Choosing the look and feel of the application
After selecting layers and tasks, you'll set the supporting details for the application such as title, links, and which map elements to display.
Two panels of Web Applications Manager assist you in configuring the look and feel of your application. The first allows you to set the page properties, namely, the title text, theme, and links to external web sites. The second panel includes a list of map elements that you can enable and configure for the application.
You can access these panels while either creating a new web application or editing an existing application in Web Applications Manager.
Map elements for web applications
To enable a map element, check the box next to it. The following map elements are available:
Table of contents—Displays the layers in the map and optionally allows users to check them on and off. You can choose not to show symbology in the table of contents, which may improve performance.
Overview map—Shows the user's position on the main map relative to a smaller-scale inset map.
Scale bar—Displays the relation between distance on the screen and distance on the ground. The scale bar will only appear if you are using the default extent and coordinate system of an ArcGIS Server service or an ArcIMS image service.
Map copyright text—Makes a copyright link available on your application, which users can click to see any copyright information for the service. If you've configured any credits information in the data frame or layer properties in your map service's source map document, the information is displayed when you click this link.
North arrow—You can pick a north arrow from the Esri font that you would like to see on the map.
Setting the page properties
When creating a web application in Web Applications Manager, you can choose title text, color scheme, and links that appear on the top banner.
- Navigate to the Page Properties panel of Web Applications Manager, while either creating a new web application or editing the properties of an existing one.
- Type in the title text for your application. This is the text that users will see on the top banner of the application. This text will also appear in the web browser's title bar.
- Choose one of the predefined themes for your application.
- Choose which links you want to appear on the top banner of the application. If you want to add your own link, click Add link and type a name and the complete URL of the site you want to link to.