Latest Contributions by ScottBall

Esri User Conference is right around the corner and I want to know what you want to see in our Maps for Office Tech Workshops. We're planning to show some common workflows illustrating how people are using Maps for Office, to highlight some new functionality, and give a sneak peek into future plans. What do you want to see? What should we spend the most time on? I'd love to hear your thoughts. ... View more

Hi all - we've heard a lot of feedback from customers that it was difficult to find product-specific information in this Esri Maps catch-all space, so I've created a Maps for Office group here: http://www.esri.com/software/maps-for-office I'm hoping we can become more easy to find for folks searching for Maps for Office info. We also want to use this new group to hear what you're up to with Maps for Office (any cool use cases or workflows?) and share with you sneak peeks into future versions. We'll announce beta opportunities there as well as solicit participants for usability studies (help us test our designs and see the cool new stuff first!). I look forward to seeing you over there! Scott Ball Product Manager, ArcGIS Maps for Office ... View more

Change the look and feel of your maps by using different icons and background maps. Turn points into heat maps to better understand the patterns in your data. ... View more

Learn how to quickly put your spreadsheet data on a map. In this video you'll get the basics of how to access the add-in after you install it, how to map your locations, and some basics of using the map to view your locations. ... View more

SharePoint Online brings the power of SharePoint to organizations who don’t want the overhead of managing SharePoint infrastructure. Now with the availability of Esri Maps for SharePoint Online, you can view your SharePoint list data and ArcGIS Online layers on maps within your SharePoint Online site. To get started, there are two apps you will want to add to your SharePoint Online site: Esri Maps for SharePoint will allow you to add maps to your SharePoint Online site. Adding maps to your site will allow you to gain a geospatial view of your organization's data. Add dynamic maps to your SharePoint site to help you monitor asset locations or analyze your business data visually and gain new insights that aren’t visible in charts or graphs. You can then publish your maps to ArcGIS Online to share with others. Esri Locate Workflow for SharePoint will convert addresses in your lists to points on a map. If you want your lists to show up on the map web parts you create using the Esri Maps for SharePoint app, you will need to geoenable them using this app. For more information, including installation instructions and full documentation, head over to our doc site. As with all apps that are a part of ArcGIS, you will need an ArcGIS account to use them. For a free trial account we can take care of you right here. ... View more

Participate in the beta release for the next version of Esri Maps for Office 3.0. This new version will make it even easier to map your Excel data and work with maps in many new ways. For example, you can add multiple maps to your spreadsheet, change the coordinate system for your maps, float the maps outside the Excel window, and much more. We’ve also listened to your feedback from the Tech Preview program. We've made the map tools easier to find by adding a ribbon to your maps and fixed many of the bugs and known limitations of the tech preview. Here is a list of new features and enhancements that you get to explore in the Beta version: Add multiple maps and display them side by side to compare data from multiple worksheets. Know how many credits your map will consume. The new ‘add data’ workflow helps you understand what type of map you’re going to create and how many credits it will cost before you create the map. More coordinate systems. Add basemaps and data in any of the coordinate systems supported by the ArcGIS API. Map line features. Custom location types include mapping line features. Minimize or collapse maps. Get maps out of the way when you are focusing on other things in your spreadsheet. Drag maps outside the Excel window and to secondary monitors. Scroll through your Excel data more easily while keeping maps visible. Access tools inside the map window where you need them most. Tools on the map include select features, change basemap, and a new tool for points of interest search. Join the Beta program on the Esri Beta Community. ... View more