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Is ArcGIS Explorer customizable?

April 26, 2017ArcGIS customizable Explorer

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Is ArcGIS Explorer customizable?

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Yes, ArcGIS Explorer can be customized in a variety of ways, many of which do not require programming. First, you can personalize the application by changing color schemes and the behavior of various aspects of the application, choosing tools to appear on the Quick Access toolbar, and changing the location of windows such as Content. ArcGIS Explorer can be further customized using Application Configuration Manager (ACM). Using ACM, you can remove tools, add new tabs, reorganize existing tools, enable or disable capabilities (like saving the map or adding new layers), and more. These are saved as application configuration files (.ncfg), which can be opened directly via double-clicking. In many cases, ACM is used to configure ArcGIS Explorer for specific users and workflows. Using the ArcGIS Explorer Software Developer Kit (SDK), you can extend the software’s capabilities via add-ins that you create using Visual Studio. A typical example is authoring a geoprocessing tool and extending Ar