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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
Working with a versioned geodatabase
Disconnected editing
Building geodatabases with CASE tools
Building a raster geodatabase
Editing in ArcMap
Getting started with editing in ArcMap
Creating new features
Using a digitizer
Creating features from other features
Editing existing features

Splitting lines and polygons

Trimming lines

Extending lines

Flipping lines

Dividing lines with points

Reshaping lines and polygons using a sketch

Adding and deleting vertices

Moving vertices

Changing the properties of a sketch

Scaling features

Clipping features

Stretching a feature's geometry proportionately

Smoothing and generalizing features
Editing topology
Editing attributes
Spatial adjustment
Editing geometric networks
Editing relationships and related objects
Editing annotation
Editing dimension features
Geocoding
Linear referencing
Map projections
Writing geoprocessing scripts
Customizing the user interface

About customizing the user interface

Basic user interface elements

Saving your customizations

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

Creating, editing, and running macros

Creating custom commands with VBA and UIControls

Adding custom commands and toolbars from .dlls

Updating the ArcID module

Locking customization, documents, and templates

Changing VBA security

Sample VBA code

Customize commands available in ArcMap

Customize commands available in ArcCatalog
Migrating from ArcView GIS 3 to ArcView 9

Comparing ArcView GIS 3 to ArcView 9

ArcView terminology

ArcView GIS extensions at 9

Importing an ArcView GIS 3 project into ArcMap

Importing an ArcView GIS 3 legend into ArcMap

Working with tables in ArcView 9

New features and functionality beyond ArcView GIS 3

ArcView 9 and the geodatabase

ArcView 9 import tools
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
Getting started with ESRI Data and Maps
Canada
Europe
Mexico
World
StreetMap USA
Image data
United States (census)

United States 108th Congressional Districts

United States 109th Congressional Districts

United States Census Block Centroid Populations

United States Census Block Groups

United States Census Feature Class Codes (table)

United States Cenus Tracts

United States Census Urbanized Areas

United States Cities

United States Core Based Statistical Areas

United States Counties

United States Counties (generalized)

United States County Boundaries

United States Country Population Estimates 1990 (table)

United States Country Population Estimates 2000 (table)

United States National Atlas Cities

United States National Atlas Urbanized Areas

United States Populated Place Areas

United States Populated Place Points

United States States

United States States (generalized)

United States State Boundaries

United States Telephone Area Code Boundaries

United States ZIP Code Areas (three-digit)

United States ZIP Code Areas (five-digit)

United States ZIP Code Points
United States (hydrography)
United States (landmarks)
United States (other)
United States (transportation)
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