General properties |
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The General properties page allows you to set some of the high level properties of your configuration including the name, the configuration’s map and also restrict what is permissible for the users of ArcGIS Explorer to do.
The name of the configuration is what’s displayed in the configurations list in the configuration manager application. You can type a new name to change it.
When you start ArcGIS Explorer for the first time, the default map is automatically opened for you. The default map is also the starting point for new maps that you create. By default, the default map is the Esri default map, but you can specify your own ArcGIS Explorer map (.nmf) to be the default map for the configuration. Select the Use your own map radio button and then click Choose map... to browse for the nmf you want to use as the map for your configuration.
If you want the configuration’s map to always be opened by default when a user starts ArcGIS Explorer, check the Always open this map option. This is useful when you are often updating the configuration’s map with new information that you want your users to have access when they first start ArcGIS Explorer, or when the configuration’s functionality is tied to a specific map.
The general page also lists a set of functions of ArcGIS Explorer that you can allow or prevent your users from using. To prevent them from being able to use a function, uncheck it in the Permissions list. To allow them to use a function, check it. For example, you can prevent your users from being able to print a map by un-checking the Print permission. The following summarizes each permission: