Opening content

Open maps, layers, apps, tools, and files you find in the website by clicking the Open link under the item's thumbnail or by clicking the thumbnail itself. By default, the item opens in the most appropriate application—web apps open in a web browser, web maps open in the map viewer, and layer packages open in ArcGIS for Desktop. If you want, you can override the default. To select where an item opens, click the Open arrow under the item and click where you want to open the item. For example, you could choose to open a web map in ArcGIS for Desktop instead of the map viewer.

Some items can be opened in ArcGIS desktop applications. Desktop applications include ArcGIS for Desktop, ArcGIS Explorer Desktop, Operations Dashboard for ArcGIS, and Esri CityEngine.

The sections below list where you open the maps, layers, apps, tools, and files you find in search results. For a comprehensive list of supported items, see What can you add to your portal?

Open in the map viewer

Web Map

View application

• Application
• CityEngine Web Scene
• Web Mapping Application

Get application

Mobile Application

Open

• Document Link
• PDF

Open in ArcGIS for Desktop

The following items can be opened in ArcGIS Desktop 9.3.1 and later.

• Globe Document (.3dd)
• Globe Service
• Imagery (ArcGIS Server image service)
• Layer (.lyr)
• Layer Package (.lpk)
• Map Document (.mxd, .msd)
• Map Images (ArcGIS Server map service)
• Published Map (.pmf)
• Scene Document (.sxd)

Open in ArcGIS 10 for Desktop

The following items can be opened in ArcGIS 10 for Desktop and later.

• Desktop Add In (.esriaddin)
• Map Package (.mpk)
• Web Map

Open in ArcGIS 10.1 for Desktop

The following items can be opened in ArcGIS 10.1 for Desktop and later.

• Features (ArcGIS Server feature service, hosted feature service)
• KML (.kml, .kmz, .zip)
• Locator Package (.gpk)
• Tile Package (.tpk)
• Tiles (hosted tiled map service)
• WMS

Open in Explorer Desktop

• Explorer Add In (.eaz)
• Explorer Layer (.nmc)
• Explorer Map (.ncfg, .nmf)

Open in Operations Dashboard

Operations View

Download

• ArcPad Package (.zip)
• CityEngine Web Scene (.3ws)
• Code sample (.zip)
• CSV (.csv, .zip)
• Desktop Application Template (.zip)
• Geoprocessing Package (.gpk)
• Geoprocessing Sample (.zip)
• Image (.jpg, .jpeg, .png, .tif, .tiff)
• KML (.kml, .kmz, .zip)
• Layer Package (.lpk)
• Locator Package (.gcpk)
• Map Package (.mpk)
• Map Template (.zip)
• Microsoft Excel (.xls, .xslx)
• Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt, .pptx)
• Microsoft Word (.doc, .docx)
• PDF (.pdf)
• Service Definition (.sd)
• Shapefile (.zip)
• Tile Package (.tpk)
• Visio Document (.vsd)
• Workflow Manager Package (.wpk)
• Windows Mobile Package (.wmpk)

No open options

The following tools contain details only. Details often contain information on how to access the tool through APIs. There is no open option.

• Geodata Service
• Geocoding Service
• Geometry Service
• Geoprocessing Service
• Network Analysis Service
• Operations Dashboard Add In (.opdashboardaddin)