Create a map

Note:

You need the following account and license types to use this workflow:

• Microsoft license—You need a Microsoft 365 license, role Contributor or higher, to create maps.
• ArcGIS account type—Standard users can perform the basic functions of this workflow. You must sign in to your ArcGIS account to add layers to a map from SharePoint or your organization.

You can create a map by inserting an ArcGIS for SharePoint web part.

See Maps to learn about maps and layers.

To create a map by inserting an ArcGIS web part on a page, complete the following steps:

1. Go to the page where you want to insert the ArcGIS for SharePoint web part.
2. Activate edit mode on the page.
3. Click the location on the page where you want to insert the ArcGIS for SharePoint web part.

   The web part search pane appears displaying the available web parts.

4. Click ArcGIS for SharePoint.

   The ArcGIS for SharePoint web part appears on the page.

5. Sign in to your ArcGIS account or click Continue to proceed with the standard user account type.

   The map loads with the default basemap and map settings.

   

6. On the SharePoint ribbon, click Save as draft to save the page as a draft or click Publish to publish the page.

   The web part is saved to the page and the page reloads in run mode.