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Welcome to ArcGIS Desktop Help
Copyright information
Acknowledgements
GIS Dictionary
What's new in ArcGIS
Getting started
Fundamentals of GIS
Three views of GIS
How maps convey geographic information
Georeferencing and coordinate systems
Elements of geographic information
How GIS represents and organizes geographic information
How ArcGIS users work with geographic information
Users work with many data types and data formats in ArcGIS
Comparing Geoprocessing and Spatial Analysis
Introducing ArcGIS Desktop
Tutorials
Tutorials
3D Analyst Tutorial
Animation in ArcMap Tutorial
ArcCatalog Tutorial
ArcMap Tutorial
ArcGIS Publisher Tutorial
ArcReader Tutorial
ArcScan Tutorial
Building a Geodatabase Tutorial
Database Servers Tutorial
Data Interoperability Tutorial
Editing Geodatabases Tutorial
Editing GIS Features Tutorial
Geocoding Tutorial
Geoprocessing Tutorial
Geostatistical Analyst Tutorial
Getting Started with ArcGIS Tutorial
Linear Referencing Tutorial
Maplex Tutorial
Network Analyst Tutorial
Representations Tutorial
Schematics Tutorial
Spatial Analyst Tutorial
StreetMap Tutorial
Survey Analyst Tutorial
Tracking Analyst Tutorial
Toolbars
Getting more help
Map projections and coordinate systems
Getting started with map projections
Geographic coordinate systems
Projected coordinate systems
About projected coordinate systems
About map projections
Projection types
Planar projections
Conic projections
Cylindrical projections
Other projections
Projection parameters
Geographic transformations
Geographic transformation methods
Equation-based methods
Grid-based methods
Supported map projections
List of supported map projections
Aitoff
Alaska Grid
Alaska Series E
Albers Equal Area Conic
Azimuthal Equidistant
Behrmann Equal Area Cylindrical
Bipolar Oblique Conformal Conic
Bonne
Cassini-Soldner
Chamberlin Trimetric
Craster Parabolic
Cube
Cylindrical Equal Area
Double Stereographic
Eckert I
Eckert II
Eckert III
Eckert IV
Eckert V
Eckert VI
Equidistant Conic
Equidistant Cylindrical
Equirectangular
Fuller
Gall's Stereographic
Gauss-Krüger
Geocentric Coordinate System
Geographic Coordinate System
Gnomonic
Goodes Homolosine
Great Britain National Grid
Hammer-Aitoff
Hotine Oblique Mercator
Krovak
Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area
Lambert Conformal Conic
Local Cartesian Projection
Loximuthal
McBryde-Thomas Flat-Polar Quartic
Mercator
Miller Cylindrical
Mollweide
New Zealand National Grid
Orthographic
Perspective
Plate Carrée
Polar Stereographic
Polyconic
Quartic Authalic
Rectified Skewed Orthomorphic
Robinson
Simple Conic
Sinusoidal
Space Oblique Mercator
State Plane Coordinate System
Stereographic
Times projection
Transverse Mercator
Two-Point Equidistant
Universal Polar Stereographic
Universal Transverse Mercator
Van der Grinten I
Vertical Near-Side Perspective
Winkel I
Winkel II
Winkel Tripel
Vertical coordinate systems
Mapping and visualization
An overview of mapping and visualization
Using ArcMap
Layers, data frames, and the table of contents
Starting ArcMap
Creating a new map
Opening a map
Using the table of contents
About coordinate systems and map projections
Specifying a coordinate system
Referencing data in the map
Working with data frames
Pausing the map's drawing
Saving a map and exiting ArcMap
Saving to previous versions of ArcGIS
Keyboard shortcuts in ArcMap
Working with layers
Navigating and interacting with maps
Adding graphics and text to maps
Symbolizing data
Animation
Using cartographic representations
Getting started with representations
Representation concepts
Working with representations
Editing feature representations
Page layout and map composition
Working with graphs and reports
Looking at data with graphs
(Pre-ArcGIS 9.2) Looking at data with graphs
Creating reports
Working with web maps in ArcGIS
An overview of GIS Web map layers
Working with ArcGIS Server in ArcGIS Desktop
Using services from ArcGIS Server
Using services from ArcIMS
Using OGC Services
Using KML
Using ArcGIS Online
Using image service layers
Working with service layers in the table of contents
Printing and exporting maps containing service layers
Publishing optimized map services in ArcGIS
Editing and data compilation
Tables and attribute information
Understanding tables and attribute information
Creating tables and managing attribute information
Creating new tables
About ObjectID fields
Adding and deleting fields
Editing values in a table
Making field calculations
Working with date fields
Reloading the table cache
Exporting records
About joining and relating tables
Joining tables
Relating tables
Joining the attributes of features by location
Creating spatial data from tables
Working with Microsoft Excel files in ArcGIS
Working with Microsoft Access files in ArcGIS
Displaying tables and attribute information
Geoprocessing
What is geoprocessing?
