By default, layers are searched from My Content, but you can also search for layers from the following:
- My Favorites—Layers you've marked as favorites.
- My Groups—Layers from groups to which you belong.
- My Organization—Layers from your organization.
Living Atlas—Selected layers from ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World, including traffic, demographics, and land-cover layers. This option is only available if ArcGIS Enterprise is configured to use ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World content.
- ArcGIS Online—Public content from ArcGIS Online.
When searching for layers to add to the map, you can change the way the results are displayed, sort and filter the results to help you find the layers you need, and add results to your favorites list. You can also view details about each layer to learn more about it before adding it to the map.
Tip:
You can use keyboard shortcuts to quickly complete common workflows in Map Viewer. To view the full list of keyboard shortcuts in Map Viewer, press Alt+? on Microsoft Windows or Option+? on Mac.
To find and add layers in Map Viewer, complete the following steps:
- On the Contents (dark) toolbar, do one of the following:
- Click Add
and click Browse layers 
to search for spatial layers. - Click Tables
and click Add table to search for table layers. The Add table pane is prefiltered to show only table layers.
- Click Add
- Choose where you want to search for layers: My Content, My Favorites, My Groups, My Organization, Living Atlas, or ArcGIS Online.
If you are not signed in, only public layers from the portal and public ArcGIS Online layers are available.
- Optionally, do any of the following to help you find layers:
- Type search terms in the search box. You can also use advanced search to help narrow the search results.
- Display layer results in different ways using the view buttons (Table
and List 
). - Click Sort
to sort the layer results and change the sort direction. - Click Filter
to narrow the search results.
The filter options available depend on where you are searching for layers, and whether and how you are signed in.
For example, if you are searching for layers in an organization and content categories have been set up, you can use the Categories filter to narrow the results. You can also filter ArcGIS Living Atlas layer results using the ArcGIS standard category set or the Region filter. Use the Status filter to only return layers that have been designated by the administrator as authoritative.
Note:
To limit search results based on the current map extent, turn on the Only show content within map area toggle button. For example, if the map is zoomed to Nevada, USA, the search results are ordered and based on the map extent. Changing the map extent to Pennsylvania typically returns different results (depending on your keywords). All layers that overlap the current map extent (and match your keywords) are returned.
- Click the title of a layer to see its details. In the layer details pane, click View full item details
to open the item page to see more information about the layer.
- Click Add on the layer result to add the layer to the map.
- Repeat the previous step for each layer you want to add.
Tip:
To add any of the layer results to your favorites, click Add to Favorites under the layer thumbnail in the layer details pane. To view your complete list of favorites, choose My Favorites when searching for layers in Map Viewer or on the My Favorites tab on the Content page.
Once you add layers to Map Viewer, you can configure each layer. For example, you can change the style, create labels, and configure pop-ups on each layer you added to the map.
- Click Remove
on the layer in the search result list to remove the layer from the map. - Click Back to close the search pane.