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Welcome to ArcGIS Desktop Help
Copyright information
GIS Dictionary
What's new in ArcGIS Desktop 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 ArcGIS Desktop extensions in version 9.0
Getting started
Desktop Administration
ArcCatalog
ArcMap
ArcReader
Geoprocessing in the ArcGIS environment
Geoprocessing tool reference
Building a geodatabase
Getting started with building a geodatabase

An overview of building geodatabases

Designing a geodatabase

Copying the schema of a geodatabase

Ways to create a geodatabase

Creating a geodatabase

Accessing an ArcSDE geodatabase

Upgrading a geodatabase
Creating new items in geodatabases
Importing data
Topology

An overview of topology in the geodatabase

Topologies and ArcCatalog

Topology and feature geometry

About creating a topology

Creating a new topology

Migrating data into a geodatabase to create topologies

Adding new feature classes to your topology

Creating new polygons from lines

Validating a topology

Planning for exceptions

Refining topologies with subtypes

Managing a topology

Modifying a topology

Summarizing topology errors

Topology and versioning

Topology and versioned databases

Dirty areas and versioned topological feature classes

Error features and versioned topological feature classes

Exceptions and versioned topological feature classes

Conflicts and topology features

Topology and disconnected editing
Subtypes and attribute domains
Defining a relationship class
Geometric networks
Managing annotation

Annotation in the geodatabase

Overview of creating annotation

Exploring annotation feature classes in ArcCatalog

Managing annotation feature classes

Creating annotation feature classes

Preparing labels for conversion to annotation

Converting labels to annotation features

Placing unplaced annotation features

Converting labels to map document annotation

Importing coverage or CAD annotation into geodatabase annotation

Importing SDE 3, VPF, or PC ARC/INFO coverage annotation

Converting coverage or SDE 3 annotation to map document annotation

Combining annotation feature classes

Converting geodatabase annotation to coverage annotation
Dimensioning

About dimensioning

Dimensions and ArcCatalog

Dimensions in the geodatabase

Creating dimension feature classes

Creating and managing dimension styles
Working with a versioned geodatabase
Disconnected editing
Building geodatabases with CASE tools
Building a raster geodatabase
Editing in ArcMap
Geocoding
Linear referencing
Map projections
Writing geoprocessing scripts
Getting started with writing geoprocessing scripts

An overview of writing geoprocessing scripts

Creating and debugging geoprocessing scripts

Additional help with writing geoprocessing scripts
Accessing tools within a geoprocessing script
Batch processing with geoprocessing scripts

About batch processing with geoprocessing scripts
Messaging and script tools
Data properties and access when scripting
Scripting Object: Properties and methods

IGPDispatch object

Geoprocessor programming model
Properties and Methods
Customizing the user interface
Migrating from ArcView GIS 3 to ArcView 9
Migrating from ArcInfo Workstation to ArcGIS Desktop
ESRI Data & Maps
Extensions
Getting more help
Help for developers