
Designate a story’s official language and date formatĪdjust your story’s look and feel Add your logo to the header of your story or collectionīranding can be an important element of a polished story, and nothing more clearly shows off your brand than a logo.Publish a story to a shared update group.Print or save a PDF-version of your story.Use buttons to pull readers through a collection.Hide the cover for a story in a collection.Link to a specific item in a collection.Add almost anything to a collection via URL (new).Duplicate entire immersive blocks to experiment or reiterate (new).Add buttons to map tour points to link to related reading (new).Configure a zoom level for an entire map tour.Switch between guided and explorer tour.Upload geotagged media to place a map tour point.Skip the media in a map-focused guided tour.Add points to a map tour from search results.Use a web map as the basemap for a map tour.Adjust the width of sidecar and explorer tour narrative panels.Change the style of a slideshow narrative panel.Add search and current location widgets.Choreograph your express maps in immersive blocks (new).Change annotation styles in express maps.Reorder numbered points in an express map.Use a custom symbol for express map points.Adjust layer names for the maps in your story.Copy the reference for embedded web content.Enable immediate interaction with embeds.Customize embed cards and small screen appearance.Specify embedded content height with iframe code.Disable click-to-expand for inline images.Replace media instead of deleting it entirely.Add a photo from the web to an image gallery.Provide attribution for media items (updated).


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I’ll be adding more tips periodically, too, so be sure to check back every now and again if you find these tidbits helpful. This list of short, simple tips will help you get the most out of the story builder, especially when it comes to smaller features you may have overlooked. Updated January 7, 2022: Whether you’re new to ArcGIS StoryMaps or have been using it since its days in beta testing, there’s always room to improve your storytelling skills.
