Quick tour of presentations

Any map that you open or create can contain a presentation. In addition to content, such as a basemap, layers, and features, an ArcGIS Explorer Online map can also contain a collection of presentation slides that help to communicate the importance of that content.

Presentations can be easily shared with other users, allowing you to communicate more about your work. You can view a presentation using the ArcGIS.com map viewer. If a map has a presentation, you can choose that other users opening your map are taken directly to the presentation, instead of initially viewing the map.

Running a presentation

To start the presentation for a map that you've opened, on the Presentation toolbar, click the Start Presentation button .

The presentation displays the map in full-screen mode and shows the first slide. You can go to the next slide by pressing SPACE, or the previous slide by pressing PAGE UP. To end the presentation at any time, press ESC. You can also control the presentation using the Presentation Navigator at the bottom of the display to go to the next or previous slide, end the presentation, or quickly jump to any slide in the presentation.

While you are on a slide, you are free to interact with the map normally, including navigating, closing any open pop-ups, clicking on features to open additional pop-ups, and so on. Just press SPACE to go to the next slide and continue the presentation.

Creating a presentation

Creating your own presentation with ArcGIS Explorer Online is easy:

1. Open the map you want to create slides in.
2. Zoom to the location of interest, and turn on the items in the map that you want to display in the slide.
3. Click the Presentation tab to display the Presentation toolbar, then click inside the map on Click to add the first slide to create the first slide.
4. Subsequently, click the New Slide button on the Presentation toolbar to create additional slides.
5. Optionally, to include a title for the slide, click the Click to add a title box and type in the title.

Learn more about:

Creating and using presentations

Sharing a link to a presentation

What's in a slide

Adding new slides to a presentation

Adding and formatting a title for a slide

Organizing the slides in a presentation

Reviewing the slides in a presentation

Configuring the options for running a presentation

Running a presentation