{"id":707742,"date":"2020-01-22T12:36:22","date_gmt":"2020-01-22T20:36:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=707742"},"modified":"2020-09-22T13:51:17","modified_gmt":"2020-09-22T20:51:17","slug":"whats-new-in-arcgis-storymaps-january-2020","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/constituent-engagement\/whats-new-in-arcgis-storymaps-january-2020","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s new in ArcGIS StoryMaps (January 2020)"},"author":5441,"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],"tags":[547262,25231,25261,756712,578171],"industry":[],"product":[36611,380802],"class_list":["post-707742","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-constituent-engagement","tag-map-actions","tag-map-tour","tag-story-map-tour","tag-whats-new-in-storymaps","tag-whats-new-march-2020","product-story-maps","product-arcgis-storymaps"],"acf":{"short_description":"The new ArcGIS StoryMaps has been updated with tons of exciting new features to enhance your experience when telling stories with maps.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>It&#8217;s time for another update to <a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/\">ArcGIS StoryMaps<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>This is the first release of 2020, but the fourth overall release of this new product. If you\u2019re just catching up, you can review what was new in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/mapping\/arcgis-storymaps-has-arrived\/\">July<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/constituent-engagement\/whats-new-in-arcgis-storymaps-august-2019\/\">August<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/announcements\/whats-new-in-arcgis-storymaps-october-2019\/\">October<\/a> releases, and here\u2019s a rundown of new features added this week:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Guided tour<\/li>\n<li>Map actions<\/li>\n<li>Format text with <strong><span style=\"color: #f6be54;\">c<\/span><span style=\"color: #139dd2;\">o<\/span><span style=\"color: #915001;\">l<\/span><span style=\"color: #554cbc;\">o<\/span><span style=\"color: #ee1982;\">r<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Fit and fill options for video<\/li>\n<li>Narrative panel style options in slideshow<\/li>\n<li>Conclude your story with a credits section<\/li>\n<li>Publish a story privately or share it to a group<\/li>\n<li>&#8230;and much more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you&#8217;re still using Esri&#8217;s classic storytelling templates, you may get quite jealous after reading about all these new features. For advice on how and when to switch from classic to the shiny, new builder, check out this article: <a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/472a6ddd582b40b58a5a6af2c30a4573\">Moving to the new ArcGIS StoryMaps<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Guided tour<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>Story Map Tour<\/em> has been an extremely popular classic storytelling template. In fact, the Esri storytelling community has created over 200,000 map tours! And now, you can use the new <a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/\">ArcGIS StoryMaps<\/a> to create beautiful, engaging place-based <em>guided tours (beta)<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">There are two tour layouts to choose from: media-focused and map-focused. These options, as their respective names imply, devote different amounts of screen real estate to the media and map content of the tour. Pick the one that suits your needs best, but don\u2019t worry, you can easily swap between layouts anytime if you change your mind later. Both layouts are shown below; media-focused on top and map-focused on the bottom.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":709742,"id":709742,"title":"Guided tour layouts","filename":"GuidedTourLayoutComparison-v2.png","filesize":351463,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/01\/GuidedTourLayoutComparison-v2.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/constituent-engagement\/whats-new-in-arcgis-storymaps-january-2020\/guidedtourlayoutcomparison-v2","alt":"Guided tour layouts","author":"5441","description":"","caption":"A comparison of guided tour layouts, with media focused on top and map focused below","name":"guidedtourlayoutcomparison-v2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":707742,"date":"2020-01-23 04:23:04","modified":"2020-01-28 18:43:46","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":900,"height":1048,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/01\/GuidedTourLayoutComparison-v2-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/01\/GuidedTourLayoutComparison-v2.png","medium-width":224,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/01\/GuidedTourLayoutComparison-v2.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":894,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/01\/GuidedTourLayoutComparison-v2.png","large-width":900,"large-height":1048,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/01\/GuidedTourLayoutComparison-v2.png","1536x1536-width":900,"1536x1536-height":1048,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/01\/GuidedTourLayoutComparison-v2.png","2048x2048-width":900,"2048x2048-height":1048,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/01\/GuidedTourLayoutComparison-v2-399x465.png","card_image-width":399,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/01\/GuidedTourLayoutComparison-v2.png","wide_image-width":900,"wide_image-height":1048}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p class=\"p1\">Using a similar building experience as other immersive blocks like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/mapping\/6-ways-to-use-sidecar-in-the-new-arcgis-storymaps\/\">sidecar<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/constituent-engagement\/slideshow-beta-a-new-immersive-block-in-arcgis-storymaps\/\">slideshow<\/a>, you can easily create a guided tour to walk readers through a set of interesting places. Each place can have multiple images, and all information is optional. If you don&#8217;t want a place to have a name or a description, just leave it blank.