user experience, especially when embedding dashboards. You will likely need to expand your narrative panel width to accommodate most dashboards, and even then, more complex dashboards will be challenging to interact with. It\u2019s essential to assess your reader\u2019s experience to decide whether it’s best displayed live or as a <\/span>card <\/span><\/b>(which you can still opt to do using the embed block options).<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"kaltura","video_id":"1_nyqz4red","time":false,"start":0,"stop":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"
Integrating ArcGIS Apps into your stories can add a new dimension to the narrative and provides functionality for collecting and visualizing data. Check out this collection of Stories with apps<\/a> to get inspired!
\n<\/a><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"Undo\/Redo in briefings<\/h2>\n
It\u2019s been 580 days since our lives changed when <\/span>Undo\/Redo<\/span><\/a> was added to the ArcGIS StoryMaps builder. And now we can all calmly say \u201c<\/span>oops<\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/i> in the briefings builder, too! Whether you deleted something by mistake or need to change your mind yet again, you can find <\/span>Undo<\/span><\/b> and <\/span>Redo<\/span><\/b> buttons at the top of the builder.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2413612,"id":2413612,"title":"Undo Redo","filename":"Undo-Redo-1.png","filesize":1563475,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Undo-Redo-1.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/constituent-engagement\/whats-new-in-arcgis-storymaps-july-2024\/undo-redo-3","alt":"Screenshot of the briefings builder highlighting the undo and redo buttons.","author":"345372","description":"","caption":"","name":"undo-redo-3","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2413512,"date":"2024-07-01 02:15:12","modified":"2024-07-01 02:15:43","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":1916,"height":1056,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Undo-Redo-1-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Undo-Redo-1.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":256,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Undo-Redo-1.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":423,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Undo-Redo-1.png","large-width":1916,"large-height":1056,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Undo-Redo-1-1536x847.png","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":847,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Undo-Redo-1.png","2048x2048-width":1916,"2048x2048-height":1056,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Undo-Redo-1-826x455.png","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":455,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Undo-Redo-1.png","wide_image-width":1916,"wide_image-height":1056}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"
Undo and redo are currently in beta. <\/span><\/i>Please let us know on the <\/span>Esri Community<\/span><\/a> if you find any issues or have feedback.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"Time-enabled 3D scenes<\/h2>\n
3D scenes are cool. Time animation is cool. So, it only made sense to join forces. Many stories have been enhanced by visualizing data across temporal scales in web maps using time extent bookmarks in ArcGIS Map Viewer \u2014 and now this capability is expanded to 3D scenes via time extent slides in\u00a0<\/span>ArcGIS Scene Viewer<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
Adding a time-animated scene to your story? After adding\u00a0the scene, toggle on <\/span>Time animation <\/span><\/b>in the <\/span>Adjust map appearance <\/span><\/b>panel to reveal the time animation widget at the bottom of your scene. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"kaltura","video_id":"1_95fh5lkx","time":false,"start":0,"stop":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"
Check out this collection of stories that are Great examples: 3D mapping<\/a> to get inspired!<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"And more…<\/h2>\n
A few other updates to the ArcGIS StoryMaps builder and related tools include:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
- \n
- Apply <\/span>Keep<\/span><\/b> pop-up open<\/span><\/b><\/a> to map image layers and layers inside layer groups<\/span><\/li>\n
- Updated mapping capabilities with <\/span>latest versions of <\/span><\/span>ArcGIS Map Viewer<\/span><\/span><\/a> and ArcGIS API for JavaScript<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
- Updated mapping capabilities with latest version of <\/span><\/span>ArcGIS Online<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Check out the <\/span>release notes<\/span><\/a> for more detail about other small changes and fixes released this month.<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<\/h2>\n
Meet us at Esri User Conference 2024<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n
Attending <\/span><\/span>Esri User Conference 2024<\/span><\/span><\/a>? Join our ArcGIS StoryMaps sessions or meet the team at <\/span>our<\/span> <\/span>E<\/span>sri <\/span>UC<\/span> Expo<\/span><\/span><\/a> booth! <\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
ArcGIS StoryMaps: An Overview<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span>Tuesday, Jul 16 | 2:30 – 3:30 PM PDT <\/span>
\n<\/span>Thursday, Jul 18 | 8:30 \u2013 9:30 AM PDT<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nArcGIS StoryMaps: What\u2019s New and the Road Ahead<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span>Wednesday, Jul 17 | 8:30 \u2013 9:30 AM PDT<\/span>
\n<\/span>Thursday, Jul 18 | 1:00 \u2013 2:00 PM PDT<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nArcGIS StoryMaps: Dynamic Briefings Anywhere, Anytime, Even Offline<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span>Wednesday, Jul 17 | 4:00 \u2013 4:45 PM PDT<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"
Storytelling with Maps Fireside Chats at Esri UC 2024<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n
Join some of your favorite experts at the Storytelling with Maps Fireside Chats for open discussions on innovative ways to use place-based storytelling for sharing work and inspiring action. From science communication to 3D visualizations to local perspectives, Fireside Chats is your opportunity to hear from \u2014 and speak to \u2014 experienced storytellers, researchers, and cartographers. <\/span>Don\u2019t<\/span> miss this cha<\/span>nce t<\/span>o learn more about how you can transform your communication needs by telling stories with maps.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
Location: Sails Pavilion<\/em><\/p>\n
Discovering the story in science communication<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span>Dawn Wright, Esri and John Nelson, Esri<\/span>
\n<\/span>Tuesday, Jul 16 | 11:30 \u2013 12:30 PM PDT<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nAdding depth to your stories with 3D<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span>Katie Grillo, City of Cambridge and Craig McCabe, Esri<\/span>
\n<\/span>Wednesday, Jul 17 | 11:30 \u2013 12:30 PM PDT<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nConnecting local stories with global communities<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span>Natalie Cox, IUCN and Brian Hettler, Amazon Conservation Team<\/span>
\n<\/span>Thursday, Jul 18 | 11:30 \u2013 12:30 PM PDT<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"
Thank you to Ashley Du for her contributions to this post.
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