{"id":2681612,"date":"2025-02-14T11:09:24","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T19:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=2681612"},"modified":"2025-12-16T20:25:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T04:25:25","slug":"introducing-local-briefings-on-windows-in-disconnected-environments-share-briefings-locally-as-a-file-on-usbs-emails-and-more","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/story-maps\/announcements\/introducing-local-briefings-on-windows-in-disconnected-environments-share-briefings-locally-as-a-file-on-usbs-emails-and-more","title":{"rendered":"Introducing Local Briefings: Share briefings via emails, USBs, and more in disconnected environments"},"author":346482,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[37101],"tags":[778252,773572,776282,778242,776292],"industry":[],"product":[36611],"class_list":["post-2681612","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcements","tag-arcgis-storymaps-briefings","tag-briefings-app","tag-ios-android-tablet-app","tag-local-briefings","tag-windows-computer-and-tablet-app","product-story-maps"],"acf":{"authors":[{"ID":346482,"user_firstname":"Aditya","user_lastname":"Allamraju","nickname":"Aditya Allamraju","user_nicename":"aallamraju","display_name":"Aditya Allamraju","user_email":"aallamraju@esri.com","user_url":"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/a71f005ba31441a3b5e5c12c862f4cb8","user_registered":"2023-09-26 20:51:00","user_description":"Ms. Aditya Allamraju is a Product Engineer II currently working for the ArcGIS Online Team and has about 3 years experience working for the ArcGIS StoryMaps Briefings App team at Esri in Redlands, CA. She is a proactive GIS enthusiast and is passionate about learning technology that encourages productive collaboration and knowledge sharing.","user_avatar":"<img data-del=\"avatar\" src='https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3z7a7695-e1765911819589-213x200.jpg' class='avatar pp-user-avatar avatar-96 photo ' height='96' width='96'\/>"}],"short_description":"ArcGIS StoryMaps Briefings app now supports viewing, accessing and updating offline resources in the Local Briefings on Windows devices.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/announcements\/briefings-app\/\">ArcGIS StoryMaps Briefings app<\/a> helps you present dynamic maps and more in a visually engaging format offline. It\u2019s perfect for when you need to present critical information in remote locations without internet access. Download the Briefings App today for your <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/arcgis-storymaps-briefings\/id1671931739\">iOS<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.esri.storymaps.briefings\">Android<\/a> tablet or <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.microsoft.com\/detail\/9NRMQF2KVJWK?rtc=1&amp;hl=en-us&amp;gl=US\">Windows<\/a> computer or tablet. To learn more about taking your briefings offline, please refer to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/constituent-engagement\/present-interactive-maps-offline-with-the-arcgis-storymaps-briefings-app\/\">Present Interactive Maps Offline with the ArcGIS StoryMaps Briefings app<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">In this blog article, we will explore a new \u201c<strong>Local Briefings<\/strong>\u201d feature available on Windows devices from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/story-maps\/announcements\/whats-new-in-the-arcgis-storymaps-briefings-app-february-2025\/\"><em><strong>app ver.1.8.4<\/strong><\/em><\/a>. <span data-teams=\"true\">We\u2019ll walk through how to prepare Local Briefings to ensure seamless access and sharing, even without an internet connection. With Local Briefings, users can distribute critical information in offline environments, making it easier to stay informed in secure or remote settings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span data-teams=\"true\">If you are new to ArcGIS StoryMaps briefings or the ArcGIS StoryMaps Briefings app, check out these resources:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/story-maps\/announcements\/briefings-in-arcgis-storymaps\/\">Elevate your briefings: Introducing Briefings in ArcGIS StoryMaps<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/announcements\/briefings-app\/\">Present Slides with Dynamic Maps and Scenes Anywhere, Anytime, Even Offline with the ArcGIS StoryMaps Briefings App<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.arcgis.com\/en\/paths\/getting-started-with-briefings-in-arcgis-storymaps\/\">Esri Learning Path: Get Started with briefings in ArcGIS StoryMaps<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2684162,"id":2684162,"title":"Blog-Cover-briefings-tablet 1","filename":"Blog-Cover-briefings-tablet-1.jpg","filesize":839966,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Blog-Cover-briefings-tablet-1.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/story-maps\/announcements\/introducing-local-briefings-on-windows-in-disconnected-environments-share-briefings-locally-as-a-file-on-usbs-emails-and-more\/blog-cover-briefings-tablet-1-2","alt":"Graphics representing the Briefings App and a woman looking at a tablet.","author":"346482","description":"","caption":"","name":"blog-cover-briefings-tablet-1-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2681612,"date":"2025-02-15 02:18:31","modified":"2025-02-15 02:20:15","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","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\/2025\/02\/Blog-Cover-briefings-tablet-1-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Blog-Cover-briefings-tablet-1.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Blog-Cover-briefings-tablet-1.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":432,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Blog-Cover-briefings-tablet-1.jpg","large-width":1920,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Blog-Cover-briefings-tablet-1-1536x864.