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"youtube","start_time":"0","end_time":"","youtube_video_url":"<iframe title=\"Configure Guided Tour Stop\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C_D2439exPQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">For more information on guided tours read our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/constituent-engagement\/now-available-in-arcgis-storymaps-guided-tour-beta\/\">blog on how to build one<\/a>\u00a0and check out these stories that contain guided tours. The first two use the media-focused layout and the third uses map-focused.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/a3cd5daf33fa44a799870addf979ff62\">Welcome to Palm Springs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/5fa1c58788394468a06e85349271e421\">World Heritage in Danger<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/82a9b00728a649379ba84e989e6a9587\">Crowded Skies, Expanding Airports<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\">Map actions<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p3\">Another popular feature of Esri&#8217;s classic story map templates has been <em>story actions<\/em>. This powerful storytelling tool lets you create a link in your narrative that makes your story interactive without putting any pressure on your readers. For example, an action link can move a map to a new location and toggle map layers on or off to create a completely new map view that supports a point you&#8217;re making.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">We\u2019ve reimagined story actions for the new ArcGIS StoryMaps and now call them <i>map actions<\/i><em> (beta)<\/em>. They still give you powerful capabilities, but we think you&#8217;ll find them a snap to configure and your readers will find them even easier to use.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"youtube","start_time":"0","end_time":"","youtube_video_url":"<iframe title=\"Map Action Variety\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/11afODj3Sn0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The most important thing to know about actions is they can be added from the block palette in any sidecar slide that already has a map or scene added to its media panel. For all the details on how and when to use map actions, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/mapping\/supercharge-your-stories-with-map-actions-beta\/\">this article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"youtube","start_time":"0","end_time":"","youtube_video_url":"<iframe title=\"Configure Map Actions\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nHKyc4Ur1LI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\">Format text with color<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p3\">Formatting text in your story using color is a common feature request that we\u2019ve been working on for a while. We know authors love to express themselves using color and there are many popular storytelling techniques for matching story text color with map symbol color to create your own DIY legend that&#8217;s often more effective than a traditional map legend. So, we\u2019re happy to be able to release the ability to format text with color.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":709732,"id":709732,"title":"","filename":"CustomTextColor.png","filesize":75588,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/01\/CustomTextColor.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/constituent-engagement\/whats-new-in-arcgis-storymaps-january-2020\/customtextcolor","alt":"Set a custom text color","author":"5441","description":"","caption":"","name":"customtextcolor","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":707742,"date":"2020-01-23 04:21:31","modified":"2020-01-23 04:21:50","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":972,"height":786,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/01\/CustomTextColor-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/01\/CustomTextColor.png","medium-width":323,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/01\/CustomTextColor.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":621,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/01\/CustomTextColor.png","large-width":972,"large-height":786,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/01\/CustomTextColor.png","1536x1536-width":972,"1536x1536-height":786,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/01\/CustomTextColor.png","2048x2048-width":972,"2048x2048-height":786,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/01\/CustomTextColor-575x465.png","card_image-width":575,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/01\/CustomTextColor.png","wide_image-width":972,"wide_image-height":786}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>You can specify any color you&#8217;d like by entering a hex code under custom color, or you can use the color chips to use theme colors in your story. If you update the theme, any text formatted using theme colors will also update to the new theme&#8217;s recommended theme colors. If you&#8217;ve specified a custom accent color in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/sharing-collaboration\/create-a-standout-story-with-arcgis-storymaps-design-panel\/\">design panel<\/a>, that color will also be available for you to use to format text. If you update that color in the design panel, any text formatted with that color will also update.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"youtube","start_time":"0","end_time":"","youtube_video_url":"<iframe title=\"Match Text Color To Express Map\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iXcNnEluHss?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Fit and fill options for video<\/h2>\n<p>When using a video in an immersive media panel, you now have the option to choose whether the video fills the frame or fits inside it. If you choose to fill the frame, you can select a focal point so the important part of the video is always shown, no matter what size device a reader may be using. When fitting the video, you&#8217;ll have the option of choosing the background color for the media panel.