{"id":75681,"date":"2017-03-02T07:20:13","date_gmt":"2017-03-02T07:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/product\/uncategorized\/whats-new-in-story-maps-march-2017\/"},"modified":"2021-04-29T08:14:21","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T15:14:21","slug":"whats-new-in-story-maps-march-2017","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/constituent-engagement\/constituent-engagement\/whats-new-in-story-maps-march-2017","title":{"rendered":"What’s New in Story Maps (March 2017)"},"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":[33071,27871,24861,27501,32471,23571,33091],"industry":[],"product":[36551,36611],"class_list":["post-75681","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-constituent-engagement","tag-march-2017-release","tag-story-map-cascade","tag-story-map-journal","tag-story-map-series","tag-story-map-shortlist","tag-whats-new","tag-whats-new-march-2017","product-arcgis-online","product-story-maps"],"acf":{"short_description":"Esri Story Maps let you combine authoritative maps with narrative text, images, and multimedia content, making it easy to harness the pow...","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Note<\/strong>: This blog covers the classic Esri Story Maps. Story authors are encouraged to use the new\u00a0ArcGIS StoryMaps<\/a> to create stories; however, Esri will continue to maintain the classic templates for your use. For more information, see the Product road map<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Esri Story Maps<\/a> let you combine authoritative maps with narrative text, images, and multimedia content, making it easy to harness the power of maps and geography to tell your story.<\/p>\n

ArcGIS Online was recently updated with\u00a0many new features and enhancements. For additional information see the\u00a0What\u2019s new help topic<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0ArcGIS blog posts<\/a>\u00a0about the March 2017 release, and keep reading for all the details on what’s new with Story Maps…<\/p>\n

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New Monthly e-Newsletter<\/span><\/h2>\n

You can get the latest Story Maps news delivered directly to you in the new\u00a0Planet Story Maps<\/strong>\u00a0monthly newsletter. Planet Story Maps makes it easy to keep up with blog posts, tips, tricks, and the Story Map of the Month, all in one convenient email.\u00a0You can find Planet Story Maps in your\u00a0Esri email subscription preferences<\/a>\u00a0or sign up here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Story Map Cascade<\/span><\/h2>\n

Beta period concludes<\/strong><\/p>\n

The beta period for\u00a0Story Map Cascade<\/a>\u00a0has ended.<\/em>\u00a0This means the Cascade builder is now available in all languages<\/strong> supported by ArcGIS Online, and it’s available in the configurable apps gallery for all languages. Also, we intend to release Cascade in Portal for ArcGIS 10.5.1.<\/p>\n

The GIS community has created\u00a0over 10,000 Cascade stories\u00a0since the first beta release of Cascade in June 2016. You can see some of the most beautiful, informative, and impactful stories in the\u00a0Story Map Cascade Gallery<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you’ve been waiting for the beta<\/em> label to come off before trying Cascade, now’s the time to create your first story. Be sure to check out the popular How-To Cascade<\/a> instructional story maps and these blog posts<\/a>\u00a0for lots of tips and advice on making great Cascade stories.<\/p>\n

Image Galleries<\/strong><\/p>\n

You can now create beautiful, multi-row image galleries in your Cascade stories. As you add images to a gallery, the builder will optimize the layout to make the gallery look great without cropping any of the images.<\/p>\n

Click the (+) to add another image to the gallery. Hover over an image and click one of the arrows to move its position or click the trash remove it.<\/p>\n

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Pro Tip<\/em><\/strong>:<\/em>\u00a0Due to its dynamic layout, a gallery may be presented differently depending on the reader’s screen resolution and browser window dimensions. So it’s best not to refer to images using phrases like “top right” in a gallery caption since image positions may vary.<\/em><\/p>\n

Shared Theme<\/strong><\/p>\n

If your administrator has configured a logo in your organization’s\u00a0shared theme<\/a>\u00a0you will see that logo in new stories you create. You can choose a different logo, or apply the organization’s logo to your existing stories, by going to\u00a0Settings > Logo & Sharing<\/strong>\u00a0and checking\u00a0Use my organization’s logo<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Pro Tip<\/strong>: When using your organization’s logo, don’t forget to add a link to your web site so readers can get to it by clicking the logo in the story map.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Other Enhancements<\/strong><\/p>\n