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Welcome to ArcGIS Desktop Help
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GIS Dictionary
What's new in ArcGIS Desktop 9.1
An overview of the new functionality in ArcGIS Desktop 9.1
Compatibility and migration to ArcGIS 9.1
What's new in geoprocessing for version 9.1
What's new in ArcMap for version 9.1
What's new in linear referencing for version 9.1
What's new in geodatabases for version 9.1
What's new in raster data for version 9.1
What's new in WMS services for version 9.1
Introducing the new ArcGIS Network Analyst extension
What's new in ArcGIS Schematics extension for version 9.1
What's new in ArcGIS 3D Analyst extension for version 9.1
What's new in ArcGIS Publisher extension and ArcReader for version 9.1
What's new in ArcGIS StreetMap for version 9.1
What's new in ArcPress for ArcGIS for version 9.1
What's new in ArcScan for ArcGIS extension for version 9.1
What's new in Maplex for ArcGIS extension for version 9.1
What's new in ArcGIS Data Interoperability extension for version 9.1
What was new in ArcGIS Desktop 9.0
Welcome to ArcGIS Desktop 9.0
What's new in ArcMap: other changes in version 9.0
What's new in ArcCatalog: other changes in version 9.0
What's new in ArcCatalog: General
What's new in ArcCatalog: Data conversion tools
What's new in ArcCatalog: Internet data
What's new in ArcCatalog: Metadata
What's new in ArcGIS Desktop extensions in version 9.0
Getting started
What is ArcGIS Desktop?
ArcGIS geodatabase
ArcGIS geoprocessing
ArcGIS geovisualization
ArcGIS Desktop extensions
GIS data structure types
Data types supported in ArcGIS
Desktop Administration
Administering the ArcGIS License Manager
Checking license availability
Viewing and changing the license manager
Common license manager problems and how to solve them
Setting the software product
Registering ArcView or ArcEditor and extensions
Evaluating an ArcGIS extension
ArcCatalog
Getting started with ArcCatalog
An overview of ArcCatalog
Starting ArcCatalog
Browsing through the Catalog
What's in the Catalog?
Repositioning the Catalog tree
Stopping ArcCatalog
Building the Catalog
Managing the Catalog's contents
The Contents tab
Working in Details view
Changing the columns in Details view
Modifying the default settings for exploring contents
Exploring an item's properties
Organizing your data
Converting data to a different format
Exploring an item's geography
Previewing an item's geographic data
Exploring data in Geography view
Creating thumbnails
Exploring the values in a table
Working with metadata
Searching for items
Working with maps and layers
About maps, layers, and graphs
Opening a map from ArcCatalog
Adding data to maps
Creating a layer
Creating a group layer
Repairing the data sources in a layer
Joining attributes to the layer's data
Working with shapefiles
About shapefiles, dBASE tables, and file types
Creating new shapefiles and dBASE tables
Adding and deleting attributes
Creating and updating indexes
Defining a shapefile's coordinate system
Working with CAD data
Working with coverages
Working with rasters in ArcCatalog
ArcMap
ArcReader
Geoprocessing in the ArcGIS environment
An overview of geoprocessing
Getting started with geoprocessing
Working with toolboxes
Working with toolsets and tools
Specifying environment settings
Using the Command Line window
An overview of the Command Line window
Starting the Command Line window
Working with the command line
About variables
Creating variables
Managing variables
Introducing model building
Using the ModelBuilder window
An overview of the ModelBuilder window
Building a model
Element states
Running a model
Using nonexistent output data
Working with variables
About intermediate data
Working with intermediate data
Controlling the flow of processing
Using the Select Data tool
Working with model elements
Adding text labels
Working with diagram properties
Changing diagram properties
Navigating in the model
Validating a model
Repairing a model
Print setup
Setting up and printing a model
Generating a report
Documenting a process
Importing a model from ArcView GIS 3
Exporting a model
Geoprocessing tool reference
Building a geodatabase
Editing in ArcMap
Geocoding
Getting started with geocoding
Understanding geocoding
Preparing for geocoding
Building an address locator
Locating addresses
Additional geocoding techniques
Keeping an address locator current
Updating your reference data
Versioned data and the geocoding index
Rebuilding geocoding indexes
Distributing your address locator
Adjusting your address locator file
Linear referencing
Map projections
Getting started with map projections
Geographic coordinate systems
Projected coordinate systems
Geographic transformations
Supported map projections
Writing geoprocessing scripts
Customizing the user interface
Migrating from ArcView GIS 3 to ArcView 9
Migrating from ArcInfo Workstation to ArcGIS Desktop
Getting started migrating from ArcInfo Workstation
Creating your ArcInfo Workstation migration plan
Phase 1: Requirements prior to migration from ArcInfo Workstation
Phase 2: Designing the geodatabase when migrating from ArcInfo Workstation
Phase 3: Migrating ArcInfo Workstation data
Phase 4: Migrating ArcInfo Workstation processes
ESRI Data & Maps
Extensions
Getting more help
Using this Help system
Getting help within the applications
Contacting Technical Support
Support for users located outside the United States
Accessing ESRI Software Training
Using the GIS Dictionary
Help for developers