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This one day course introduces web maps, apps, and other authoritative content that may be available through your ArcGIS Online organizational site. You will learn how to discover, use, create, and share content that infuses projects with geographic context, additional business intelligence, and visual impact. Course concepts also apply to ArcGIS Enterprise portals. Resources   Lesson 1 - Using ArcGIS Online   ArcGIS Online overview page ArcGIS Online community [Esri Community] ArcGIS Online resources ArcGIS Online articles [ArcGIS Blog] ArcGIS Online videos [Esri Video] ArcGIS Online tutorials gallery [learn.arcgis.com] ArcGIS Online Basics web course [Esri Academy] GIS Basics web course [Esri Academy] What's New in ArcGIS Online [Oct 2025 Release] Introduction to ArcGIS Online [Help Documentation] Understand the relationship between ArcGIS Enterprise and ArcGIS Online [Help Documentation] The Differences Between ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Enterprise article [ArcNews, 2023] Best Practices [Help Documentation] Items supported in ArcGIS Online [Help Documentation] Browse and search content [Help Documentation] Use advanced search [Help Documentation] Items in ArcGIS Online [Help Documentation] View and use items [Help Documentation] Configure item details and settings [Help Documentation] Use tags effectively article [ArcGIS Blog, 2025] Share items [Help Documentation] Hosted layers [Help Documentation] Publish hosted feature layers [Help Documentation] Creating and Sharing GIS Content Using ArcGIS Online web course [Esri Academy] Understand credits [Help Documentation]   Lesson 2 - Working with web maps   Web maps [Help Documentation] Get started with Map Viewer [Help Documentation] Map Viewer Classic Deprecation [Technical Support] Web scenes [Help Documentation] Web scene tutorials [learn.arcgis.com] Get started with Scene Viewer [Help Documentation] Layers [Help Documentation] Basemaps [Esri Developer Documentation] ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World Basemaps ArcGIS Living Atlas Landsat Explorer Author a custom basemap in ArcGIS Pro [Help Documentation] These can be published to ArcGIS Online as a Tile Layer or Vector Tile Layer (you must have the Publishing privilege to publish content from ArcGIS Pro to ArcGIS Online). For Vector Tile Layers, you can use the Esri's Vector Tile Style Editor to customize them. CSV, TXT, and GPX files [Help Documentation] Shapefiles [Help Documentation] GeoRSS layers [Help Documentation] KML layers [Help Documentation] OGC layers [Help Documentation] Imagery layers [Help Documentation] Add layers from a URL [Help Documentation] ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World Use ArcGIS Living Atlas subscriber content in maps, scenes, and apps article [ArcGIS Blog, 2022] Smart Mapping: Get Started StoryMap Story [Esri Academy] Smart Mapping Styles in the Map Viewer StoryMap Story [Esri Academy] Bring Your Points to Life with GIF Symbols article [ArcUser, 2018] Use images as point symbols in Map Viewer article [ArcGIS Blog, 2025] Perform Analysis in Map Viewer [Help Documentation] Understand credits for spatial analysis [Help Documentation] ArcGIS Arcade ArcGIS Arcade overview [Esri Developer] ArcGIS Arcade articles [ArcGIS Blog] ArcGIS Arcade courses [Esri Academy] ArcGIS Arcade user group [Esri Community] Get Started with ArcGIS Arcade instructor-led course [Esri Academy] ArcGIS Arcade tutorials [learn.arcgis.com] ArcGIS Arcade videos [Esri Video] ArcGIS Arcade Essentials training seminar [Esri Academy] Try ArcGIS Arcade learning path [learn.arcgis.com] ArcGIS Arcade example expressions (ArcGIS Online) ArcGIS Arcade Expressions Repository [GitHub] Use Arcade Expressions to Map Your Ideas article [ArcGIS Blog, 2016] Your Arcade Questions Answered article [ArcGIS Blog, 2020] Learn ArcGIS Arcade in Four Easy Steps article [ArcUser, 2020] Discover the powerful new features of the Arcade Editor article [ArcGIS Blog, 2022] Introducing the new Arcade editor in ArcGIS Online article [ArcGIS Blog, 2022] Execute Arcade expressions on your terms article [ArcGIS Blog, 2022] Five under-appreciated Arcade functions article [ArcGIS Blog, 2023] Visualize data from related records using Arcade article [ArcGIS Blog, 2023] Introducing new Arcade functions and an enhanced playground article [ArcGIS Blog, 2023] Arcade unscripted: thoughts from a newbie article [Esri UK Resource Centre, 2023] Pop-ups: Arcade essentials article [ArcGIS Blog, 2025]   Lesson 3 - Presenting information with web apps   App Builders overview page Web Apps/App Builders videos [Esri Video] Create an app tutorial [learn.arcgis.com] ArcGIS Instant Apps Introducing ArcGIS Instant Apps article [ArcGIS Blog, 2021] ArcGIS