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":864,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Blog-Cover-briefings-tablet-1.jpg","2048x2048-width":1920,"2048x2048-height":1080,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Blog-Cover-briefings-tablet-1-826x465.jpg","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Blog-Cover-briefings-tablet-1.jpg","wide_image-width":1920,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h2 id=\"quick\">Quick links<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#Intro\">Introduction to local briefing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Share\">Share downloaded briefings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Setup\">Setup to access local briefings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#View\">View and Update local briefings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Anonymous\">Anonymous access to local briefings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Reset\">Reset briefing to original downloaded version<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Key\">Key Takeaways<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<div>\n<h3 id=\"Intro\"><strong><span class=\"SubtitleChar\">Introduction to local briefing<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">A local briefing refers to any offline briefing that is transferred (sideloaded) to your Windows device via a USB drive, local network or shared with you by your team through email. You can access, view and even update these briefings using the Briefings app in a disconnected environment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2682282,"id":2682282,"title":"Picture1","filename":"Picture1.png","filesize":1401376,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture1.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/story-maps\/announcements\/introducing-local-briefings-on-windows-in-disconnected-environments-share-briefings-locally-as-a-file-on-usbs-emails-and-more\/picture1-104","alt":"","author":"346482","description":"","caption":"Local Briefing option shown in the landing page after enabling in the settings of the briefings app.","name":"picture1-104","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2681612,"date":"2025-02-14 05:46:52","modified":"2025-02-14 18:05:11","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":1430,"height":855,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture1-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture1.png","medium-width":437,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture1.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":459,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture1.png","large-width":1430,"large-height":855,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture1.png","1536x1536-width":1430,"1536x1536-height":855,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture1.png","2048x2048-width":1430,"2048x2048-height":855,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture1-778x465.png","card_image-width":778,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture1.png","wide_image-width":1430,"wide_image-height":855}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h4><strong>How is it Different from Offline Briefings?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<table style=\"height: 664px\" width=\"558\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Feature<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Offline briefings<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Local briefings<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Creation<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left\"><span data-teams=\"true\">These are online briefings which are downloaded for offline use by a named user only<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-teams=\"true\">These are the offline briefings shared by a named user with other users (including anonymous users)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Updates<\/em><\/td>\n<td><span data-teams=\"true\">Can be updated with latest online version if available<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-teams=\"true\">Can be updated simply by replacing the local briefing folder with the newer version<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Edits<\/em><\/td>\n<td><span data-teams=\"true\">Cannot edit any content inside an offline briefing<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-teams=\"true\">Contents such as media, maps, and embed can be added or replaced on-the-fly by the user<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Remove<\/em><\/td>\n<td><span data-teams=\"true\">Can be removed using &#8220;Remove from downloads&#8221; option<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-teams=\"true\">Can be removed by simply deleting the briefing folder<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Supported platforms<\/em><\/td>\n<td>iOS, Android, Windows<\/td>\n<td>Windows<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h4><strong>What Are the Use Cases?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span data-teams=\"true\">Local Briefings are ideal for:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-teams=\"true\"><b>Government &amp; military users<\/b> who operate in secure, air-gapped environments<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-teams=\"true\"><b>Executives and field teams<\/b> who need to present without an internet connection<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-teams=\"true\"><b>Event organizers and consultants<\/b> who need to share briefing content without cloud access<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><a href=\"#quick\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Quick-links-button-8.