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"youtube","start_time":"0","end_time":"","youtube_video_url":"<iframe title=\"Adjust Sidecar Video Appearance\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JkWAWmCSr1M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Narrative panel style options in slideshow<\/h2>\n<p>When creating a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/constituent-engagement\/slideshow-beta-a-new-immersive-block-in-arcgis-storymaps\/\">slideshow<\/a>, there are now two additional options for styling the narrative panel. These options both make the panel background transparent and provide a choice between light or dark text. These styles are useful for blending the text more naturally with the background media.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"youtube","start_time":"0","end_time":"","youtube_video_url":"<iframe title=\"Slideshow Narrative Panel Styles\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AHwyCZIu-Ak?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\">Conclude with credits<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">You can now add a credits section at the end of your story to acknowledge your collaborators and cite your sources. The credits section is already on for any new stories you create, but it won&#8217;t appear in your story unless you add information to it. If you don&#8217;t need it, simply toggle it off in the design panel. If you do want to give credit where it&#8217;s due, just fill out the section however you like and be sure to include links anywhere you need to point to source material.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"youtube","start_time":"0","end_time":"","youtube_video_url":"<iframe title=\"Configure Story Credits\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xk61GcPCUOc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\">New publishing and sharing options<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p3\">There are two additional publishing workflows supported by the story builder. You can now choose to publish a story privately, which allows you to make unpublished changes to a story without having to share it with anyone else. This can be useful for stories you create to use only as a presentation, for example.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Additionally, you can share a story with groups you belong to. When publishing and sharing a story to a group, the story content&#8217;s sharing permissions are checked, as usual, and its maps, scenes, and layers will also be shared to the group, if<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>necessary. Sharing to a group works in conjunction with the other sharing options. First, you choose whether to keep your story private or share it with your organization or everyone, then you can pick group(s) to share it to.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"youtube","start_time":"0","end_time":"","youtube_video_url":"<iframe title=\"Share Story To Group\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SQInL9tBMNE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When browsing your content in ArcGIS StoryMaps, you&#8217;ll noticed the <b>Shared with me<\/b> tab has replaced <b>My Organization<\/b>. This is where you\u2019ll see all items shared with you through either <em>your<\/em> <em>organization<\/em> or <em>groups<\/em>. Use a keyword search to quickly locate specific items that have been shared with you through either of these collaboration pathways.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\">And more\u2026<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p3\">In addition to all the new features described above, there are oodles more enhancements in this update. Please let us know what you think about any or all of these new goodies by dropping us a note on the <a href=\"https:\/\/community.esri.com\/community\/arcgis-storymaps\">ArcGIS StoryMaps GeoNet community<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"li3\">Print a story (beta &#8212; <em>note: printing guided tours is not yet supported<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\">A full-page preview mode is available in addition to the device previews<\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\">Edit details for embeds shown as cards and upload an alternative image for in-line embeds (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-storymaps\/constituent-engagement\/enrich-your-story-maps-with-embedded-web-content\/\">learn more<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\">Snap points and leader lines to other feature vertices when editing express maps<\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\">Format headings using italics<\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\">Hide social sharing icons for published stories<\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\">Many fixes and stabilization improvements<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Banner photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@kizo13?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Zoran Borojevic<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/s\/photos\/map-tour?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Unsplash<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n"}],"authors":[{"ID":5441,"user_firstname":"Owen","user_lastname":"Evans","nickname":"Owen Evans","user_nicename":"oevans","display_name":"Owen Evans","user_email":"OEvans@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2018-03-02 00:17:09","user_description":"Owen is the lead product engineer for ArcGIS StoryMaps and has been with Esri since 2004. Before joining the StoryMaps team, he spent 11 years as a solution engineer on Esri's National Government team helping people understand the value and utility of geospatial thinking.","user_avatar":"<img data-del=\"avatar\" src='https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/03\/OJE_FedGIS.jpg' class='avatar pp-user-avatar avatar-96 photo ' height='96' width='96'\/>"}],"related_articles":[{"ID":648822,"post_author":"7231","post_date":"2023-09-05 06:00:10","post_date_gmt":"2023-09-05 13:00:10","post_content":"","post_title":"Choreograph your maps with ArcGIS StoryMaps","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"choreograph-your-maps-with-arcgis-storymaps","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-09-05 07:52:37","post_modified_gmt":"2023-09-05 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