ENG 146A: Reading the American Revolution StoryMaps Project

You can use the Preview menu in StoryMaps to preview how your story map will look on a desktop, tablet, and mobile device. 

1. Click the Preview menu in the StoryMaps Builder.
   
2. Use the Preview menu to change the preview to desktop, mobile, or tablet view. 
   
3. The mobile and tablet previews allow you to view your story map in landscape and portrait view. 
   
4. Click the X in the preview options menu to exit the preview screen.

The final step to creating your story map is to publish it. This will allow you to set the sharing permissions for your overall story map and any embedded content (e.g., web map). Important: If you make any additional edits after publishing a story map, you'll need to click the Publish button again to apply those changes.
 

Publish a Story Map

1. Click the Publish button in the StoryMaps builder.
   
2. The default sharing setting is Private. This means that your story map is only visible to you.
3. You can update your sharing settings to share with a wider audience:
   • Organization: Your story map will be visible to anyone at Brandeis. Viewers will need to sign into their Brandeis ArcGIS Online account to view your story map.
   • Everyone (Public): Your story map is visible to everyone. 
   • Group Sharing: Share content with members of an ArcGIS Online group. You can provide read-only access to your story map or editing access if you are a member of a shared update group.

Note: When you share your story map, the software will automatically ask you if you want to update the sharing settings for any embedded content within the story map (e.g., ArcGIS Online web map). If prompted, click Yes, Share these Items. If you don't update these settings, your content won't be visible to others when they view your story map.

Update Story Card

The Publishing screen also provides the option to update the story card for your story map, including your story's thumbnail image, title, and description. We highly recommend that you fill out these details during the publishing process.

You can further customize the display of your story map via Story Settings. This menu will let you specify the language that your story map is in, your preferred date/time format, etc.

1. If you would like to configure your story settings, click the More Actions (...) menu in the StoryMap Builder, then select Story Settings.