Instant Apps overview page ArcGIS Instant Apps gallery ArcGIS Instant Apps resources ArcGIS Instant Apps community [Esri Community] What’s New in ArcGIS Instant Apps ArcGIS Instant Apps articles [ArcGIS Blog] ArcGIS Instant Apps tutorials [learn.arcgis.com] ArcGIS Instant Apps videos [Esri Video] ArcGIS Instant Apps: Introducing Manager article [ArcGIS Blog, 2024] Create an App Using ArcGIS Instant Apps in 5 mins video [Esri Community] Using Arcade to Translate Pop-Ups for Use in the ArcGIS Instant Apps article [ArcGIS Blog, 2024] ArcGIS StoryMaps ArcGIS StoryMaps overview page ArcGIS StoryMaps gallery ArcGIS StoryMaps resources ArcGIS StoryMaps community [Esri Community] ArcGIS StoryMaps (ArcGIS Online version) release notes Create Stories with ArcGIS instructor-led class [Esri Academy] What's new in ArcGIS StoryMaps on ArcGIS Enterprise ArcGIS StoryMaps articles [ArcGIS Blog] ArcGIS StoryMaps tutorials [learn.arcgis.com] ArcGIS StoryMaps videos [Esri Video] Get started with ArcGIS StoryMaps tutorial [learn.arcgis.com] ArcGIS Dashboards ArcGIS Dashboards overview page Introduction to dashboards [Help Documentation] ArcGIS Dashboards gallery ArcGIS Dashboards resources ArcGIS Dashboards community [Esri Community] Working with ArcGIS Dashboards instructor-led class [Esri Academy] What’s new in ArcGIS Dashboards ArcGIS Dashboards articles [ArcGIS Blog] ArcGIS Dashboards tutorials [learn.arcgis.com] ArcGIS Dashboards videos [Esri Video] Author effective dashboards [Help Documentation] Build highly scalable dashboards [Help Documentation] Create web maps for dashboards [Help Documentation] How did they make that dashboard? [Esri Community] Use icons [Help Documentation] Use Custom SVG Icons in a Dashboard video [Esri Community] Enabling data download in your ArcGIS Dashboards video [Esri Community] Three easy steps to copy an ArcGIS Dashboard video [Esri Community] Get started with dashboard mobile views article [ArcGIS Blog, 2023] Share a dashboard [Help Documentation] Add multiple dashboards to an experience [Esri Community] ArcGIS Experience Builder ArcGIS Experience Builder overview page What is ArcGIS Experience Builder? [Help Documentation] ArcGIS Experience Builder gallery ArcGIS Experience Builder resources ArcGIS Experience Builder community [Esri Community] Building Web Apps with ArcGIS Experience Builder instructor-led class [Esri Academy] What's new in ArcGIS Experience Builder ArcGIS Experience Builder articles [ArcGIS Blog] ArcGIS Experience Builder videos [Esri Video] ArcGIS Experience Builder tutorials [learn.arcgis.com] Create your first web experience [Help Documentation] Working with the ArcGIS Experience Builder Interface video [Esri Community] Three Tips for working with the Pending list in ArcGIS Experience Builder video [Esri Community] Working with Size & Position for Responsive Design in ArcGIS Experience Builder video [Esri Community]   Lesson 4 - Sharing using ArcGIS for Excel   ArcGIS for Microsoft overview page ArcGIS for Microsoft resources What's new in ArcGIS for Microsoft Install and manage ArcGIS for Microsoft components [Help Documentation] Install and manage ArcGIS for Excel [Help Documentation] Introducing ArcGIS for Excel article [ArcGIS Blog, 2022] ArcGIS for Excel resources page ArcGIS for Excel community [Esri Community] ArcGIS for Excel functions [Help Documentation] ArcGIS for Excel articles [ArcGIS Blog] ArcGIS for Excel tutorials [learn.arcgis.com] Prepare for the retirement of ArcGIS for Office [Blog Article] Get started with ArcGIS for Excel [Tutorial]   Lesson 5 - Organization Member Access   User types, roles, and privileges [Help Documentation] User types overview [Help Documentation] Member roles overview [Help Documentation] Privileges granted to roles overview [Help Documentation] Get started as an organization member [Help Documentation] Get started as an administrator [Help Documentation] Get started with administration [Help Documentation] Manage an ArcGIS Online Organization [Learning Plan] Set up an ArcGIS organization tutorial [learn.arcgis.com] Configure website [Help Documentation] Manage apps in the app launcher [Help Documentation] Manage content [Help Documentation] Manage members [Help Documentation] Manage groups [Help Documentation] Manage licenses [Help Documentation]       ... 