Is it possible to update thumbnails of map slides in the Sidecar block?

James_Wadsworth

Using the new Story Maps, is it possible to have custom thumbnails for map slides within the Sidecar block?

So far I haven't been able to find a way to replace the stock 'map' image that is being used as the thumbnail (see below). I was hoping to use Sidecar as a workaround for the Map Tour block because Map Tours don't allow audio, but having a Story Map with 10+ slides of that basic map thumbnail is very unappealing.

A secondary (less important) question I have about the Sidecar block is if it's possible to remove all of the unnecessary white space between each slide? Tinkering around with the CSS in the inspector, it seems like it's just a simple padding setting.

Thanks!

oevans_storymaps

@JamesW_UA -- 

> is it possible to have custom thumbnails for map slides within the Sidecar block?

It's not currently possible to replace the map icons on the slides in the sidecar builder. However, it sounds like the reason you want to update them is for your readers' benefit -- but that bottom bar is only shown in the story builder. It's a tool for you to more easily build the tour, but it's not shown in the published story.

> Map Tours don't allow audio

We are working on adding audio to map tours in a future release, but we don't have a date to share yet on when it will be available.

> [is it] possible to remove all of the unnecessary white space between each slide?

We are looking at adding more customization options for sidecar, and we have spacing adjustments on our list for consideration. Would you be able to provide more information about how you would like to set the padding and the experience you're looking to provide for readers so we can better understand how you'd use this feature?