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h3 id=\"Share\"><strong><span class=\"Heading2Char\">Share offline briefings<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>To share one or more offline briefings from your ArcGIS Online or Enterprise Organization on your Windows device, follow these steps:<\/p>\n<div>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Step-by-Step Instructions<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><em>Open the Briefings App<\/em>: Launch the Briefings app on your Windows device.<\/li>\n<li><em>Download Briefings<\/em>: Sign in to your ArcGIS Online or Enterprise Organization within the app and download the desired briefings.<\/li>\n<li><em>Locate the Offline Briefings<\/em>: Go to the following path on your Windows device in case the app was installed using:<em>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/links.esri.com\/download_ArcGISStoryMapsBriefings_windows64\">Windows download link<\/a> :<\/em><code>C:\\Users\\&lt;windows_username&gt;\\AppData\\Local\\Packages\\54293d61-67fc-4da7-8110-270db77e7dc2_tnw5vznkpx9jg\\LocalState\\Briefings<\/code><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.microsoft.com\/detail\/9NRMQF2KVJWK?rtc=1&amp;hl=en-us&amp;gl=US\">Microsoft store<\/a> :<\/em><\/p>\n<p><code>C:\\Users\\&lt;windows_username&gt;\\AppData\\Local\\Packages\\Esri.ArcGISStoryMapsBriefings_eytg3kh68c6a8\\LocalState\\Briefings<\/code><code><\/code><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Replace <strong>&lt;windows_username&gt;<\/strong> with your actual Windows username.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><em>Understand the folder structure<\/em>:\n<ul>\n<li>Each folder inside the Briefings folder corresponds to a separate ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Enterprise Organization.<\/li>\n<li>Inside each Organization folder, you will find individual briefing folders, each named with the same ID as the respective briefing item ID.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><em>Copy Briefing Resources<\/em>:\n<ul>\n<li>To share any briefing, simply copy the relevant briefing folder.<\/li>\n<li>You can paste it to any other location on your Windows device or share it via email or USB drive.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Additional Notes<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ensure that you have the necessary permissions to access and share the briefing resources.<\/li>\n<li>Keep the folder structure intact if sharing, as it may be required for proper access and functionality.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2682302,"id":2682302,"title":"Picture2","filename":"Picture2.png","filesize":187763,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture2.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/story-maps\/announcements\/introducing-local-briefings-on-windows-in-disconnected-environments-share-briefings-locally-as-a-file-on-usbs-emails-and-more\/picture2-65","alt":"","author":"346482","description":"","caption":"Location path of the downloaded briefings in the Windows device.","name":"picture2-65","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2681612,"date":"2025-02-14 05:48:49","modified":"2025-02-14 05:50:54","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":1430,"height":837,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture2-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture2.png","medium-width":446,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture2.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":450,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture2.png","large-width":1430,"large-height":837,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture2.png","1536x1536-width":1430,"1536x1536-height":837,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture2.png","2048x2048-width":1430,"2048x2048-height":837,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture2-794x465.png","card_image-width":794,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture2.png","wide_image-width":1430,"wide_image-height":837}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><a href=\"#quick\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Quick-links-button-8.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<div>\n<h3 id=\"Setup\"><strong>Setup to access local briefings<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">To access local briefings from the briefings app on your Windows machine, you can follow these steps:<\/p>\n<div>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Step-by-Step Instructions<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><em>Sign In<\/em>: Sign in with your ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Enterprise account.<\/li>\n<li><em>Enable Local Briefing<\/em>:\n<ul>\n<li>Go to the Settings page.<\/li>\n<li>Toggle ON to Enable Local Briefing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><em>Navigate to Gallery Page<\/em>:\n<ul>\n<li>Check for the Local Briefing Tab as the fourth tab. Click on the tab.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><em>Select location of your briefings<\/em>:\n<ul>\n<li>Click on the folder icon located beside the profile avatar.<\/li>\n<li>Select the location where you have the local briefings. You can choose either a single briefing folder or the parent folder containing all the local briefings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><em>Access Local Briefings<\/em>:\n<ul>\n<li>After selecting the location, you should now see all the local briefings in the Local Briefings tab.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Please note that the date displayed for local briefings is the folder date which might be different from the date configured while creating briefing in the briefing builder settings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2682332,"id":2682332,"title":"Picture3","filename":"Picture3.png","filesize":247736,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture3.