A whirlwind tour of geoprocessing
Geoprocessing tools
Geoprocessing framework
Frequently Asked Questions about geoprocessing
Fundamental tool concepts
Using geoprocessing tools
An overview of using tools
Using the tool dialog
Managing toolboxes
Managing tools and toolsets
Batch processing
Using tools in the command line
Tool layers
Automating your work with models
Automating your work with scripts
An overview of writing geoprocessing scripts
Getting started with writing geoprocessing scripts
Accessing tools within a geoprocessing script
Creating script tools
Batch processing with geoprocessing scripts
Data properties and access when scripting
Working with AMLs
Scripting object: Properties and Methods
Geoprocessing environments
An overview of geoprocessing environments
Environment levels and hierarchy
Script environments
Specifying application environment settings
Specifying tool environment settings
Specifying model environment settings
Specifying model process environment settings
Environment categories
Documenting tools and toolboxes
Sharing tools and toolboxes
Geoprocessing with ArcGIS Server
Keeping track of geoprocessing history
Advanced modeling through simulations
An overview of advanced modeling through simulations
General concepts of modeling through simulations
Developing the different modeling approaches
Geoprocessing tool reference
Geodatabases and ArcSDE
Data management with ArcCatalog
Image and raster data management
Data support in ArcGIS
An overview of data support in ArcGIS
Data formats supported in ArcGIS
CAD data
Coverages
NetCDF: multidimensional, time series data
Shapefiles
About shapefiles, dBASE tables, and file types
Shapefile file extensions
Creating new shapefiles and dBASE tables
Adding and deleting fields in shapefiles
Creating and updating indexes in shapefiles
Defining a shapefile's coordinate system
How to salvage a corrupt shapefile
Terrains
An overview of terrain datasets
FAQs for terrain datasets
Terrain dataset troubleshooting
Known limitations of terrain datasets
Understanding terrain datasets
Properties of terrain datasets
Building terrain datasets
Managing terrain datasets
Terrain analysis
Terrain visualization
Extensions
About ArcGIS Desktop extensions
Evaluating ArcGIS Desktop extensions
3D Analyst
Data Interoperability
ArcGIS for AutoCAD
What is ArcGIS for AutoCAD?
Who should use ArcGIS for AutoCAD
Installation
What is ArcGIS Online?
Map service layers
Feature class layers
Coordinate systems
Customization
Tutorial
Troubleshooting
ArcGIS Publisher
ArcScan
ArcSketch
A whirlwind tour of ArcSketch
The ArcSketch concept
How ArcSketch is being used
What is ArcSketch
The ArcSketch components
The vision for ArcSketch
Getting started with ArcSketch
Creating and modifying features
Managing Symbols
Business Analyst
Geostatistical Analyst
Getting started with Geostatistical Analyst
The principles of Geostatistical Analyst
Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis (ESDA)
Deterministic methods
Creating a surface with geostatistical techniques
Using analytical tools when generating surfaces
Displaying and managing geostatistical layers
Additional geostatistical analysis tools
Geostatistical simulations
JTX
Overview of JTX
Using JTX
Configuring JTX
Administering JTX
Maplex
Military Analyst
Military Overlay Editor
Network Analyst
Getting started with Network Analyst
Network dataset concepts
Designing the network dataset
Building and editing the network dataset
Performing network analysis
Migrating to ArcGIS Network Analyst
Network Analyst tools reference
PLTS
Schematics
Spatial Analyst
Getting started with Spatial Analyst
Solving spatial problems
Performing analysis in Spatial Analyst
The Raster Calculator
Analysis concepts
Spatial Analyst functional reference
Survey Analyst
An overview of Survey Analyst
Cadastral Editor
Survey Editor
Tracking Analyst
Geocoding and address management
Getting started with geocoding
Understanding geocoding
What is an address?
The geocoding work flow
The geocoding framework
The process of geocoding
Customization of the address locator
Common geocoding tasks
Preparing for geocoding
Building an address locator
Defining the address locator components
Creating an address locator
Modifying an address locator's settings
Managing address locators in ArcMap
Managing address locators in ArcCatalog
Migrating address locators created with ArcGIS prior to version 9.2
Locating addresses
The geocoding process
Finding an individual address
Getting an address of a location
Geocoding a table of addresses
Rematching a geocoded feature class
Additional geocoding techniques
Keeping an address locator current
Distributing your address locator
Adjusting your address locator file
About StreetMap data
About StreetMap data
Linear referencing
Network analysis
Mobile GIS
Interoperability and standards support
Customizing and developing with ArcGIS
An overview of customizing ArcGIS
Customizing the user interface
About customizing the user interface
Basic user interface elements
Hiding and showing toolbars
Creating custom toolbars
Changing a toolbar's or menu's contents
Changing a command's appearance
Creating shortcut keys
Setting toolbar options
Saving your customizations
Writing macros using VBA
Getting started with VBA
Creating, editing, and running macros
Creating custom commands with VBA and UI Controls
Adding custom commands and toolbars from .dlls
Updating the ArcID module
Locking documents and templates
Changing VBA security
Sample VBA code
Extending ArcGIS desktop applications
Guide to data that comes with ArcGIS
Licensing and desktop administration
GIS Servers and services
An overview of GIS servers used with ArcGIS
Using ArcIMS with ArcGIS Desktop
Using ArcGIS Server with ArcGIS Desktop
An overview to using ArcGIS Server with ArcGIS Desktop
About the roles of GIS end users, authors, developers, and administrators
Types of services in ArcGIS Server
Authoring and publishing services for ArcGIS Server
Administering ArcGIS Server with ArcCatalog
Creating and publishing web maps for ArcGIS Server