How to write map stories

You can add text and images to add stories to your slides.

Edit your story #

To add and edit a story component to your slide, open the Story panel by clicking on the icon in the left bar:

Then, enable the Edit mode of your slide to start adding text to your Story panel:

You can now begin to type content in your Story panel:

Style your text #

You can easily style your text with the in-line editor. Select the text to be styled and choose a style parameter:

bold, italic, underlined, and other advanced character style options (font type, size, color, background, etc.)
insert links, lists, images or tables.
paragraph style: paragraph alignment, paragraph type (normal, titles, code), indent, quote, etc.

Insert pictures, tables, lists or horizontal lines #

You can also use the quick insert to insert elements on a new line. Place your cursor on an empty line to see the Quick Insert button . Click on the “plus” to open the Quick Insert menu and select an item to add:

image: select a local file on your computer
data table: add a 2×2 table, insert and style content in the table, and add new rows or columns
unordered list: add items in a point-form list
ordered list: add items in a numbered list
horizontal line: add a line to divide your text and help structure your story.

Add story steps #

Stories can be divided into steps to present the content of your story gradually. In presentation mode, each step will be highlighted one at a time. You can also link map features to steps to zoom in on your map:

Steps can be created for each paragraph. To add a step, click on the icon next to an existing paragraph to create a new step. You can see with the dots the potential steps you can create. You will see the step’s number in yellow when a new step is added:

You can also remove an existing step by clicking on the step’s number then clicking on in the in-line editor.

Connecting story steps to map features #

You can also add links to features in your steps to zoom in on the linked feature. Click on an existing step and select “Add feature link” to search for a feature. Select your feature in the search result to add the link.