Latest Contributions by ScottBall

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

I'm excited to announce we are opening the Tech Preview program for Esri Maps for Office 3.0! To check it out, sign up on our beta community here: http://bit.ly/EsriMapsForOffice3 There are many updates to Esri Maps for Office in this release. Some of the notable changes are: It's easier to work with your maps. We've added the ability to add multiple maps, to pop-out maps into floating windows, to minimize maps, to collapse maps, to tile maps, and to 'go to' maps that you can't find - all in an effort to make working with maps a much better experience. It's easier to add data. We've re-worked the add data workflow to make it quicker and easier to get your spreadsheet data on the map. The add data workflow begins as soon as you add a map to your spreadsheet. You are presented with map styling options so you can preview what your map will look like before you make it, and adding the map is as simple as clicking the thumbnail you want. Support for more coordinate systems. When you are adding data to a map using coordinates, you have many more options to specify which coordinate system your data are in. Being stuck with WGS84 and Web Mercator is a thing of the past! We look forward to hearing what you think about the new version. This is an early look at software that is in development, but we think there is a lot to be excited about. Let us know what you think! Scott ... View more

We are pleased to announce the release of Esri Maps for Office 2.1.3. Our Portal users will be happy to hear that we�??ve added support for LDAP authentication. We also vastly improved our implementation of PKI authentication. Another new feature is support for ArcGIS custom roles. With custom roles, you can better manage the privileges of people in your organization. To find out more about custom role support in Maps for Office, see our configuration help page. Also, we tracked down the issue that caused Maps for Office to crash when disconnected from the internet. It�??s fixed! Here is the full list of improvements in this release: Support for custom roles. New silent install parameters allow for better control over large scale deployments. Maps for Office now checks for connectivity to ArcGIS and notifies you when necessary services are unavailable. Bug fixes and usability improvements, including: Ability to use hosted map services as custom location types. Commas as decimal separators are now handled properly. Layer visibility issues in localized versions have been corrected. Random crashing issues caused by older versions of Visual Studio Tools for Office have been fixed. Custom locators are now shown using their name instead of �??Address�?? in the add data workflow. Better registry management on uninstall. When connected to a Portal, requests to ArcGIS Online are no longer made. Enriched layers can now be styled and grouped by the newly added columns. Popups for enriched layers now display correct column headings. When disconnected from the internet, crashing no longer occurs. Esri Maps for Office in PowerPoint now honors the default basemap in your organization. To download the app, watch how-to videos, or get help for Esri Maps for Office, see the app page at http://doc.arcgis.com/en/maps-for-office/. ... View more

We are pleased to announce the release of Esri Maps for Office 2.1.2. Esri Maps for Office is a powerful add-in for Microsoft Office that brings the capabilities of the ArcGIS platform to Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint. Esri Maps for Office is available with an ArcGIS Online subscription and makes use of the extensive repository of available geographic information as well as the significant sharing, searching, and collaboration capabilities in ArcGIS Online. This version includes the following bug fixes and usability improvements: Enrich Layer tool improvements, such as: more efficient memory usage to handle larger enrichment requests and an improved progress indicator. Fixed a bug that caused Excel to crash after installation of Esri Maps. Fixed a bug that displayed incorrect images in the Search pane. Fixed a bug that caused custom location type lookups to fail in Japanese, Russian, and Chinese languages. Cleaned up localized strings for Key Facts, Wealth, Policy, and Health on the Search pane. To download the app, watch how-to videos, or get help for Esri Maps for Office, see the app page at http://doc.arcgis.com/en/maps-for-office/. ... View more