Latest Contributions by OwenGeo

@RyanHunter1 - Thanks for posting your question about map tour zoom levels. The initial extent of a map tour always shows all the tour locations. This is not currently configurable, but if you would like to see this added in a future release, I would recommend voting for this idea: Custom Initial Zoom in Map Tour - Esri Community If you configure a custom zoom level in the map options, that zoom level will be used to show individual tour locations when you or your readers begin to interact with the tour (scrolling through a guided tour or clicking on a location for an explorer or categorized tour). I should mention that we are not happy with the labels for the map tour zoom level setting and understand they are not very clear. We are looking to revise them in a future release to be more helpful.   ... View more

@EmileeFreeman -- Yes, this is a new security feature that has been recently added to some browsers. We are working on supporting this in a future update (possibly later this month). ... View more

@Diahsekar22 -- I'm sorry you are seeing an issue with your tour. If your story is publicly available, can you share the link to your story so we can take a look? If not, please contact Esri Support and they can help you troubleshoot. ... View more

@dshakya - I'm sorry you are continuing to having trouble with your story. Perhaps there are other factors that we were not able to identify. We will continue to look into the basemap issue we were able to reproduce, but at this point it would be best if you could please contact Esri Support so they can continue to help you investigate what is going on with your specific issues. ... View more

@dshakya -- Do you have any annotations already added to the express map? If so, can you please delete them first and then try? Also, can you let us know if you see this issue when uploading an image basemap in a new/fresh express map? ... View more

@iperiod - When you say a single pane, do you mean just a map with no thumbnail panel? That is not currently a configuration that is supported, but that's an interesting idea. If you'd like to see something like that added to ArcGIS StoryMaps in a future update, I would encourage you to please submit an idea on the Ideas board with some detail about how that would look and work so others can comment and vote on your suggestion. ... View more

@ChristinaPLEUNIS-DE_VAAL - You can create a theme that uses custom button text and background colors and then apply that theme to your story. Would this meet your need, or are you looking to have different color buttons within the same story? ... View more

We're working on updates across our entire documentation system, and this is on our list. Likely to be released in Q1 2026. ... View more

@SchaffnerBecky - This appears to be a different issue. We are looking into it and will see if we can address it in our next release in late January 2026. ... View more

@iperiod - Thanks for sharing what you are looking to create. I have to say that this really does sound like a perfect project for a collection! Once you create your story chapters you'd add them to a collection. The collection cover can have a title and there are a few areas you can add introductory text or a description. You can also add a map to the cover page (in the Design panel). Then, you can set locations on the map for each chapter of your story. In the map settings, you can pull in your own web map if there are specific layers you'd like to show (like the boundaries of each region). Clicking each location on the map brings up a pop-up that will launch you into each chapter. You can also change the appearance of the collection (and the stories within it) by using one of the many themes that are available or by creating your own custom theme by configuring whatever fonts, colors, and other styles you like. Here's are a few examples: The many faces of Superfund sites Our favorite stories of 2024 Growing Green Cities     If I haven't convinced you, or there is something very specific the collection doesn't have that you need, you might be able to accomplish something similar with ArcGIS Experience Builder or ArcGIS Hub. ... View more

@MattFountain - I'm sorry you are experiencing this issue. We haven't observed anything like what you describe, and we don't have any other similar reports from others at this time. This may indicate it is an issue with your network connection, browser, or computer. Please contact Esri Support, and they can help troubleshoot what might be causing this issue for you. ... View more

@RossBrewer9830 - Thanks for posting. Just to clarify, you can hide the header without embedding by adding ?cover=false to the end of any story URL. If you are looking for a setting similar to the "hide cover" one that controls visibility of the header, I would suggest that you please add your suggestion as an idea on the Ideas board so others can vote for it. It would also be helpful to share more details about how you expect to use and/or share the story so we can better understand how hiding the header will help you achieve what you are looking to do. ... View more

Instant apps, Dashboards, and more can all be directly added in the ArcGIS StoryMaps builders using the ArcGIS Apps option, which was added in August 2025. For more information, see What's new in ArcGIS StoryMaps (August 2025). ... View more