Sharing .lyr files or making a feature service on AGOL

[Zeke]

Is it possible to share .lyr files in AGOL? I have an mxd with a couple dozen layers, all symbolized and labeled nicely, and would like to share it with some non Arc users to get their feedback, let them turn layers off & on, etc.

I'm doing this from home using ArcGIS for Home 10.2 for a non-profit, so I don't have a server to publish features to (unless I can do that on AGOL?). I could upload a bunch of zipped shapefiles, but would have to resymbolize them all, and don't really want to do that. Thanks.

[XanderBakker]

Hi Greg,

You can use ArcGIS Online for sharing map packages and layer packages. The other viewer would still need show Esri software to actually see the content of the package. This can be achieved by ArcGIS Explorer (which is free).

Another option is to export the map to PDF. The PDF supports layers, which means that the end user can switch layers in the PDF on and off.

Kind regards, Xander

[Zeke]

Thanks Xander! A PDF with layers sounds like what I need. Much appreciated.