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/story-maps\/announcements\/introducing-local-briefings-on-windows-in-disconnected-environments-share-briefings-locally-as-a-file-on-usbs-emails-and-more\/picture3-64","alt":"","author":"346482","description":"","caption":"Location path of my local briefings in the Windows device.","name":"picture3-64","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2681612,"date":"2025-02-14 06:09:50","modified":"2025-02-14 18:13:27","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":1430,"height":855,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture3-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture3.png","medium-width":437,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture3.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":459,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture3.png","large-width":1430,"large-height":855,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture3.png","1536x1536-width":1430,"1536x1536-height":855,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture3.png","2048x2048-width":1430,"2048x2048-height":855,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture3-778x465.png","card_image-width":778,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture3.png","wide_image-width":1430,"wide_image-height":855}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><a href=\"#quick\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Quick-links-button-8.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<div>\n<h3 id=\"View\"><strong>View and Update local briefings<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Upon opening any local briefings, you will notice a folder icon located on each image, video, MMPK\/MSPK, or any offline placeholder. This icon allows you to browse the supported formats of resources available for each content block.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">The following content blocks are currently supported for updating offline resources:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<li><strong>Image<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Image Gallery<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Video<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Web Maps<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Web Scenes<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Express Maps<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><strong>Embed<\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Important Note:<\/strong> Content blocks that were added as link to resources cannot be updated. You are limited to adding offline dependencies that are supported for each content block. For instance, you can use MMPK\/MSPK, Image, or Video for web maps and scenes, and Image or Video for express maps and embeds. When it comes to updating resources, it is important to note that you can only replace an MMPK\/MSPK with another MMPK\/MSPK, or an Image with another Image, and so forth. Additionally, the downloaded icon will appear for local briefings; however, it will not be responsive, and all options in the header menu will be disabled.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2682352,"id":2682352,"title":"Picture4","filename":"Picture4.png","filesize":57923,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture4.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/story-maps\/announcements\/introducing-local-briefings-on-windows-in-disconnected-environments-share-briefings-locally-as-a-file-on-usbs-emails-and-more\/picture4-65","alt":"","author":"346482","description":"","caption":"File formats supported to update an image inside a local briefing.","name":"picture4-65","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2681612,"date":"2025-02-14 06:21:29","modified":"2025-02-14 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formats supported to add an offline resource for an express map inside a local briefing.","name":"picture6-49","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2681612,"date":"2025-02-14 06:21:31","modified":"2025-02-14 18:15:52","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":624,"height":316,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture6-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture6.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":235,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture6.png","medium_large-width":624,"medium_large-height":316,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture6.png","large-width":624,"large-height":316,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture6.png","1536x1536-width":624,"1536x1536-height":316,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture6.png","2048x2048-width":624,"2048x2048-height":316,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture6.png","card_image-width":624,"card_image-height":316,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picture6.png","wide_image-width":624,"wide_image-height":316}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><a href=\"#quick\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Quick-links-button-8.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h3 id=\"Anonymous\"><strong>Anonymous access to local briefings<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">After you signed in to your ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Enterprise account for once and enabled \u201cLocal Briefing\u201d from the app settings, you can still access these local briefings even without signing in to the app the from next time. Open the briefings app from scratch, you will now see \u201cLocal Briefing\u201d button on the landing page. 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