Changes to map disappearing when I view presentation slides

NoreenWhysel — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:03:01 GMT

I created a map on ArcGIS Explorer Online:

http://explorer.arcgis.com/?open=06dce9c9c5734e6dbb54fe8c8d6e352c&extent=-8294000.69808247,4939389.84693456,-8181027.97400669,4999171.24675799

I started working on a presentation, but am finding that content disappears from the main map after I load certain slides on the presentation. Basically anything that I've drawn on the main map since creating the slide disappears if it wasn't on the slide when I created it. I think I've redrawn the Coney Island Evacuation zone and the Staten Island Ferry terminal each at least ten times already and I'm getting frustrated.

Is it possible to delete the entire presentation and start fresh or at least delete a slide without loading it?

Re: Changes to map disappearing when I view presentation slides

MikeRudden — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:22:34 GMT

Hi,
Unless you have stumbled across a bug I don't think the content you are creating is actually disappearing - it just isn't visible in the pre-existing slide. This is because slides store the visibility of layers and additionally for a feature collection layer (like Map Notes) the visibility of features as well. So if you are in the mapping activity and you create a new feature in the map notes layer it will be visible in the map; if you then go to the presentation activity and select a specific slide this new feature will not immediately be visible -you need to turn it on. So in your map I selected the final slide, then in the contents panel click the right arrow beside the Map Notes layer which shows me all the features it contains. In the attached screenshot you can see that i've checked on the 'Hurricane Irene, Coney Island' feature to make it visible.

Mike

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