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Resources and References   Course Description User Workflows for ArcGIS Online Organizations   General   Documentation ArcGIS Online Help ArcGIS Maps for Office Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS ArcGIS StoryMaps Learning Plan for ArcGIS Online   Videos YouTube – ArcGIS Online   Training Seminars Gain Geographic Insight with ArcGIS Online Analysis Tools Elevation Analysis with ArcGIS Online Spatial Analysis with ArcGIS Online Best Practices for Your ArcGIS Online Organization Get Started with ArcGIS Open Data   Section 1 – Introducing Web GIS   ArcGIS Online Help What is ArcGIS Online? Use Search   Product Pages ArcGIS Online Portal for ArcGIS   Section 2 – The web map   ArcGIS Online Help Create Maps Make your first map Choose basemap Add layers Change style Configure pop-ups Save maps   References Web maps Layers   Section 3 – Presenting your web map   ArcGIS Online Help Create presentations Share presentations   ArcGIS Maps for Office Add a dynamic map to a PowerPoint slide Add a map to Excel   Section 4 – Web apps   ArcGIS Online Help Make your first app Create apps from maps Choose a configurable app   Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS  Apps ArcGIS.com Apps for Everyone   Section 5 – Sharing your content   ArcGIS Online Help Share items Share groups Embed maps and groups   ... View more

Learn to share geographic content, making it accessible to everyone who needs it, when and how they want to access it. This course teaches how to publish your organization's authoritative GIS data, maps, and tools as services that can be discovered on your organization's public or private ArcGIS portal, easily accessed from desktop and online applications, and featured in web and mobile apps. ArcMap is used to complete course exercises. ArcGIS 4 - Esri Course Training web page Note: Course concepts apply to both ArcGIS 10.4 and 10.5. Esri will provide ArcGIS Enterprise 10.5 for use during class. The resources below will help further explain and reinforce the concepts taught in the class Resources & References - ArcGIS 10.5 ArcGIS Platform Putting ArcGIS to Use Across Your Organization Class Resources (Training Course)   ArcGIS Enterprise Home What’s new Help ArcGIS Enterprise Resources Functionality matrix – ArcGIS Enterprise functionality by license level System Requirements and Install Guides   Web Application Builders / Viewers Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS (Developer Edition) ArcGIS web application templates ArcGIS Online > Create apps   ArcGIS Desktop Home ArcGIS Pro ArcGIS Pro Help Product information – ArcGIS Pro ArcMap ArcMap Help System requirements – ArcGIS Desktop  ArcGIS Pro Install guides – ArcGIS Desktop  ArcGIS Pro   Topics covered in the class Map services Data stores Cached map services Image services Cached image services Geoprocessing services Feature services Web applications  Vector Tile Services – Not in course but a new type of service Additional Resources Use Web AppBuilder to Meet Your Organization’s Needs Quickly and Easily   - ArcUser 2017 Get Ready to Launch Your Online Web Map Gallery    -  ArcUser 2017 10 Essential Steps for Story Map Success  -   ArcUser 2017 How to Make Smart Color Choices in Your Maps   (Web Maps) What Makes an Enterprise GIS Successful?   - ArcUser 2017 ArcGIS Enterprise: What’s New   -  Esri Developer Summit 2017 - Technical Workshop ArcGIS Enterprise: Architecting Your Deployment - Esri Developer Summit 2017 - Technical Workshop ArcGIS Enterprise: Performance and Scalability Best Practices  -  Esri Developer Summit 2017 - Technical Workshop ArcGIS Enterprise: An Introduction -  Esri Developer Summit 2017 - Technical Workshop Web Maps – three articles on web maps ArcUser Summer 2012 Compelling Thematic Cartography Making Thematic Data Work as a Web Map Designing Great Web Maps   Follow-on ArcGIS Training Instructor Led Training ArcGIS for Server: Site Configuration and Administration – ArcGIS Server administration class. Developing Web Apps with ArcGIS API for JavaScript Deploying Portal for ArcGIS   Free Seminars – ArcGIS Enterprise and ArcGIS Online Portal for ArcGIS: Leveraging Windows Single-Sign-On for your Organization Configuring Enterprise Logins for ArcGIS Online and Portal for ArcGIS   Free Seminars -  ArcGIS Online One-hour recorded presentations by an Esri expert. 2014/2015 Power Your Organization with ArcGIS Online Maps, Apps, and Analytics Power Your Enterprise with ArcGIS Apps Best Practices for Your ArcGIS Online Organization Simplify Field Data Workflows with Collector for ArcGIS Power Decision Making with Operations Dashboard for ArcGIS Get Started with ArcGIS Open Data Get Started with Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS Creating Web Applications Using Templates and Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS ArcGIS App Strategies   2017 Get Started with Configurable Apps   Online Courses - ArcGIS Online Preparing to Implement ArcGIS Online 2 hours Configuring and Administering an ArcGIS Online Organization 2 hours Performing ArcGIS Online Administrator Tasks 3 hours   More ArcGIS Online training options   - Sign into the training website if necessary and search for ArcGIS Online   ... View more