Opening a map

There are four ways to open an ArcGIS.com web map in the Map Center of the ArcGIS Map Web Part. Each corresponds to a tab in the Map Center.

To access your maps or web maps you have recently viewed, you need to sign in to the Map Center. For instructions, see "Signing in to ArcGIS.com."

Recent

  1. Click the Recent tab to view a list of the web maps you have recently opened.
  2. Click the Open hyperlink next to the map to open it in the Map Web Part.
    Open Recent maps

My Maps

  1. Click the My Maps tab to view all your ArcGIS.com maps. These are the maps that you have saved to ArcGIS.com.
  2. Click the Open hyperlink of the map to open it in Map Web Part:

Open My Maps

Featured

  1. Click the Featured Maps tab to view the featured maps on ArcGIS.com. These are maps of interest that have been selected by the ArcGIS.com team.
  2. Once you find a map that you want to see, click the Open hyperlink next to the map to open it in Map Web Part:

Featured maps tab

Search

Users of the ArcGIS Map Web Part have the ability to search for maps on ArcGIS.com to which they have access.

  1. Click the Search tab, type a search term into the search text box, then click the Search button next to the text box.
  2. Locate a map of interest from those displayed and click its Open hyperlink to open it in the Map Web Part:

Search for maps

8/12/2011