User settings

User-defined settings provide flexible and relevant experiences based on project needs. User settings are stored and saved in an account. This allows access to the ArcGIS Excalibur application on machines in different locations while maintaining a customized experience when signed in with the same account.

User settings are defined and set in the My Settings section of ArcGIS Excalibur and scale across numerous aspects of the application. Certain settings allow customization of the Search and Discover and Canvas experience by choosing a default basemap and initial extent. Other settings allow changes to the viewing mode based on the lighting environment where the application is being used. Click My Settings to open settings dialog.

In My Settings, click Reset All Saved Settings at any time to return the user settings to the application defaults. A dialog will prompt to confirm theMy Settings reset.

Viewing mode

Change the viewing mode when the application is opened. The default viewing mode is dark mode.

• Dark Mode—works well when viewing imagery or video in dark or dimly lit operating environments.
• Light Mode—works well when viewing imagery or video in brighter and well-lit environments.

Click Update Settings to save the changes. A notification appears at the bottom of the application confirming this change.

Alternatively, viewing mode can be changed by clicking Toggle Theme on the side pane.

Note:

Toggle Theme is disabled when the My Settings pane is active.

Start page

Choose the active view when the application opens. The options are:

• Connect View —The default view of the application is useful if day-to-day tasks vary between search and discovery, ad-hoc analysis, and preplanned imagery or video tasks.
• Projects View —Lists the Excalibur projects available.
• Search and Discover View —Provides interactive tools to search and discover imagery and video based on defined location and search filters.
• Analysis Layers View —Provides a quick way to directly connect to an available web service for search and discovery or for working with imagery and video services.

Once a start page is chosen, click Update Settings to save changes. A notification appears at the bottom of the application confirming this change.

Map settings

The map settings tab controls the default starting extent when searching for imagery or video in the Search and Discover view, and to choose the background map when searching for imagery or video in the Search and Discover view, or working with imagery or video in the canvas view. To set a background map and extent preference:

1. Click Basemaps and choose a background map.
2. Choose a default extent by doing one of these:
   • Pan and zoom to the desired extent the map using the mouse.
   • Use Zoom In or Zoom Out to choose an extent.
   • Use Draw Extent to draw an area on the map.

   Click Clear Drawn Extent to erase the extent and start over.

3. Click Update Settings to save the chosen extent.

   A notification appears at the bottom of the application confirming this change.

Note:

The default basemap and extent of ArcGIS Excalibur are based on the organization's default basemap and extent.